FastestBusaAround
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posted February 14, 2009 04:59 PM
Stop diggin' up posts like the resident post ho from Florida. 
Get a life "friendo" 
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SteveWFL
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posted February 14, 2009 05:01 PM
 Edited By: SteveWFL on 15 Feb 2009 01:04
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Stop diggin' up posts like the resident post ho from Florida.
Get a life "friendo"
uhmmmm...hey FBA I rarely grave dig bish! 
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fish_antlers
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posted February 14, 2009 05:10 PM
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SteveWFL
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posted February 14, 2009 05:15 PM
heh did the discontinuation of the ZX12 and the introduction of ZX14 resolve you battery box issue
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SteveWFL
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posted February 14, 2009 05:23 PM
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If we're "counting pages", my  page has 62
http://www.bikeland.org/board/viewthread.php?FID=2&TID=30038&pagenumber=62
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street racer
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posted February 14, 2009 06:10 PM
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I can honestly say that I've seen a lot worse. Try taking the battery out of a Vmax......no fun at all. I am an automotive technician by trade and I find this bike a joy to work on compared to the shite I have to work with on a daily basis.
I was impressed that the battery slid out on that tray. It wasn't that big of deal to disconnect the electrical (for me anyways), and then the whole thing slid right out. I thought it was a nice feature.
Yeah, I had a Vmax for 12 years and it really ate batteries. I think I went through 5 of them. A friend of mine with a 96 Vmax would call me up whenever he needed a new battery and get me to replace it for him. Like most repairs on bikes it gets easier every time you do it.
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fish_antlers
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posted February 14, 2009 06:21 PM
the zx-14 battery "tray" is only marginally better 
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jarhead
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posted February 14, 2009 07:44 PM
Had a 12 and am riding a 14, both sucked when you have to get to the battery. My thought is this, the belly wing is held on with a beefy set of bolts, why not install a battery box down there? It is low and toward the rear of the bike. We used to put them in the swingarm on the KZ's. When I say we I really mean most of the swingarm builders.
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zixxer14
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posted February 14, 2009 08:31 PM
Shit this thing is easy in comparison, my bmw's bat is dead center under the gas tank. There's no checkin that no way no how without a major plastic fest & tank removal, gel cells rule.
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Rook
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posted February 14, 2009 09:04 PM
Edited By: Rook on 15 Feb 2009 05:06
Battery Tender or Battery Maintainer pigtails. Install once,Never look at the battery again until it needs replacing. Conect positive pigtail to positive battery terminal. Connect negative pigtail to negative battery wire bolt in frame outside of battery compartment (works the same as connecting to negative terminal on battery). You will have enough pigtail wire to pull out of battery cover and hook up for a charge. When done, just pop it back in.
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smokinZX14
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posted February 14, 2009 09:57 PM
I can have my zx14 battery out in 2 mins or less ...anyone want to place a bet ? Fish ? I could use the extra cash 
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fish_antlers
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posted February 14, 2009 11:00 PM
lets take that bet but on a 12R
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Bad in Black
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posted February 15, 2009 02:30 AM
Edited By: Bad in Black on 15 Feb 2009 10:33
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Battery Tender or Battery Maintainer pigtails. Install once,Never look at the battery again until it needs replacing. Conect positive pigtail to positive battery terminal. Connect negative pigtail to negative battery wire bolt in frame outside of battery compartment (works the same as connecting to negative terminal on battery). You will have enough pigtail wire to pull out of battery cover and hook up for a charge. When done, just pop it back in.
Rook
Works for me If you tuck the pigtail end under the edge of the fairing like I bet Rook has done, you just pull it out to charge...tuck it back in to ride lol But to be honest.....I have no complaints about the 14's battery access anyways. You want a frustrating experience........try changing the oil/filter on a busa  Oil changes are so easy on the 14 I can forgive everything else  I've never had ANY vehicle that was easier to do the most common maintainence on (oil changes). ALOT of other makers could learn from kawi there
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fish_antlers
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posted February 15, 2009 05:22 AM
actually, try changing the oil on a new Toyota FJ cruiser! that's gotta be the easiest on the planet. It's up TOP in the engine 
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Rook
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posted February 15, 2009 08:25 AM
^^^^Corollas have the filter exactly opposite. On bottom, pointing straight down and up in a hole. You can't see it with the car on the ground and you can only remove it with a filter socket. Installation is by touch.
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SteveWFL
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posted February 15, 2009 04:32 PM
Edited By: SteveWFL on 16 Feb 2009 00:35
man you guys need some tissue!
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