Where to find this fork cylinder bushing (89 KX)

queen of spodes
Edited Date/Time 6/16/2014 6:26pm
Got all the parts in for rebuild forks on a 89 kx 125. After taking down the forks, I noticed that the bushing kit didn't include two important bushings that go on the cylinder. You can see the narrow bushing pictured here:




Kawasaki did not offer this bushing separately. You had to buy the entire fork cylinder to get the part, and this cylinder assembly is NLA/obsolete. Not that I'd want to pay $200 each for a bushing anyway.




The bushing is (roughtly)
OD: 41mm
ID: 40mm
W: 5mm

This is a third bushing set in this fork - all the standard bushing kits include the two that go with the slider, and do not include this third cylinder bushing. Race tech listed one under "cylinder bushing" on the 89 KX125, but it is the wrong size (theirs is OD 16mm).

These are from 46mm KYB conventional forks only offered the one model year (1989).

Anyone know where I might find a bushing in this size?
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queen of spodes 6/14/2014 12:20pm
6/14/2014 12:20pm
Did the 90 RM125 still use the 46mm KYB's?
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quicken 6/14/2014 12:31pm
6/14/2014 12:31pm
'90 had 41 or 43 mm upside down KYB

'89 had the conventional 46mm
queen of spodes 6/14/2014 12:40pm
6/14/2014 12:40pm
Well fuck. The 89 RM and KX forks are both 46mm KYB conventionals, but unsure if the internals are different. The Ebay item you linked to certainly looks like the right part, but I cringe over paying $50 for a pair.

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quicken 6/14/2014 1:32pm
6/14/2014 1:32pm
I think the oem price for that part was about $5 each, so yeah that's pretty high. But whether it's NLA or not I don't know.

Maybe that ebay seller can give you the dimensions, so you at least know you're chasing the right part.
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245 6/14/2014 4:21pm
6/14/2014 4:21pm
Check with Werner at Proline Motorsport , he may have some lying around. That's in your home town.
I suggested you check with Big Daddy on here once before, he is in Atlanta/Actworth
He is one of the original Team Green mechanic's. Good luck,
xnationalwrench 6/15/2014 7:18am
6/15/2014 7:18am
You might give Ross a call at ENZO to see if they might have 1 or if they are available.
Aceofspades 6/16/2014 6:26pm
6/16/2014 6:26pm
Those kx and rm 46mm conventionals were almost exactly the same fork save for valving and spring rates. Now please dont spend $100 on my opinion alone, but the odds are good that theyll work fine. I remember an mxa test or article back in the day stating that they were basically the same set of forks.

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