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Woke up when the package arrived.
The day before, I came home after the date had changed. After taking a shower, I stayed up until about 3 a.m. and fell asleep without setting my alarm....... I was up until about 3 a.m. when the intercom rang around 10 a.m.
The Yamato Transport Company has arrived.
yesterdayI popped in my phone from the local place where I broke the mirror.Napoleon Mirror arrives.
I couldn't just replace the left side, so I bought two.
As I recall from my Ninja 400 days, I've been a little unhappy with the rear view mirror. In the front."Maybe I should change my mirror......"There were many people who said that half of the mirror reflected their arms.
So, the Napoleon Mirror was actually already on my Amazon wish list. Now that the mirror was broken, now was the time to buy it......
It's hot ..... It's hot: .......
Now, with the Ninja 650."Use poor tools."To install the external mirrors, the upper cowl and meter unit must be removed.Ninja 650 service manual already available in English PDFSo I will check how to remove it again.
I've seen PROTEC remove the LED headlights a few times when they refurbished them, so I know how to do it........
However, as I was touring in the cooler highlands until yesterday, working in the parking lot at home was not an option.Looks hot: ......
I thought I'd clean up the tooling for now.Manual pump I bought the other dayTake it and go down to the parking lot.
In.Newly replaced Puig rear inner fender.Check the effect of .......
Hmmm, it's not that drastic of a change. It seems to have less mud splash than the standard one........
After a quick rinse and wipe down, ....... It was too hot to continue stripping off the cowl and installing the mirrors, so I went back to my room and took a break while eating ice cream.
Oil change
So, I had an idea. Since I've already done almost 2,000km of break-in, I'll go for an oil change and have the mirrors done as well (good idea).
I went out immediately. It was hot, so I crossed the Aqua-Line via the Daisan Keihin and the Shuto Expressway. This is the first time I've taken this route since it opened the other day, so I made the mistake of arriving at Daikoku-futo by mistake, but I arrived at the bike shop in Chiba where I bought my Ninja 650.
I asked him to change the oil and mirrors, clean and lubricate the chain, and waited in the air-conditioned store while reading manga. In addition, I went to a shop that I had been interested in recently."Chattering sound like cowl vibration felt around 4,200 rpm."I will also tell you about.
After a short wait, the work was completed. I asked the store to drive it for a bit, but they said they didn't feel any chattering sound. After I picked it up, I rode it and the noise was gone. It may be that when the cowl was removed to install the mirrors, the assembly was better as a result.
Another thing I was worried about was the feeling that the clutch was not fully disengaged even when I squeezed the lever. I wonder if they adjusted the play?
This is a nice Napoleon mirror.
So, installation is complete.
130% increase in insect feel (compared to our company)
Personally, I'm okay with a little design disruption as a result of optimizing features, so I'm loving this insect feeling.
However, the mirror is not as bad as it looks in this photo.
There are various types of Napoleon mirror cowling types depending on the shape of the mirror and the finish of the mirror surface, but this time we chose the long stay blue mirrored type, which is similar in design to the standard version.
There is also a model with a mirror surface that has a high anti-glare effect, so if your body color is red, orange or black, this might be a good choice. Personally, I didn't choose this model because I don't have many situations where I feel dazzled by the rearview mirror and the color doesn't seem to match Kawasaki Green.
We'll start running as soon as we can.The back of the car is incredibly easy to see! Even at over 5,000 rpm, there is almost no blurring of the mirror due to vibration, and the view is clear! The width is actually almost the same as the handlebar width, so you can slip through at the same level as the standard.
End of three-day weekend
Thinking that this was a good purchase, we headed home. The Aqua-Line was a bit crowded, so we took a break at Umihotaru.
Watching a sunset as beautiful as the one I saw in Niigata the day before yesterday: ........
I came home after the sun went down. Just three weeks after the car was delivered, the odometer went over 2,000km.
So, where should I go this weekend? ..... I think I'll go to the Yamagata area, which I passed on the three-day weekend.
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