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I have one of your first ones. Love it.
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I have one of your first ones. Love it.
Check it out!! That's the original, first generation kit there. Glad to see it's still working. NOTICE the clear lenses and how much nicer and cleaner they look. I did that to my FZ6 with the current style FE and those clear lenses make the stock signals disappear in the daytime until you use them.

That bike is sooo clean that there is NO way you ever ride it, Enygma. How many miles you got on her?

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It's a great product.

Well designed and allows for the use of the stock signals. Easy to install and top quality. I made my own for another bike but with the saved time yours was well worth the bucks.

I helped a friend put a kit on his SV650. What a nightmare. Yours rules!
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Are those Fieldsheer Rio Bags? That was one of the reasons I havn't gotten the FE yet is because I didn't think it'd work with my bags. Looks like I was wrong ...
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If you have it, display it proudly for all to see or just say hey
I have a FAZR6 FE kit on my FZ6 and it's one of the best mods that I did. It's amazing how much it cleaned up the appearance of the bike. I took some before after shots and they are actually the pictures that FAZR6 uses in his add.

I have plenty of pics on my web page (found in my sig) but I'll inline some of them here too.

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I also (poorly) made some aluminum brackets to remount the factory reflectors, since they are needed for inspection here in Pennsylvania. Here is a shot from the rear with the reflectors installed:


With the reflectors from the left:


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The FE kit really cleaned up the rear of the bike and I like how my reflectors tuck up there.
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I got an early one also as my first mod. However, I'm on the road and can't post pics, although I'm sure I posted several earlier, e.g., with the photo's of my Givi topcase mount.
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And love it!

I also made up a bracket to relocate the reflectors since they're required to pas NYS inspection.







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I got one and LOVE it! First mod I ever did to my FZ6. Bought it off eBay, before I even realized who made em!!! Doh

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great product...and big difference over the huge stock fender.
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Dont need another link in the aftermarket mods thread. You put one there a couple of years ago but thanks for the offer.

Figured since there is a banner ad on the front page of the FZ6 forum and since it's the #1 seller in the SBN Store that it was very obvious that SBN already has a $$$ interest in it. I'll speak to fred.

Not a big deal, just thought a sticky would keep people from having to dig and search for info and pics rather than PM me for it over and over and over.

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Are those Fieldsheer Rio Bags? That was one of the reasons I havn't gotten the FE yet is because I didn't think it'd work with my bags. Looks like I was wrong ...
Nelson Rigg Mini's. Not the best quality but good for the price. Around $70 delivered I think.

I made this bracket to work with the bags. It works well with the FE kit.

Bracket for saddlebags. It works with the FE kit.

I run my bags pretty far forward so anyone using big bags or mounting them further back may need to move the blinkers back to be visible from the side.

The part that holds the bags out may need to be extended back also.
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I bought mine because my plate was tucked and I was getting pulled over too much. Works great!!! Sorry, I don't have any good pics of it.
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Got it and love it. Thanks FZ6!
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I appreciate all of the responses so far. Some of you I didn't know had it so it helps me out. So, thanks to:
chestermaddox
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Hopefully there will be lots more to post up and thanks again to those who have!

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