What's your parts interchange knowledge?

[John Orchard]

I figure there would be a lot helpful & interesting information floating around the heads of you guys; it would be great to share it.

What brought this matter to my attention, I needed new clutch plates in my KX250A5, I use to be the National Service Manager for the Australian Benelli importers about 10 years ago, Benelli in Italy sent some uprated clutch plates for the TRE900 roadbike that we were selling, I noticed that these plates had 'KA4' stamped on the tang, anyone with Honda spare parts knowledge will know that the KA4 code is for a mid 80's CR250.  Well I'd had these plates hiding down the back of the garage for the last 10 years and thought maybe the plates in a CR250 may just fit the KX ...... well they are perfect  :-)

[GMC]

The Honda connection is interesting, do you know what model?

Part # = 13088-041
Part Description = CLUTCH FRICTION PLATE,13088-1091
Model Count = 59
KDX250-A1 80 250 KDX250 OFF ROAD
KDX250-B1 81 250 KDX250 OFF ROAD
KE250-B1 77 250 KE250 DUAL PURPOSE
KE250-B2 78 250 KE250 DUAL PURPOSE
KE250-B3 79 250 KE250 DUAL PURPOSE
KX250-A4 78 250 KX250 MOTOCROSS
KX250-A5 79 250 KX250 MOTOCROSS
KX250-A6 80 250 KX250 MOTOCROSS
KX250-A7 81 250 KX250 MOTOCROSS
KEF300-A1 95 300 LAKOTA 300 UTILITY 4 WHEEL ATV
KEF300-A2 96 300 LAKOTA 300 UTILITY 4 WHEEL ATV
KEF300-A3 97 300 LAKOTA 300 UTILITY 4 WHEEL ATV
KEF300-A4 98 300 LAKOTA 300 UTILITY 4 WHEEL ATV
KEF300-A4L 98 300 LAKOTA 300 (CAL) UTILITY 4 WHEEL ATV
KEF300-A5 99 300 LAKOTA 300 UTILITY 4 WHEEL ATV
KEF300-A5L 99 300 LAKOTA 300 (CAL) UTILITY 4 WHEEL ATV
KEF300-A6 2000 300 LAKOTA 300 UTILITY 4 WHEEL ATV
KEF300-A6L 2000 300 LAKOTA 300 (CAL) UTILITY 4 WHEEL ATV
KLF300-A1 86 300 BAYOU 300 UTILITY 4 WHEEL ATV
KLF300-A2 87 300 BAYOU 300 UTILITY 4 WHEEL ATV
KLF300-B1 88 300 BAYOU 300 UTILITY 4 WHEEL ATV
KLF300-B10 97 300 BAYOU 300 UTILITY 4 WHEEL ATV
KLF300-B11 98 300 BAYOU 300 UTILITY 4 WHEEL ATV
KLF300-B11L 98 300 BAYOU 300 (CAL) UTILITY 4 WHEEL ATV
KLF300-B12 99 300 BAYOU 300 UTILITY 4 WHEEL ATV
KLF300-B12L 99 300 BAYOU 300 (CAL) UTILITY 4 WHEEL ATV
KLF300-B13 98 300 BAYOU 300 UTILITY 4 WHEEL ATV
KLF300-B13L 98 300 BAYOU 300 (CAL) UTILITY 4 WHEEL ATV
KLF300-B2 89 300 BAYOU 300 UTILITY 4 WHEEL ATV
KLF300-B3 90 300 BAYOU 300 UTILITY 4 WHEEL ATV
KLF300-B4 91 300 BAYOU 300 UTILITY 4 WHEEL ATV
KLF300-B5 92 300 BAYOU 300 UTILITY 4 WHEEL ATV
KLF300-B6 93 300 BAYOU 300 UTILITY 4 WHEEL ATV
KLF300-B7 94 300 BAYOU 300 UTILITY 4 WHEEL ATV
KLF300-B8 95 300 BAYOU 300 UTILITY 4 WHEEL ATV
KLF300-B9 96 300 BAYOU 300 UTILITY 4 WHEEL ATV
KLF300-C1 89 300 BAYOU 300 4X4 UTILITY 4 WHEEL ATV
KLF300-C10 98 300 BAYOU 300 4X4 UTILITY 4 WHEEL ATV
KLF300-C10L 98 300 BAYOU 300 4X4 (CAL) UTILITY 4 WHEEL ATV
KLF300-C11 99 300 BAYOU 300 4X4 UTILITY 4 WHEEL ATV
KLF300-C11L 99 300 BAYOU 300 4X4 (CAL) UTILITY 4 WHEEL ATV
KLF300-C12 2000 300 BAYOU 300 4X4 UTILITY 4 WHEEL ATV
KLF300-C12L 2000 300 BAYOU 300 4X4 (CAL) UTILITY 4 WHEEL ATV
KLF300-C2 90 300 BAYOU 300 4X4 UTILITY 4 WHEEL ATV
KLF300-C3 91 300 BAYOU 300 4X4 UTILITY 4 WHEEL ATV
KLF300-C4 92 300 BAYOU 300 4X4 UTILITY 4 WHEEL ATV
KLF300-C5 93 300 BAYOU 300 4X4 UTILITY 4 WHEEL ATV
KLF300-C6 94 300 BAYOU 300 4X4 UTILITY 4 WHEEL ATV
KLF300-C7 95 300 BAYOU 300 4X4 UTILITY 4 WHEEL ATV
KLF300-C8 96 300 BAYOU 300 4X4 UTILITY 4 WHEEL ATV
KLF300-C9 97 300 BAYOU 300 4X4 UTILITY 4 WHEEL ATV
KDX400-A1 79 390 KDX400 OFF ROAD
KDX400-A2 80 390 KDX400 OFF ROAD
KDX420-B1 81 420 KDX420 MOTOCROSS
KX420-A1 80 420 KX420 MOTOCROSS
KX420-A2 81 420 KX420 MOTOCROSS
KDX450-A1 82 420 KDX450 OFF ROAD
KX500-A1 83 500 KX500 MOTOCROSS
KX500-A2 84 500 KX500 MOTOCROSS

[Noel]

Interestingly when I ordered some crankcase seals for a Honda CR125m3,
They came in a packet marked KX250

[Viper79]

22321-KA4-700 - PLATE B,CLUTCH
   

22321-KA4-700 - PLATE B,CLUTCH

22321KA4700
PLATE B,CLUTCH made for: CR480R '82 US, MT250 ELSINORE K1 US, MT250 ELSINORE 1976 US, CB360G US, CL360 SCRAMBLER 360 K1 US, CB250K5, CB250G5, CB500 FOUR K0 (GENERAL EXPORT), CB500 FOUR K0 (ENGLAND), CB500 FOUR K0 (EUROPEAN DIRECT SALES), CB500 FOUR K0 (FRANCE), CB500 FOUR K0 (GERMANY), CB500 FOUR K0 (NETHERLANDS), CB500 FOUR K0 (AUSTRALIA), CB500 FOUR K1 (GENERAL EXPORT), CB500 FOUR K1 (ENGLAND), CB500 ... more

[Lozza]

Think clutch plate interchangeability comes not from the motorcycle manufacturer but from the clutch manufacturer namely FCC in Japan

[John Orchard]

This is all great stuff , but it should be saved under a special new heading " Part Interchange "  . I started one years ago for the XS 650 . But if everyone kept contributing to one communal bank it would grow into something priceless . The initial layout would need to be sorted thoroughly , to accommodate it all and let it grow .  Because manufactures share as many common parts as possible . Keihin , Showa , Nissin ,KYB  etc

Yep that's what I was hoping for Walter.

[pancho]

 That sounds like a great idea!

 Probably needs someone who is a trained parts interpreter and who has the time,expertise and the know how, to set it up in an easy to read
form.
 I figure that could be a time consuming exersize which would actually be worth a lot of money in book sales or web site.
 cheers pancho.

[firko]

This is a great initiative that would be beneficial to all of us. I don't pretend to know how to set up the architecture of the section but I see it like a mini version of the Marque Remarks section with different areas for the different marques. While interchangeable part numbers would be the main focus of the section I can see a place for a lot of left field stuff such as ESO/Jawa speedway crankshafts fitting Matchless G80's or even what Chinese pit bike parts fit what vintage motocrosser, for example: Chinese fatty footpegs to suit Honda CRF 50/70/90 models bolt straight onto a DT1 (and possibly later) Yamaha. The possibilities are endless to the point that some bikes for which parts are almost unprecurable could now be reborn with bits from something else, it's all win/win.