Looking for a cross reference manual? Kawasaki parts

External Since: Apr 25, 2004 Posts: 87

Can anyone out here tell me if such an animal exists as a parts cross
reference type book for motorcycles? i.e. a book that shows the sealed rear
wheel bearings from a 1987 Ninja 900 will also fit a GSXR750 etc? I am
working on a project that's using different components of several different
model Kawy's and we don't have the luxury of a large box type motorcycle
store here, so I am unable to just browse through parts bins to match stuff
up buykawasaki.com lists parts numbers, but doesn't give the specs on the
parts, so its hit and miss if that part number was changed by one digit for
ease of identification or if its actually a different part entirely.

thanks in advance!

Tom B
83 GPz550
89 ZX6R
84 KZ750/1105/R project

External Since: Jan 12, 2004 Posts: 79

On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 12:08:27 -0400, "messenger1"
<nospam.RemoveThis@no.spam.for.me.messenger1.ca> wrote:

>Can anyone out here tell me if such an animal exists as a parts cross
>reference type book for motorcycles? i.e. a book that shows the sealed rear
>wheel bearings from a 1987 Ninja 900 will also fit a GSXR750 etc? I am
>working on a project that's using different components of several different
>model Kawy's and we don't have the luxury of a large box type motorcycle
>store here, so I am unable to just browse through parts bins to match stuff
>up buykawasaki.com lists parts numbers, but doesn't give the specs on the
>parts, so its hit and miss if that part number was changed by one digit for
>ease of identification or if its actually a different part entirely.

For any caged ball or roller bearings, you can go to a bearing
supply house or a competent auto parts store. Give them the numbers
(including suffix letters, etc) off the old bearing, and they should
be able to match it.