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I spent a good chunk of this morning online visiting bike parts suppliers for an upcoming project I have planned for this spring. This will be my first venture into bike wrenching at a level deeper than the usual maintainence work Ive done over the years like the obligatory oil/fluid changes, exhaust system swap outs, etc. Nothing major. But Ive decided to finally do some things more involved. My bike is a '97 (ZX900R) which I bought new in '98 as a left over. It has only 16K on it (you know the drill...wife, house, kids, etc.) so the stuff Ill be working is only now needing replacement, so its a good time to learn! Please bear with me...Im listing what Im buying and the prices I encountered. Hopefully this thread will also serve to inform the other "wrenching handicapped" such as myself!
Deep breath now...
CCT kit...for several years, I've been getting this "loose marbles" sound in the upper right area of my engine at cold starts, right where the CCT is located. It goes away after a while, but its not always been there, so its a concern.
At Bikebandit.com I found the following:
CCT (OEM) parts...8 parts in all that I think I'll need: $167.65. Im favoring OEM parts for this CCT work.
Power Max battery: $61.00.
Oil pan gasket and O-ring: (OEM) $16.35
valve cover gasket: (OEM) $30.62
NGK spark plugs:$9.00 each. Ouch.
Rear chain sprocket: (OEM) $80.42.
Front sprocket: (OEM) $38.64. Washer and collar: $10.97.
Now get this: Bikebandit wants $450.00 for an OEM final drive chain!! Fuck that!
Denniskirk.com sells a DID Gold "superbike" model (530-110) for $215.99. Much better!
Air filter element: (OEM) $26.04.
Except for a few other inexpensive odds and ends, that about covers it. My dilemma is that there's a huge jungle of online sites, manufacturerers, prices, quality, etc., that I could literally spend days just wading thru it all to find good (fair?) deals on the stuff Ive listed, and still not know if Ive made the right choices. Soooooo.....Im asking you folks for ANY and all advice, input, opinions, suggestions, etc. of sites to visit and which ones to trust. It would be greatly appreciated. I'd hope to return the favor(s) some day. Most of all, kudo's to Rye, as he has agreed to "tutor" me in this, with me doing the work so I can learn from someone far more experienced than I. He's a great guy for offering his services and know-how. Very cool. So, there it is. Thanks in advance for your help!
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Originally Posted by rmbbikes
