I've got a problem/question when it comes to superceded parts.
My 82 GPz 550 needs a speedometer gearbox assembly.
The manual lists one part number for the whole assembly, 41078-1024. There is no supercede/precede on the parts list.
So I did a search, found several, most look like the part I need. However, they list different years than mine, by a lot, five years or more.
No problem, should be the same, right? Well, not exactly. Another manual I found (78 400 S3)
http://www.kawasakitriple.it/materia...st%20400S3.PDF
page 31/32 references the part, 41078-004 which looks alot different than part 41078-1024 (see
http://www.buykawasaki.com/Scripts/I...&ilIF=P&ilRE=8) The part number for the innards are different (on the S3), so I can't assume that I can exchange the guts from the new one with the old one.
I'm also seeing a part 41078-011, for a 96 ZZ600-R (somebody wasn't paying attention, it's a ZX600R, and the part number is wrong for that bike). This looks like the part I need on the outside, but I really don't want to disassemble my front hub to check it until I get the new part. I guess I will if I have to.
The part listed for a 2003 ZZR600 is 41078-1076
http://www.buykawasaki.com/Scripts/I...&ilIF=P&ilRE=8
If it helps, everything but the case looks identical with nearly identical part numbers. The outer cases don't always look the same on the newer than mine bikes.
So here comes the question.
Does anyone know how Kawasaki numbers their superceding parts?