What kind/brand of head gasket is this?

[Nessism]

Use a stock MLS gasket and you should be fine. Not sure about that much head torque though.

[gearhead13]

Use a stock MLS gasket and you should be fine. Not sure about that much head torque though.

I dont think Suzuki made an 80mm bore head gasket.
The blame falls on the crappy old pos gasket that Orient Express sent me.
Doesnt matter anyway, the bike is being parted out.

[Nessism]

I dont think Suzuki made an 80mm bore head gasket.

Good point.

[gearhead13]

Here is a closeup picture. I think it was still firing on that cylinder, Compression test showed 120 psi on that one

[Guest]

Looks like a Cometic composite gasket.
I've blown a few of those before I started using copper.
Cometic even made a bad batch of 1166 gaskets and screwed up the oil pressure and drain ports. They p!ssed oil on start up.

[1_v8_merc]

I will just say "in general", be careful of ordering head gaskets on Ebay.
I've had a few head gaskets that were "unopened NOS", then when it gets to my door, it's clearly been sitting on a greasy shelf, and got scratches on it. I even had the *******s at the post office bent the crap out of one gasket...luckily I got another one.

[JTGS850GL]

Anyone have any experience with the head gaskets that Z1 sells? They seem to be way too inexpensive to be very good.

Z1 GS850 head gasket

Stock gasket is now selling for over $90+shipping.

[koolaid_kid]

Anyone have any experience with the head gaskets that Z1 sells? They seem to be way too inexpensive to be very good.

Z1 GS850 head gasket

Stock gasket is now selling for over $90+shipping.

Penny wise and pound foolish. Unless you feel like replacing that in the near future, spring for the OEM gasket. Do it right, do it once.
(Do I have enough cliche`s?)

[JTGS850GL]

That's what I figured too. Just curious since it was one that Z1 sells.