YAMAHAZONE - Head Components

Yamahazone is the internet's leading site for high performance parts for Yamaha motorcycles. You will find the mosr complete selection of parts and pieces for for extracting the most horsepower for your Yamaha here at the Zone. The Zone is a part of APE, known world-wide as the manufacturer of the WORLD'S FASTEST MOTORCYCLE RACING PRODUCTS. Twenty eight years of experience guarantees you the best, most experienced service you will find anywhere. We are the source.

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HIGH PERFORMANCE BRONZE VALVE GUIDES

APE valve guides are designed to take the abuse of today's modern high horsepower engines. They are made from special bronze alloy to resist wear and heat. No other valve guide that you can buy will out-perform APE guides. Fact is we supply our guides to nearly all of the top cylinder head shops. Major police departments use them in their patrol bikes which see severe use.

APE guides are precision machined with the bores finished to size.
They are designed to fit lower in the head to clear high lift cams, and use APE seals or factory OEM seals. Sold in sets of 16

VGY1100

FJ1100/1200

$134.64

VALVE GUIDE INSTALLATION?

TITANIUM VALVE SPRING RETAINERS

APE valve spring retainers are machined from aircraft quality titanium bar stock in the APE plant on the latest state of the art computerized CNC machinery.CNC machining allows us to offer such advantages as bored taper keeper holes for exact keeper fit. Special gauging fixtures allow dimensions to be held close to provide exact installed heights when assembling the cylinder head.

R1	#TVSR1000R1	DISCONTINUED
R6	#TVSRY600 Availability limited to stock on hand.	208.60

APE titanium retainers are shorter than stock to provide additional retainer to valve guide clearance for high lift cams.
APE is the only manufacturer of motorcycle retainers that also builds cylinder heads.
We know how they have to fit, how they have to clear the bucket, etc. No other manufacturer can offer this expertise.
You might think this extra precision is expensive.The fact that we are the manufacturer allows us to provide these super precision retainers at a price everyone can afford. See the chart above for applications.
NO MATTER WHO BUILDS YOUR CYLINDER HEAD, INSIST THAT THEY USE APE TITANIUM RETAINERS.

VALVE SPRINGS

World famous APE valve springs are made from premium chrome silicone wire for consistant pressure and excellent fatigue life. Racers as well as street riders have come to depend on APE springs for winning performance. For use with any high lift cam and / or agressive camshaft profile.

Spring Part #	Price	Application
#VS1000R1	$295.00	R1 - '98-'03
#VS1100FJ	110.72	FJ1100/1200