Fender modification

[kkim]

Originally Posted by TnNinjaGirl

From the looks of it Kelly you have plenty of room in your garage for me. What gives bro?

lol... whenever I work on the bike, the cars live outside.

[noche_caliente]

Originally Posted by ROCKNROLLA

Might have a go this weekend

Its about 115 degrees Fahrenheit right now so I'm avoiding the outdoors

you're 104* higher than me at the moment!

[noche_caliente]

Originally Posted by kkim

no... this is nekkid!!

nah - you still have the front fairing on.... you have to remove that too!

[kkim]

Originally Posted by noche_caliente

nah - you still have the front fairing on.... you have to remove that too!

What a pervert!!!

[Viper-Byte]

Originally Posted by noche_caliente

nah - you still have the front fairing on.... you have to remove that too!

What about the guard over the front tyre???

[noche_caliente]

Originally Posted by Viper-Byte

What about the guard over the front tyre???

you forced me to pull one of my pics - only thing left was the rear fender and gas tank

[kazam58]

^ Putting on a new pipe...?

[Viper-Byte]

Originally Posted by noche_caliente

you forced me to pull one of my pics - only thing left was the rear fender and gas tank

Hmm, well when I get my new exhaust system, I may try and beat that, though I fear that taking all the green off will make my bike go slow while I install everything

[noche_caliente]

Originally Posted by kazam58

^ Putting on a new pipe...?

Sadly, no. That was after my little incident.... the impact popped the can right off of the pipe

see post here for more info and pics

http://www.ninjette.org/forums/showt...9456#post19456


Figures that with all the damage done, the stupid fender would be the one piece that wasn't harmed!

[HKr1]

Noticed this cool little tail tidy over on the UK e-bay item # 400019732180

[Guinss]

Originally Posted by HKr1

Noticed this cool little tail tidy over on the UK e-bay item # 400019732180

Yes thats nice looking. Seems like its the same material(black plastic) as the stock fender?.

I was thinking about ordering that one, but decided it was not worth the money.

[noche_caliente]

if we had more of a 1:1 exchange rate, I'd be all over it! And while $1.47:£1 is great given recent exchange rates, it's still not good for these types of purchases!

[Guinss]

Originally Posted by noche_caliente

if we had more of a 1:1 exchange rate, I'd be all over it! And while $1.47:£1 is great given recent exchange rates, it's still not good for these types of purchases!

You just make the cut and bracket yourself, out of the stock fender. because you have to cut to mount this tail tidy anyways. So buying this tail tidy will be like paying alot of money for a licence plate light.

[Gregular]

I could be wrong as I haven't actually installed it yet, but I have it sitting in front of me right now. It comes with very detailed instructions and there is no mention of cutting.
Its a very slick piece and the integrated LED number plate light is very nice too.

There's some photos of it in my public album.







DIY coming as soon as kawasaki get their ass in gear and deliver my bike

[Guinss]

i stand corrected. that looks like a no-cut fender. thats weird, i asked the seller on ebay if it were no-cut, and if it was, i would order one. But he just referred to his webshop, and the pictures there didnt look like your pictures at all.

[ROCKNROLLA]

I ordered this one from a US shop: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Kawasaki-Ninj...ts_Accessories
Havent put it on yet though

[Gregular]

Hmmm, I dunno what to say, except that mine is definitely an original RG Racing product, as I went to them directly and bought it.

The indicators on mine are different, but that's because I'm going all out for ultra bright LEDs and those are Oxford's Nano LED indicators. You wouldn't believe how something so small can be so bright...

here's a pic for a size comparison



Without having actually fitted it yet, I still find it real easy to recommend this tail tidy. Alot of my friends have recommended them to me and you can just tell by looking at or holding their stuff. You should see their crash protectors up close, makes those intuitive sliders look like toothpicks.
It's quality. Even the packaging is the nuts.

If you're not sure about the product on ebay, you could try shopping from them directly

www.rg-racing.com (£87.11 + delivery charges)

or you could try

http://www.intobikes.co.uk (£87.99 + delivery charges)

[HKr1]

Originally Posted by Gregular

DIY coming as soon as kawasaki get their ass in gear and deliver my bike

Yup, that's the whole bottom part of the fender. Gotta be the best one out there so far(for R&R)

[Sound Wave]

looks really good! i just ordered it. to north america it costs $147.18. it is the most expensive one i have seen so far, but also seems to be the best.

[HKr1]

Originally Posted by Sound Wave

looks really good! i just ordered it. to north america it costs $147.18. it is the most expensive one i have seen so far, but also seems to be the best.

Few dollars more, but you get something nice........ something you dont see on every street corner

I bought an overseas tidy for the r1(evotech performance), better than anything I had seen in the usa. < Now if I can just put it back on after every td...... I would stop getting tickets for no plate

[Sailariel]

Originally Posted by Scorpielle

I used the plate bracket that came stock, and then just fashioned some L brackets to hold it to the 2 large bolts underneath the tail.
And Shhhh there is no plate light right now, just the glow of the tail light. LOL

Elle, Nice job on the fender. I went out into the garage and looked at the tail light on my 08 Ninja and wondered if a separate plate light would really be necessary. Suppose one drilled a hole in the bottom of the tail light lens and enlarged it to an oval with a Dremel and then super glued a piece of clear plastic to the inside of the tail light lens. Would not the light from the tail light illuminate the license plate? I recall that my 1956 NSU had a tail light that served two functions with a clear panel at the bottom.

[CRXTrek]

Post# 185
http://www.kawiforums.com/showthread...105914&page=19
It looks like a good idea

[HKr1]

Originally Posted by CRXTrek

Post# 185
http://www.kawiforums.com/showthread...105914&page=19
It looks like a good idea

What the hell is Kawi Forums

[Scorpielle]

Originally Posted by Alex Allmayer Beck

Elle, Nice job on the fender. I went out into the garage and looked at the tail light on my 08 Ninja and wondered if a separate plate light would really be necessary. Suppose one drilled a hole in the bottom of the tail light lens and enlarged it to an oval with a Dremel and then super glued a piece of clear plastic to the inside of the tail light lens. Would not the light from the tail light illuminate the license plate? I recall that my 1956 NSU had a tail light that served two functions with a clear panel at the bottom.

That's what I was thinking, If I realllly needed the tail light I'd just do that, but since I haven't done any night riding I'll wait and see. But that's exactly what I had in mind!

[Nemy]

You guys haven't seen the pre-08's? Not sure about the EX but the LP light on the ZZR is setup exactly to what you're referring to... The underside of the rear brake light is clear and shines a yellow light onto the LP. The rear fenders on the pre-08's look ALOT better IMO... not sure why they changed it

but i can post pics if you want.

[Sound Wave]

Originally Posted by Sound Wave

looks really good! i just ordered it. to north america it costs $147.18. it is the most expensive one i have seen so far, but also seems to be the best.

wow. i ordered it this past sunday and it is here already. that is pretty good considering it came from england to hawaii. looks like a high quality piece.

but.... the instructions don't have many pictures and there are a whole turd load of screws and washers. kind of scary, but i guess it can't be TOO hard (famous last words).

got a project for tomorrow.

[Ninja007]

Hey guys, just wanted to show you another fender elminator. This one does call for come cutting and what not, but it cleaned up the back SO much!

[Sound Wave]

i was looking at my stock fender. it was dark, but the tie hooks are attached to the fender portion that gets removed huh? that is junk. i would think it would be hard to run a tail bag without it.

[HKr1]

Originally Posted by Sound Wave

i was looking at my stock fender. it was dark, but the tie hooks are attached to the fender portion that gets removed huh? that is junk. i would think it would be hard to run a tail bag without it.

Yup! Thats why you just remove the fender plastic, keep the stock trun sig hook brackets. One L bracket from some junk metal in the garage & done

Sounds easy.......Guess it would be hard for some people without a garage or tools thou.

[Sound Wave]

got it installed. looks great. overall i am really happy with the end product.

however, the LED light housing doesn't stick out much and it wasn't shining on the plate as much as i wanted... most of it was hitting the top of the plate frame. i bought a clear bubble plate cover and that solved that issue. there are 4 exposed nuts in the wheel well. not too visible, but i am going to paint them with black touch-up paint to blend them in more.

the instructions.... man it sucked!!!! pretty confusing. it said to connect a piece only for me to find out that i had to take it apart again to do a later step. also, it said to refer to a picture that wasn't even there. after a while i was just winging it. got some "spare parts", but oh well.

it was a direct replacement kit. the only cutting i had to do was to cut the stock license plate light wiring. i re-used the bulb-side stock connector and wired that to the kit's light. it included the connectors and stuff.

anyways, i am done and it looks REALLY good.... i am happy. plus i found my missing (didn't even realize they were gone... or even what they were) passenger seat bumper stoppers hiding under my rear fairings.

[kkim]

hey, Gary....

[CRXTrek]

He showed us a Pic of the parts left over.

[Sound Wave]

will try to get a pic up tomorrow night. hey steve you are up late.

was going to try to do a diy, but good thing i didn't
step 4: assemble part 5 and part 6
step 5: now take apart those 2 parts and stick in part 3
step 6: NOW put part 5 and part 6 together... i hope you put in part 2 even though i forgot to mention it... because if you forgot, then take apart part 5 and 6 again.
step 7: now cut this wire and connect these two wires together
step 8: oops, no don't cut that one... i meant this one.

[Sound Wave]

oh i forgot...

step 3: forget trying to use the instructions and use it as a mat to keep your butt from getting dirty.

lol... it wasn't THIS bad, but it wasn't good.

[CRXTrek]

Originally Posted by Sound Wave

will try to get a pic up tomorrow night. hey steve you are up late.

was going to try to do a diy, but good thing i didn't
step 4: assemble part 5 and part 6
step 5: now take apart those 2 parts and stick in part 3
step 6: NOW put part 5 and part 6 together... i hope you put in part 2 even though i forgot to mention it... because if you forgot, then take apart part 5 and 6 again.
step 7: now cut this wire and connect these two wires together
step 8: oops, no don't cut that one... i meant this one.

Yes i am ...But is just about time to get to sleep

[SF-Dug]

Is there a fender mod kit that does not require cutting or messing with wires? Basically a plug-n-play version?

[ROCKNROLLA]

TARGA make one

[Sound Wave]

so here are a couple pics. it wasn't dark yet, so it is hard to get a feel for how bright the light is, but there is sufficient light using the clear plate cover.

got those exposed silver nuts that i plan on painting black.

[kkim]

Gary,

that should be good enough for 5-0.

[HKr1]

Originally Posted by Sound Wave

got those exposed silver nuts that i plan on painting black.

Whats the other side of them look like? You know, put them in the other way(nut up top). Or get some button heads to make them flush.

Looks nice thou! Deff way to go if you had to buy one