Engine Gasket Sets

[Neveragain55]

H Gang,

So, I took everyone's advice about dong the GS550 / GS650E "marriage", and I'm in the process of sourcing all the parts.

It looks like Suzuki doesn't sell the engine gasket sets for the year & model I need anymore, they have discontinued all this stuff.

(1982 Suzuki GS650E, cylinder barrel lower gasket, head gasket, valve cover gasket)

They don't sell the engine gasket sets for the GS550 either.

I looked in all the usual places where one would find either OEM, or NOS parts, and all I'm finding are gasket sets made by either EMGO, or NICHE.

So, on to the question....have any of you had any experiences with gaskets sets from either one of these manufacturers, do you know much about them, or how reliable they are. Are they pretty much on par with OEM parts, or are they garbage?

Does this stuff come from "you know where" or are they made in countries that have a reputation for building quality items.

I only ask because this is the one area where I never skimp, I always prefer to use engine internals & gasket sets from the manufacturer on anything I'm building.

                                                                                          As usual, any & all comments are welcome, thanks in advance....

 

Here's what I've found so far:

 

[Gixer1460]

For that era, unless you are incredibly lucky and find someone who has a set squirreled away - VERY unlikely - you'll have to use aftermarket and whatever quality it will be! Lucky it's not a performance built so a little slack here & there is ok!

[TLRS]

Shirley there are japanese brands that make reproduction sets. Assuming that most stuff from japan is quality stuff.