Hot bodies under tail install

Highalltheway · August 14th, 2011, 09:01 PM

Well I decided to eliminate my rear fender with a hot bodies smoke under tail. I downloaded the directions from the site and it shows some trimming on the battery box ?? Is this correct sounds like a pain. Anyone have some experience with this install?

alex.s · August 14th, 2011, 11:47 PM

link to instructions? i did not trim my battery box.

ws6lt4 · August 15th, 2011, 08:32 PM

I just put one on my girlfriends 250 a few weeks back and I thought it was a pain in the ass. You will need 4 arms to get the whole thing buttoned up once al the trimming is done... don't know about you, but I was only born with 2 arms.

Took me about 4-5 hours, about 1 hour of that was me drinking beer and scratching my head.

All you really need to do, is take the whole tail apart and cut some off both sides of the battery box flap. Dry fit the whole mess about 5 times to make sure you get everything right (guarantees bj from the gf)... I rate this job a six-pack.

I've replaced a 4.3 v6 vortec with a 5.3 v8 vortec, took 3 days... I rate that job about job at 3 cases.

ws6lt4 · August 15th, 2011, 08:35 PM

What they are calling the "battery box", is just the plastic undertail that is on the bike when stock. You are just trimming it slightly and laying the Hotbodies undertail right over it.

alex.s · August 15th, 2011, 10:06 PM

they don't have you remove the old undertail anymore?

Highalltheway · August 16th, 2011, 02:47 PM

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sourc...OAebkyMO4HGNdQ

Highalltheway · August 16th, 2011, 02:56 PM

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sourc...OAebkyMO4HGNdQ

austinm911 · August 16th, 2011, 02:57 PM

You have to trim the mud flap, because you put the undertail over it.

Underbodies is a pain in the ass to install. It looks awesome but its just way too much effort to get it on.

Getting the license plate on was tricky for me as well.

Highalltheway · August 16th, 2011, 03:01 PM

I'm trying to post a link to the pdf, but won't let me. Ive purchased a vertical bracket so I won't be using the under tail to mount plate. Will be using led license plate bolts.

August 14th, 2011, 09:01 PM	#1
Highalltheway ninjette.org member Name: Omar Location: Dallas Texas Join Date: Aug 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2011 ninja 250 special edition Posts: 54	Hot bodies under tail install Well I decided to eliminate my rear fender with a hot bodies smoke under tail. I downloaded the directions from the site and it shows some trimming on the battery box ?? Is this correct sounds like a pain. Anyone have some experience with this install?

August 14th, 2011, 11:47 PM	#2
alex.s wat Name: wat Location: tustin/long beach Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): wat Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '12, Feb '14	link to instructions? i did not trim my battery box. __________________________________________________

August 15th, 2011, 10:06 PM	#5
alex.s wat Name: wat Location: tustin/long beach Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): wat Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '12, Feb '14	they don't have you remove the old undertail anymore? __________________________________________________

August 16th, 2011, 02:47 PM	#6
Highalltheway ninjette.org member Name: Omar Location: Dallas Texas Join Date: Aug 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2011 ninja 250 special edition Posts: 54	Under tail PDF http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sourc...OAebkyMO4HGNdQ

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August 15th, 2011, 08:32 PM	#3
ws6lt4 ninjette.org member Name: Shea Location: Massachusetts Join Date: Jun 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2005 zx6r, 2009 250R Posts: 14	I just put one on my girlfriends 250 a few weeks back and I thought it was a pain in the ass. You will need 4 arms to get the whole thing buttoned up once al the trimming is done... don't know about you, but I was only born with 2 arms. Took me about 4-5 hours, about 1 hour of that was me drinking beer and scratching my head. All you really need to do, is take the whole tail apart and cut some off both sides of the battery box flap. Dry fit the whole mess about 5 times to make sure you get everything right (guarantees bj from the gf)... I rate this job a six-pack. I've replaced a 4.3 v6 vortec with a 5.3 v8 vortec, took 3 days... I rate that job about job at 3 cases.

August 15th, 2011, 08:35 PM	#4
ws6lt4 ninjette.org member Name: Shea Location: Massachusetts Join Date: Jun 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2005 zx6r, 2009 250R Posts: 14	What they are calling the "battery box", is just the plastic undertail that is on the bike when stock. You are just trimming it slightly and laying the Hotbodies undertail right over it.

August 16th, 2011, 02:56 PM	#7
Highalltheway ninjette.org member Name: Omar Location: Dallas Texas Join Date: Aug 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2011 ninja 250 special edition Posts: 54	http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sourc...OAebkyMO4HGNdQ

August 16th, 2011, 02:57 PM	#8
austinm911 ninjette.org member Name: Austin Location: San Diego Join Date: Jan 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250r Posts: 72	You have to trim the mud flap, because you put the undertail over it. Underbodies is a pain in the ass to install. It looks awesome but its just way too much effort to get it on. Getting the license plate on was tricky for me as well.

August 16th, 2011, 03:01 PM	#9
Highalltheway ninjette.org member Name: Omar Location: Dallas Texas Join Date: Aug 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2011 ninja 250 special edition Posts: 54	I'm trying to post a link to the pdf, but won't let me. Ive purchased a vertical bracket so I won't be using the under tail to mount plate. Will be using led license plate bolts.