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Digifox
05-04-2009, 03:56 PM
Well Seeing as a *New* Head Vs. New Amal Carbs is ALOT cheap im fixing my Ninja and i found a Head in TX for $75 Complete - the Cams

So, i guess im going to buy it but What do you guys think?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Kawasaki-EX250-Ninja-250-1992-Cylinder-Head_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ72Q3a1205Q7c66Q3a 2Q7c65Q3a12Q7c39Q3a1Q7c240Q3a1318Q7c301Q3a1Q7c293Q 3a1Q7c294Q3a50QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZite m5880ed68a5QQitemZ380120164517QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fP artsQ5fAccessories

Number 1 looks kinda like it was a bit lean:idk:

But ill be sure to clean it all up before i put it on.
askmrjesus
05-04-2009, 06:31 PM
What's wrong with your old head, and what does that have to do with Amal carbs? :scratch:

JC
BobTheBiker
05-04-2009, 07:25 PM
one of the cam caps was damaged, and they're not interchangeable between heads because they're line bored in the head as an assembly.

dont forget a new headgasket when you do this, along with the torque wrench and service manual for the torque specs on the head bolts.
was92v
05-04-2009, 07:45 PM
The square body Amals are pricey I'm told, but I will say they work mighty well..
I believe the twins I used to ride had 36 or 38mm Amals on them. We never had carb problems.

Sounds like a pretty good deal on the head, just get a manual, take your time and do it by the book.
askmrjesus
05-04-2009, 07:47 PM
one of the cam caps was damaged, and they're not interchangeable between heads because they're line bored in the head as an assembly.

Ah, I must have missed that episode. :lol:

I still don't know what that has to do with crappy English carbs, but I'm sure it's related somehow...

JC
was92v
05-04-2009, 08:06 PM
I think the alternative was to get the Triumph running and ride it instead of the 2fiddy Ninja. Me thinks that's not really an alternative at all. Can you even buy whitworth wrenches anymore?
njchopper87
05-04-2009, 08:14 PM
http://www.twowheelfix.com/showthread.php?t=7703

That's what he's refering to.
BobTheBiker
05-04-2009, 09:20 PM
http://www.twowheelfix.com/showthread.php?t=7703

That's what he's refering to.

yes, thats exactly what I was referring to.
Digifox
05-04-2009, 10:36 PM
Already have a Repair Manual...Troque Values, Specs, Etc.
Its big ass PDF file....
And i'll replace the Gaskets(head and Valve cover)

Lol And the Amal Carbs are for the Triumph....


I guess imma order it in the morning and HOPEFULLY get itstalled over a weekend....
askmrjesus
05-05-2009, 12:05 AM
I think the alternative was to get the Triumph running and ride it instead of the 2fiddy Ninja. Me thinks that's not really an alternative at all. Can you even buy whitworth wrenches anymore?

Yeah, their still around, but spendy for decent ones.


Lol And the Amal Carbs are for the Triumph....

Fuck that noise. Amal doesn't make carbs, they make aluminum blocks of shit that suck air and leak fuel. (My experiences with Amal's differ somewhat from Was92v's :lol:)

Get some Flat Slide Mikuni's or some Del Lorto's, anything but those god forsaken gasket eating English fucking nightmares.

JC