roknroe
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posted May 25, 2006 12:56 PM
rear cowling
I seem to be missing the four screws that hold the seat cover on. What do they look like, are they plastic or what?
  
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dubious
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posted May 25, 2006 01:07 PM
black 6mmx10 ? i think the length is ..with washer , originals are black philips.
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Stalwart
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posted May 25, 2006 01:15 PM
I put mine back on the seat with the washers, yours aren't there by any chance?
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zerMATT
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posted May 25, 2006 01:43 PM
I set mine aside one day and later looked at them wondering what the heck they were from!! I thought I had removed something from my ZZR before trading it in and forgot to reinstall them. Then I noticed the rear seat cowl sitting on my workbench... 
The screws are very nice looking with shiny threads and a shiny black painted head. There's the little plastic washer/spacer on each one. Should be pretty easy to spot them laying around your garage.
Stalwart - I like your idea of putting them back in the seat, that hadn't occurred to me! I'll do that next time I take the cowl off... then wonder where they are when it's time to re-install it! 
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dbeadling
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posted May 25, 2006 02:12 PM
kept my cowing on for good .....had to buy my wife her own damm bike....an 06 harley davidson screaming eagle v rod....she likes to hang out with the harley boys.too much bling for me but that 240 tire is nice.....wonder if it will fit the 1400??????????
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roknroe
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posted May 25, 2006 04:41 PM
With my seat off, there are just the four holes where it attaches to but there are no threads or anything like that. I thought maybe they used rubber plugs with a barb poking through.
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zerMATT
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posted May 25, 2006 04:58 PM
The 4 holes have rubber grommets with threaded inserts in them... unless you pulled the grommets out?
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roknroe
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posted May 25, 2006 05:03 PM
Mine are missing. I guess the dealer can replace them for me, I hope.
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FasterThanStink
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posted May 25, 2006 06:17 PM
The rubber nuts are called Wellnuts. Any good cycle shop will have them. Don't know if they are 5 or 6mm. Measure.
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vegasdude
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posted May 25, 2006 07:51 PM
Mine was not there as well. The dealer is going to order the complete set of grommets and screws..............
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zerMATT
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posted May 26, 2006 06:56 AM
How were your rear cowls attached at the dealer when you bought the bike if those well nuts were missing?
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Vegasdude
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posted May 26, 2006 10:54 AM
 Edited By: Vegasdude on 26 May 2006 11:55
The cowl was not on the bike.My son had to take it home in the truck. Dealer just called. He has the grommets and bolts waiting for me.............one day service!!
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zerMATT
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posted May 26, 2006 11:25 AM
Edited By: zerMATT on 26 May 2006 12:43
I don't know that I'd trust that dealer... the seat cowl was installed from the factory and was present while the bike was in the crate. I wonder why the dealer took it off in the first place? Probably so he could sell you the bolts and grommets 
Kinda like buying a Shoei X-Eleven at a dealer, then they try to *sell* you the breath/nose guard, chin screen, and carry bag that were already included in the price of the helmet!
(btw, 1000th post - WOO HOO!! )
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Bently
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posted May 26, 2006 11:53 AM
Zermatt, I've personally put two ZX14's together out of the crate and the seat cowl does not come installed on the bikes! You have to put it on if you want it on. I would say if yours was on when you took delivery, your dealer installed it for you.
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FasterThanStink
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posted May 26, 2006 12:15 PM
Yes. The seat cowl is not installed from the factory. I opened mine from the original selaed packing. It is just packed in the crate.
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Vegasdude
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posted May 26, 2006 12:21 PM
quote:
I don't know that I'd trust that dealer... the seat cowl was installed from the factory and was present while the bike was in the crate. I wonder why the dealer took it off in the first place? Probably so he could sell you the bolts and grommets
Kinda like buying a Shoei X-Eleven at a dealer, then they try to *sell* you the breath/nose guard, chin screen, and carry bag that were already included in the price of the helmet!
(btw, 1000th post - WOO HOO!! )
No, I got the hardware to install for free!
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ZREXER
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posted May 26, 2006 02:14 PM
Cowl was not on my bike when I picked it up. Dealer handed it to me in a foam package. Bolts and special nuts were in the package. Dealer let me borrow a screw driver. I had it on in about 5 minutes. I bought my bike in another city and was riding it home, so I did have to mount it right away.
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zerMATT
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posted May 26, 2006 04:27 PM
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Zermatt, I've personally put two ZX14's together out of the crate and the seat cowl does not come installed on the bikes! You have to put it on if you want it on. I would say if yours was on when you took delivery, your dealer installed it for you.
When I picked mine up, the guy who did the test ride then reviewed the bike with me (who I thought was also the guy who uncrated it) didn't have a clue that the cowl even came off. He even asked me if I was going to want the "two up" seat for it...
Guess I'm just victim of another moron dealer. Kinda like the ones who give out rear seat covers without the mounting bolts. Which is worse?
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gtracing
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posted May 26, 2006 05:46 PM
mine came on the bike as well, maybe it's only the red ones!  j/k
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roknroe
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posted May 26, 2006 05:53 PM
They come seperate, mine was in the foam pkg. but the mounting hardware was missing. The dealer is taking care of getting what I need.
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vegasdude
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posted May 26, 2006 07:52 PM
Cowl installed. Happy camper. Dealer really acted fast for me and I really wasn't in a hurry!
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zerMATT
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posted May 27, 2006 03:55 AM
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customninja14
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posted May 28, 2006 02:59 AM
nope i peronally un crated my red one and the cowel was in a package seprerat so was the windshielld
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FlatoutBu
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posted May 28, 2006 06:15 AM
I had a problem with my seat not latching with the cover on. You couldnt push on it enough to get it to latch in the back....so i took the uni bit and made the holes for the latch alittle bigger and moved the latch back a 1/8 of a inch...now it latches
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roknroe
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posted June 06, 2006 04:02 PM
My dealer gave me what he thought I needed but the well nuts will fall right out of the holes in the seat.. Do they push in tight on your bikes? He must have gave me the wrong size.
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