I bought those same exact risers, however... I bought them for the RS CAFE. The Cafe bars are different than the standard ones, they're more flat across. I just felt like I was hunched over just a tiny bit much.. Crazy thing is, I love your seat !!! Where did you get it ?! I live in the US but, maybe I can hunt it down.. Nice bike man !
Thanks, I bought the seat from Core Motorcycle Seats in the UK. It was expensive, especially when factoring in postage to Australia, but it's a great seat.
Hi Dave, great post, I just installed them on my SE. The cables are really streched to their limit though, Did you reroute your’s? Cheers, Peder Sweden
Hi Dave just came across this video and holy shit some japanese engineer earned his YEN... is there any reason why you couldnt drop the whole bank complete into an ultrasonic cleaner rather than completely breaking down into individual components ... obviously put the jets etc out of each carb but once that done drop the whole bank into the ultrasonic cleaner? cheers STuart
@@stuartcraig7259 my preference is to completely seperate everything, that way you can replace the fuel rail o-rings which have been known to leak. You need to be gentle with them though, you could break them if you apply too much force. It’s not that hard, take plenty of photos. You just have to be patient and gentle, putting everything back together.
Hi. i did put a set of grip puppies on my Harley iron as my hands use to get a little numb after say 45 min's of riding, to be honest it wasn't that bad . i have less vibration numbness with the 900rs but i was trying to ride it a bit this winter in the uk to get the miles up for first service etc. what i did find is the cold/wind blast on the hand brought it on a lot faster, so rather than fit grip puppies to the rs i bought a pair to thicker Rukka Gortex gloves that are summer/part winter gloves, not to thick either as i don't like to thick a glove or to big a bar grip, to be honest i used them in winter to keep the wind blast of and i could ride much longer on dry cold days and no numbness in the fingers unless i got really cold. i also relaxed a bit more on the grip and all seems good. i do wear my medium gloves most of the time in summer unless i feel numbness coming on in my thumb. i do think a lot of it is what people say about not gripping to hard, it seems to work for me. plus having the risers on now have took a lot of downward strain of off the wrist which helps a lot.
Hi from the UK. i fitted these voigt riser to my 900rs, excellent quality and i thought they did the job of moving the bars back and up very well, and no problems as you said with the cables etc just made sure i had a bit of slack pulled through. they do give a decent seating position for sure. since then i have tried another combination. i took the risers of and then turned the original bar post 180 degrees as you said and then fitted a set of 20mm voigt straight risers, up to now I'm happy with that combination so have left it at that. but I'm keeping the offset voigt risers also just in case i want to put them back on, for sure both sets work well and take the strain of the wrist. as for the seat i have both kawasaki seats but prefer the low seat but it is a little firm so i had one of my mates who is a upholsterer and biker cut out a section of the seat and replaced it with some softer foam, feels much better now. the next thing i have just fitted is a samurider chic road commet bikini type fairing, excellent quality and looks nice, i haven't had chance to ride it yet as the weather has been bad here in UK lately, but I'm told from other guys that have fitted it that it does deflect a bit of the wind away from the chest. there is a 6 month wait for this type of fairing if you want it colour coded. ok thanks for posting some good how to vids, my next job is ECU flash lol.
@@jdh4041 It was a typo. The service was bad I was going to ask you a question. I got the answer from the channel owner . I wanted to know what is the size of the bar riser you got. Thank you for all the information you provided. Very useful and insightful.
Thanks for the ride report (nice day in Warrnambool!). Have you given any thought to trying out the popular mod of going up one tooth on the front sprocket (I’m giving it some thought)…
Have holidayed in Warrnambool a number of times, lovely part of the world, you're fortunate to be able to call it home. I'm glad the risers are working for you....gotta love the note on that bike, too. 👌
@@m1cky6 Thanks, the bike does sound pretty good 👍 Warrnambool is a great place, I grew up in Melbourne and couldn’t cope if I had to leave their these days, way too many idiots populate the roads up there, even back in 1991, my only transport was an XR600, and without fail I would nearly get cleaned up once a day travelling to work in North Melbourne from the eastern suburbs.
Hi Dave, thanks for this video. Was good to hear that you didn’t have any problem with cable / wiring length with these risers (ie up AND back). Have you had a chance to go for a decent ride to see what you think of the new handle bar position (it’d be good to hear what you think)? Cheers Mike
@@michaelbopf8013 G’day Mike, unfortunately not, I have been flat out working or the weather has been terrible. I will post a short video when I get the chance though.
Morning from the uk👍 Just fitted same to my Rs. You can also, not use the tops and use the original clamp. That's the way I went and personally think, that looks better. After a couple of rides, definitely a comfortable improvement. Safe rides mate 🏍🍻🤙
「Kawasaki」より「KAWASAKI」の方がカッコいいですよね👍👍👍 "KAWASAKI" sounds cooler than "Kawasaki" シートを交換しましたか？ 日本では、Z900RS SEとZ900RSは同じシートが標準装備です。 Did you replace the seat? In Japan, the Z900RS SE and Z900RS come with the same seat as standard.
@@davesbikes 返信ありがとうございます。 シート交換のレビューアップしてたのですね。気づきませんでした。 今から観させて頂きます。 Thank you for your reply. I didn't notice that you posted a review about the seat replacement. I'll take a look at it now.
Did you rebuild the master right before? I was way to tired to turn a wrench once and installed the plunger the wrong way, somehow. I got the same result as this. Since this seems MC related, you might want to re-check the insides
I'm considering an rs900, i was just wondering how you find the ergonomics otherwise for example seat to peg and how tall are you if you don't mind my asking? Cheers
I’m 177cm and found the ergonomics great with the standard seat. Since installing the Core seat, which sits me lower and a little further from the bars, I am not as comfortable. I have some new bar risers to install though, that will bring the bars back toward me, hopefully getting me into the sweet spot. When I first sat on a z900RS, my first thought was that the riding position was very much like a dirtbike, sitting upright, comfortable with plenty of room.
G’day ZedF, for the right price I would sell it, it still hasn’t been used. It cost me $1,065 delivered to me from the UK. I would be happy to sell it to you, posted for the same price. Where in VIC are you?
There is always a chance a warranty claim will be denied if it is related to a tune, but it must be caused by the tune. At the end of the day, it’s a Japanese motorcycle that is very, very reliable, I was not in the least concerned about something going wrong based on the tune, but everyone needs to make their own choice.
Hi Jay, I bought the weatherproof charging mount, vibration damper and extension lead from quad lock. Mounted the cradle to the bars and ran the wire down the left hand side of the tank and plugged it in to the rear aux power socket behind the ECU. I took the left side panel, and left front side panel (the small black one at the front) off for better access. The front small black panel has one of this push clips facing forward, you press the centre in to release it, then push the pin back through, reinsert the pin, then push the centre flush with the clip to fix it back into place. I hope that makes sense.
@@Jay-hr9ci these are the items I bought from quad lock, I must have bought a small extension cable elsewhere Motorcycle/Scooter - 2 x Spacers 10mm) Motorcycle - Wireless Charging Heads - USB Weatherproof Wireless Charging Head Motorcycle - Vibration Dampener Motorcycle - Handlebar Mount - Handlebar Mount PRO
I’m looking at getting a Z900RS, maybe the SE model maybe not. I’ve seen another RU-vid video where a guy thought the SE seat height was significantly higher than his standard RS. He felt he needed a “low seat” with the SE but not with the RS. What do you think? I’m a bit on the shorter leg side so this is an important consideration for me. Your thoughts would be quite helpful - thanks in advance…
@@davesbikes thanks for getting back to me so quickly. I hate being on my tip toes coming to a stop so maybe the stock seat height will be fine for me once I put my weight on the bike. I’ve heard the stock seat is quite comfortable so I was hoping that a low seat wasn’t necessary.
As far as i know, they ship worldwide. I purchased from Core in the UK, coremotorcycleltd.com/collections/z900rs-comfort-seats You can select all sorts of options. I prefer the low seat option to the standard height as it is more sculptured at the front.
A louder exhaust note essentially. Delkevic say you don’t need a tune, but I feel you get the best out of a tune. I only had my ECU flashed because I live 1,000km away from the workshop that I wanted to do the work for me. If I’m ever in their neighbourhood, I will drop in for a dyno touch up.
Allensford Australia 🇦🇺 Kawasaki Motorcycle 🏍️ Division “ your ahead on a Kawasaki “ Reach for bars with eyes closed at rest. The wrist will automatically provide for natural carpal tunnel position. If bars need adjustment or replacement then the machine will be more comfortable for your body. The front fender is far too abbreviated in rear. An extension helps keep radiator and header pipes clear of debris. Suspension needs time as well as engine to allow break in procedure. 600 miles before engine to exceed 4,000 revolutions per minute. Oil change and chain adjustment the machine is ready for its performance envelope. Safe and happy motoring 😊.
Hi. not sure if you know but if you want the bars to come back towards you a bit its possible and believe it or not it makes a big difference. basically if you remove the handle bar clamp and lift the bars up and rest them forward on a towel to stop scratches etc, you can then undo the nut underneath the top triple yoke that holds the handle bar post. slack them of and Rotate both post 180 degrees so what was the front is now the back and facing towards the rider. the handle bar posts are offset forward straight out of the factory ?, crazy. but if you turn them they will move the bars back 12/13 mm. believe it or not it makes a big difference. iv done this and rotated the bars back a bit, its much better but iv also got some 20 mm german void straight risers that I'm most probably going to fit as well. also once you have turned the post roughly line them up and without the handlebars in place fit the top holding plate and gently tighten the 4 bolts just nip them, this will help line up the mounts. then tighten up the two nuts underneath to the correct torque (35 NM) this is what the manual says, but please check. then refit the split pins under the nut. remove top clamp and re-fit handlebars plus clamp, be careful you don't snap it, i fit all 4 bolt by hand then tighten up the 2 front ones where the faces meet and then the two rear ones which have a slit gap, book says (30 NM) maximum but please check. don't over tighten because people have snapped that plate, i have no problem doing it that way and stick to kawasakis torq settings. not sure if you use facebook but there is a kawasaki RS uk group on there which you can join, lots of good advise in the files part of that group.
Hi Dave, thanks for sharing this video. Can you tell me the name of the trees beside the street at 4:53, please? Greeting from cold and wet Northern Germany.
Hi, thanks for watching, they are Norfolk Island Pines. I would like to travel to Germany one day, one of my Uncles lived most of his life there, he was an opera singer named David Palmer.
Thank you very much for your helpful answer👍. I‘m not only a biker but also a gardner. ’Hope you get the chance to visit Germany someday, it would be nice to meet you 😁, Andy.
Thanks for the video, Dave. I test rode one of these a couple of years ago and the unsettling throttle killed the deal for me. As well as having the salesman tell me that all I had to do was change the way that I rode...after nearly 50 years of riding.. So I bought a KTM 890R instead..:) Anyway, I've been waiting for someone to post exactly such a video since, and you've nailed it. I'll get one now. But one question - has the reflash helped the clunkiness in the N-1-2 gear changes at all? Thanks again...from Tassie.
Hi Aldo, glad the video helped. Honestly I have not experienced the clunkiness in the gearbox that you mentioned, I do adjust the gear lever to my ideal position on bikes though, maybe that provides me with a more positive engagement
any idea when on the video albion track starts and is it taking the southern part from albion peak down to harrietville? and what junction does the video finish at. Hoping to do this on a mountain bike linking buckland valley with harrietville via clear track demon ridge and albion . cheers
Hi, that video doesn't actually include Albion Tk, the video stops at the junction of Wet Gully Tk (forward and back) and Cemetery Ln to the left and right (turn left there and it will take you down to Harrietville)
There is a MUCH easier way that takes under 60 seconds. Unless the Euro version has extra steps, due to them putting extra "tamper proof" brackets on there, that we don't have?
Hi Dave, re the coating / sealant you applied to the extenders (and frame caps) - do you thing it would be good to also coat the plastic back guard (ie the bit the hugger extension attaches to)?
