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G'day,

Dumb question I know but I am having a nightmare trying to get the seat cowl off the rear of my '03 Z1000 so I can throw the rear pad on and take passengers.

The bike came with it on and it never occurred to me to remove it until I needed to just recently.

I look through the wee gap on the leading bottom left side of the cowl and I can see a 5mm diameter bar going upward aross the view through the gap at 45 degrees or thereabouts. I have pushed down, up, forwards backwards left and right but the bar appears to be solid and part of the sub frame.

I have had needle nose pliers on it everything and no movement.

The cowl itself moves about on its wee dampers no worries, but won't let go of the bike for love nor money!

Any idea's for a dumb Z owner?

put key in under the tail section,(there's a hole underneath) it's on the left side, click, and the back will pop up..




Putting it back on, front first, hook it under, then push the back down.


(yep I know any chance for a pic of my bike )

Geez.

I am as dumb as a fence post ttc. You have saved the day!

I have been wrestling with this conundrum for days.

Cheers matey....and yes, here is another piccy

No prob, just make sure when you put it back on that it's sitting in properly.. they have a tendency to fly off otherwise, the gap needs to be small and even all the way around, easiest way to tell

Nice pic of a z and a farm implement

What did one Kiwi sculptor say to another kiwi sculptor.........Stat-ue Bro.....................

p.s. nice racing stripes on the Z Tanya. Looks Sweet.

nice bike!!! definatly make sure it's on properly if it's anything like the zx636's sometimes they dont and when your'r riding to work and falls off it's not a good thing (happened to me so i have a 2 week old one with scrapes all over it )

NZthou wrote:Geez.I am as dumb as a fence post ttc. You have saved the day!

Not that Dumb.... i had to look up the owners manual to work it out on the little zeddy

Also don't forget to take the key out as well.....how many times have I done that!!

bassmaniac69 wrote:Also don't forget to take the key out as well.....how many times have I done that!!

that sounds familiar.. g day bassman

Cheers guys.

I've been riding a BUell for the last couple of years so I'm really enjoying being back on a four, especially one with a bit of go in it.

It seems to like the corners as well.

What more could you ask for?

ProblemChild wrote:

bassmaniac69 wrote:Also don't forget to take the key out as well.....how many times have I done that!!

that sounds familiar.. g day bassman

ohhh the number of times h=ive had to go back to the bike halfway through the day to retreive the key during work from uner the tail.....

Tanya, need more pics or a thread on your zed!

ProblemChild wrote:

bassmaniac69 wrote:Also don't forget to take the key out as well.....how many times have I done that!!

that sounds familiar.. g day bassman

PC my man! Hope your keeping all those guys in line down there since I left Canberra!!

bassmaniac69 wrote:

ProblemChild wrote:

bassmaniac69 wrote:Also don't forget to take the key out as well.....how many times have I done that!!

that sounds familiar.. g day bassman

PC my man! Hope your keeping all those guys in line down there since I left Canberra!!

yes mate , indeed . where you @ now???