This retrospective blog is “In the blink of an eye, June 2023”.
Year after year, the flow of repairs and maintenance has changed quite a bit.
In the old days, you’d look up part numbers in a parts list , and if you were quick, the parts would arrive the next day, or at the latest in two to three days , and you’d get started.
These days it’s not so simple.
Even a single throttle cable or one O-ring often can’t be sourced anymore.
The motorcycles themselves are getting older and older, and we’ve entered a world where we can’t work at the same pace or in the same way.
Dash cam installations continue as usual. I can feel the high awareness of riders thinking about the risks of riding.
Not just safety, but also enjoying the riding footage afterward! I think that’s a great way to use it.
I’ve noticed more people buying additional bikes because they want to own and ride that particular machine from back then!
More bikes = more customers —that’s the flow. Maybe this is where one of the motorcycle industry’s mysteries lies.
Two-strokes are light and sound great, aren’t they? (*´ω｀*) Pep-pep
Honda, Suzuki, Kawasaki, and Yamaha OEM parts cross-reference guide
What is this page?
I don’t have all the OEM parts cross-references in my head either.
Sometimes I think “Oh, I don’t remember that part number,” search for it, and end up on my own blog.
If you find useful information, share it well and put it to good use.
There’s no need for everyone to drink the same bitter cup —that’s the idea.
SUZUKI oil-cooled fans, take note! M-TECH in Kyoto’s
reproduction and custom parts are amazing!
When I featured M-TECH , who makes reproduction oil-cooled parts,
it’s really helpful news for oil-cooled fans.
Honestly, in terms of surviving bikes, they don’t come close to Kawasaki.
The base numbers are different to begin with, and Suzuki’s oil-cooled bikes, in comparison, are “fewer in number = limited sales potential “
—that’s why reproduction parts are hard to come by.
It’s a fortunate situation that they’re tackling things in this way.
I understand buying only when needed, but “working backward from your riding time and distance to stock parts”
—if owners themselves keep this mindset and stay committed, that would be great.
Still love the Yoshimura aluminum silencer. It’s a subtle reissue, but…
Whenever I have free time, I’m hunting for Zephyr 550 parts. I collect them but don’t have much time to actually work on them… But maybe the searching is the most fun part anyway.
Time-saving and efficiency skyrocket when you use them.
Makita power tools I use for motorcycle maintenance
Episode 1: Impact driver TD172DZ
I’m persistently running the Makita promotion committee. I want to give a strong push to those thinking “This year for sure!” —I really hope 2024 is the year!
