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Old June 4th, 2011, 08:21 PM   #201
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lol... I deserve no credit.

When I decided to chop mine, I read HKr1's post and copied it to the letter. Credit should go fully to Kerry... and also, when something goes wrong because of it, he's fully to blame, too!
Please help I can't seem to find the post by HKr1 where he explains how to DIY fender eliminator. thanks so much
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Old June 4th, 2011, 08:41 PM   #202
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After over a year of owning the bike, finally did the full fender chop (previously, I just cut the bottom half)

I just used a short hacksaw. There was also some drilling of the L brackets and license plate & license plate bracket in order to get the bolts and license plate light to fit.

Also smoothed out the bottom with sandpaper and sprayed some black window tint I had from a hobby shop to help color the part I cut to blend in with the rest of the fender.

The light was a bit expensive, more than I wanted to spend, but they seemed the most practical. Comes with 2 in the pack but I only used one. I'll see how well it lights up at night and add the other if necessary. I kind of dont like the wire showing, but it's a pretty short wire and I'm too lazy to buy more wire to make it longer in order to make it easier to tape up and hide.








last pic, on the left side, just shows that I used the stock connector to help connect the light's wires
quick question how do the LED lights hook up do they have a clip on them?
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Old June 4th, 2011, 08:56 PM   #203
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I really tried to live with the stock rear fender. My plan was to leave this bike as close to stock as feasible. But, putting the bike up on a rear stand was challenging because the darned fender was so long that it interferes with the Pit Bull handle, and it needs to be bent out of the way to lift the bike. Or, it takes 2 people to do it, one to straighten up the bike and the other to carefully put the stand under the spools.

Not liveable. So, I took my handy-dandy hacksaw, removed the license plate, and sliced it cleanly off behind the plate. I managed to keep it pretty clean and level. I was worried it would look terrible, but the functionality was needed for me. Turns out that it looks fine (and now works fine). No need to buy a fender eliminator kit as far as I can tell, and with the new seat cowl that we just added, I'm perfectly happy with how the rear of the bike looks. I love this little ninjette.

Here's mine! I used a little metal hack saw, worked great. Measuring took the most time =p
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Old June 6th, 2011, 10:29 PM   #204
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Hot bodies undertail

is the way to go
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Old July 12th, 2011, 10:32 PM   #205
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also attacked with a dremel. $0 later, gorgeousness. Did a DIY post on my blog about it: http://ridingjezebel.com/2011/07/13/...er-eliminator/
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Old July 12th, 2011, 11:40 PM   #206
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i cant open your blog for some reason, always comes up with "Server not found"

wonder why...

i did a dremel fender chop too, hehe...
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Old July 12th, 2011, 11:49 PM   #207
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i cant open your blog for some reason, always comes up with "Server not found"

wonder why...

i did a dremel fender chop too, hehe...
Odd- it works for me! Try going to www.ridingjezebel.com and finding the post on the main page ( under bike mods)
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Old July 12th, 2011, 11:56 PM   #208
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i tried that already, doesn't work, somehow its being blocked, either by the internet provider, or the office firewall, lol..

ill try when i get home later
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Old July 13th, 2011, 07:09 AM   #209
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heres mine.. i completely chopped everything back there with my dremel and just made some L brackets for the turns and tag..





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Old July 13th, 2011, 07:47 AM   #210
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heres mine.. i completely chopped everything back there with my dremel and just made some L brackets for the turns and tag..





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Old July 13th, 2011, 07:49 AM   #211
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Ebay. They are windscreen bolts but came in a pack of 6 so had 2 leftover.. if im not mistaken they are from danmoto.
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Old July 14th, 2011, 03:35 PM   #212
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Did mine last night. Didn't have L-brackets so I cut a tab out of the existing fender to mount the stock plate bracket. Also, drilled out the stock blinker mount rivets (hated the hooks) and used the reflector bracket to relocate the blinkers.

It's a bit wider, angled and lower than I'd like, but I'll eventually get L-brackets when I have more time to redo it. AND it costs me nothing.
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Old September 14th, 2011, 01:36 PM   #213
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is the way to go
how hard was that install? I saw that one and was thinking about getting it?

Not sure if those turn signals are far enough a part as well for CA law...

I heard they had to be 9 in. apart? Someone correct me if im wrong?
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Old December 24th, 2011, 01:22 PM   #214
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It took me days to do mine. I'm not sure why, but I found it took me annoyingly long to do everything. Taking off the fairings for the first time took me a while, and so did hooking everything back up. I ran into a few speed bumps when certain things didn't fit, or bolts were too long or short so I had to go to the hardware store a few times to get everything I needed. I used simple L brackets with some bolts, washers and locking nuts. For the plate lights I spliced 2 LED bolts together and soldered them onto the original wiring with the stock harness.

Here are the results:
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Old January 20th, 2012, 06:13 PM   #215
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Ermax

I think the French based company, Ermax, has a nice looking fender eliminator (although their term is plate holder).



Taken off their web site:

"LED plate light and standard plate holder are provided
The special SUP09 alu plate holder (see pictures) is included
TRI led indicators are available in option for 38,40€ more
Fastening kit and fitting instructions are provided
Many colors available"

Link with more photos: http://www.silverstonemotor.com/kawa...0811-peint.cfm
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Old January 20th, 2012, 07:13 PM   #216
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wow I really like that one a lot...


man I want to spend to much money on this damn thing lol
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Old January 20th, 2012, 07:24 PM   #217
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wow I really like that one a lot...


man I want to spend to much money on this damn thing lol
You like it cause one of the three colors they make is your neon green I wish they had blue
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Old January 20th, 2012, 07:32 PM   #218
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wow I really like that one a lot...
man I want to spend to much money on this damn thing lol
I hear ya, loud and clear.

I like Ermax's "plate holder" also. In fact, it might be one of my favorite fender eliminator designs.

I forgot to add that there is a US distributor for Ermax called Frog Specialties. They only have two items for the Ninja 250R and not in stock. They charge slightly more than what the French web site offers them at. Note: these two parts are not presently listed on FS's web site.

I contacted Philippe with FS about this eliminator and here was his reply minus the photos: (Their fender eliminator is competitively priced but their bubble screens aren't.)

Hello

Here are the photos of the 2 items we have for Ninja 250.

We have none of these parts in stock and they must be ordered. ETA 3-4 weeks to us in So Cal.

Fender Eliminators are $140 painted. Turn Signals are $40 additional. They are stick on flush mounted LEDs.
Dual Bubble screens are $115 in clear, grey, bronze ; $125 in lite black, dark black or any color

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Old January 20th, 2012, 08:41 PM   #219
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why not just order it straight from France then? lol
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Old January 20th, 2012, 09:27 PM   #220
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why not just order it straight from France then? lol
In my case I'd have to pay customs in ordering direct if it even arrived and that's a BIG if!

Time to ask my Parisian friend to do a French Connection for me!
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www.ermax.fr

I found Ermax's company web site and looked at their pdf catalog. It is fairly extensive and they appear to be a large company dealing with aftermarket products. Unfortunately, not many are for the little Ninja. Still, worth a look/see.

Here's the link gents: (in English)

http://www.ermax.fr/catalogue-Moto-EN
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Old January 20th, 2012, 11:49 PM   #222
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Damn that looks freakin good!! Combine that with the integrated tail and flushmount signals from Tri, and you got yourself a darn good looking bike with good turn signals and a lit plate!!

Now I want a 250 J just so I can buy one of these
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Old January 21st, 2012, 09:50 PM   #223
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Not to outdone by the French, a nice looking undertail/seatcowl/fender eliminator/micro plate combo made by Pyramid Plastics in England. Mentioned before on the forum I thought it would be nice comparing the two in this thread.

It's much more expensive at £178.46 GBP ($276.11 USD)! By comparison, Hotbodies undertail's list price is $229.95.

Pyramid's Pretty Plastic:

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geez thats a little pricey... Id just get the hotbodies one over that....
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Old January 25th, 2012, 06:39 PM   #225
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Here's mine! I used a little metal hack saw, worked great. Measuring took the most time =p
I did the same modification. The only thing I did was get closer to the natural bend in the fender so it looks clean. Used a Rockwell Oscillating tool and it was super easy. Maybe 30-60 mins because I'm a perfectionist
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As I have a friend living in France who was coming to South America I decided to purchase one of the Ermax´s fender eliminators. What a nightmare it was dealing with this company! First, I tried contacting them through their web site but they never responded. Then by email, again no response. I wrote to Frog Specialties about this and he got in touch with them on my behalf and finally heard from Ermax. Philipe with Frog told me that Ermax would not sell direct but this turned out not to be true. I placed my order with them giving them plenty of lead time but they missed the deliver by date because they needed additional paperwork filled out and faxed to them. I placed my order using my credit card but Ermax needed a ¨promise to pay¨ agreement form signed and received before they could ship it. Why a credit card with approval wouldn't suffice is beyond me. As a result I had to wait an additional two months for another courier to bring it to me.

Once received I was eager to install the fender eliminator. It installed fairly easy but did need a little tweaking to fit just right due to my integrated tail light. I purchased the Kawasaki green version along with the LED lights. It also has LED lights for the license plate. The license plate lights are nice but the turn signal LEDs that come with the Ermax fender eliminator aren't very bright. Compared to the LEDs in the CustomLED integrated taillight they are dull. The exterior turn signals on the Ermax look nice but had I known they would be that dull I would not have purchased them.

With the green Ermax fender eliminator and Scotts rear hugger accenting the black rear end on my Ninja it looks very nice. I can post photos if someone wants to see it but it looks just like the company´s photos already posted in this thread.

My recommendation for anyone considering buying an Ermax fender eliminator is to purchase it from Frog Specialities in California. It will save you time and be less expensive.
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I dumped my bike going very slowly on a gravel driveway so took it into body shop for repair and repainting. After I picked up the bike I noticed that my license plate bracket wasn't positioned properly and upon closer inspection discovered to my horror that the entire bracket on the Ermax fender eliminator was broken. Apparently the body shop backed my moto into something which cracked the ABS housing. I replaced it with a new Ermax fender eliminator but this time positioned my license plate bracket just below the eliminator, drilling two holes in the undertail.

I would not recommend anyone using the plate location that Ermax has designed into their eliminator because it will break when there is enough force applied to the plate, which surprisingly isn't much!

I purchased the replacement through the US Ermax distributor, Frog Specialty in California, and it cost much less than ordering the same part directly from the manufacture.
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