Where can I find discontinued Suzuki OEM parts?

Torsten · 08-12-2011, 09:42 AM

Hello everyone!
I recently bought a 1981 Suzuki DR500(same engine as SP500) and this is my first post. I'm looking for a new camshaft and rocker arms for the bike since they are completly worn out. The rest of the engine seems to be in good condition so I'm focusing on finding just these parts instead of a used engine in unknown condition. The rocker arms doesn't seem to be hard to find but the camshaft is discontinued from Suzuki.
I have e-mailed bikebandit, cycle-parts.com and a couple of others but I haven't had any luck yet. It doesn't seem to be available on ebay neither. Does anyone of you have any idea of where i can find one?

The partnumber for the camshaft: 12711-37400

zookster · 08-12-2011, 08:38 PM

Try Paul Miller in the U.S.

http://www.reproductiondecals.com/paulmiller.html

Don't know if he has DR parts but it is worth a try...

Suzuki Phil · 08-12-2011, 08:57 PM

I checked my Suzuki parts database and that part number covers 81 to 83 DR500 & SP500. Might be hard to find, I'd keep checking ebay one might pop up.

SP

Suzuki Phil · 08-12-2011, 08:58 PM

I did a search on ebay here in the states and found several SP500 heads for sale. I would email them and ask is they have a cam laying around.

SP

Torsten · 08-15-2011, 10:22 PM

Thanks for the replies!
I will contact Paul Miller and see if he´s got any idea where i can find one. Contacting people who are selling cylinder heads sounds like a good idea to so I will give that a try.

Actually I have found a company here in sweden who have the camshaft in stock, they´re called MC-shopen.se and the claim to have the biggest supply of old Suzuki parts in europe. Only problem with them is that they want 3900kr or about 560 dollars for it, and thats almost as much as I payed for the whole bike.

996DL · 08-15-2011, 11:04 PM

Try Modern Motorcycling in Vancouver BC. modernmotorcycling.com Ph# 604 876 0182

Selling Suzuki's since the 60's, certainly worth a call anyways...
Far more than your average share, of nos and used oem Suzuki parts.

996DL

vtwin · 08-16-2011, 06:29 PM

http://www.babbittsonline.com/suzuki-motorcycle-parts#/Suzuki/SP500_(1981)/CAM_SHAFT_-_VALVE/091240001/56091240009

Expensive!

Beater · 08-17-2011, 06:36 AM

I have no idea if this helps or not ...

http://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/mcy/2551009913.html

3uba296 · 08-18-2011, 04:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Torsten

Hello everyone!
I recently bought a 1981 Suzuki DR500(same engine as SP500) and this is my first post. I'm looking for a new camshaft and rocker arms for the bike since they are completly worn out. The rest of the engine seems to be in good condition so I'm focusing on finding just these parts instead of a used engine in unknown condition. The rocker arms doesn't seem to be hard to find but the camshaft is discontinued from Suzuki.
I have e-mailed bikebandit, cycle-parts.com and a couple of others but I haven't had any luck yet. It doesn't seem to be available on ebay neither. Does anyone of you have any idea of where i can find one?

The partnumber for the camshaft: 12711-37400

From CMSNL, based in the netherlands.

http://www.cmsnl.com/suzuki-dr500-19...ist/89521.html

213 Euro for the camshaft and 50 Euro each for the rockers. Not to shabby.

milkman6453 · 01-13-2012, 10:57 AM

babbits does not actually have them, i tried ordering through them. They hook me up with a dealer who had one new one for sale. It snapped in half at 6500 rpm.
luckily i found another used one that has lasted for now.

wirewrkr · 01-13-2012, 02:38 PM

I happen to be in the process of parting out an 81 DR 500.
PM me for your needs. The stuff will be sold REALLY REALLY CHEAP and I can fit a lot of small parts into a flat rate postbox to SWEDEN.

wirewrkr · 01-13-2012, 06:20 PM

just pulled the head off the DR, It looks pretty good to me, cam too!
The rockers look fine too.

wirewrkr · 01-13-2012, 06:21 PM

here's the head.

chicky · 01-13-2012, 06:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Torsten

Hello everyone!
I recently bought a 1981 Suzuki DR500(same engine as SP500) and this is my first post. I'm looking for a new camshaft and rocker arms for the bike since they are completly worn out. The rest of the engine seems to be in good condition so I'm focusing on finding just these parts instead of a used engine in unknown condition. The rocker arms doesn't seem to be hard to find but the camshaft is discontinued from Suzuki.
I have e-mailed bikebandit, cycle-parts.com and a couple of others but I haven't had any luck yet. It doesn't seem to be available on ebay neither. Does anyone of you have any idea of where i can find one?

The partnumber for the camshaft: 12711-37400

Hi Torsten...

You could try these people in Austalia

suziparts.com.au

Chicky ....

milkman6453 · 01-14-2012, 06:03 AM

do you have a vernier caliper or something you can measure that cam with in hundredths of an inch?
The cam lobes long ways and short ways, and then the shaft aswell

08-12-2011, 09:42 AM	#1
Torsten ^OP n00b Joined: Aug 2011 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Oddometer: 2	Where can I find discontinued Suzuki OEM parts? Hello everyone! I recently bought a 1981 Suzuki DR500(same engine as SP500) and this is my first post. I'm looking for a new camshaft and rocker arms for the bike since they are completly worn out. The rest of the engine seems to be in good condition so I'm focusing on finding just these parts instead of a used engine in unknown condition. The rocker arms doesn't seem to be hard to find but the camshaft is discontinued from Suzuki. I have e-mailed bikebandit, cycle-parts.com and a couple of others but I haven't had any luck yet. It doesn't seem to be available on ebay neither. Does anyone of you have any idea of where i can find one? The partnumber for the camshaft: 12711-37400

08-12-2011, 08:38 PM	#2
zookster Chupacabra Joined: May 2007 Location: Dixiana, Alabama Oddometer: 556	Try Paul Miller in the U.S. http://www.reproductiondecals.com/paulmiller.html Don't know if he has DR parts but it is worth a try... __________________ We Are A Circle Within A Circle, With No Beginning, And Never Ending

08-12-2011, 08:57 PM	#3
Suzuki Phil Studly Adventurer Joined: Sep 2007 Location: Simi Valley, CA Oddometer: 532	I checked my Suzuki parts database and that part number covers 81 to 83 DR500 & SP500. Might be hard to find, I'd keep checking ebay one might pop up. SP __________________ 1916 Ford Model T 1996 DR350SE

08-12-2011, 08:58 PM	#4
Suzuki Phil Studly Adventurer Joined: Sep 2007 Location: Simi Valley, CA Oddometer: 532	I did a search on ebay here in the states and found several SP500 heads for sale. I would email them and ask is they have a cam laying around. SP __________________ 1916 Ford Model T 1996 DR350SE

08-16-2011, 06:29 PM	#7
vtwin Air cooled runnin' mon Joined: Jan 2005 Location: NorCal Oddometer: 6,103	http://www.babbittsonline.com/suzuki-motorcycle-parts#/Suzuki/SP500_(1981)/CAM_SHAFT_-_VALVE/091240001/56091240009 Expensive! __________________ I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not so sure. *"You only have too much fuel if you're on fire"* *unknown*

08-15-2011, 10:22 PM	#5
Torsten ^OP n00b Joined: Aug 2011 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Oddometer: 2	Thanks for the replies! I will contact Paul Miller and see if he´s got any idea where i can find one. Contacting people who are selling cylinder heads sounds like a good idea to so I will give that a try. Actually I have found a company here in sweden who have the camshaft in stock, they´re called MC-shopen.se and the claim to have the biggest supply of old Suzuki parts in europe. Only problem with them is that they want 3900kr or about 560 dollars for it, and thats almost as much as I payed for the whole bike.

08-15-2011, 11:04 PM	#6
996DL Buell me Joined: Aug 2006 Location: too far from the Rockies... Oddometer: 2,019	Try Modern Motorcycling in Vancouver BC. modernmotorcycling.com Ph# 604 876 0182 Selling Suzuki's since the 60's, certainly worth a call anyways... Far more than your average share, of nos and used oem Suzuki parts. 996DL

08-17-2011, 06:36 AM	#8
Beater Scope Creep's Victim Joined: Sep 2009 Location: Decatur, GA, USA Oddometer: 2,183	I have no idea if this helps or not ... http://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/mcy/2551009913.html __________________ Fred '85 R80RT G/Sified '91 R100GS Bumblebee Airhead Zen: Ride-Maintain-Repair-Ride On.

01-13-2012, 10:57 AM	#10
milkman6453 Adventurer Joined: Apr 2011 Oddometer: 17	babbits does not actually have them, i tried ordering through them. They hook me up with a dealer who had one new one for sale. It snapped in half at 6500 rpm. luckily i found another used one that has lasted for now.

01-13-2012, 02:38 PM	#11
wirewrkr the thread-killer Joined: May 2008 Location: HIGH desert Oddometer: 4,297	I happen to be in the process of parting out an 81 DR 500. PM me for your needs. The stuff will be sold REALLY REALLY CHEAP and I can fit a lot of small parts into a flat rate postbox to SWEDEN. __________________ www.wirewerkes.com KILL YOUR TELEVISION !!!! wirewrkr screwed with this post 01-13-2012 at 04:15 PM

01-13-2012, 06:20 PM	#12
wirewrkr the thread-killer Joined: May 2008 Location: HIGH desert Oddometer: 4,297	just pulled the head off the DR, It looks pretty good to me, cam too! The rockers look fine too. Attached Images __________________ www.wirewerkes.com KILL YOUR TELEVISION !!!!

01-13-2012, 06:21 PM	#13
wirewrkr the thread-killer Joined: May 2008 Location: HIGH desert Oddometer: 4,297	here's the head. Attached Images __________________ www.wirewerkes.com KILL YOUR TELEVISION !!!!

01-14-2012, 06:03 AM	#15
milkman6453 Adventurer Joined: Apr 2011 Oddometer: 17	do you have a vernier caliper or something you can measure that cam with in hundredths of an inch? The cam lobes long ways and short ways, and then the shaft aswell

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