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Old 06-25-2008, 11:39 AM   #4 (permalink)
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I recently purchased the same FE, but in black. Marke14 sent me the link to the ebay store:
http://stores.ebay.com/customizedbikeparts_W0QQ_trksidZp284.m183QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DDR%26its%3DS%252BI%252BSS%26itu%3DISS%25 2BUCI%252BSI%26otn%3D4
It arrived only about a week after I ordered it, and I just installed it this past weekend. Marke14's post was a great help.

I will post some pics when I get a chance to take them this weekend, but in the meantime I'll tell you about my experience.

First, removing the old fender and signals was pretty simple, the screws and bolts just needed a little grease before they came off. The only difference with the previous post is that my brake light wiring was not attached to a wiring harness, the turn signals did though. I have a 2005 model, so that could be the reason, but there was no way for me to disconnect the wires because they go through the plastics of the stock fender. I had to cut the wires to remove the brake light from the old fender and then reconnect them by stripping them, twisting them together, and covering them with electrical tape.

Next, I encountered the steel insert inside the rubbr boot of the turn signals. In order to get access to the bolt on the signals I had to cut off the whole rubber boot with a knife. Then I did not have a dremel, so I left the steel insert on the signal. Later this insert was useful when bolting the signals onto the fender. However, since I cut off the whole rubber boot there is about half an inch of space between the fender and the signals where you can see the screw and wiring. Looks like a piece is missing, so I should have left the very bottom of the rubber boot on the signals.

There was no way to attach the brake light to the new fender, with its larger housing or without it. I ended up zip tying it to the black plastic and metal bracket between the end of the exhaust pipes. It does not look as clean as marke14's, and it is slanted downward a little. It still lights up the plate though.

After attaching the license plate, I also put the red reflector through the hole above the license plate. I think that in NJ you need to have side reflectors in the rear, so additionally, I mounted the side reflectors with the same bolt used for the turn signals. Just put the wire and the screw through the hole on the reflector mounts and screw on the bolt. Very simple.

I routed all the wires through the space between the fender and the bracket it attaches to on the bike.

In the end the whole assembly does not look much smaller than the stock fender, and it's not as clean looking. I feel like if I had cut off most of the plastics of the stock fender, and removed the brake light housing and tied it on with zip ties, it would look the same as the new fender. I think my biggest problem with it is that the turn signals are about the same size as the fender itself. I think with an integrated turn signal tail light this fender would look a lot better. However, I have only found 1 of these available for the FZ6. I am going to look into some other possibilities of smaller turn signals in the location they are now. Maybe I can use some integrated front lights on the back.

I will post pics asap.
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