December 10th, 2010, 10:46 AM | #1 |
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Seat Cowl Redux
Anyone get so pissed at their solo seat cowl that they just went back to the OEM seat? I must have played with that thing for an hour yesterday, trying all the fixes I read about here, and while it locks just fine, and the gaps are just fine, I cannot get the rear to lock into place. You can just lift it up and fish around in there; not that I care about someone taking my registration or insurance, big deal, they're just copies, but one day I might want to put something there while I go shopping. Like my helmet. Why does the cowl simply not lock like the OEM seat? What gives?
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December 10th, 2010, 12:55 PM | #2 | |
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December 10th, 2010, 01:20 PM | #3 |
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December 10th, 2010, 02:02 PM | #4 | |
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December 10th, 2010, 02:48 PM | #5 |
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Do you have the rubber grommet that the back part goes into? It sometims falls out. Thats what locks that into place.
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December 10th, 2010, 02:54 PM | #6 | |
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Maybe I'll try an A-Tech one piece, because it looks pretty cool, and it will give me an excuse to order something from Japan. |
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December 10th, 2010, 03:54 PM | #7 | |
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as far as locking is concerned, if someone wants to get into the rear seat compartment, OEM or cowl, its not gonna matter... its just too easy to get in there.... so enjoy the cowl for what it is... As far as the A-tech one piece is concerned... your solution to being aggravated over a non-locking rear seat cowl is to just not have a compartment in the back at all.... hmmm.... interesting.... |
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December 10th, 2010, 04:08 PM | #8 |
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Exactly. If it is not going to be functional, then might as well have something cool.
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December 10th, 2010, 11:11 PM | #9 | |
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If you do get around to ordering it... be sure to post your results... |
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December 27th, 2010, 10:28 PM | #10 | |
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As for the cowl not locking in the rear....sometimes it helps to find out where the problem is if you just a normal sheet of notebook paper and place it under the seat then try and lock it down. Note where the paper is creased and where it's been penetrated. Sometimes it'll give you an idea of what the problem is. I'd like to repete myself: sometimes it helps. No promises. |
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December 29th, 2010, 10:04 AM | #11 | |
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December 29th, 2010, 03:17 PM | #12 |
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For the carbon fiber rear hugger and a lot of other carbon fiber options like mirrors, signal lights, and gauges (these are all covers that replace stock covers). You can order them through Kawasaki Japan. In fact, when you buy a bike from here in Japan...they give you a catalog that has all sorts of parts for most of their bikes they make. I can almost guarantee you can talk to someone that speaks english pretty decently if you say, "Do you speak English?" and "I need to speak to someone that speaks English" or See-ma-say, go-minnow-sai....knee-hung-O.. DA-may... Go-min-ay. English Oni-ga-she-moss. Translates to: Excuse me, I'm sorry but Japanese language is bad. Sorry. I need English please.
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