Hey 12 owners. luggage tie points gone !!

Blue14 · Post by **Blue14** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 7:36 pm

Here is the result of the removal of those horrible sticking out luggage tie points. I used the same bolts that hold the seat with helmet cables attached to them.. Just painted them matt black and i reckon it looks much cleaner.

hoffy · Post by **hoffy** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 7:59 pm

I'll have a big ugly ventura rack poking out of mine next week, but it does look good.

blue is nice.

tape · Post by **tape** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 8:48 pm

You've been busy Paul they were on ya bike last night when ya called around. I remembered looking at them and thinking to myself that they wouldn't get used very often..

Good clean job you have done there.

Cheers

Lainie · Post by **Lainie** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 9:03 pm

Very nice Paul

Blue14 · Post by **Blue14** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 9:11 pm

tape wrote:You've been busy Paul they were on ya bike last night when ya called around. I remembered looking at them and thinking to myself that they wouldn't get used very often..

Good clean job you have done there.

Cheers

I already had 2 of them ready cause when i put the seat hinge in i had to replace them. I only thought of it last week and ordered the other 2. So soon as i got home i painted them up and whacked them on. Even had time to do an oil change as well..

And yes they have never been used..

Gosling1 · Post by **Gosling1** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 10:06 pm

that looks excellent mate, I saw a 12 a couple of weeks ago that had a very similiar mod, but used plated dome-head bolts - it looks much neater than the stock fittings, thats for sure........

I did a bit more *bling* on the 12 last night myself actually, will post photos shortly.....

( indicator and mirror block-offs .....in true *wasteland* style

)

Strika · Post by **Strika** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 6:34 am

I have always wondered WTF Kawasaki were thinking when they made those bunjee hooks! But now I know! They wanted to give B12 something to do at work!!!!!

BTW B12......there is dirty marks on the tailight surround on the ducktail! Mate...some attention to detail would be nice!

Blue14 · Post by **Blue14** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 6:56 am

Strika wrote:I have always wondered WTF Kawasaki were thinking when they made those bunjee hooks! But now I know! They wanted to give B12 something to do at work!!!!!

BTW B12......there is dirty marks on the tailight surround on the ducktail! Mate...some attention to detail would be nice!

No there isnt. its just the reflection from the tail light when the flash went off. Come on strika you know me better than that..

MickLC · Post by **MickLC** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 10:14 am

How are you going to go touring without tiedown points?

Pabs · Post by **Pabs** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 11:19 am

Looks good Blue12,now for ya indicators : )

Blue14 · Post by **Blue14** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 12:26 pm

Mick C wrote:How are you going to go touring without tiedown points?

Gee lucky i only use it as a sports bike, and not a sports tourer, hey Mick..

MickLC · Post by **MickLC** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 1:13 pm

blue12 wrote:
Mick C wrote:How are you going to go touring without tiedown points?
Gee lucky i only use it as a sports bike, and not a sports tourer, hey Mick..

But how can you do that if it's only a......nah just kidding, it looks pretty tidy mate, good job

Blue14 · Post by **Blue14** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 1:50 pm

Mick, your are just jealous of the presence of the big horse power machine..

MickLC · Post by **MickLC** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 2:00 pm

Don't provoke me boy!

Jonno · Post by **Jonno** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 2:13 pm

Mick C wrote:When I'm a big boy I want to be like Donut Man

So you secretly wish you had a 12R!
I see how it is, a closet 12R fantasizer huh

go on just admit it donut boy wonder

Another 12R thread

it was a sports bike by design in it's time hence the "ZX" and "Ninja" descriptions in it's model name. It still will pants manya bike out there today, ask the Qld lads about which bikes that were always out front on ride days, a long way in front at that...