Leaking Valve Cover Gasket? How to Replace it on First Gen Kawasaki Z1000

Despite being an absolutely pristine looking bike, this 2003 Kawasaki Z1000 has some issues. The first one to address was the tires, the 2nd was an oil leak.

I traced the leak to the valve cover gasket. After finally getting my garage to a temp that I could stand being in- I begin to tear in to this fix.

A seemingly simple gasket replacement involves removing a lot of parts to access it. In this video I walk through how to, and how not to do this job.

Hopefully it helps someone in a similar situation! This process is identical for 2003-2006 and very similar for many other models and years of inline 4 sportbikes.

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