In Bike chat tonight Tim was chasing down some brake caliper seals for his ZXR250A model, Th3 Huntsman was able to send through the parts schematic ( see below) which had the part numbers on there. A quick google search shows that the brake seals were used on many different models from Kawasaki so he should be able to find them on-line or at his local Kawasaki dealer, Partzilla, shows the other bikes that seal fits: http://www.partzilla.com/parts/detail/kawasaki/KP-43049-1059.html http://www.partzilla.com/parts/detail/kawasaki/KP-43020-1074.html Google is your friend thanks Chris
Always try to use a part number ..........obviously not so much for consumables like filters ,chains, brake pads etc Put just the part number into Google and u may be surprised what comes up As Chris mentions certain parts are used on multiple bike models but also on their jetskis, ATVs,snowmobiles etc etc.
Yup, I found the CDI box for the CB250RS was also used in CT110 trail bikes - better known as "postie bikes" for those of us in AU
I did actually try to google "zxr250 brake seals" it came up with a few different types of bikes.. So i felt the need to ask for a second opinion as I was unsure if what I was looking at was correct or if i did something wrong....
so true, part sharing is very prominent nowadays even between completely opposed automotive companies.... this is how bike and cars can be sold cheaper, as it cost the company far too much to do such a limited run of one singular part, for one singular model! we all win in the end
Thread resurrection time for another example where part number being cross referenced have helped me. I have been chasing oem bar ends for my mc22 for a few days ,these are nla from Honda and impossible to find without road rash , they retailed for $25 each I checked the parts fiche on cmsnl and the bar end was also used on the rvf750 so I googled the part number and found them on eBay in Brisbane , NOS .. still in the bag I picked up 10 of them from this seller , used 2 of my bike , already sold 4 and have 4 in reserve
Pretty much every honda since the early 90s? uses the same rear caliper. Honda lists it as NLA for the MC22 since it's part of the rear brake assembly, but every part sans the bracket is available for purchase.
I’ve been pleasantly surprised by how many bits I’ve been able to get from Honda for my MC19. If only they had used the same air filter and chain slider on something else…
