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Howdy y'all.  I'm in need of a working starter that will fit an 82 KZ440.  I live in MD.

Thanks in advance.

I have one but I live in the UK but if you have the Original it can be rebuilt or alternately Kawasaki used the Same Starter on the KZ400(74/77) KZ400 (78/79) though the + Lead may by offset a little but they still can be made to fit as they are all 12v.
Ian.  

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Howdy y'all.  I'm in need of a working starter that will fit an 82 KZ440.  I live in MD.

Thanks in advance.
 

They are readily available. Where have you looked?

Ian- I have already rebuilt it but there is a short in the armature.

Nerdy- I've found a few used (untested) ones on eBay ($80-$150) and $225+ on various parts sites. 

You might be able to find a shop that can fix the issue with the armature. Some old-school automotive shops can rewind armatures, replace bushings, etc.

It's my understanding that the Rick's Motorsport starters (the ~$225 items) are good quality but I have no experience with them.

You could also buy one of the used ones and hope that it has a good armature you can swap into your housing. That would be a gamble, of course, which leads us back to option 1.

Check the ads in bike magazines, too: you might find a place to ship the starter to get it repaired.

I do wish there were more old school shops that worked on Jap bikes in MD but Baltimore Cycle Salvage closed long ago. 

I found 2 used ones on eBay but they are ~$125 for a tested one and $80 for an untested one. I might just bite the bullet and wait to get the Rick's later.

I have a Spare but as I'm in the UK its not Posable to get it to you as the Cost would be to Great but just keep looking and one will turn up im shure.

Thank you all for your help.  I found a possible replacement after running multiple part numbers.  I'll post up results later.