New Plug Caps?

[Guest]

Hey fellas, I accidentally bought solid plugs and my 450 has to have the removable nipples for the spark plugs. The stock caps only clamp on the skinny top, not the full nipple. I was thinking about getting new plug caps anyway, so two questions. 1) Should I get new caps that hold onto the full solid nipple or stick with the original style caps? 2) where is the best place to buy new caps, and what is involved in changing them out? Links to existing threads/links/advice/derogatory remarks welcomed!

Regards,
Joe

[Nessism]

Joe,

There are about a bazillon older threads on the forum here on those caps. You might want to try the search function to learn more.

Bottom line: NGK makes replacement caps. A search should turn up the proper part numbers. They screw onto the wires. Get the type of plugs that have a removeable top.

Good luck

[T3nrec]

Right on, thanks, I tried searching, but I only searched Titles only. I'll search some more. Thanks Ed!

[Nessism]

Right on, thanks, I tried searching, but I only searched Titles only. I'll search some more. Thanks Ed!

Try using google. Search on the following "site:www.thegsresources.com NGK cap"

[John Park]

The NGK number is VB05FP. V is 120degree long elbow and B is for a 14mm plug. Plug should be NGK B8ES11, with the 11 meaning pre gapped to 1.1mm. If the caps are original, it's probably time. Trim a bit off the end of the wire after you've unscrewed it - maybe 1/4", unless you've done that recently.

I'm from Canada where Canadasmotorcycle carries them, but I'd imagine Partzilla or BikeBandit would list the caps.

[T3nrec]

Perfect, thanks!

[Joe Garfield]

BikeCliff has some info relating to caps on his page.

I got the NGKs from Z1Enterprises.com and I'm happy with them.