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Laverda Dave:
Can anyone recommend a supplier of a quality engine gasket kit such as Vesrah, MP or Athena? The kit I need is for a Kawasaki Z400J. I have now been scammed twice on flea bay. The first was for a full 'new' Vesrah kit. When it arrived it had clearly been opened and the only gaskets left were the barrel, head and rocker cover. When I contacted the shop they just said 'on the mechanic must have opened it and put it back'. I got my money back. Second incident was a shop selling a MP kit with the tag line 'what you see in the photo is what you get'. What I got was a Chinese made High Level kit. When I contacted them I was told 'We send out what we have in stock. All our kits are OEM and made in the same factory as the originals'. Utter BS >:(. I'm still waiting for my money back and now threatened them with trading standards. Every seller on eBay is doing the same, showing a photo of a MP kit but when you ask if this is what you'll get the answer is always a no!
So, can anyone recommend a seller who sells decent kits?
Wemoto are still waiting for Athena kits they ordered in November, they know where they are but couriers are refusing to ship them from Europe.

taysidedragon:
Do Z-power sell them?

Laverda Dave:
Thanks Tayside, They were my first point of contact but unfortunately they only sell pattern sets that are unbranded. I have used pattern sets before on both bikes and cars and it is always the head gaskets that give trouble, normally blowing after a few hundred miles. Never had a problem with OEM or quality Japan made sets. Vesrah, Athena (Italian)or NP are my ‘go to’ brands. Vesrah are very difficult to get these days.
I'ts just really annoying most ebay sellers lie about the sets they sell, putting a photo of a well known brand on the listing but actually selling cheap parts when you contact them to ask what is the actual make of the set they will send you.
Scooterandbikes is the name of the company on ebay who sold me the NP set that turned out to be a cheap china made pattern set. This was despite their add clearly stating the set will be the same as the photo. They said although pattern it was made in the original factory as the OEM parts!!!They are making it very difficult for me to return the item by delaying any responses to messages and telling me to use ebay to return it, just nothing but hassle. Would I reccomend them, 100%NO.

Skoti:
Hi Dave,

over on ebay.de there's a genuine Kawasaki Z400J head gasket listed.

https://www.ebay.de/itm/KAWASAKI-Original-Zylinderkopfdichtung-fur-Z-400-J-J1-J3-OEM-11004-1110/182648958340?epid=9004540129&hash=item2a86b9ed84:g:5ccAAOSwLa9UXgZi

If you search ebay using "Kawasaki Z400J dichtung" other gaskets come up as well.

Hope this helps

Skoti

Laverda Dave:
Thanks for the tip-off Skoti. When I checked the website I found a link to another page and to a guy who sells complete Athena kits! He has one for the Z400J in stock, his last one (I dont think he will sell too many Z400J kits anyway as they are pretty rare!). £67.33 inc shipping, I think from Germany, result :D
Thanks for posting the link to the original gasket as without it I wouldn't have found the other link :)

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