kawasaki a7 avenger similarity's

[coxy]

g day all has anyone ever noticed the similarity;s of the a7 .eg hubs rear shocks etc .i am only going off photos so it may only be skin deep . were these parts produced by the same company ?

[OldSwartout]

I know the brakes were wider on the A1 & A7. They may have been larger diameter, but I'm not certain.

Most of the Japanese MCs of that era had very similar construction in many areas, but there is very little interchangeability of individual parts.

[reed]

coxy,
The Kawasaki 650 W2 rear shocks are very close to the Bridgestone GTR 350 etc.
Thanks.
Steve.
PS and come apart in the same way as the Bridgestone GTR and GTO.

[OldSwartout]

That's good to know.  Good ones of those may be about as rare as BS 350 shocks, though.

[coxy]

there has been a fair amount of complete bikes for sale here lately i wouldn't mind one . 

[paul]

are the same brakes used on th Dual Twin 175 and GTR 350?

[OldSwartout]

The shoes are the same size, but are different part numbers.  Someone (Richard, I think), said the 350 shoes were a better material.  They are decent brakes for the era and work pretty good on the street, but they don't hold up well racing or riding in the mountains.

[coxy]

when i had my brake issue just before the show i tried using my 175 shoes they were half worn out i adjusted them fully out this did not work i had no stop at all .
fact.the 350 brakes are twice as good as the t140 disc which is eight years younger