KIPS shaft replacement

Shooter88 · Post by **Shooter88** » 02:22 pm Dec 22 2015

Hello all, I am new to the forum and have very recently purchased a 1991 KDX 200, with that I have removed the engine from the bike and have begun to revive it. I did a compression test on it and it held at 165, but reading on here about the kips got me worried. So I pulled the head off and lo and behold I was missing the idler gear and both subvalves were broken so I pulled them out and someone had stuck a bolt on top of the RH sub valve and doing that wore down the teeth on the shaft. So I dropped the cylinder off to have it honed and ordered $700 worth of parts through Kawasaki. But they could not get me a new shaft I did get both sub valves bushings etc. would any one know where I could find that new kips shaft because I can't find one on e bay or anything.

Post by **SS109** » 02:59 pm Dec 22 2015

Place a wanted ad here on the forum. I'm sure someone can hook you up. You also might try OEM Cycle on Ebay even if they don't have anything listed. They're pretty good about finding parts and it never hurts to ask!

Shooter88 · Post by **Shooter88** » 03:21 pm Dec 22 2015

Thank you SS109! And I will give those a shot.

K50X200 · Post by **K50X200** » 04:20 pm Dec 22 2015

The search box is your friend...

http://www.kdxrider.net/forums/viewtopi ... ps#p164798

The last poster in that thread makes them...

Friedom · Post by **Friedom** » 01:16 pm Jan 01 2016

He makes the valves(I have them for my 92 that's with the surgeon), but I don't think they make the shaft.

Joy to the world!

K50X200 · Post by **K50X200** » 01:06 pm Jan 02 2016

Friedom wrote:He makes the valves(I have them for my 92 that's with the surgeon), but I don't think they make the shaft.

Joy to the world!

My mistake! I thought he was asking for valves...

Friedom · Post by **Friedom** » 03:57 pm Jan 02 2016

K50X200 wrote:
Friedom wrote:He makes the valves(I have them for my 92 that's with the surgeon), but I don't think they make the shaft.

Joy to the world!
My mistake! I thought he was asking for valves...

Bummer, I was hoping you were going to correct me and tell me they do..

Joy to the world!

Shooter88 · Post by **Shooter88** » 08:49 pm Jan 04 2016

I actually found the updated part number for it on babbits and I took it to Kawasaki and it's a good number and they got it ordered for me!

Shooter88 · Post by **Shooter88** » 10:33 am Jan 18 2016

Quick up date on the kips shaft, so after I found out Kawasaki does not carry have the part for the kips shaft, I scoured eBay and CL and many used motorcycle places across the U.S. I ended up finding one in the UK it's now on its way! All I have left is to get my cylinder back from millennium tech and re assemble and ride it! And to be honest with the scarcity of parts it's like I don't want to break this bike!

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