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OEM Parts source needed

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I am new to Concours, I haven't even rode it yet. I wanted to go through the bike first, but I'm having trouble getting OEM parts. I prefer to buy online, since I don't have to run around. Dealers are not stocking parts inventory these days. I called three dealers and they up to a week to get following parts. 1. Valve clearance adjusting screw and nut 2. Gasket for the timing cover(That's what I call it, but please correct me) 3. Spark plug wrench( no toll kit on bike) 4. Shop manual. ANy ideas where to get these parts online?
 
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www.bikebandit.com The spark plug is a 17 or 18mm socket so you can try one of those if you have it in your tool box at home. Most dealers don't stock much of anything, given the high cost of having parts sitting unsold on the shelves. I worked as a Suzuki mechanic in the late 70's to early 80's and we had the usual stuff for tuneups (valve cover gaskets as they were paper, plugs, oil filters, common screws, washers, hardware, headlights) but nobody stocked much of anything else. One tool that has served me well as a mechanic is a fiber hammer. It's the medium-size hammer with the hard amber plastic tips that are like round cylinders on each end. This is the tool to use when breaking covers free from the existing gaskets. Most folks pry with a knife or screwdriver, but that just buggers up the surfaces or worse. Using the fiber hammer allows a cleaner break and I can almost always piece the gasket together for reuse if I have no other choice. I use 3m weather strip adhesive or Permatex to reseal. The nice thing about the Concours is that you really don't need a lot of spare OEM parts around. The most I EVER had was 2 extra oil filters, since they were on sale! Plugs are common items at auto parts stores, and I bought tires online. There are a bunch of free shop manuals online you can download in PDF format. That's all you really need for the bike. David in Jax COG# 7898 NE FL AAD & COG Vendor www.dreamjobresumes.com preparing resumes for COG members and friends I ride a KAWASAKI ZZR1200 - it Euro Review http://www.motorbikestoday.com/reviews/Articles/ZZR1200.htm US Review http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/roadtests/2002_kawasaki_zzr120
 
Plus 2 on Steve & David's reply, also please check out our Vendor/Industry Members list. Bob Sherwood COG #2994 COG Industry Liaison MSF RiderCoach Statesboro, GA
 
Dave Sturgis, 17 or 18 mm sockets are too fat to fit into the hole for the spark plug area. I need a thin socket like those cheap tool kit wrenches
 
Hmm... I sold my Conk so I don't have one to try it on, but I seem to remember using just a straight wall deep socket to take them out. I used a piece of rubber fuel like to put them in, so I could start the threads without dropping them and messing up the gap. Mine did not come with a tool kit as I was the nth owner, so I must have been using a straight wall socket. It may have been a 16mm. I was using Snap-On deep metric sockets. Hope this helps, David David in Jax COG# 7898 NE FL AAD & COG Vendor www.dreamjobresumes.com preparing resumes for COG members and friends I ride a KAWASAKI ZZR1200 - it Euro Review http://www.motorbikestoday.com/reviews/Articles/ZZR1200.htm US Review http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/roadtests/2002_kawasaki_zzr120
 
http://carolinacycle.com/Default.asp I've been VERY satisfied with these guys. Faster shipping, better return policy, sometimes even cheeper than Ayers. 800-438-7921 01 Conc, Mijami Floriduh OTP 06: http://tinyurl.com/2vk9o2 route map: http://tinyurl.com/4p7pmd
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Can I ask why you need a valve adjusting screw and nut? I've not heard of them breaking during adjustment. Perhaps ordering the Motion Pro adjusting took with the wrench and small screw tool would be more useful? There are tons of things to buy for Concours, some solve problems while others are for personal edification. I have heard from several who bought the APE manual cam chain tensioner to quiet the cam chain drive. David in Jax COG# 7898 NE FL AAD & COG Vendor www.dreamjobresumes.com preparing resumes for COG members and friends I ride a KAWASAKI ZZR1200 - it Euro Review http://www.motorbikestoday.com/reviews/Articles/ZZR1200.htm US Review http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/roadtests/2002_kawasaki_zzr120
 
http://www.albaaction.com/ I use this outfit when Murph doesn't carry what I need. Better prices and quicker service than RonAyers.
 
Quote "Can I ask why you need a valve adjusting screw and nut? I've not heard of them breaking during adjustment. Perhaps ordering the Motion Pro adjusting took with the wrench and small screw tool would be more useful? " When I was retorquing, the nut stripped and the threads are in question on the screw as well. I sure a gorilla did the last valve adjustment. I bought a whole set of thin wall metric and still can't fit the spark plug. I am thinking the plugs must be an american size. Does anyone know the size for the spark plug?
 
I need two screws and nuts for the valve clearance. On order from a dealer right now for over a week. Does anyone have a pair of these?
 
The spark plug is a D9EA NGK and works just fine with an 18mm deep well socket. I use a Snap-On and have changed hundreds of them with no problem. The ZG1000 has a big rubber plug on the wire above the spark plug nipple and it keeps water and debris out of the spark plug well. If you have completely removed the spark plug wire and nipple from the spark plug, you should easily be able to fit the 18mm down there using an extension. If you are having trouble doing this with the valve cover on, then maybe the gasket between the head and the valve cover is out of alignment. It's a big black donut type of seal. Since you've got a stripped valve adjuster, maybe you have the valve cover off. If you cannot get an 18mm down with the valve cover off then visually inspect it to see what the problem is. Can you post a picture or email one to me? David in Jax COG# 7898 NE FL AAD & COG Vendor www.dreamjobresumes.com preparing resumes for COG members and friends I ride a KAWASAKI ZZR1200 - it Euro Review http://www.motorbikestoday.com/reviews/Articles/ZZR1200.htm US Review http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/roadtests/2002_kawasaki_zzr120
 
If the NGK plugs have been replaced with another brand such as Campion they take a slightly larger socket. A deep thinwall Sears Craftsman will fit.
 
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