hi,just a quick question.
i have a 02 zrx1200s that has carb issues & i am looking to replace them but they seem to be few & far between & around £500 whereas zrx1100 carbs are more commonly available & for around £250.
been told they wont fit,does anyone know differently?
thanks in advance for any advice given.

 

Why not just rebuild what yo have?

 

because there is physical damage around mixture screw area on one of the carbs.

 

Oh, I didnt know. Have you tried EBAY, I thought I may have seen some of them there, if so they were pretty cheap. Theyre not new so be careful of the condition.

 

i have looked on ebay,the ones that are cheap are listed as for spares,meaning that they probably dont work & i got a set that dont work.
thanks for trying to be helpful with your replies,much appreciated, but my question was are zrx1100 & zrx1200 carbs interchangable.

 

I dont want to annoy you LOL but Im a mechanic. I dont believe in new unless you have no choice. Especially if the the parts can be rebuilt. If you have just 1 carb that has damage around the mixture screw and you can buy 4 used carbs for parts, maybe there will be one without any damage around the mixture screw then you can rebuild all 4 of them and still have spare parts for another time. you can also email the person that has the ones for sale for parts and ask where the damage is, theyre usuable pretty honest about those things. I've seen what your looking for new in mikunies for over $1400. This may be a lot less expensive for you. Just a thought.

 

you wont annoy me mate,you are the only person who has gone to the trouble to reply & i appreciate it even though you havnt answered the original question that i asked.
i too am a mechanic,as you will see if you look at my profile & have been for over 40yrs,back many years ago i would have agreed with you as no internet etc then,it would take you over a month just to get simple things like a head gasket,main dealers were few & far between then it would be on back order etc,used replacement parts were not really an option unless a mate or a mate of a mate had one ( im sure that many older bikers out there will remember those days well ) this day & age you find one online,order it & next day its in your hand & your bike is running by lunchtime.to be honest,my gut instinct along with past experience tells me that zrx1100 carbs will fit a zrx1200 without a problem it is only the fact that someone said that they wont fit has given me my doubts.i know that i can buy a set of carbs listed for spares,strip them,then strip mine,sort out the good from the bad,make up a good set out of the two,rebuild them,balance them etc but its a lot of hassle & time.a set of 1100 carbs for spares are about £150-200,a set of 1100 carbs guaranteed good around £250-300 & you plug & play.its a no brainer really but the question remains,do they fit.
anyway,once again i thank you for taking the time to offer your advice but the question still remains the same,are they interchangeable or not?

 

Hi:
Your right about the accesability of parts today as opposed to years ago. I too have been in the profession since the early 70s. A quick story. When I had my shop, I needed a head for, I believe was a 90 Toyota Carolla. Im in the NorthEast. New York. I checked with all my jobbers, not even a used one could I find. Someone told me to call Alabama Cylinder head. i did and asked him if he had a 90 toyota head. He said, "how many you want" Just one. How come you have so many there and there are none up here? He said " cause us good ole boys dont drive Japanese cars. I read somewhere, and I cant for the life of me remember where, that the 1100 and 1200 were the same except for the main jets. I think thats how they make it a carb for a 1200. Just give it a little more fuel. Im almost sure the bodies would be the same. Im gonna check around a bit more. If I get anything that might help, I'll get back to you. What about checking the oem part numbers of the intake manifolds for the 11 and 1200s, if they are the same, that might give you slight idea. Go to PARTSFISH.COM

 

i did find that motorparts-online.com,in the us,are advertising a set of carbs as zrx1100/zrx1200 2001-2005 (unless these old eyes are deceiving me lol)
i assume that they know what they are talking about yet talking to a breaker over here in the uk gave me my doubts about them fitting in the first place.
i thought that asking on a dedicated kawasaki owner/rider forum would have shed some light on the matter,we live & learn,
you my friend have persevered to try & assist me & have far from annoyed me lol,you are a credit to this forum,
if i was asking for some info on a brough superior or similar i would understand the lack responses,as i said,you live & learn.

 

I know what you mean. I joined this forum a long time ago but after coming here a few times I found no one does, lol so I really dont get here much myself. I have answered threads to try to help someone numerous times only to find they were posted in 2001 and not too many RECENT threads come to light. Once in a blue moon I log on and if I see a recent one I try to help. I ride a 2002 vulcan 800 classic, single carb, chain drive basic motorcycle without a kick start (I wish it had one) , so these new fancy shmansy ones, I cant help with. Now, back to your problem. Kawasaki uses the same parts for a large amount of years and models. My bike for instance, 2002 Vulcan 800 Classic. 1996 to 2005, all the same parts. same carb, same bearings, same everything. I have the 800 model cc engine. In 2003, they came out with a 900 cc model. Same carb, same bearings, same everything again. After that, they came out with fuel injection and in fact had some problems with them. But look at the span of years and models, 650, 750, 800, 900 all the same parts, all interchangeable. A funny thing. A carburetor for an 800 classic, Kawasaki price, $845. they're all over the internet at Amazon and Ebay, ya ready?? Starting at $65 and $75 to purchase, Brand New, made in China. The EXACT same carburetor. So you say maybe its junk. OR maybe Kawasaki had China make the carburetor for them when the bikes were produced. Of all the reviews I read they said the replacement worked perfectly. Like Lots of U.S car parts come from Canada and God knows every where else. So much stuff is interchangeable. So 1100 to 1200, from what I read in that article, I kinda think theyre the same carburetor, like the article said, you might just have to rejet the main jet. Kinda makes sense. If the bodies of the 1200 are different in fitment or size, that would be reflected, I think, at the intake manifolds. Try checking and referencing the intake manifold parts for same part numbers. If its the same manifold, then i would think the size of the bodies would be the same. Check it out