Customizedbikeparts.com FE

[Bigevildoer]

Hey Guys...

Just got this FE in the mail in Thursday and installed it today.
The install was a bit of a pain in the ass -- it was the first blue version of the FZ6R that he sold and got pics of, so there were some hiccups.

The mounting slots were too far to the front of the bike, so the bolts that hold the whole thing together were too far forward. Luckily, have a dremel and some serious carving bits and managed to fix the problem (had to carve out about 2/5" of an inch. Time to install should have been about 1.5 hours with the wiring, with carving, about 3.

I'm sure that he will fix the problem on any future pieces that he sends out -- after all, I'm sure the company doesn't want a whack of returns. I have emailed him with my issues and hope to hear back shortly (he has returned all other emails within 24-36 hours max.

Note the FZ6R cutout right below the plate light.

Total cost, including shipping to Canada -- $50 USD. One hell of deal. Includes the shorty turn signals.

Take care!

T.


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[neshi]

Not to rain on your post but all i was getting was code so ive redone the pics

 

[Bigevildoer]

Noticed that too... redid the links into clickable buttons as well...
Later!

 

[cbzdel]

looks good! the tail bag would look better with the straps under the seat though.

 

[Bigevildoer]

looks good! the tail bag would look better with the straps under the seat though.

Ok, spent about 45 minutes this afternoon trying to figure out how you arranged the straps under the seat. :surrender: The rear ones were easy, and are held in place by the 2 seat hooks when the seat is on. The front ones on the other hand I couldn't figure out for the life of me - at least not in a manner that utilizes the velco tabs. Ended up just tying them together and that seems to work... If you've done something else, care to take a photo and post it?

Later!

T.

 

[JonKerr]

It actually sticks the plate out and down farther than I was expecting. I just ordered the black one from him last night on Ebay. The pic on the black one looks a bit different than yours so we'll see when it gets here. I was thinking it'd be a bit more like the Targa one where the plate is really right up under the tail light. Oh well. I have some fabrication background. I'll modify it if needed.

 

[cbzdel]

Ok, spent about 45 minutes this afternoon trying to figure out how you arranged the straps under the seat. :surrender: The rear ones were easy, and are held in place by the 2 seat hooks when the seat is on. The front ones on the other hand I couldn't figure out for the life of me - at least not in a manner that utilizes the velco tabs. Ended up just tying them together and that seems to work... If you've done something else, care to take a photo and post it?

Later!

T.

I dont get mine in the mail until monday or tuesday so I will try to figure something out then.. I just seen a few pics of guys with no straps showing, so they must of figured it out haha..

 

[Bigevildoer]

It actually sticks the plate out and down farther than I was expecting. I just ordered the black one from him last night on Ebay. The pic on the black one looks a bit different than yours so we'll see when it gets here. I was thinking it'd be a bit more like the Targa one where the plate is really right up under the tail light. Oh well. I have some fabrication background. I'll modify it if needed.

Well, you'll probably have to modify it a bit anyways - as per my original post with the mounting slots.

If you drill some holes up higher into the aluminum you can move the plate light higher (2 bolts - one one each side) -- You might even be able to do away with that light altogether due to the brightness of the tail light (should be illuminated enough from that alone) - IF you drill some holes into your plate and slide it up right under the tail light of course. This would cover up the FZ6R cutout completely. Don't know if the shorty turn signals would be left hanging out awkwardly or not though.

Later!

 

[JonKerr]

Well the one I'm getting looks considerably different. No FZ6R cut out on it. I was actually thinking more like re-bending some and re-drilling the mounting holes to move everything up and back.

See Here

 

[Bumblebeefz6r]

I bought the same one as well from EBAY and I had the same problem. I ended up getting different mounting screws from Walmart, and it worked fine.

 

[arcflash316]

check out the one I have developed and I am selling on ebay.
Item ID 130327085518

 

[arcflash316]

Ask Calltrex how his worked, I sold him one a few weeks ago. I got plenty of aluminum to make more of them!!!

 

[bsoder]

I bought the one from customizedbikeparts.com without the FZ6R cutout and it fits great! It was super easy to bolt on using the stock turn signals. It comes with LED signals but I'm waiting to put those on until I get the flush mounts so it doesn't look mismatched in the mean time. The only thing it was missing was 4 nuts and lock washers but I picked those up at Home Depot. I would definitely recommend this FE. :thumbup:

 

[JonKerr]

Mine just came in. It really looks different than your blue one. Looks like it's going to tuck up nicely underneath. I'll get some pic when I'm done putting it on.

 

[JonKerr]

Here's soome finished pics. Yes I did have to go to the hardware store to pick up some m8 x 1.25 nuts and washers since the kit didn't come with any. Eventually I'll clean up the wiring from behind a little bit more but I'm out of shrink wrap that's the right size. Just need my flush mounts to come in and I'm good to go for a little while.

 

[Bigevildoer]

Looks like yours hangs down about as much as mine does.
I am toying with the idea of taking off the LEDs (relying on the illumination from the tail light), drilling some holes in the plate and moving it right up.
Later!

 

[JonKerr]

It's a little higher than yours because I don't have the engraving. But you're right, not much difference now that I'm looking at both more closely. But I was thinking about doing the same thing. (Moving the plate up a bit.) I was also thinking about taking off the turn signals and mounting These on the body work in the back. Only thing is that's kind of a permanent deal since you have to drill the wire holes and mounting holes. (unless I want to replace the plastics.)

 

[Roaddawg]

It's a little higher than yours because I don't have the engraving. But you're right, not much difference now that I'm looking at both more closely. But I was thinking about doing the same thing. (Moving the plate up a bit.) I was also thinking about taking off the turn signals and mounting These on the body work in the back. Only thing is that's kind of a permanent deal since you have to drill the wire holes and mounting holes. (unless I want to replace the plastics.)

What about using double sided tape, 3M type. Someone on this site installed signals there and used the tape method and tucked the wires in between the seams on the plastic. I was thinking of doing this too.

 

[JonKerr]

Unfortunately, I'm not sure that would work. (I'd love it if it would.) The screws that bolt the lights down are the same ones that keep the whole light housing together. So even if I cut the screws short and just used the nut to keep the housing together, it would still rest on those and not the flat bottom part of the light. And the wires come out through the bottom of the light and would keep the face from sitting flush as well.

The only thing I could do to modify it would be to use some JB Weld or something to glue the base to the plastic cover to keep the whole light housing together. Then cut the black rubber gasket that is supposed to be the seal around the parameter so that the wires could sneak out the side. Kind of a hack setup I think.

And I may end up having to put those on. I don't know if it's just an issue with the signals I got or if my Dad is blind, but riding in front of him with the sun starting to go down, he said he couldn't see them at all if the sun was shining on them. He said in the shade they were fine. But not if the sun was hitting them directly.

 

[Diluted]

Those rear cowling pieces are only $38 @ OEM motorcycle and ATV parts from Honda, Yamaha & Polaris – Cycle Parts Warehouse. If you wanted to try it wouldnt be too expensive...