KZ650 Fender Eliminator.....

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KZ650 Fender Eliminator.....

08 Nov 2018 17:30
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Z1 sells one for the KZ900 and KZ1000. Anyone know if that will fit a KZ650? I want to eliminate the fender, but keep the stock grab bar and lights.

here is my bike and the ugly fender
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Re: KZ650 Fender Eliminator.....

08 Nov 2018 20:03
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well...?
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Re: KZ650 Fender Eliminator.....

08 Nov 2018 22:29 - 08 Nov 2018 22:32
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Your going to have to make one. Not available for the 650. If you do it do it in such a way that doesn't destroy the stock parts so you put them back at a later date.

Z1000J2 somewhat modified!

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Re: KZ650 Fender Eliminator.....

09 Nov 2018 07:00 - 10 Nov 2018 06:32
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That Z1Ent fender eliminator is made out of aluminum, so maybe you can modify it to fit & perhaps you'd only need to drill some new mounting holes. ???

Just throwing some stuff out there. The ZN700 Ltd Shaft has a ducktail & tail light that's kind of similar to what you want to do.
The 90s ZR Zephyr models have a similar ducktail/taillight setup w small black plastic fender. again, just throwing it out there.

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Re: KZ650 Fender Eliminator.....

09 Nov 2018 08:29
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Problem with aluminum is it breaks easily. If you do make one I'd make it out of sheet steel.
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Re: KZ650 Fender Eliminator.....

09 Nov 2018 08:42 - 10 Nov 2018 06:34
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Angled aluminum from the hardware store seems pretty stout. I made a couple of coil brackets out of it.




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Re: KZ650 Fender Eliminator.....

09 Nov 2018 11:47 - 09 Nov 2018 11:48
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Bring it over to the Buffalo area! With a 12 pack of Canadian Beer!
We can cut, pound, weld on and figure something out!
Got lots of paint and primer too! :woohoo: :woohoo:
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Re: KZ650 Fender Eliminator.....

09 Nov 2018 15:13
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A few years ago I picked up a fiberglass fender eliminator for the Z1.
I sent it over to Matt at Tannermatic ( www.tannermatic.com/ ) to make a plug of. He can now make them.

Here's pictures of the original (black) and the copy (white)






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He can make it in black gellcoat as well.

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Re: KZ650 Fender Eliminator.....

09 Nov 2018 15:46 - 10 Nov 2018 04:29
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Yeah Ive heard of him. Hes all over instagram. What did that cost?
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Re: KZ650 Fender Eliminator.....

09 Nov 2018 16:03 - 09 Nov 2018 16:06
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You'd have to ask him how much. He gave me the white one when he mailed the original back to me.

I think the black one cost me like $40 or so... I'd never seen anything like it before so I had to snap it up.
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Re: KZ650 Fender Eliminator.....

09 Nov 2018 16:14
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z1kzonly wrote: Bring it over to the Buffalo area! With a 12 pack of Canadian Beer!
We can cut, pound, weld on and figure something out!
Got lots of paint and primer too! :woohoo: :woohoo:

Buffalo is probably under 5 feet of snow by now lol. 5 hour drive from me.
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