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Fork Bushes

#1 PostAuthor: dezwhy » Sat Apr 07, 2012 9:49 pm

Anyone any idea where I might get Z1000J fork bushes? Tried Z power etc to no avail. Thanks.
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#2 PostAuthor: z1bman » Sat Apr 07, 2012 10:03 pm

which bush the one on the fork inner tube or the one inside the lower leg. the bush fitted to the fork tube is only available if you buy the complete fork tube
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#3 PostAuthor: Al » Sat Apr 07, 2012 10:17 pm

Did you phone them or look at the listings?
Not everything they sell is on the site!
I got my last set from the local kawasaki dealer about two years ago. Still available then but that is only the top set.
The work around for the lowers is to buy bottom bushes from a unitrack if i remember and cut them slightly because the bottom set are not listed for the J if memory serves me.
Z power would know this because it was them who recommended it.

Think thats right. :?:

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#4 PostAuthor: dezwhy » Sat Apr 07, 2012 10:18 pm

not sure I like the look or feel of either, but the ones inside the lower leg (upper bushes) seem worse than the ones on the fork inner tube (lower bushes). One of them just dropped into place and has visible play.
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#5 PostAuthor: z1bman » Sat Apr 07, 2012 10:23 pm

part no for zx1100 a1 fork inner tube bush 44065-1058 try your local kawasaki dealer or cradley kawasaki
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#6 PostAuthor: z1bman » Sat Apr 07, 2012 10:26 pm

the one under the fork seal is still available
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#7 PostAuthor: Al » Sat Apr 07, 2012 10:26 pm

They are a bas%^&d to get either in or out. Destroy to get out and drive them in with a plain sleeve round the fitted leg to replace.
I did toy with the idea of using two sets of top ones per leg because they are so short. Next time maybe.

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#8 PostAuthor: dezwhy » Sun Apr 08, 2012 9:39 am

Thanks so much for your help guys. I'll be able to sort it out from there. Cheers.
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#9 PostAuthor: Al » Tue Apr 10, 2012 7:00 am

Found a scrap of paper in the bike folder yesterday that says;

'Bushes GPZ900R 44013-1219 Fork leg complete'.

Bit ambiguous but it could be that it was the 900R and not the Unitrak bushes that was the dodge. The number may be bushes or complete leg not sure about that part of it though.

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#10 PostAuthor: dezwhy » Mon Apr 16, 2012 6:36 pm

You're right Zorded. Got gpz900 bottom bushes, whipped a few mil off with the angle grinder and sorted!
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#11 PostAuthor: dezwhy » Mon Apr 16, 2012 7:10 pm

Just realised I have no idea what the fork oil capacity is for these forks now that I've got them re-built!! Can anyone help?
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