where to buy needle and seat

[ZKDX]

trying to find new needle and seat for the ol' 87. Dennis Kirk-backorder, Sudco-not seeing them, Carbparts.com-not seeing them, anyone have any info for these?

 

[David Trustrum]

Pass, but
As an intermediate fix you can drill the jet out (from inside, remove from carb of course) so the float needle seats on a different hopefully undamaged part.

Then drop a small ball bearing in the jet & give it a smart tap with a centrepunch. The float will need to be adjusted so level isn’t too high as needle sits further in. Test on bike.

 

[wibby]

I just found one at www.ronayers.com for my '92 for $17.50 !!
That is half the price my mechanic quoted me!

 

[ZKDX]

where on ronayers did you find it, i only see parts for street bikes?

 

[wibby]

First you need to get the part #'s at www.buykawasaki.com
Then go to www.Ronayers.com and plug the #'s into the part # search.
Real simple. So far I've only found a few parts they did not have.

 

[ZKDX]

Thanks all

 

[mcoker]

Ron Ayers carries every OEM Kawasaki part, a lot of them won't show up on the part search on the website... just call them. Ask for Chip, tell 'em Mike Coker sent ya ;) And they're SUPER cheap, by far the cheapest OEM parts seller I've come across

 

[wumember]

isnt the seat in the kdx made in the carb.... isnt it built in?

 

[David Trustrum]

My mind generally works in Mikuni land so having trouble with Kehien visualisation. But only the nastiest small commuter carbs don’t have replaceable float needle seats. You aren’t confusing with the Needle jet which isn’t replaceable like a Mikuni?

 

[wibby]

isnt the seat in the kdx made in the carb.... isnt it built in?

my '92 has a needle seat valve, tiny lil' booger too!

 

[JasonWho]

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[ZKDX]

my 87 does have a removable needle seat, and actually got one on the way--dennis kirk ended up having them...

howdy jason