Kawasaki NINJA 650R User's Manual And Installation Instructions - page 12
Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 4:21 am (Methuselah)
Firstly, the lower cowl was NOT vibrating at all, and there was no need to bend the bracket. The
bracket fits nicely on the INSIDE of both fairing segments, so from inside to outside the order is
Bracket-Top Fairing-Bottom-Cowl.
1. The "horizontal dash" pieces have three vertical support tabs underneath that buzz and rattle
(mainly around the 2K / 4K frequency.) I could see chafe marks on the underside of the dash and
abrasion patches on top where it meets the underside of the fairing lip. Added pieces over the
tabs only . . . presses up against the outside fairing now.
2. The vertical "side cover" inside the fairing (part 14091-0596) was making contact with a 1/4"
slightly raised section just before the bottom corner of the indicator housing / bracket. Added a
strip there. When the cover is replaced, the mouse pad-sliver starts where the cover lip ends to
make space for the indicator housing anyway. (There is also some rattle buzz inside the flicker
unit I didn't solve)
3. The fairing "nose" which goes all around the headlights had the loudest, angry buzz at the 4K
mark. This segment is actually quite loose-fitting in that you can see background light almost all
the way around. The nose of the gray V-shaped instrument "dash-cover" (part 55028-0081) has
two small tabs that slot under the fairing ridge to hold it down. In addition, the windscreen nose
slots in there as well. When you hold the screen as some have reported, this action often lifts the
screen and instrument cover off the headlight assembly, solving the buzz. I decided to simply
keep it all lifted up, inserting two 3-inch long sections under the fairing nose plastic that encircles
the headlight - roughly above each of the headlight bulbs.
I also added two bits under the place where the tabs were chaffing.
There were three other vibration patches visible between the "instrument dash" and the fairing it
rested on (pics will help, I know ). There was also a Z-shaped tab on the underside of this dash
that did NOT make contact with anything - so I really don't know what it was for. It nestles close to
the top of the headlight assembly, so I added some tape there to prevent any left-right movement.
This made a very snug fit, which was further enhanced by two strips towards the top of the V,
where it rested on the fairing tray. (yes, it bulged up slightly, but is hard to see, especially with the
screen attached.)
I didn't do anything with the windscreen other than put it back on.