908. Kawasaki Z1000 Spark Plug Change (and Fail) | Garage Video 

For a horrible moment I thought you were going to say that one of the plugs had snapped as you were taking it out! The damage to the rubber seal, while very annoying, is fortunately short of being a disaster. 😀Happy New Year, by the way.

I feel your frustration (that’s NOT a euphemism!), glad you escaped cost free, as you say the coils aren’t cheap. Thanks for sharing.

Sometimes the rubber splits but very rare. I've used super glue to repair it. Also put rubber grease around the rubber seal before you put it back. Makes it a little easier to get out next time you remove it.

That was much more tricky than I expected. Maybe that's why, apart from petrol and tyre pressures, bike manufacturers recomend getting it done by a dealer.

How did you get the 2 sparkplug 1 and 4 out ,i have a sparkplug tool but its not getting in ,its comming against the frame

what size to use on the socket for spark plugs?

We almost got a glimpse of the "notsocalm" biker !!!

Nach wieviel km hast du die Zündkerzen gewechselt?

The bandit 1250 (Smokey) is more tricky to do the sparkies than the 1200 (Ruby) was but still easy enough for a novice to do.

Hi, as far as i know the ignition coil goes with the rubber. Its to expensive !!! When i change the spark plugs on my moto z1000sx 2018 i have the same issue, to hard to remove the ignition coils, fortunately no damage when i removed them.To install i used a silicone spray lubricant on the rubber. Hope that helps you

NGK LASER IRIDIUM CR9EIA-9 is a original z1000 spark plug?

I'm glad I don't have to do that, I Hope you find a cheap rubber cover for the stick coil. RSM8

I bet that was the one underneath the cable? Hope your repair does the trick. I wouldn't hold your breath on being able to buy (just) the rubber.... that's not the way manufacturers do things in my experience. Consider yourself lucky if you can buy just the one 'stick' ..sometimes they only sell them as a set of 4..... not sure if you checked Kawasaki's recommended replacement intervals on spark plugs, on cars the replacement intervals are much longer than they used to be back in the day....

Tie a shoelace around the coil and pull up, easy peasy :)

Should of sprayed some WD40 or similar around the tops of the stick coils and let it seep in before trying to remove them.

Not a very easy job buddy, strange how you how four spark plugs and four cylinders but I have four spark plugs but only two cylinders, lol, shame about the rubber on the stick coil mate, RS.