{"id":30962,"date":"2021-11-12T18:38:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-12T09:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/?p=30962"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:45:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T04:45:30","slug":"zx12r-inspection-deco-mainte-head-cover-gasket-replacement-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/20211112\/everyday-events\/zx12r-inspection-deco-mainte-head-cover-gasket-replacement-6","title":{"rendered":"ZX12R Inspection, Deco-mainte, Head Cover Gasket Replacement, and More"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kawasaki and Suzuki use the same Tokico pads, so we have them in stock\u2014nice!

It would be easier if most chassis parts had this kind of compatibility… though I guess that would mean losing some individuality? We’re making steady progress. (‘\u03c9’)\u30ce<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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The tires were from weeks 2017\u201322. No issues with wheel runout or anything else. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Marchesini wheels (up to the 5R) do get those bearings really tight. I adjusted them.
I added shims to the hub damper on the opposite side from the drive to increase tension. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gold on the brake caliper casting does get dirty easily.
The condition still looks okay, though. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I replaced the pads and pad pins!
More to come. (‘\u03c9’)\u30ce<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kawasaki and Suzuki use the same Tokico pads, so we have them in stock\u2014nice! It would be easier if most chassis parts had this kind of compatibility… though I guess that would mean losing some individuality? We’re making steady progress. (‘\u03c9’)\u30ce<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":30955,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pochipp_cv_data":"","swell_btn_cv_data":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1924],"tags":[123,382,122,104],"class_list":["post-30962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-everyday-events","tag-deco-mainte","tag-head-cover-gasket-replacement","tag-vehicle-inspection","tag-zx12r"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30962","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30962"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30962\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30955"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30962"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30962"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}