July 19th, 2016, 11:49 AM | #1 |
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Couldn't find a good how-to video for a pregen Ninja 250 fender eliminator, so I made
https://youtu.be/xOwyelf8Cew
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July 21st, 2016, 12:08 PM | #2 |
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Heatshrink and electrical tape are made for insulating, not really securing. I suggest crimping/soldering your connections to avoid problems in the future.
I prefer not to destroy good parts if I don't have to. Instead of cutting the wires off the old turn signals, just put new bullet connectors on the new signals so they plug in like stock, and you can sell or go back to the stockers if you need to. My 500 (and I think my VN700) uses an odd-ish 2.5mm bullet, rather than the sizes you find at every autoparts store. You can get 1156 bulb sockets that have the ground wire attached (just like the power wire), so you don't have to bother with trying to attach a wire to the outside of the socket. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AKX8MSO is one example. You might be able to use one with tabs and just put some notches in the reflector hole to mount it, rather than having to glue it. If you wanted to get more creative, you could use a dual-filament 1157 socket. You could then use them as turn signals and running lights, to make yourself a tad more visible. You'd have to keep the red lights for that though, or go with a switchback red/amber LED. In case you forget to label the wires, green is left and gray is right.
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July 21st, 2016, 01:04 PM | #3 |
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Nice overall video. Great voice over to explain what you were doing. I agree with InvisiBill, about alternatives to cutting wires. Good work!
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July 21st, 2016, 02:04 PM | #4 |
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Thanks for the feedback, InvisiBill. Yeah, I was hesitant to cut the wires since it's the point of no return.
I'm going to leave them as just turn signals for now, but definitely going to get clear lenses with amber bulbs, although the only ambler bulbs I could find were a bit higher wattage. I might get some LEDs instead.. Where can I get bullet connectors to fit the current wiring harnesses? |
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July 21st, 2016, 03:16 PM | #5 |
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I got mine from Eastern Beaver in an order with other stuff. I'm sure there are other sources out there, and EB isn't the best place for just a small order of those (since he's in Japan and has a minimum order). Looks like Cycle Terminal has them too. Google turned up some RC car forum threads, and suggestions to check eBay.
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July 23rd, 2016, 01:43 PM | #6 |
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Cool video man. This will defiantly be the next thing I do to my bike
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July 25th, 2016, 09:46 AM | #7 |
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What about the license plate light? Isn't that something you need in order to be street legal?
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July 28th, 2016, 08:02 AM | #8 |
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In many to most states... yes.
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July 28th, 2016, 08:30 AM | #9 | |
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On my Ninja 300's fender eliminator, I'd have to wire in new lights to shine onto the plate, which I haven't looked into yet :/ For what it's worth, most of my friends don't have plate lights, and some of their plate setups are super illegal, but they've all gotten away with verbal warnings, so I'm not too concerned about it right now. |
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August 26th, 2016, 09:46 AM | #10 |
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Fwiw I ended up reusing the lamp sockets from the turn signals an reused the oem bullet connectors with some heat shrink. Cost me a total of $0!
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August 26th, 2016, 10:52 AM | #11 |
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December 1st, 2016, 05:32 PM | #12 |
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I am very interested in doing this to my 06 ninja 250, but the video is no longer available. Are there any pics available. Thanks.
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December 1st, 2016, 05:34 PM | #13 |
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What holder was used for the registration plate. I can easily move the turn signals to the pods.
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December 1st, 2016, 07:06 PM | #14 | |
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I just used a couple of right-angle corner brackets to hold the license plate on. You can get them at pretty much any hardware store for less than $1 for a pair. |
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December 2nd, 2016, 08:55 AM | #15 |
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Thanks. In interested in seeing what the back of your bike looks like. Did you cut the plastic wheelwell / fender just under the seat? I see there is a seam overlap there where it attaches to the frame. Just not sure how much I want to remove.
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December 2nd, 2016, 09:31 AM | #16 |
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I ended up converting my 250 into a streetfighter so I can't show you what it looks like anymore. Basically the fender and the wheel well are one piece, so you have to use a jigsaw and separate the two, and then install the wheel well portion back in.
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December 2nd, 2016, 09:34 AM | #17 |
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To true re heat shrink & electrical tape. But avoid soldering of electrical terminal ends on wire. It causes vibration fractures, which is why all auto connections are crimped only !
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