It is the most fun and most stress-busting time one can have without feeling they are over the limits every time they ride this bike.
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Updates after a few rides. The ZX4rr is now my daily rider to the office. Well to most places including dropping my son to his swimming class. The bike is fun and unlimited and it only grows on you.
Me and Rahulkool did a few rides together with his 850.
The bar end weights cause a noise due to the metal-to-metal vibrations. I added a small rubber washer between the weight and the handlebar and eliminated the same.
Things newly added
- Android auto with two cameras (I will write a detailed reply for this)
- Tidy tail
- Radiator guard with Extension
- USB wire out using Sumitomo connector
First one is the Tidy Tail This is a full “let me be squid” effort to check how good it looks.
I hated the looks. I went back to stock. One thing to confess is the wonderful consolidated assembly of parts by Kawasaki.
The tail is connected to the body by 4 bolts. There are 3 wires to the tail. Two indicators and 1 for the number plate LED. All three use similar Sumitomo connectors as shown below.
The advantage of these connectors is that you can use the stock wires by simply using a safety pin and releasing the clip from the socket, run your wires via any holes or space provided for after-market tidy tail, etc, and reattach the pin(Just push it inside the socket) and stick to stock connection including power and voltage.
The tail section is divided into 3 parts. The bolts are screwed from inside the seats and hence the outer side is covered and clean without any exposed wires or bolts or nuts. Everything is concealed.
Even the turn lights are not just bolted but use a clip/lock mechanism to keep it attached to the tail.
The entire package feels very well engineered and put together to ensure minimal vibration and zero exposure of wires.
Next is the Radiator guard. This one I picked from Alibaba for sub-2300 and got it carried via a good friend. It is a two-piece arrangement to cover both the radiator and the exposed lower part of the fairing.
Fitment is straightforward and requires a little effort to remove the side fairings (Which again is a marvelous design to remove them and assemble in a few minutes). They are well made of aluminium and fit perfectly for the bike. Fits very snug and looks decent.
The last one is the USB socket extension. The company-provided USB accessory is not available at the service center and needs to be on backorder. I needed an accessory power to switch on the Android auto and was trying to figure out a way. As I was looking closely at the USB accessory port in the bike I realized the port came with both male and female sumitomo sockets. All I had to do was get the pins and tap the power directly from the socket. I used this connection as the switch in a relay to enable power to the android device only when the keys are on.
Because I have used a distribution box for any future additional accessories including a new USB charger, I just have to take power from the distribution box.
And here are the pictures from various rides we did over the last 2 months.
Near ECR – With the 6R, RS457 and the GS850
Me and Rahul in Idlers cafe
Somewhere to or after Idlers cafe
Closeups of the ZX4rr
Few from other trips
Green garage (may be yellow and green)
Nothing has changed in terms of the impression of the bike. It is the most fun and most stress-busting time one can have without feeling they are over the limits every time they ride this bike.
ZX4RR is definitely a great addition and the joy keeps growing.
A note to Padi service center and center manager Barani. Very professional and trying to help to resolve any issues. The tidy tail caused so much vibration that I visited the center twice to understand what could be causing the same. The technicians and the service manager were very helpful and supporting to try and figure the root cause. While they were unable to pin point, I was able to figure once I reached home and eliminated one custom change that I made.
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