posted April 17, 2004 10:48 AM
Euro Blinkers -- Guidance and Help (Warning?) -- and some other stuff First, a BIG thumbs up to zpower. i ordered the front and rear blinkers (total, with shipping from UK to NY, was approx. $160); the package took about 10 days to arrive from UK.
Second, a BIG thumbs down to the person at Kawasaki that designed the location and mounting of the front blinkers. very difficult to get the fronts off; virtually impossible to get them back on. the problem is that screws are angled away from the front of the bike (the head of the screw is angled towards the radiator) and set in to the body work. a short screwdriver does not give enough leverage; a long screwdriver hits the radiator. if you are doing this mod, i strongly recommend a small ratchet type screw driver ($10 at Home Depot; i can post a pic if anyone wants to see what i am talking about) or an offset screwdriver (will work, but a major pain in the ass). although installation was frustrating (to say the least), the front euros look great once they are on!
Third, has anyone installed the rear euro blinkers? if so, i need help. I removed my left rear blinker (much easier to do than the front), pulled the new euro blinker out of the box and...son of a bitch does not appear to fit on to the rear mud flap/tail section. the us version of the blinker has a bolt coming out of the blinker that goes throught the mud flap/tail section. the euro version does not have a bolt; it has holes for a bolt, but the holes do not match the holes on the us mud flap/tail section. so, to the extent you are considering the rear blinkers, take this as a warning that they may not fit the us mud flap/tail section. if somebody has installed the rears on a us 10r, please let me know what i screwed up. (Also, i checked the euro turn signals on Muzzys website, and the rear blinkers appear to be on a euro mud flap/tail section...)
Fourth, i installed my scotts damper yesterday too (thanks to Hardracing.com). installation was a piece of cake, the damper looks GREAT and works GREAT! i never had a tankslapper (or any shake for that matter) but i was not going to wait for one either. with the scotts damper, the bike feels even MORE stable in the front (especially in high speed corners). i am very happy with the scotts damper. one piece of advice on installation, hang on to the little set screws (start them by hand and then add the loc tite -- do not try to start with the little allen wrench -- trying to find one you've dropped down into the bike is not fun).
Fifth, installed new pit bull spools (10MM) (again, thanks to Hardracing.com) to go with new pitbull stand.
posted April 17, 2004 12:29 PM
The bike pictured on the MUZZY web sight is a US production model with the Euro front and rear signals mounted. Didn't your mounting instructions cover the rears?
posted April 17, 2004 12:39 PM
TAFB- couldn't resist. Now you know why we spend so much time on instruction sheets for our products.
Take everything off of your rear fender/mud flap. The rubber grommet, the reflector, etc. Keep the screw. Now put the Euro signal into the hole the grommet was in with the little tab facing forward. Put the original screw in the rear and tighten. Hope you put your US bulbs in the Euro signals before you started. If not you will need to do so. Need more help let me know.
posted April 17, 2004 05:03 PM
Rob, you are the man!!! thanks very much for the instructions. i removed the reflectors weeks ago and luckily kept the key piece (the little black screw holding the reflector). looks cool...bling bling (that's for fish). one question: the back of the signal (facing inside the wheel) seems pretty exposed...the socket of the bulb extends through the hole and will see all kinds of water and dirt...is that the way it should be? are you doing anything to cover it up more? (ok, that's two questions)...again, cannot thank you enough for your help.
posted April 17, 2004 05:30 PM
That's what I thought about AFTER I did mine I just wasn't sure what was attached to the panel screws...didn't want to mess anything up. I figure that is the easiest way to do it....take off the inner panels and attach the signals then reattach panels... ahhh...
posted April 17, 2004 06:35 PM
doh! i thought about removing the panel for the front signals, but it looked like removing the panel would be more difficult than removing the screws...i wish i had taken the time to remove the panel instead...the ratchet screwdriver worked pretty well with the panel in place.
posted April 17, 2004 06:50 PM
hey xl, is the back of the euro rear signal (the tire side) supposed to be exposed to the water and dirt coming up from the rear tire (or am i missing some other part that would attach to the back side of the signal)?
posted April 18, 2004 01:29 AM
One more little trick on installing the Scott damper set screws: get all the screws started on the collar a couple of threads before putting the collar on the base. Then add loctite and tighten fully.
posted April 18, 2004 08:53 AM
marco, that is brilliant...and i am a dumbass. where were you when i was installing the damper? i am posting a request for tips before i install my next mod.
posted April 19, 2004 08:38 AM
Just curious, when you install this, do you remove the side fairings where the signals sit? Pull off the plastics to do this mod?
I am just curious as to what the best way to do this would be.
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posted April 19, 2004 04:51 PM
for the front signals, you'll have to take off the side fairings (unless someone else knows a way around that). after you remove the fairings, you will see that the front signal is attached to the bike by a separate panel that holds the signal with three screws. you can either try to remove the three screws (as i did) with the panel in place or remove the entire panel holding the front signal (if you remove the separate panel, you will have easier access to the three screws). i cannot tell you what removing the separate panel involves because i did not remove it.
posted April 19, 2004 05:09 PM
RobMuzzy>
I for one can appreciate all you have done for Kawasaki and the buyers of their products, but there are some poepl out there that you can not help, even in plain English. But I do wish you guys a successful racing season and thanks again for all that you have done.
Peace,
JB
P.S. When are you coming back to VMP in Dinwiddie?
quote:RobMuzzy>
I for one can appreciate all you have done for Kawasaki and the buyers of their products, but there are some poepl out there that you can not help, even in plain English. But I do wish you guys a successful racing season and thanks again for all that you have done.
Peace,
JB
P.S. When are you coming back to VMP in Dinwiddie?
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posted April 17, 2004 10:48 AM
I just wasn't sure what was attached to the panel screws...didn't want to mess anything up. I figure that is the easiest way to do it....take off the inner panels and attach the signals then reattach panels... ahhh...
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