Chinese seat cowl

thurt88 · June 28th, 2012, 03:56 PM

Wouldnt ya know it ? I take time this morning to write about my fender eliminator and take some pics and then I get ready for bed (Im on 3rd shift). Knock at the door and my seat cowl arrived. You order these parts from Hong Kong and they take forever. This was just shy of a month waiting on shipping and I wasnt expecting it till next month really.

My first impressions are
1- That fit is stupid. I need to pick up a grommet for the back post. Will look better and actually be usable then. Can't ride with it like this.
2- Color is not a perfect match but you really cant tell unless you get right up on it.
3- Quality is super. The paint is really nice and shiny.

Overall I am very pleased. It cost 55 bucks and free shipping from Hong Kong. Bought it off eBay. Im not one to really care how long an item takes to get here so long as it arrives. Usually when I buy from HK or China, I end up forgetting about it and then it arrives.

As a side note.....Does my rear tire look bad ? I question it as its squaring off but Im not down to my tread mark, not even close. I have 5.5k miles on that tire and its stock

NJ Ninjette · June 28th, 2012, 04:08 PM

Hmmn, the cowl doesn't look bad...might get one for that price. The tire looks pretty similar to mine, it's squaring too and I've got about 2.5k on mine. Not much twisties around here and I use mine to commute about 85 miles a day.

thurt88 · June 28th, 2012, 04:22 PM

I mostly got it because my wife and daughter will be using this bike alot and I don't want my daughter having the option of carrying a passenger.

It looks nice too, but if you get one you need to realize the fit is horrible. You won't be able to just snap it on and ride off into the sunset.

leed · June 28th, 2012, 04:53 PM

Looks pretty good! The stupid fit is common even with OEM ones! As for the tire, you should be fine. Just be weary in turns at speed, the transition from upright to leaned over will be very abrupt for the tire, and you will have lost quite a bit of contact patch unless you're all the way over.

Maielstrom · June 28th, 2012, 05:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thurt88

I mostly got it because my wife and daughter will be using this bike alot and I don't want my daughter having the option of carrying a passenger.

It looks nice too, but if you get one you need to realize the fit is horrible. You won't be able to just snap it on and ride off into the sunset.

^This. Same reason why I want to get a seat cowl. Only for me, the first thing my friends asked me when they found out I got a bike was can they get a ride (not realizing that passenger riding changes the game and it's probably not a good idea for a new rider). For now, I simply tell them yeah the bike can, but the rider won't haha. Could you possibly link up to the ebay seller? I'd like to check out their colors.

thurt88 · June 28th, 2012, 05:59 PM

The eBay sellers name is weird as its just a number but here is the name: 297498578 .

Maielstrom · June 28th, 2012, 06:05 PM

Haha never seen a name like that before! Either way, thank you, I certainly appreciate it!

Ichiro · June 28th, 2012, 06:32 PM

Here's a link for the grommet.
http://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=15861

thurt88 · June 28th, 2012, 06:48 PM

Thanks. I saw that thread earlier and asked my wife to pick it up for me. She did attempt it but got the wrong size. The one she got fit the ring on the bike but the center hole was too big for the post on the cowl. Ill have to get it later. Preferable when we arent having this heat wave.

Old Lemon · June 28th, 2012, 07:12 PM

I got my cowl from ebay from the seller motomarts. Mine came exactly as described by the OP

NHrider19 · June 28th, 2012, 08:37 PM

Looks good to me, I just won an oem one off ebay for 40$

Renner · July 1st, 2012, 04:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Old Lemon

I got my cowl from ebay from the seller motomarts. Mine came exactly as described by the OP

That's the company I get my tank pads from...super cheap and even from HK I get them in less then 2 weeks. Can't find the cowl on their eBay site though

NHrider19 · July 9th, 2012, 06:47 PM

found this thought it was pretty cool, havent seen one before in carbon
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2008-2011-KA...ht_3847wt_1163

arnoldc6 · July 10th, 2012, 01:12 PM

i got one of these from my 250's preowner. but then i lost my grommet ring in two days so now i am stuck with it. haha.

June 28th, 2012, 03:56 PM	#1
thurt88 ninjette.org guru Name: Tommy Location: Missouri Join Date: Jul 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2014 Honda CRF250L, 2010 ninja 250r Posts: 413	Chinese seat cowl Wouldnt ya know it ? I take time this morning to write about my fender eliminator and take some pics and then I get ready for bed (Im on 3rd shift). Knock at the door and my seat cowl arrived. You order these parts from Hong Kong and they take forever. This was just shy of a month waiting on shipping and I wasnt expecting it till next month really. My first impressions are 1- That fit is stupid. I need to pick up a grommet for the back post. Will look better and actually be usable then. Can't ride with it like this. 2- Color is not a perfect match but you really cant tell unless you get right up on it. 3- Quality is super. The paint is really nice and shiny. Overall I am very pleased. It cost 55 bucks and free shipping from Hong Kong. Bought it off eBay. Im not one to really care how long an item takes to get here so long as it arrives. Usually when I buy from HK or China, I end up forgetting about it and then it arrives. As a side note.....Does my rear tire look bad ? I question it as its squaring off but Im not down to my tread mark, not even close. I have 5.5k miles on that tire and its stock

June 28th, 2012, 04:08 PM	#2
NJ Ninjette ninjette.org member Name: Joe Location: NJ Join Date: Mar 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2012 Ninja 250R, 2007 Husky TE 250, 2002 KTM EXC 250r Posts: 217	Hmmn, the cowl doesn't look bad...might get one for that price. The tire looks pretty similar to mine, it's squaring too and I've got about 2.5k on mine. Not much twisties around here and I use mine to commute about 85 miles a day. __________________________________________________

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June 28th, 2012, 04:22 PM	#3
thurt88 ninjette.org guru Name: Tommy Location: Missouri Join Date: Jul 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2014 Honda CRF250L, 2010 ninja 250r Posts: 413	I mostly got it because my wife and daughter will be using this bike alot and I don't want my daughter having the option of carrying a passenger. It looks nice too, but if you get one you need to realize the fit is horrible. You won't be able to just snap it on and ride off into the sunset.

June 28th, 2012, 04:53 PM	#4
leed ninjette.org sage Name: David Location: Loves Park, IL Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): Time will tell Posts: 969	Looks pretty good! The stupid fit is common even with OEM ones! As for the tire, you should be fine. Just be weary in turns at speed, the transition from upright to leaned over will be very abrupt for the tire, and you will have lost quite a bit of contact patch unless you're all the way over.

June 28th, 2012, 05:59 PM	#6
thurt88 ninjette.org guru Name: Tommy Location: Missouri Join Date: Jul 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2014 Honda CRF250L, 2010 ninja 250r Posts: 413	The eBay sellers name is weird as its just a number but here is the name: 297498578 .

June 28th, 2012, 06:05 PM	#7
Maielstrom Ghost Rider Name: Eric Location: Westchester, NY Join Date: Jun 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2012 Ninja 250r Posts: 84	Haha never seen a name like that before! Either way, thank you, I certainly appreciate it!

June 28th, 2012, 06:32 PM	#8
Ichiro ninjette.org member Name: Ichiro Location: So.Cal. Long Beach. Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): 2008 250r(sold). 2013 Kymco Super8 150 Posts: 223	Here's a link for the grommet. http://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=15861

June 28th, 2012, 06:48 PM	#9
thurt88 ninjette.org guru Name: Tommy Location: Missouri Join Date: Jul 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2014 Honda CRF250L, 2010 ninja 250r Posts: 413	Thanks. I saw that thread earlier and asked my wife to pick it up for me. She did attempt it but got the wrong size. The one she got fit the ring on the bike but the center hole was too big for the post on the cowl. Ill have to get it later. Preferable when we arent having this heat wave.

June 28th, 2012, 07:12 PM	#10
Old Lemon Lays er down Name: Michael Location: Maryland Join Date: Apr 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Lime green Ninja 250R Posts: A lot.	I got my cowl from ebay from the seller motomarts. Mine came exactly as described by the OP

June 28th, 2012, 08:37 PM	#11
NHrider19 ninjette.org member Name: Tim Location: NH Join Date: May 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Kawasaki Ninja 250R Posts: 46	Looks good to me, I just won an oem one off ebay for 40$

July 9th, 2012, 06:47 PM	#13
NHrider19 ninjette.org member Name: Tim Location: NH Join Date: May 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Kawasaki Ninja 250R Posts: 46	found this thought it was pretty cool, havent seen one before in carbon http://www.ebay.com/itm/2008-2011-KA...ht_3847wt_1163

July 10th, 2012, 01:12 PM	#14
arnoldc6 ninjette.org member Name: Arnold Location: Honolulu Join Date: Jun 2012 Motorcycle(s): 09 ninja 250r Posts: 191	i got one of these from my 250's preowner. but then i lost my grommet ring in two days so now i am stuck with it. haha.