Awesome! Sounds like you are turning the 650 into a nice beast! It is such a fun bike! Ride Safe!

@@SJMudTurtleCruises Thank you! Yes, I love my Ninja 650 :) it's my first real motorcycle and so glad I picked this over the Ninja 400 or KTM Duke 390. I went with the Candy Steel Furnace Orange & Metallic Spark Black, bought it brand new Aug 2019. So far the mods I did: - Yoshi Alpha works exhaust -Puig bar ends ( black & gold) -Puig extendable and adjustable levers (black & gold), set as shorty levers at the moment -Puig brake fluid cover (black n gold) - MRA Touring windscreen- dark smoke - OES frame sliders, fork sliders and rear spools - Kawasaki radiator guard - R&G exhaust guard -Kawasaki Rear Seat cowl in Metallic Spark black -Kawasaki DC plug -RAM phone mount I can't decide if I want to get that comfort seat by Kawasaki like you have or do a custom Luimoto seat cover with gel insert...decisions decisions.. 😆

I am presuming that you rode dirt bikes? Yes the Ninja 650 is a well balanced all around motorcycle. You can basically do any type of riding you want, except dirt, I don't recommend dirt...lol. Wow you have done a lot to the bike! As far as the seat, I was going to get the Luimoto seat cover, then I said what the heck I'll try the comfort seat and if I'm still not happy I can always get the Luimoto down the road. So far I like the comfort seat, for me I find a big difference when hitting those unexpected or dang I forgot that was there bumps, makes it easier on the tush...lol!

@@SJMudTurtleCruises Awesome! Thanks. So as far as the comfort seat goes... does it have the same vinyl material as the stock seat or is it better material? I'm not a fan of the stock seat. Not so much the amount of padding, sure it could use more, but it's that vinyl covering I don't like. It makes alot of noise moving on the bike and definitely contributes to it not being too comfortable. Luimoto sent me some swatches of their material and colors for my bike and it's good stuff 👌 Adding in their gel insert would be a definite though if I go that route.

@@mrmuncheez374 it is different material not the same as the stock seat. Probably not the same as luimoto either lol. The gel insert probably would be better cushion not sure but one might think so. The decision we have to make can be overwhelming especially because stuff isn't cheap for our bikes lol!

YT1344 me too, that's why I made it lol!

@@SJMudTurtleCruises me too

Why would they remove the mirrors?? Weird!! Trust me it wasn't easy at first because the instructions were not helpful and it took about 30 mins just to find the wires, but after we did since no one at the time had a video on this I decided to make one so no one else had to scratch their heads to figure it out! It's very simple and easy! Thanks for commenting and ride safe! SJ

@@SJMudTurtleCruises I guess to get to the screw holding the metal bracket to the dead power point? Lucky on mine it was only finger tight. Funny how they can make something so simple into a complex difficult thing in the directions.

Thank you!! Will do!

DJ Galloway it was fun figuring it out without proper instructions but I did and knew I needed to share with everyone. Thanks for the Sub!

Those screws on the windscreen bracket were a real pain to break loose, but with some pressure they will break loose. Do not worry about the nuts on the back just use a T-wrench allen on the screws and you will do fine. Thank you for watching and commenting! Ride safe!

Thank you! That is a good idea for a video, I think I might do a video on how to winterize your bike. Thank you for commenting and your suggestion on a video! Ride safe!! 😁😁👍

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Thank you

What is the pushpin you removed. I have not seen one like that. It looked easy. Do you only push on it and it pops out? Thank you

There are four pushpins on the black piece under the windscreen. All you do to remove them is push down on the center and use your fingers to pull it out. It is very easy! When re-installing the pushpins you just push them back into the holes. I hope this helps.

thank you for your quick response. Your video is great. I would have been looking all over the place for those wire connectors that the instructions say are taped up somewhere

When we started the installation, the instructions that came with the DC power outlet said that same thing that the wires are taped to other wires...I don't know why Kawasaki is sending the wrong instructions. Glad this video helped you!

To my knowledge there is no live feed for accessories, I haven't found one. The windscreen is good for me as it is, I rarely do any highway riding, but I could see the need for a touring screen if you do.

@@SJMudTurtleCruises yer i just put a relay under rear seat for cameras,gps track an park alarm.. sorted

I haven't done those yet. I do plan on soon changing the front and back turn signals to led and doing a video, so stay tuned! Thank you for commenting!

Do you get any power when the bike is turned on or when the bike is running?

No it is not! After you take off the windscreen and you are facing the front of the bike, under the right side of the front fairing you will find two wires that are connected together that are plug and play if you have the kawasaki DC power plug. Watch the video again I show you where to find them. Now if you truly have only one wire then Houston we have a problem!

Thank you! No it does not require a relay kit. It's plug and play.

SJMudTurtle Cruises Fantastic...thanks!

I am not sure, one would think so since its the same bike just without fairings.

I do not know because they changed the front fairing by moving it out but it might be the same concept

That would be a future video! What are you looking to do??

SJMudTurtle Cruises already figured it out thanks

As much as I would like to be a help with this, I do not know anything of how the ninja 400 is setup for this type of installation. You might want to go to a Ninja 400 forum where other 400 owners might be able to help you. I really wish I could but since I own the 650 and not the 400 and apparently it's a different set up from what you are described than the 650 I really suggest you check out the ninja 400 forums! Sorry I couldn't help! SJ

@@SJMudTurtleCruises I appreciate the response. Here is another one for you, the set up is the exact same, relay kit ,and plug the USB port into the provided wires on the bike. I installed the USB and connected it to the bike, but my relay kit doesn't get in until tomorrow. Can I turn the bike on to see it it works or will I burn a fuse out? Am I better to wait to power on the bike until I install the relay kit tomorrow?

@@anthonylarosa3006 No relay kit came with my set up! So as far as the relay kit, in my opinion I would wait until you get the kit in. When I installed my DC power outlet, it was plug in the wires and you were go to go, no relay no nothing. I bought a usb 12v plug to go into the DC power outlet so again I did not have to deal with a relay! But again I would wait for the relay kit just in case, you don't want to blow or short circuit anything!

whitelion152 The wires are not connected. If you watch the video again and do as I did, the wires are right there!

SJMudTurtle Cruises thanks man i guess i gotta actually take it apart to see themg

whitelion152 yes you do. I tried to see if I could do it without taking anything off and nope!! Good luck with the install.

Yeah right? I don't understand why Kawasaki didn't make it standard either but they didn't. I guess you could add fog lights, maybe someone will try it and let us know!

Not sure. I know it will work on the 2017 to 2019 models.

I'm really not sure. One would think but again not sure if it does. Sorry I can't help you with that. Thank you for commenting! SJ

And what about z650?

I am presuming that if the z650 comes with the place to put the dc outlet the wires would be somewhere in the same vicinity as the ones on the ninja 650.

I used the one from Kawasaki, not sure if you can use an aftermarket one or not.

@@SJMudTurtleCruises Thanks for the reply, I'm new to riding, just bought a 2019 Kawasaki 650 and watching your videos have helped a lot.

Congrats on the new bike! You will absolutely love it! and Welcome to motorcycling, it is a great community! If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask me I will try to answer if I can! Ride Safe!!

If you buy from Kawasaki it will be wired correctly and will be covered under their accessories warranty and will be made correctly to fit without any modifications, I just installed one that a customer purchased from internet/eBay that had the wrong wiring and I had to cut the brand new wires and replace the connectors with oem Kawasaki connectors and insulators to insure that it would be a quality job that i would be responsible for. Also there was no projection that lines up with the oem panel and every time I tightened the nut the switch would rotate so not a big deal but took longer also came with no instructions so I was instructed to watch this video again (took xtra time to watch instead of reading instructions) even though you used the Kawasaki brand and I had to improvise on making it work so in the end it took twice as long for using an inferior part don’t even know who will warranty it ebay? But they won’t cover your labor charge that’s for sure! And if this Chinese knock off fries anything on your new Kawasaki motorcycle you’re on your own Kawasaki will just say no thanks not covered. This is why Franchised dealers do not want to install internet parts!

@@jmueller9504 Thanks for Commenting!! I can't wipe the smile off my face ( I was instructed...lol). Sounds like you needed a cold one after that install...lol. Sometimes you can't use aftermarket parts and need to use the oem parts, I did! Although I will have to say even though I bought the part from Kawasaki, the instructions they included were not the right ones, but luckily it was easy to figure out! Again Thanks for commenting and great advice! SJ

Are you talking about the temperature gauge?

SJMudTurtle Cruises yes bc when i ride sometimes it gets to like 5 bars!! not six then i ride it will go down but sometimes stay on five. never seen six though just brought August 14 2020 220 miles on it

If you are going slow like under 35 mph the bike will heat up if it's warm outside, then when you start to go faster like 45 or 50 mph the temp of the bike will go down. This is normal when it is hot outside! The Ninja 650 does tend to run on the hotter side!

SJMudTurtle Cruises Really appreciate that a lot thank you !

@@SaberX009 You are very welcome 💚

Well those people can hit the 10 sec forward button 3 times or use the scrubber to move ahead, problem solved! LOL

@@SJMudTurtleCruises Solid retort! ;) lol

It's a plug and play

There is no relay for the DC power outlet. Plug and Play! Thank you for commenting!

@@SJMudTurtleCruises yer since checking it is already fitted on the z650/ninja 650

The 12v dc power outlet I put on my bike is a direct accessory from Kawasaki. Its a plug and play. I did purchase a 24w dual usb charger adapter to go into the 12v socket to charge my cellphone etc. I also purchased a 3.0 usb quick charger adapter for my battery tender cord ( check out my latest video) to charge my devices when pulled over taking a break. The dc outlet only works when my bike is on, not running but turned on which can drain the batter. The dc power outlet is more for using while riding down the road.

@@SJMudTurtleCruises I considered that you could and would use a USB charger in the 12v outlet, so I checked Amazon for a good 12V outlet, and after reading a whole bunch of negative reviews for several 12V sockets, decided instead to just go with a USB outlet. I'm sure that the Kawi 12v outlet was pretty expensive.

I think the dc power outlet by Kawasaki was about $90.00. It's all about what we like and want for our bikes. We customize them to our like not others.....I think the usb outlet is a good pick for you.

@@SJMudTurtleCruises Stay safe, bro'.

@@SJMudTurtleCruises Can u send the link to where u got the 24w usb adapter? Thanks

Thank you! There is no relay required for this installation. No fairing removal concerning the frame sliders. They just go into one of the engine mounts on the side. Don't know if I will do a full fairing removal but you never know. Thank you for commenting!😁😎❤