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Just bought a 1980 kz440 and was rebuilding the carbs when i noticed one of the jet needles was missing. I called my local kawasaki dealer and they dont carry them anymore. After alot of looking online i still havent been able to find one. Any ideas outside of buying a whole carb off of ebay?

a lot of guys are going to kz400.com to get parts,,,they may have what you need

there 2 carb kits for the 400 in the classifieds of this forum for sale. check it out.

Carb kits for the 440's dont include jet needles...

Still no luck, cycle-parts.com thought they had it but it was a needle jet instead of a jet needle...

DO not know if suitable as sub but MikesXS.com has some needles. There is also a carb shop near conyers ga. IIRC their business name is 'motorcycle carburetors'.



OK, finally got a chance to check my links list...

www.pro-flo.com
www.cyclewearables.com
www.sudco.com
www.motorcyclecarburetors.com

or save yourself time and trouble and let jeff at z1 find the for you.

Post edited by: Duck, at: 2006/05/18 12:27

NEEDLE JET is not JET NEEDLE. It is the BIG BRASS TUBE WITH HOLES that holds main jet and the jet needle fits into. It is press fit into the carb body and the orifice that the meters gas is on the end that sticks up through the venturi where the jet needles goes when the slide is closed.

Just buy another set of carbs off eBay. YOU MIGHT find one at www.z1enterprises.com as Jeff has access to great NOS (new-old stock) genuine Kawasaki parts sources.

I found them at this place:

www.worldofpowersports.com/cgi-bin/wop/express.html

OEM part number: 16009-1064

Not sure if they actually have them, but they show up in their online catalog.

well i ordered one from worldofpowersports , ill find out when my order gets processed if they really have them... thanks skyman