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Okay, so this is my first post here. I've been driving a 2007 Kawasaki Ninja EX500 for about a year and a half now. The rear brake rotor is in need of repair (apparently I let the pad wear down too far.. oops!) However, my bike shop is quoting me $260 for the rear rotor (just the PART, not including labor) and around $360 for the front rotor. $620 for two brake rotors. Oh my god. 
So... as you can imagine, I'm looking around for a cheaper source. Of course there's ebay, and there are online dealers, but the main issue I'm running into is the difficulty in finding the parts for exactly my year & engine size. I can find all sorts of stuff for 2007 EX650's, or 2003 EX500's, or things like that (where the year is off but engine size is on, or vice versa) but not a lot for my year specifically.
My question, that I'm hoping someone can help me with, is: how standardized are ninja brake rotors? Are they specific to the years, or the engine size, or both? I'm hoping that I can go with an EX650 from the same year, for example. Thoughts? ??? Any help will be appreciated.
So... as you can imagine, I'm looking around for a cheaper source. Of course there's ebay, and there are online dealers, but the main issue I'm running into is the difficulty in finding the parts for exactly my year & engine size. I can find all sorts of stuff for 2007 EX650's, or 2003 EX500's, or things like that (where the year is off but engine size is on, or vice versa) but not a lot for my year specifically.
My question, that I'm hoping someone can help me with, is: how standardized are ninja brake rotors? Are they specific to the years, or the engine size, or both? I'm hoping that I can go with an EX650 from the same year, for example. Thoughts? ??? Any help will be appreciated.