Motorcycle engine and spare parts

The motorcycle spare parts in this section keep the mechanical side of your bike in shape: brakes, drivetrain, suspension, air intake and a few engine parts that are on show as well as doing a job. You will find Braking discs and pads, RK chain kits, Öhlins shocks and fork cartridges, Sprint Filter air filters and aluminium parts from Puig and Rizoma, nearly all made for a specific model and set of years. Here is what each area holds, how to pin down the exact part and which jobs you can tackle yourself.

Maintain, upgrade or personalise

Riders usually land here for one of three reasons, and each leads to different parts:

• Maintenance: parts that wear with the miles and need replacing, such as pads, discs, the chain and sprocket kit or the air filter.
• Upgrades: parts that change how the bike behaves, such as a rear shock, fork cartridges or a steering damper a step above the stock ones.
• Personalisation: oil filler caps, reservoir caps, clutch covers or chain adjusters in anodised aluminium, which do the same job as the originals and add a touch of colour.

What each area holds

Brakes

This is the largest area. Under motorcycle brakes you will find fixed and floating discs, front and rear, sintered and semi-metallic pads, and reservoirs and caps for brake and clutch fluid. That page explains which part lies behind each symptom, from a squeal to a spongy lever.

Drivetrain

The motorcycle drivetrain area groups chain and sprocket kits, which are best renewed together, and the adjusters that set the position of the rear wheel. It also covers what to do if your bike is belt or shaft driven.

Suspension

Motorcycle suspension is where the Öhlins range lives: rear shocks, front shocks for Vespa scooters, forks and cartridges, and steering dampers for sports bikes. It is the upgrade you feel most on the road and the one that relies most on a proper set-up: spring and preload are matched to the rider's weight and riding style.

Air filters

The motorcycle air filters come from Sprint Filter and fit the stock airbox in place of the original element. Unlike paper filters, they can be cleaned and refitted, and they are worth checking more often if you ride on dusty tracks or through city grime.

Oil filler caps and clutch covers

Small parts, but very visible. Oil filler caps swap the stock sump filler for a coloured aluminium one, such as Puig's Track caps, while Rizoma and Puig clutch covers dress the side of the engine on bikes such as the Ducati Panigale, BMW S 1000 models or the Yamaha TMAX.

Finding the exact part

With mechanical parts, "nearly the same" will not do. Before you order, be clear on the following:

• Model and years: the disc diameter, caliper, chain pitch or shock often change between generations of the same model. Check the year on your bike's documents.
• Version: with or without ABS, A2-restricted, or trims such as S, SP, R or Factory, which sometimes use different brakes and suspension from the base model.
• Position: front or rear, left or right, brake or clutch.
• The part number of what is fitted now: if it is stamped on the disc, the pad backing plate or the chain, use it to compare.

Each product page lists the compatible bikes and years, and if you save yours to your garage, the bar above every list tells you how many parts fit it and lets you view only those.

At home or at the workshop

• Within reach of anyone with basic tools and the manual: air filters, oil filler caps and reservoir caps or clutch covers.
• With experience, a torque wrench and a paddock stand: pads, discs and chain kits. Brakes and drivetrain are safety-critical; if you have never changed them, a workshop is the sensible choice.
• A suspension specialist: shocks, cartridges and forks, which on top of fitting need preload and sag set up for you.

And if you need a replacement part for an accessory, such as a frame slider tip or a lever selector, you will not find it here but within the accessory's own brand, as with the spare parts for Puig accessories.