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1st weekend ride on the Z750

Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 9:50 am
by rocketrod
Not happy jan. :cry: Went for my 1st blast on the bike yesterday and not 5 minutes up the road i felt something hit me in the back.As i looked around to see what it was i could see that my pillion seat cowling had gone AWOL. :roll: anyway stopped and turned around to go back and pick
it up off the road only to see the cage drivers drive over the top of it. :oops:
Oh well shit happens,but i need to know if i can get an after market one and how much or how much for an original,i think it is around the $280 mark,but not sure.I dont think mine is worth getting repaired as it is scratched to buggery and its ripped the metal locking bits clean off. :shock:

Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 9:59 am
by photomike666
Talk to your dealer. There have been other issues with this on recent models, and I belive they have been sorted under warrenty

Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 10:10 am
by rocketrod
Think it may have been my fault though,maybe i didnt put the cowling back on properly,but to be honest i thought i heard it click when i put it back on,but maybe not????

Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 10:28 am
by hidepenny
i think the z models share the same cowl as the zx's so it'll be around $200 mark

Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 11:08 am
by MrStompy
you could try get one from the wreckers
http://www.findapart.com.au/
or ebay...

im pretty sure the seat cowls are the same as those on the 03/04 zx6's.

Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 11:37 am
by Stereo
Take it back to the dealer and kick up a stink....

Ive had it happen once because I didnt secure it properly, something hit me in the back, felt around and found it was the cowl.... slowed down holding the cowl and secured it once stopped, but I was lucky....

Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 6:44 pm
by esie
What a bugger Rod! :? Austreetfighter have aftermarket seat cowls for the Z750, unpainted they are $180, painted add $90. Frozzie may stock them, otherwise scour Ebay, they often have them, or a a few others have said, the seat cowl from a ZX6 fits. Good luck!

Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 6:53 pm
by ttc
i'm pretty sure the retail from kwakkaland is only about $220

Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 9:40 am
by rocketrod
Are we 100% sure the zx6 one fits?I have found a couple on ebay and i must say,by the pics they look the same,but i dont want to buy one from the states and then find out it doesnt fit my model.

Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 10:03 am
by Stereo
Ring a dealer and ask if you are not sure if they will fit...