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Kz1000p clutch kit 15 Dec 2018 00:55 #795153

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I'm researching a new clutch for my 1993KZ1000P12.
Are all the KZP clutches the same?
I have seen a few odd year groupings such as "1995-2005", and wanted to make sure I was looking at the right parts.

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Kz1000p clutch kit 15 Dec 2018 09:28 #795178

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Jimbo302 wrote: I'm researching a new clutch for my 1993KZ1000P12.
Are all the KZP clutches the same?
I have seen a few odd year groupings such as "1995-2005", and wanted to make sure I was looking at the right parts.


I would avoid those "kits" and just order the OEM frictions and steels from Parzilla by part number. Just my 02> I looked them up a while back and all together they all run ~$150.00 for OEM parts.

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Kz1000p clutch kit 06 Jan 2019 03:58 #796238

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I got the old clutch adjusted and it did well.

But in the meantime I picked up a $40 clutch kit and decided to try it out. It looks like cork material. I had to re adjust for the extra bite and It seems to hook very well, but I don't know about longevity.
For now it pulls hard and will spin the rear tire with ease.



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Kz1000p clutch kit 06 Jan 2019 09:42 #796263

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That certainly sounds like a bargain. I just ordered 9 frictions and 8 steels from Partzilla yesterday. Oem parts. With another clutch cable frame clip it totaled ~$157.00 including 12 bucks freight. (combined the freight using the cart function)

www.partzilla.com/product/kawasaki/13088..._EAAYASAAEgKKFvD_BwE

I just hope I didn't waste a bunch of money buying the OEM parts for a clutch that can't hold up to my HP. I still think my 38 year old plates are so impregnated and heat glazed from the years of abuse, that new oem plates will handle the torque.

Yours do look pretty glazed, and I'm sure Ponce just dumped any old oil in it too. :-)

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Kz1000p clutch kit 06 Jan 2019 18:43 #796306

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The OEM Kawasaki clutch plates will hold up just fine. They are actually better than any aftermaret clutch kit. I used the OEM ones on my well over 100HP KZ1000R clone. Did a bunch of wheelies, burnouts and drag races with it.
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Kz1000p clutch kit 06 Jan 2019 19:42 #796313

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I recently renovated my clutch by changing out the springs, lubing the actuator and just checking the plates - the plates were all within spec.

The plates wear out with use, but the springs will also wear out with age, and most of our bikes are pretty old now. Changing the springs alone will often do the trick.
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Kz1000p clutch kit 06 Jan 2019 23:13 #796328

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Irish Yobbo wrote: I recently renovated my clutch by changing out the springs, lubing the actuator and just checking the plates - the plates were all within spec.

The plates wear out with use, but the springs will also wear out with age, and most of our bikes are pretty old now. Changing the springs alone will often do the trick.


I replaced the springs about a year ago. I have also soaked the plates in citrus degreaser, (twice) scrubbed them with scotch brite and a brass wire brush trying to deglaze them and remove any moly additives / glaze and they still let go when I pour on the coals. My bike runs extremely strong, better than most, for sure. It needs a clutch that is 100%.


I did use the aftermarket Z1E springs. I don't have a spring scale to check them, but I assume they are still good. ,
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Kz1000p clutch kit 06 Jan 2019 23:54 #796329

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Agreed, I kept my stock stuff if I ever feel like using it.
I just couldn't resist trying out a full replacement setup for $40 and free shipping.

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Kz1000p clutch kit 07 Jan 2019 07:52 #796340

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Of the two clutch-cover gasket designs available for the J-engines, which is better and why?
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11061-1126 is just wide enough to cover the gasket surface.
11009-1210 fits over and around the end of the clutch basket.
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Kz1000p clutch kit 07 Jan 2019 07:58 #796341

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Not so sure there daveo. My original gasket has survived taking the cover off twice so far, as I have no desire in trying to scrape that hard a** old gasket off of my engine. I still have the gasket I bought from Z1E when I bought the springs in 2017. I put a thin swipe of rtv on the cover after I clean it up, no leaks so far. I wonder if it will survive a 3rd time taking off the cover? :-)

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Kz1000p clutch kit 07 Jan 2019 09:14 #796345

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I am with you on that, though doing so sooner will be easier than later, given the effects of aging. :whistle:
Wondering if the 11009-1210 gasket design may help prevent the oil from getting whipped-up and vaporized by the spinning clutch basket, which may minimize oil dissipation through the breather.
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Kz1000p clutch kit 07 Jan 2019 09:52 #796349

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Also in agreement with others who are recommending the stock clutch components. FWIW, back in the day, the hot ticket for the KZ dragbikes were the factory stock fiber plates with the hard chromed MTC steels. I used them with no issues @ 275 HP and the Funnybike guys (425 - 450 HP) used the same combo. I know that you're dealing with a J-model motor, but the concept remains the same, I believe. Excessive slippage (= heat) will do in any combination, regardless of power output.

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In a former life - KZ-based dragbike - CrMo car tire chassis, 1395cc, Hahn Racecraft turbo system, VP C16, Orient Express 3-spd auto, 7.80's @ 165-170.

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