broken fairing nut

melfice · June 23rd, 2014, 07:08 PM

20140525_091559-1.jpg those two fairing screws closest to the turn signal have seem to have made their way to a broken status. The actual broken part is the rubber nut on the inside that the screw screws into. At the moment instead of the nut being attached to the fairing like it should be, I have to wiggle my hand under the dash and attempt to hold the piece in place to screw the fairings together. It's a pain. Btw it's happened on both sides, so 4 nuts total are like this.

Does anyone know of a way to repair or fix these, or is this how the bike was designed?

melfice · June 23rd, 2014, 07:08 PM

TIA

CZroe · June 23rd, 2014, 08:21 PM

Order a bunch of M5 rubber wellnuts or a windscreen kit from eBay. You are going to find them rotted everywhere on the bike except the two exposed on the windscreen. Those two had a different part number, so this was very deliberate by Kawasaki. The crappy ones were used everywhere you couldn't see ("out of sight; out of mind") and rot regardless of temperature, environment, etc. Kawasaki later changed the part number later on to match those, so they were aware of the problem. Are your clutch cable boot and trip meter reset button rubber bits rotting too?

There are two under the rear seat, two in the undertail, four holding the lowers on, two holding the headlight in, and four holding the windscreen. Because two of the windscreen wellnuts should be fine, you need at least 12. No need to dig in to replace them all though. Just have them on hand so that you can replace them as you encounter them.

Olie · June 23rd, 2014, 09:28 PM

http://www.partzilla.com/parts/searc...ING/parts.html

$3.11 a piece

CZroe · June 23rd, 2014, 09:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Olie

http://www.partzilla.com/parts/searc...ING/parts.html

$3.11 a piece

Way too expensive. You don't need factory wellnuts, especially when they have already proven to be a problem. I got 8 of them with blue windscreen bolts for about $5 at Cycle Gear when they were on clearance for no other reason than they were switching the name from Motech to SpeedMetal.

CZroe · June 23rd, 2014, 09:44 PM

Here's 10 for $6:
http://pages.ebay.com/motors/link/?n...126892&alt=web

Olie · June 23rd, 2014, 09:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CZroe

Way too expensive. You don't need factory wellnuts, especially when they have already proven to be a problem. I got 8 of them with blue windscreen bolts for about $5 at Cycle Gear when they were on clearance for no other reason than they were switching the name from Motech to SpeedMetal.

My post was so he could see the parts break down. Where he buys them from is up to him.

melfice · June 24th, 2014, 02:48 AM

Awesome! Way easier than expected. You guys rock.

CZroe · June 24th, 2014, 06:13 AM

10 wellnuts with blue bolts and nylon washers for $3.48:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1Set-Blue-M5...c7dffd&vxp=mtr

That's probably exactly what I got from Motech/Speedmetal.

melfice · June 24th, 2014, 08:33 AM

yeah i was glancing at some deals before i came to work today, i was thing i'd get a set of black bolts to offset the blue. and it wont hurt having extra bolts for my new set of wellnuts.

thanks for all the help fellas

June 23rd, 2014, 07:08 PM	#1
melfice yes, I'm famous. Name: matt Location: Norfolk, VA Join Date: Nov 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninjette 250R Posts: 80	broken fairing nut 20140525_091559-1.jpg those two fairing screws closest to the turn signal have seem to have made their way to a broken status. The actual broken part is the rubber nut on the inside that the screw screws into. At the moment instead of the nut being attached to the fairing like it should be, I have to wiggle my hand under the dash and attempt to hold the piece in place to screw the fairings together. It's a pain. Btw it's happened on both sides, so 4 nuts total are like this. Does anyone know of a way to repair or fix these, or is this how the bike was designed? __________________________________________________ I cant wheelie and that makes me sad.

June 23rd, 2014, 07:08 PM	#2
melfice yes, I'm famous. Name: matt Location: Norfolk, VA Join Date: Nov 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninjette 250R Posts: 80	TIA __________________________________________________ I cant wheelie and that makes me sad.

June 24th, 2014, 02:48 AM	#8
melfice yes, I'm famous. Name: matt Location: Norfolk, VA Join Date: Nov 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninjette 250R Posts: 80	Awesome! Way easier than expected. You guys rock. __________________________________________________ I cant wheelie and that makes me sad.

June 24th, 2014, 08:33 AM	#10
melfice yes, I'm famous. Name: matt Location: Norfolk, VA Join Date: Nov 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninjette 250R Posts: 80	yeah i was glancing at some deals before i came to work today, i was thing i'd get a set of black bolts to offset the blue. and it wont hurt having extra bolts for my new set of wellnuts. thanks for all the help fellas __________________________________________________ I cant wheelie and that makes me sad.

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CZroe CPT Falcon Name: J.Emmett Turner Location: Newnan, GA Join Date: Apr 2009 Motorcycle(s): '08 CP Blue EX250J, '97 unpainted EX250F, 2nd '97 unpainted EX250F (no engine), '07 black EX250F Posts: A lot.	Order a bunch of M5 rubber wellnuts or a windscreen kit from eBay. You are going to find them rotted everywhere on the bike except the two exposed on the windscreen. Those two had a different part number, so this was very deliberate by Kawasaki. The crappy ones were used everywhere you couldn't see ("out of sight; out of mind") and rot regardless of temperature, environment, etc. Kawasaki later changed the part number later on to match those, so they were aware of the problem. Are your clutch cable boot and trip meter reset button rubber bits rotting too? There are two under the rear seat, two in the undertail, four holding the lowers on, two holding the headlight in, and four holding the windscreen. Because two of the windscreen wellnuts should be fine, you need at least 12. No need to dig in to replace them all though. Just have them on hand so that you can replace them as you encounter them.

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Olie New Old Guy Name: Olie Location: Oahu, Hawaii Join Date: Mar 2014 Motorcycle(s): 2011 250R SE Posts: 57 Blog Entries: 1	http://www.partzilla.com/parts/searc...ING/parts.html $3.11 a piece

June 23rd, 2014, 09:44 PM	#6
CZroe CPT Falcon Name: J.Emmett Turner Location: Newnan, GA Join Date: Apr 2009 Motorcycle(s): '08 CP Blue EX250J, '97 unpainted EX250F, 2nd '97 unpainted EX250F (no engine), '07 black EX250F Posts: A lot.	Here's 10 for $6: http://pages.ebay.com/motors/link/?n...126892&alt=web

June 24th, 2014, 06:13 AM	#9
CZroe CPT Falcon Name: J.Emmett Turner Location: Newnan, GA Join Date: Apr 2009 Motorcycle(s): '08 CP Blue EX250J, '97 unpainted EX250F, 2nd '97 unpainted EX250F (no engine), '07 black EX250F Posts: A lot.	10 wellnuts with blue bolts and nylon washers for $3.48: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1Set-Blue-M5...c7dffd&vxp=mtr That's probably exactly what I got from Motech/Speedmetal.