marco383
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posted April 28, 2006 11:38 AM
Taking Stuff Off
Day two and I've begun my standard ritual of taking superfluous shit off the 14. The fork reflectors are gone (easy) and the rear fender has been circumsized (Dremel tool), but the rear reflectors/bungee hooks present a challenge. Has anyone come up with the combination to get at the attaching hardware which appears to be buried inside the rear cowl?
  
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fastestbusaaround
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posted April 28, 2006 12:41 PM
Remove the cowl...Lockhart Phillips has a fender eliminator for the 14...42 bucks available soon. Cowl should be easy to get at...my 10R is 4 screws.
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nightmare
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posted April 29, 2006 05:20 PM
damn, sounds like a kid with his dads drill!
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TJ
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posted April 29, 2006 07:41 PM
I just took off the entire rear fender assembly. Two small "L" brackets for the license plate and you are finished. Rear end now looks very clean. No undertail needed 
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zxbob
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posted April 30, 2006 05:59 AM
Aside from the 37 lbs on the exhaust, I have a box of "un-needed" items I removed
that weighs in at about 8 lbs ......... so thats about 45 lbs rite of the bat with out
really looking.
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Drowland
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posted April 30, 2006 03:35 PM
thanks Bob I've been waiting for those numbers..
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Squareman357
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posted May 01, 2006 06:21 AM
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I just took off the entire rear fender assembly. Two small "L" brackets for the license plate and you are finished. Rear end now looks very clean. No undertail needed
Pictures?
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fastestbusaaround
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posted May 01, 2006 11:05 AM
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I just took off the entire rear fender assembly. Two small "L" brackets for the license plate and you are finished. Rear end now looks very clean. No undertail needed
I see a lot of unfinished work in the undertail...I take it you only removed the bracket with the plate and flasher assembly? So you still see some bolts and shit under there? That would be ok for me...instead of spending $$$ to get a kit.
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zerMATT
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posted May 01, 2006 11:12 AM
I want a simple license plate bracket. Can anybody point me in a direction to get one that's relatively inexpensive? I just want to hang my tag under there... nothing fancy.
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TJ
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posted May 01, 2006 01:23 PM
 Edited By: TJ on 1 May 2006 14:25
Once the license palte assembly is removed, all that is under the tail is a couple of holes where the assembly was bolted on. I used a couple of machine screws and washers (painted flat black) to colver those holes. I purchased two "L" brackets from Walmart for 83 cents to hold the license plate.
I don't have picture hosting figured out but will e-mail pics if you send me a PM
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fastestbusaaround
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posted May 01, 2006 02:01 PM
Edited By: fastestbusaaround on 1 May 2006 15:02
This was done a few minutes ago...dissassembly /install and re-assembly was 25 minutes, I have to go get caps to cover the holes...and if you send me the pics, I'll host em for ya TJ! Send me a PM and I'll do it later tonight, wil try and get higher detailed pics when I change the transit for a permanent plate in the next few days. Sunlight fucked up the shots. I had an undertail bracket kit I got for $45.00 a few years ago and never used. This one is full adjustable for height and angle.
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TJ
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posted May 01, 2006 05:34 PM
Edited By: TJ on 1 May 2006 18:35
I think I have the picture hosting figured out. The license plate frame is a little big. The frame comes off as soon as my plate gets here. Here is what I have...
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zermatt
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posted May 01, 2006 05:34 PM
Here's TJ's pics. I hope he doesn't mine me posting them 
Thanks TJ!!
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zermatt
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posted May 01, 2006 05:34 PM
Oh - I see you got that picture hosting thing working 
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TJ
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posted May 01, 2006 05:36 PM
Just got it figured out thanks anyway
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fastestbusaaround
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posted May 01, 2006 05:36 PM
Now it looks like a sportbike!
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zxbob
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posted May 02, 2006 02:14 PM
Weighed the ZX today !
After sawping the exhaust, brake lines, misc. emissions removed after
block of plates installed - and small other items I felt were'nt needed.
470 lbs on the dot - ready to ride. Not to shabby !
Bob
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posted May 02, 2006 02:26 PM
Exqueeze me?
Baking powder?
Yer 14 weighs 40 lbs more than my 10R?
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blitzkrieg
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posted May 02, 2006 02:28 PM
quote:
After sawping the exhaust, brake lines, misc. emissions removed after
block of plates installed - and small other items I felt were'nt needed.
470 lbs on the dot - ready to ride. Not to shabby !
Bob
470 completely wet?
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fastestbusaaround
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posted May 02, 2006 03:28 PM
BS -- no way he dropped 80LBS...my guess is that 's his semi wet weight....like an empty tank of gas? Bike weighs 550 wet from the factory (about)...is he saying the he dropped 80 LBS? EIther that, or his scale is off....wonder if it was weighed before the mods?
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zxbob
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posted May 02, 2006 04:02 PM
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quote:
After sawping the exhaust, brake lines, misc. emissions removed after
block of plates installed - and small other items I felt were'nt needed.
470 lbs on the dot - ready to ride. Not to shabby !
Bob
470 completely wet?
WET !
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D
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posted May 02, 2006 04:08 PM
change the kg's to lb's and let us know the real weight
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zxbob
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posted May 02, 2006 04:13 PM
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change the kg's to lb's and let us know the real weight
"D"
If you own one ....... weigh it with a half tank of fuel. (stock)
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D
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posted May 02, 2006 04:25 PM
Well on second thoughts and basic math I stand a pretty good chance of bein wrong here.
And I'm OK with that.
474 stated dry weight, bout 40 pounds of fluids and less the stock exhaust system (34 pounds total system weight) - would still seem like the bike should be in the 490 range though.
How'd ya do it?
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fastestbusaaround
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posted May 02, 2006 04:32 PM
This I've got to see...
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