Kawasaki Z900RS Turn Signal / Indicator Replacement

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6 ай бұрын

Today I fit, mostly, ‪@YoshimuraUSA‬ indicators to the Z900RS. Really nice product that is honestly miiiiiiiiiiiiles tastier than the OEM(for america) lights. The EU lights are way better and I've no idea why they're not stock over here, I'd imagine some extremely silly regs or something.
Anyway hopefully this helps someone out there figure out how to do the job, it's very straightforward :)
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@TheGorillaBiker 6 ай бұрын

I have to say I much rather making videos with a camera person! Makes life a hell of a lot easier 😂 I'm also purchasing a DJI wireless mic very soon so that should improve the audio when I'm off the bike :) Any questions on this bike please let me know!

@MonkeyButtRides 6 ай бұрын

3D Printers have changed the world for sure. Hi Toaster. I almost bought a Z900 off of copart as a build project. I'm pretty sure I was gonna pull the trigger on it but had a conflict and couldn't attend the auction. I feel like you are going to pay hell for the cutting towards toaster comment. Toaster, I fully support you smacking the GorillaBiker. Put your lift together fool.....english hard...LMAO.

@TheGorillaBiker 6 ай бұрын

They most certainly have. Imagine where they'll be in 20 years! Ah damn I think you'd love one. I must start looking at copart myself at some stage. Haha no she's well used to my absolutely hilarious jokes :P she was also actually very far away from the knife :P Its not a proper nice life like yours though just a jack 😭😭😭

@BrandonBicasso 6 ай бұрын

I just bought a 3D printer and fully on board with making parts for my bikes as well! It's game changing for fabrication!

@TheGorillaBiker 6 ай бұрын

Yes it is, I worked in that industry for 5+ years in metal printing and if I could ever afford one of THOSE printers man I could make cool stuff for the bike :)

@BrandonBicasso 6 ай бұрын

@@TheGorillaBiker metal isn’t cool anymore. We use plastic for weight savings and hope for the best 😂

@TheGorillaBiker 6 ай бұрын

@@BrandonBicasso I'll stick with metal 😂😂😂😂😂

@stephencartwright5046 6 ай бұрын

Thank you Toaster, a great job coping with a spontaneous happening. I thought the 1940s' Noir nigh key and heavy shadow gave the video a whole new dimension 🤗. I did check the pronunciation of "bezel". You made me doubt myself. Google even has an audio visual aid these days, and much to my surprise the USA says it properly 😋. Yes, my VIAR suffered the same failure with three out of four rubbers disintegrating. I wonder if it is because rules about chemical use has changed the material that is used these days. It is something I have never seen on any of my bikes in the past 🤔? I swapped mine for absolutely the cheapest replacements imaginable. The electrical contacts inside are all that holds the bulbs in place. I have had to fix one with an elastic band around the contacts inside the indicator to hold them in place but they work. The bulbs are enormous compared to the outside dimensions of the indicators themselves, and the wired provided were too short to reach the loom at the rear, but for a few pennies they were well worth it. Why are there so many bits and sub assemblies? I thought the manufacturers wanted to save money. A good guide. Thank you both. 👍

@TheGorillaBiker 6 ай бұрын

She is an excellent camera person :) Zooms in on all the important stuff even when I'm moving at a billion miles an hour. Haha not on purpose, lighting is suuuuuper expensive annoyingly. Ah so I was saying it wrong :D Words are hard. That's a good point, or using compounds that are more environmentally friendly or some silliness that doesn't make them last even 10 years. Really not good enough imo. Hey if they work and hold out longer than the stock ones then any and all jerry rigging is well worth it. Noooo idea, all plastic too, I'd wonder how much is driven by regulations on size and placement of these bits, I will say afterwards thinking about it the two piece rear section is actually a nice design for protection and such! Thanks for watching amigo :)

@callandy100 6 ай бұрын

Just catching up on your vids, been "off grid" for a bit, chilling in a forest cabin with my good lady. I don't mind playing with wiring, it's the mechanical stuff where I need to learn. Really enjoying tinkering though. The indicators are a vast improvement IMO (I saw you comment re "strobe" flasher - seen it on Audi cars, and I think it is super noticeable, so good idea!). Intrigued about wheel off Valky, so will be watching. You're being spoilt with Toaster doing the camera work, two handed spannering eh! Cheers, Andy.

@TheGorillaBiker 6 ай бұрын

Ah nice!! I hope you both had a good time, I love that type of holiday! Haha I'm the opposite, I CAN wire but I've never liked it. I do need to get the proper tools for it again. Yeah I really like how they look and they're working lovely now :) Yes, I'd like to get something that does that, need to look in to it properly. Hurray :) I'll be doing that very soon! Haha when I can convince her to do it it saves literally hours making videos!

@hachewie 6 ай бұрын

Oh damn. Valkyrie rear wheel removal would suck. Looking forward to seeing it.

@TheGorillaBiker 6 ай бұрын

It won't be too bad, same as the Magna really, just annoying you have to do it to take the caliper off, imo that is unnecessary.

@lindsayselby3647 3 ай бұрын

Not to rain on your parade but I believe ''Those Screws'' you have described as Phillips heads are in fact JIS ( Japanese Industrial Standards ) screws , there is a difference . If you work on Japanese motorcycles you need to get a set , you will find how much more securely they fit the screw head . Thanks for the content , hope this helps .

@TheGorillaBiker 3 ай бұрын

Parade not rained on at all as that is a JIS screwdriver I'm using :) I'm just extremely bad at english and using the correct words!

@beastlee53_ 6 ай бұрын

Glad they went to good use! Let me know if you need more parts 3d printed.

@TheGorillaBiker 6 ай бұрын

They did indeed, and stronger by a mile than the very expensive in comparison Rizoma pieces. I shall amigo!

@hachewie 6 ай бұрын

Oh electrical wires on vehicles are so difficult to route. You are very patient.

@TheGorillaBiker 6 ай бұрын

They're better than cars tbh, I utterly hate working on cars you see. I'm actually very impatient, I'll even get Toaster to confirm this next video :P

@byDanimal 6 ай бұрын

Very nice. The new indicators are much better! Do the lift, then just get to work on your list of stuff to do! 🤣

@TheGorillaBiker 6 ай бұрын

Why thank you sir, yeah yoshimura have always made tasty looking stuff to be fair to them, much happier with the looks. Haha I know I know 😂😂

@hachewie 6 ай бұрын

Cool shoes my man.

@TheGorillaBiker 6 ай бұрын

Thank you sir. Safety runners.

@hachewie 6 ай бұрын

@@TheGorillaBiker 🤣🤣🤣

@iananderson1422 6 ай бұрын

a couple of points. You could have cut the ends off the old indicators and used them on the new LED signals.. Rather than use the resistors you could have bought an electronic flasher unit about $15 from most motorcycle suppliers. .Saves time and wiring. Otherwise another great video. Hello Toaster 😃

@TheGorillaBiker 6 ай бұрын

I haven't bought a soldering iron or anything over here, I genuinely don't show my terrible attempts at wiring stuff for this reason, I know it's terrible 😂 I've never seen that? I usually leave indicators stock since they usually work. Is it just an inline box to change flash speed etc? Thanks! :) She says hello!

@iananderson1422 6 ай бұрын

@@TheGorillaBiker Its literally just an electronic flasher relay. On my tracer it was as simple as unplugging the stock analogue relay and plugging in the electronic one. So simple even I could do it 😀

@TheGorillaBiker 6 ай бұрын

I'll have to look in to them!! I want to get one of them that strobes the brake light before it goes solid too, I've seen those around and they are very noticeable! You do yourself a disservice!

@jdh4041 6 ай бұрын

most of the plugs can be released and used again. i got a bunch of like key pins of off amazon for 20 bucks that you slide up the plug to release the wires, just got to work out what one fits what plug.

@TheGorillaBiker 6 ай бұрын

Yeah I saw some tools at the time but hadn't a clue which was right etc, I think I'll do that and just get a heap of them to figure out what I need, I'd much rather recycle them :)

@keithdaniels5918 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the vid……I had a rear turn signal break off almost on its own. Very cheap design….way too fragile.

@TheGorillaBiker 2 ай бұрын

More than welcome! The stock US market ones are a literal joke.

@RoadsOfOz 6 ай бұрын

How about the bike lift assembly video?

@TheGorillaBiker 6 ай бұрын

It's only a bike jack more than a lift! I'd love a lift :D

@Juliang61 5 ай бұрын

Exactly which indicators did you use?? Yoshimura has a huge selection.

@TheGorillaBiker 5 ай бұрын

072BGLTSFK is the mfg part number from what I can find on my order :)

@Juliang61 5 ай бұрын

@@TheGorillaBiker Thanks, it is listed a front but I don't think it matters

@TheGorillaBiker 5 ай бұрын

@@Juliang61 definitely doesnt, the rear comes with a few extra pointless bits you don't need.

@markfortin8286 6 ай бұрын

Nobody likes defective rubber…😅 Seriously, though, that is surprising to hear that the rubber bits on the bike have degraded so rapidly. I supposed the accountants have them cut corners where they can these days.

@TheGorillaBiker 6 ай бұрын

Hahaha yes, can cause a few complications no matter where it happens eh! Yeah I was a bit disappointed tbh, not an item I ever bother replacing because they USUALLY work and last forever. Fact!

@hachewie 6 ай бұрын

My flooper flap does a completely different thing.

@TheGorillaBiker 6 ай бұрын

Ah you have the Gen 01 flooper flap? they all do very different things.

@hachewie 6 ай бұрын

@@TheGorillaBiker I am 50 years old young man. 😉

@TheGorillaBiker 6 ай бұрын

@@hachewie good and healthy flooper flapper.

@hachewie 6 ай бұрын

@@TheGorillaBiker it’s getting worn out. 🤣🤣🤣

@TheGorillaBiker 6 ай бұрын

@@hachewie 😂😂😂😂😂