[Art1989]

Hey has anyone tryed to use a ex250 Zero Gravity double bubble windscreen on an 87-93 500? I pulled the screen off my son ex250 and tryed it on the 500 it was a pretty good fit, I needed to file it in a couple spots and drill mounting holes in the fairing between the existing ones, but after that it looked good. Just wondering if anyone else had tryed it.

 

[Guest]

Any photographs? I'm not sure what the screen looks like?

 

[Art1989]

This is the only one I have

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[MrSciTrek]

Here's pics: http://www.indysuperbikes.com/Isb1/puig_windscreens.html
http://www.tricktape.com/browseproducts/Kawasaki-EX-500-Ninja---Ninja-500-R-'94-'03.HTML

Not a 500, but lots of ideas: http://www.pashnit.com/zx11mods.htm

Discussions on windshields from some other forums (another said save $$ & get a blemished one?):
http://www.sportbikez.net/phorum/read.php?2,136183
http://georgiasportbike.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21502
http://www.riderforums.com/showthread.php?t=15275
http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~john/vfr/aftermarket/wind.html

Some possibilities though I have no idea what's garbage & what has promise:
http://www.streetandcomp.com/pdfapps/race_setup_Kawasaki_EX500.PDF
http://www.a-zpowersellers.com/Zero-Gravity-windscreens-for-Kawasaki-motorcycles-s/337.htm
http://www.a-zpowersellers.com/product-p/20-291smk.htm
http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/Browse/tf-Browse/s-10101/N-111+10211+600014184/c-10111
http://store.58cycle.com/category_s/380.htm
http://www.gdlcycles.com/asp1/Model.asp?qsmake=Kawasaki&qsPart=ex500

Various items:
http://store.58cycle.com/category_s/79.htm

Targa
http://www.1tail.com/sa/p/TARGA_WINDSCREEN_EX500_94-05_SMOKE.htm

 

[Nick D]

This is the only one I have

If you get bored and do the swap, take a few pics. I'd love to see what it looks like, it'd save the fab work I was planning for this winter.

 

[Art1989]

It's already done I just can't find my camera. I moved about a month ago and can't find anything, I'll post pics as soon as I find it.

 

[Nick D]

It's already done I just can't find my camera. I moved about a month ago and can't find anything, I'll post pics as soon as I find it.

I know exactly how you feel. We've been here about 2 weeks now and I finally got the stuff out of the garage so I could fit my truck in next to my bikes. I've still got boxes and boxes of crap to sort through.

 

[Art1989]

Found the camera finally, so here you go

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[Nick D]

Great find for the EX. I'd have never thought to try an EX250 screen.

 

[Art1989]

That is an ex250 Zero Gravity screen alright, I had to drill new holes in the fairing to mount it I'd like to drill 2 more in the screen itself up at the top I just haven't gotten up the nuts to do it yet afraid I'll crack the screen I just dropped 70 bucks on.

 

[MrSciTrek]

That is an ex250 Zero Gravity screen alright, I had to drill new holes in the fairing to mount it I'd like to drill 2 more in the screen itself up at the top I just haven't gotten up the nuts to do it yet afraid I'll crack the screen I just dropped 70 bucks on.

Don't use a standard drill bit "^" which wedges material outwards as it cuts.
Get a sharp "brad point" bit of the desired size. Use the proper speed for plastics.
http://www.retroblast.com/articles/plastics.html

 

[Art1989]

That is an ex250 Zero Gravity screen alright, I had to drill new holes in the fairing to mount it I'd like to drill 2 more in the screen itself up at the top I just haven't gotten up the nuts to do it yet afraid I'll crack the screen I just dropped 70 bucks on.

Don't use a standard drill bit "^" which wedges material outwards as it cuts.
Get a sharp "brad point" bit of the desired size. Use the proper speed for plastics.
http://www.retroblast.com/articles/plastics.html

Thanks good info

 

[Nick D]

Thanks good info

I'll second that. I always wondered what those bits were for.

 

[MrSciTrek]

I use them for drilling clean tuner-holes into hardwood I use to build cigarbox dulcimers.
A friend who builds custom guitars, octave mandolins, bazoukis (?) & such told me about them.

Be sure to but something solid (& flush) behind the plastic to drill into.
It allows the exit wound to be much tidier.

 

[Red-Leg]

Another trick for drilling into thin plastic is to use the drill in reverse. This will "melt" a hole in the plastic rather than drilling. I have done this successfully on numerous occasions.

Good luck!