2018 Ninja 1000 / Z1000SX: How to remove and install fairings
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In this video, I'll show you how to remove and install the fairings on the 2017/2018 Ninja 1000 / Z1000SX. This is a critical step for some of my other videos, and may be necessary for certain service and modifications to the bike. - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
Damn good video. Everything to the point, good lighting, good audio, no background music. Give this man a cigar!
Ram into some dramas trying to fit a radiator guard onto my 2020 Ninja 1000SX today. Tried to follow the instructions given but from the get go they didn’t make sense. After a while of fiddling and getting frustrated, I found this video and wow! Cannot thank you enough for putting together such a well explained and illustrated video. After watching this, I’d stripped the left fairing, installed the radiator guard and reassembled in less than an hour.
For those wondering, yes the fairing construction and fitment is exactly the same on the Ninja 1000SX.
Thanks a lot dude. I'm about to fit de-cat on Ninja 2020 and this video increase my confidence in taking this task on. Obviously you got 7 haters for no reason whatsoever.
Absolutely invaluable. Saved this straight to my favourites AND to 'watch later' so there's no chance of losing this. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I have the exact same bike and colour! Your videos has really helped me out and given me the confidence to this work myself. Put off swapping my out my heated grips for ages. Finally summoned up the courage today to remove the fairings. With your guidance is was so easy and not stressful at all. Much appreciated. Job done!
That's great to hear! And nice choice of bike :)
Barely have seen better or more professional videos than yours on the Ninja 1000 SX - thanks a lot for that, your videos are extremely helpful!
Jonathan, having just purchased my 2017 bike, your videos have helped in tackling some jobs already. Cheers. Keep them coming. Love the way you explain it all. Nice one.
Thanks a ton buddy...after 4 years of checking this video finally took the plunge last week taking the fairing apart. My first bike drop at age 40 almost after 22 years of riding...thanks to you I did not have to shell put 750 bucks to change a 280 usd fairing part. Appreciate the details...the best guide for the ninja 1000. Cheers...
Great vid, was a big help on my slider install. I went with the R&G Sliders and now have a little peace of mind that they are on the bike. Like others mention your very well filmed and clear to follow. Thank you sir!
Thanks for taking the time to make this video. I'm picking up my new Z1000SX this week so will now be able to give the insides a thorough misting of ACF50 before the winter salt and dirt take their toll.
Thanks Jonathan! I watched this and your frame slider install video to help me install sliders on my Ninja 1000. Everything went great and I managed to not break anything thanks to your excellent videos!
Thank You for sharing. A concise, detailed and really valuable, brilliant quality video. Large companies take note! hire this man to explain your products- under his terms!
Thanks! I’m glad you enjoyed the video!
This was an absolutely awesome demonstration and explanation. Thanks.
Hallo Jonathan I'll never thank you enough for this video! It saved me for a problem that I solved thanks to it. Well done. Hugs from Italy
Made life so much easier, never owned a bike with fairings until now and it seemed a little daunting to remove. This made it so easy and got my gaurds installed in no time
Took the fairings off when i put in a K&N airfilter and had a great deal of help watching your video. Many many thanks from Sweden
Best explanation ever. Even I was able to remove the fairings. And now they are back at the bike. Thank you so much!
Awesome! You’re welcome!
Fantastically useful......just got a new one and was reluctant to fit my own sliders, what with removing the fairings and all, but watched this and all was well....thank you from the UK!!
Thank you for this video! You are a life saver! Service manual is so confusing but your video saved us!
I’m glad it was helpful!
This was super helpful as always, thank you so much for making these
You’re welcome!
Thanks for the very detailed video...you just gained another subscriber. Keep up the good work.
Hi Jonathan,
Many thanks for posting this which helped a lot when I fitted some Oxford heated grips and a USB socket which you did another how to on.
Keep up the good work and again many thanks for showing us how👌 Saved me at least an hour or so. :)
Cheers from UK and happy riding.
Andy
very useful videos, thank you for taking the time to do this
Thank you
I added frame sliders, power outlet, and GPS
Removed both sides with your help
Great step by step instructions, thanks Jonathan. 😀🍻
Thank you it really helped me to mount a couple of things extra for my trips and a lot easier to make services
This is an amazingly clear and well explained tutorial. Thanks very much for doing this.
You're welcome, I'm glad you found it to be helpful!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. This has really helped me out. I followed your directions and changed my coolant over to engine ice. I ended up stripping the bolt that mounts to the exhaust so I need to figure out what to do with that. Thanks
Hi Jon..thank u for ur love for my comment,it produces more respect for you and more love for ur videos..i will watch every video man and I will like it and I will comment on it..I'm sure you will get only positive comments from me coz there is no flaws man..it gives the maximum satisfaction..shout out to u man..and I'm sure I'll make my friends to subscribe and watch ur videos..great dedication on every single blog..especially dis video needs a lot of patience man..bt u have done it so easily..tats wat I love it man,neat and clean..ur videos are smooth..ur videos are WOW factor man..great work keep it up..love u man..tc..peace.
Holy cow, this video was so helpful. Thank you! Subscribed.
Hi Jonathan
Great info mate keep making different videos
Thanks for sharing useful info...
Thanks from Down under.
Glad to hear they're useful to you! Let me know if you have any suggestions or requests for future videos.
Great work Jonathan. Keep it coming... 👍🍻
Thanks! I’m enjoying making and sharing these videos!
Very well explained mate.
Nice, and perfect filming.
Thank you for the video... It was very helpful today for fitting Radiator Gaurd... Your doing a great job with Ninja 1000, keep rocking... would like to see more... Thanks again
Thanks a lot! I appreciate that!
Absolutely sensational and easy to follow video! Thanks so much!! I was able to easily swap out the indicator bulds for LEDs!!! Five stars!!!
Excellent and clear video. Thanks
Really helpful video. Well presented with great explanation. Many thanks.
Excellent Jonathan. Fitted some R & G engine casing guards left & right side following this detailed video. Thank you !
Great, I’m glad it was helpful!
So useful, this and the slider fitting saved me hours and £££ thanks.
Thanks for sharing, found it very useful. Cheers from England
Great vid mate....subscribed thanks
Although, I removed my fairings already I found you had some good tips. I'll be able to remove them even quicker next time. As always, you do a great job on the video. Thanks!
It’s a little nerve wracking pulling them off the first time, but it definitely gets easier after you’ve done it a few times.
Nice video Jonathan, very informative. I like the end of the video showing the frame slider added. LOL! I was thinking you added that when I wasn't looking.
Thanks! I installed the frame sliders and front LED turn signal bulbs while I had the fairing off. The LED bulb video will be coming out soon.
Thanks for the vids! I haven't bought a shop manual and I most likely would have broken something without your guidance.
Excellent tutorial, thanks Jon!
Glad it was helpful!
Really helpful video, made it very easy to remove and reinstall. Thanks for sharing this.
Hi bro!
Verry good job. Just keep doing! 😊
Excellent videos, most helpful thank you
Excellent, I'll be saving this.
Great video. lookforward the guide of 2020 Ninja 1000 SX ...
Massive help,thank you.
Thanks so much you’re a great help big thumbs up 👍
This is an awesome tutorial. Thanks so much!
You’re welcome, I’m glad it helped!
This saved my bike, thanks Jonathan :-)
TSB! Glad the video helped! I enjoyed watching your review of the bike while I was shopping for mine :)
Excellent video 👏
Brilliant!!really helpful!!👍😀
Thanks for the video so helpful great job
Cheers
Nice dude, thanks, you make it look easy one reminder, Patience if you hurry or force things you will break it!!
Good job; good video.
Excellent video
Thank you for this video .. just what I needed to get to the exhaust to clean it ..:-)))👍👍👍👍👍👌👌👌👌
thank you very much from Cologne Germany!
You’re welcome! Thanks for watching!
Subscribed!bloody fantastic!!😀👍
Thanks, I’m glad it was helpful!
ciao Jonathan veramente molto bravo a spiegare e bellissimi tutorial spiegati concalma e professionalita
Hey Jon, hope you’re well. Your videos are awesome, thank you.
I have a 2019 N1K and there’s a lot of talk to go with a 55 rear tire for better handling, especially in corners. Is there any merit to this? Appreciate your insight.
Great video. How do you remove the pop fasteners at the bottom of the fairing? Thanks.
U are able to do everithing
Compliments
U are great
Hi, I wish to thank you for this video. It is very useful for me how to remove from my Ninja 1000 the fairings.
But note that if you have preinstall the kawasaki Frame Sliders you must remove them first, before remove the fairings and
be careful to not scratch them. Kind Regards from Greece.
Glad it was helpful!
@@JonLong Thank you for your help videos
Hello! Question to anyone reading this, do you have any idea that if you take the dark fairing piece off alone that you have access to the underside of the mirror? I would like to be able to unscrew the assembly and replace it with another OEM mirror, i broke the previous one.
Great video any chance you lubed your throttle and clutch cable or adjusted your clutch?
Thanks for the videos John. I have a twin bike and your videos have guided my unskilled hands many times. I have skimmed and rewatched your videos but i can't find where you talked about removing the front side-marker lights. You said something about what to put in their place.....HELP!!
Is this the video you're looking for? th-cam.com/video/zfscXHrTrLc/w-d-xo.html
Better explination, Imposible. Thanks
How have you managed to get the quad lock mount to fit in the hex-nut stem?
I tried mine today and it would stick half-way out
Hi Jonathan,have enjoyed watching your videos,I have a 2018 z1000sx in emerald blaze green,had the bike since march and I absolutely love it,on the subject of the fairing,I noticed a hair line crack next to the indicator on the right side,dealer checking it tomorrow,so hopefully its covered by the warranty,as l didn't damage it,looks like a stress fracture,possibly caused by vibration,keep up the good work! Ride safe
Wow, hopefully they get that taken care of quickly for you.
@@JonLong hi Jonathan,thanks for your reply,took my bike in to kawasaki dealer today to get new fairing panel fitted,parts and labour covered by the warranty,so very happy,always get excellent service from kawasaki,enjoying your work,would it be possible to do vid on removing front sprocket cover,to clean when doing chain,thanks Brian from Scotland
Excelente vídeo!!🇧🇷
Hi jonathan...have u fit radiator guard on your bike...need a tutorial for that
Hi do you have any video about change the mirrors?
Thnks a lot for making this video :)
You’re very welcome!
Do you have a radiator guard on your bike if so what type? Ive purchased a 2020 ninja 1000sx and am looking for a guard that will work for it.
It sure would be nice if companies like the bike manufacturers themselves, or the companies that make the thousands of after market parts that force you to deal with things like the fairing removals to put on their parts, would make videos as good as yours. In fact, they should give you a commission really. I got some no cut frame sliders for which I'll be using your video for sure. And the instrucions that came with them..., I mean, what instructions? Anyway, thanks so much for your diligent and well crafted videos. Being a fellow Ninja 1000SX owner, I use them all the time for learning things and assisting me in doing things I just know would end up causing lots of grief. Nothing greater than having a plug beside the bike for the old laptop. lol
I was putting in so called no cut frame sliders by Hot Bodies today. The right side I only needed to take off the bottom piece, but left, not take the whole fairing off, but do 3/4 of your video- while my Dell laptop sat dutifully on the chair beside myself and bike, lol- enough to loosen the largest part of the fairing to get access to the bolt that's replaced by their own bolt. Maybe it was me, but there was no way I could see that you could ever get the large piece to hook back on to the frame at the extreme top right, the tiny clip. So I took the slider and where the slider made contact with the fairing, made a notch about 3/8ths wide and 3/8ths deep to enable me to be able to get it clipped back on. It worked, but it was very tight. The only thing I could think of was that perhaps Kawasaki changed the fariing slightly between 17 and 19. www.hotbodiesracing.com/product/ninja-1000-2011-17-no-cut-frame-sliders/
Awesome bro
Your videos are amazing man. Very helpful. I wonder if you could make a how to video of how to remove the kickstand on the Ninja1000. I tried mine (2019) and no luck. I can remove the whole thing, the two bolts, but can't disconnect the sensor, and I've tried the big bolt for the kickstand, and it doesn't move at all. Please and thank you.
I wish manifacturers could make video like this available for owners. Service Manual book is 100 years old technology!
hi Jonathan, do you have anything on removing the standard mirrors ??
Hi bro I need help to remove the front chain sprocket to clean .. Kindly make a video on cleaning the front and rear sprockets..... Love ur content all the best......
Do you have to remove the main fairing? Or can you do this while only removing the smaller side fairing?
The very first piece you pull off What is that called? I need to replace that piece on my 2019 ninja 1000abs? Gray part. The piece has the 1000 logo on it
MERCI BEAUCOUP !!!!! THANK YOU VERY MUCH !!!!
Cheers dude.
Great explination thanks
I’m glad it was helpful!
I know you were showing complete removal of the left, but it's not necessary to take off the lower muffler guard for anything as far as I know, except pulling off the right muffler itself. That little muffler guard is a pain. As you demonstrated, without the bike on a lift, you have to get flat on the floor to see what the hell you're doing! Been there. I have a 2011 Ninja 1000. They've changed almost nothing on the build of this bike since it originated. Replaced my mufflers with Akropovic megaphones and that little muffler guard was more of a pain than the entire job.
What brand chock stand and front/rear race stands+spools do you use?
I'm having trouble finding race stands/spools for the 2021 1000SX that don't scratch the swingarm, muffler, or brake mechanism on the rear wheel
It’s very hard to find a spool that works with the stock mufflers. My advice would be to take the spools off, and only put them on when using the rear stand for service. I’m using aftermarket mufflers that don’t hit the spoils, and modified spools that stick out a little bit further to allow the stand to not scrape the swingarm.
Olá meu amigo..sou do Brasil..gosto muito dos seus vídeos!!! Me passa o link desse cavalete dianteiro que você está usando..obrigado
GREAT VIDEOS very informative , very helpful, saves you breaking anything when removing panels ,,,,,,,do you have a video of fitting daytime running lights.
Thank you! Are you talking about adding extra lights?
Jonathan Long thanks for your reply great videos was thinking about extra lights yes the smaller daytime running lights Ghznks
Lifesaver
Life saver
Very well presented and videography is great. Do you work for kawasaki or something? you seem very well acquainted with the bike.. Well done in any case. Extremely useful vids. Thumbs up.
Thanks! No, I’m not affiliated with Kawasaki at all. I just enjoy making and sharing videos!
Thank you
Pls do a video on how to change the battery ya.