peaveyplayer
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posted May 29, 2012 06:19 AM
Help with Seat Faring "moving"
My seat fairing is moving around, has a little gap ( at the end) actually before I even leave. When I'm on the move, I can see it vibrating a little. Does anyone know a way to get this to stay flush with the tail tip fairing and look good? The fairing has the padding inside of it, but doesnt seem to do anything. Thank you for your help  .
  
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Wheelie
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Old Man
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posted May 29, 2012 06:33 AM
The seat cowl?
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smokinZX14
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posted May 29, 2012 06:44 AM
Most likely it's not latched down on the rear latch ...mine does that if i don't get it latched down just right ... you have to play with it sometimes to get it to latch ...
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peaveyplayer
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posted May 29, 2012 07:13 AM
Hers a picture to help out. I have the seat latched down. It seems like it needs a magnet or something to hold it down.
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Wheelie
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posted May 29, 2012 07:21 AM
Like Smokin said. , mine does it I hit down on it with the bottom of my fist.
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peaveyplayer
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posted May 29, 2012 10:08 AM
ive done this though, ive pushed till its hit the seat... still tryin stuff
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smokinZX14
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posted May 29, 2012 12:37 PM
Yup not latched .. remove it and try again ..
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Gen 2 ZX14R Best ET 8.43 , Best MPH 164.95
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Wheelie
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Old Man
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posted May 29, 2012 12:44 PM
I just took my seat off, it will not latch by pushing, hit it with the side of your hand just slightly.
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vailes3705
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posted May 29, 2012 01:26 PM
Mine does the same thing sometimes when it's not latched all the way. I just sit on the seat and bounce once or twice unitl I hear the latch fully engage.
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MotoCycho
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posted May 29, 2012 03:46 PM
Funny this has come up.. I fixed two of them yesterday.
1. On my friend's 14 I removed the back latch bracket from the seat and put a slight bend just forward of the bolt hole then bent it back a little at the angle bend it already had to get it straight again. The net result is the rectangular hole that the latch catches is sitting lower and can catch the latch rod easier.
2. On my 14 I decided to try something slightly different since mine would catch slightly easier than his did and needed less "fix". On mine I used a jewelers file to ever so slightly file the bottom edge of the rectangular hole that the latch rod catches larger.. the net result again is to move the hole down a little to make it easier for the latch to catch.
Both fixes worked!
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peaveyplayer
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posted May 29, 2012 06:39 PM
that does make sense, ill try that tommorrow... just got done putting on half of my new fairings.... china ones, so its been a hell of a time. ill let ya know the outcome tommorrow lol.
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