Any recommendations? I don't want to cut the original fender. It looks like the part of the fender that the plate is mounted on is held on by 3 bolts.

There is another post in ZX14R about this very subject.

Neil

I used Rooks instructions. It was very easy, looks great and cost me $3.40.

http://www.zx14ninjaforum.com/messages.cfm?threadid=CE80FE5C-D56B-84E2-151AB9DA30FE0878

http://www.zx14ninjaforum.com/messages.cfm?threadid=E6D3322D-D56B-84E2-143A24AF4228D086&page=1

* Last updated by: Rook on 1/21/2013 @ 10:49 AM *

Yes, fender elimination make the bike look good, in that it looks more like a real track bike.

But we ride in the rain and such on the street, don't we?

When I took the fender off my ZX14, even though I put a good hugger over the tire, it would coat my Givi side cases and bottom of top case and undertail and hub and wheels and swingarm and inside of my CT-Duals mufflers.

In short, it made a mess everytime I wasn't on a clean, dry, road.

So just be aware, and you can't have a passenger in the rain with the fender removed because it will coat your passenger with dirt/mud/water. And passengers don't like that.

Amazing what taking that silly looking piece of plastic off the bike does. Guess Kawasaki actually put some engineering thought into designing it?

Guess Kawasaki actually put some engineering thought into designing it?

LOL. Priv. I had the same thought but for the exact opposite reason. They designed it so that the mounting holes match up perfectly with a US license plate. Perfect setup for attaching a simple, homespun fender eliminator! That almost couldn't have been an accident.

I do my best to stay out of the rain when I ride but in the rare instance that I get caught in a downpour (and there have been a couple that lasted over and hour), The undertail and wheels get full of mud sure. I don't see that a rear fender would make a dif there. I get some muddy spots shot up on the back of the tail across the taillight. Perhaps even a bit on my back but not much that I recall. I'm sure a passenger would take the worse of that. Never noticed any mud getting thrown up my CANNON and that is about as open an exhaust as you will find.

My feeling is if you sport ride and do not intend to do rain rides, take the fender off. It looks better and it is a reasonable weight reduction.

Over 1 3/4 lbs

* Last updated by: Rook on 1/26/2013 @ 12:10 PM *

The fenders also make the bike meet DR rules for the different countries.

Neil

I just picked up this fender eliminator off of ebay

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/350506822204?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

So far I'm pretty happy with it, fits really well, and I was able to move the luggage hooks off of OEM fender and mount them on the eliminator (had to drill 2 holes).

FYI, you do NOT need to remove the tail fairing to remove the fender, I'm not sure if that's necessarily the case on 06-07s (see the guide in the how-to section) but on my 08 all I had to do was remove the 4 bolts holding the tool box in, lift the ECU out of place, disconnect the tag light harness, unbolt the 3 bolts holding the fender and your done.

Thanks for the feed back. Nightmare, that looks good. I like that it comes with a center mount for the plate light. Most of the kits I've seen come with the bolt led tag lights. I'm not sure about those. I guess i could use some quick commects on em in case I need to remove the plate. I did see this one that I'm also considering. A little expensive but it comes with a low profile center mount tag light. http://www.surfsidemoto.com/store/product/CPW20300181.html#.UQyUtGt5mSM. I put it on my last bike and it looked good. I don't like that it isn't powder coated. I guess I could have that done. It looks like it mounts using the three stock fender holes. I just don't want to cut and drill into a brand new bike. What do you think?

I ordered the Muzzy's it looks a bit more stock and uses the stock light.

http://muzzys.com/ZX14/ZX14_Fender_Elim/index.html

It looks like it mounts using the three stock fender holes. I just don't want to cut and drill into a brand new bike. What do you think?

I like that it comes with a center mount for the plate light.

A little expensive but it comes with a low profile center mount tag light.

see links provided in my first post on this thread

Thanks medicdave! That looks good too, but Rook made some good points comparing his DIY version to what I said I wanted. I think I may give his a shot. His mod looks clean, very low profile and has got to be the cheapest. Rook, is that the mod you have on your bike now? No problems with the plate staying secure? Thanks guys! P.S. I'd post a pic of my bike but it's a brand new totally stock Z. Put 94 miles on it getting it home.

I ordered the Muzzy's it looks a bit more stock and uses the stock light.

I bought the Muzzy's as I liked the idea of using the stock light and found the price reasonable.

DIY should be a pretty simple option. I made a fender eliminator for my Sprint using aluminum plate along with
parts from the stock fender setup (taillight, turn signals, and mounting plate).

Muzzy's on the 14R...

Homebuilt on the Sprint...

* Last updated by: Werks on 2/2/2013 @ 9:34 PM *

So after a lot of consderation, I decided to go with the expensive Yosh kit. All your ideas were great and looked good. Made my decision a lot more dificult than it should've been. Here's some pics of the finished job

This kit was a piece of cake to put on. I'm an average mechanic and it was very easy. The hardware quality is good and everything fit perfectly. Job took about 2 hours only because I couldn't decide where I wanted to cut the stock wiring. On my 2011, I was able to reach all the bolts to remove the fender very easily. Pardon my newbism here but there are two "boxes" that were held in by rubber brackets. The top "box" slipped right out of the bracket as Rook said. The box underneath is also held in place by a rubber bracket. There is a rubber piece on each side of the bracket that slips off of a metal notch that sticks up. Both boxes could be moved out of the way. The only thing I had to completely remove to access the bolts was the toolkit. Everything as I said was easily moved to the side once out of the rubber brackets. The plate bracket had "Yoshimure" silk screend on it in red. I didn't like it. Soking it overnight in acetone (nail polish remover) took it right off with a little rubbing. The light seems adequate so far but I haven't been out at night since I put it on. It looks bright eough in the garage with the lights out. Anyway, thanks for all the feedback!

One more thing, NO DRILLING REQUIRED. I am going to look for some body panel plugs to fill a couple holes left uncovered. I'll start with McMasterCarr I think. Aside from it being expensive, this is a great kit!