Tail light projects.

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Tail light projects.

10 Dec 2012 14:35 - 10 Dec 2012 18:17
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How about starting a post for all of your tail light mods.
lets post all of your mods hear for easy look up purposes down the road.

i would like to start with the zx12 tail lt.
it seems to be popular, and i bought a lt myself. i have actualy bought a couple dif lights but none r as good a fit as i thought they would be.
i just need to see some more details on how u guys did your zx12 lt's. looking at mine, it seems that i would have to cut part of the undertail glove box away, to set the light in the way i think it should sit.
anyone have some detailed photos on how they did there's?
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Re: Tail lt projects.

10 Dec 2012 15:13
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Cool idea! I will keep watching...

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Re: Tail light projects.

10 Dec 2012 19:31
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You may have to do some hardcore searching but I'm pretty sure I posted pic on mounting a zx12 light to my 1000. I'd search but I'm on my phone.

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Re: Tail light projects.

10 Dec 2012 21:21
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Just an old KZ light for me. I like to keep the charactor of the heritage. But that's just me. :)

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Re: Tail light projects.

10 Dec 2012 22:43
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I used a 05 CBR light and it fits like it was made for it. Easy install too.
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Re: Tail light projects.

10 Dec 2012 22:43
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kzz1king wrote: I used a 05 CBR light and it fits like it was made for it. Easy install too.
Wayne
I should add that I have the older style tail.
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Re: Tail light projects.

10 Dec 2012 22:56
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kzz1king wrote:
kzz1king wrote: I used a 05 CBR light and it fits like it was made for it. Easy install too.
Wayne
I should add that I have the older style tail.

do u have any pics ?
76 KZ, frame gusset work,1200CC.Ported by Larry Cavanaugh, 1.5mm.over intakes, Carron Pipe, ZRX12 rear end, and seat,96zx9 front end.
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Re: Tail light projects.

10 Dec 2012 22:57
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Iv'e used the taillight from a 1999 YZF600r. I decided to use it because the radius of the top of the taillight matched the KZ tail. I needed to make a bracket to position the light but I think it was worth the work.

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Re: Tail light projects.

10 Dec 2012 22:58 - 12 Dec 2012 19:35
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The taillight lense on my KZ650 was completely broken when I bought my bike, so I installed this one, which came from a Kawasaki ZX6R, or a ZZR600. I used some rubber material to adapt to the stock mounting plate.
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Re: Tail light projects.

10 Dec 2012 23:17
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stock kz900 tail light and cover, mounted to the little 1 inch return for the tool tray bump out underneath the tail...washers inside the tray with a bolt,washers inside the tail light with lock nut....
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Re: Tail light projects.

10 Dec 2012 23:37
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me too the yzf light is awesome mines just more inset
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the best advice i can give is dont take dnthavakawmans advice..

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Re: Tail light projects.

11 Dec 2012 00:19 - 11 Dec 2012 13:57
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I used a atermarket gsxr with turn signals

I have other pictures I made a biberglass mounting brackst I sure i have
detwails and a milliion photos here are a few shots from recent

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I used an old 86 Honda nighthawk I really light but my shick wasnt set right and I exploded it
this is a borrowed computer so no pic on here and take a week to find em lol

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