ATHENA

Athena Gasket Kits, Piston Kits, Cylinder Kits and Water Pump Parts

Athena is an engine-rebuild catalog built mostly on gasket sets, so the quickest route is to pick the job, then the bike. We list about 900 Athena products, roughly 710 under Motorcycle and about 190 under UTV | ATV. Close to 500 sit in Gaskets, Seals & Kits, with a further 170 or so in the UTV | ATV version. Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki, Suzuki and the KTM, Husqvarna and Gas Gas group are named in most titles.

Athena's own site says the company was founded in 1973, is headquartered in Alonte in the Vicenza area of Italy, and began in the industrial gaskets sector.

Complete and top end gasket kits

About 340 titles say Complete Gasket Kit and roughly 270 say Top End Gasket Kit, so this is the heart of the range. Many name only the make, such as the Complete Gasket Kit for Beta, the Gas Gas/Husqvarna/KTM complete kit and the KTM/Husqvarna kit. Others give the years and model, like the top end kit for the '03 Honda CR125R, the top end kit for the '85-'88 CR500R and the Yamaha complete kit for the '00-'02 YZ426F and WR426F.

Variations are spelled out in the title. The complete kit with oil seals for Husqvarna and KTM is separate from the plain version, and some kits say "W/O Valve Cover Gasket", as with the top end kit for Gas Gas and Yamaha 4-strokes. About 30 listings are Top End Race Gasket Kits, for instance the Kawasaki, Yamaha and Honda versions.

Pistons, cylinders and rods

Pistons, Rings & Piston Kits holds about 80 Athena listings. Titles give the bore in millimeters, as in the 66.34 mm kit for the Honda CR250R, the 71.93 mm kit for the KTM 300 and the 80.95 mm kit for the Yamaha WR250F and YZ250F.

About 34 titles are Cylinder Kits, such as the 53.00 mm kit for the YZ85, the 96.00 mm kit for the RM-Z450 and the 82.00 mm kit for the CRF250R. Connecting Rods & Parts has about 21 rod kits, among them the Honda CRF450R and Kawasaki KX125 kits.

Water pump gaskets

About 60 titles are Water Pump Gasket Kits, listed by make in Water Pumps. Examples are the Honda, Yamaha and KTM/Husqvarna kits.

ATVs, UTVs and scooters

On the quad side there is the gasket kit for the TRX450R, the 100.00 mm LT-R450 cylinder kit and the 68.00 mm Banshee cylinder kit. Polaris has about 37 listings, mostly complete and top end kits, like the Polaris complete gasket kit and the top end gasket kit.

A small scooter group includes the big bore scooter cylinder kit, the Zuma 50 primary gear set and transmission belts.

Matching an Athena part

Each title starts with the Athena part number, then the kit type, the make and often the years or model. A title that names only a make, such as "Kawasaki", covers several engines, so open the listing and compare the part number with your engine before ordering.

Athena questions

What is the difference between a top end and a complete gasket kit? They are separate listings, and the title says which one you are buying.

Do piston kits include gaskets? Only where the title says "with Gaskets".

Do you list Athena for ATVs and UTVs? Yes, about 190 listings, mainly gasket kits plus some piston and cylinder kits.

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