Seat Cowl

[s14asilvia]

I was bored and decided I wanted a seat cowl since I never ride two up.  I found one from a ZX-14 for $20 and decided to give it a go since I'm running a ZX-14 seat.

I simply bolted it onto the seat and sat it on the bike with the rear rack (the black piece) removed and started marking where I thought it needed to be cut down.  I used an air cutoff wheel for the end piece that had to come off and a die grinder with a roloc pad to slowly grind openings for the rear supports.  After about an hour of grinding and test fitting, I was able to get the rear to latch.  Any imperfections in my openings are covered by the rack.

Maybe this will inspire others as I've seen other people ask about it, but after a lot of searching, could not find a single successful attempt/picture.

Enjoy,
Jason

[Rhino]

Wow! That looks sweet! Nice Job and welcome to the forum!

[s14asilvia]

Thanks!  I've been lurking for about a year now.  Just try to contribute when I can.

[O.C.]

Very neat, it looks great  ...will you be painting it to match ? 

[Flat-spot]

Very cool!

[s14asilvia]

Very neat, it looks great  ...will you be painting it to match ? 

I'm not sure what color I want it to be.  I quickly painted it the aluminum color you see.  It was BRIGHT blue. 

[VirginiaJim]

Looks very good!

[Flat-spot]

I'm thinking you might already know this, but if you want to match your "neutron silver"....

http://www.colorrite.com/wizardresults.cfm

[s14asilvia]

I actually was not aware of that site.  Thanks!

[maxtog]

That is pretty cool looking!

I took the opposite approach.  Since I will never have a passenger, my Sargent seat has a storage pod.  It came as unpainted glossy black and I just left it that way.  I keep it waxed and it seems to do fine (to my surprise).

[Conrad]

Thanks!  I've been lurking for about a year now.  Just try to contribute when I can.

Well done! 

[kwakrider]

Nice!!

[O.C.]

I'm not sure what color I want it to be.  I quickly painted it the aluminum color you see.  It was BRIGHT blue.

Wow Blue isn't great 

Maxtogs Black looks cool   

[Arata]

What's that giant thing on the end of your exhaust?

Awesome job on the cowl!

[maxtog]

What's that giant thing on the end of your exhaust?

That sucker is a quiet, efficient, considerate, non-restrictive (for the stock headers), no-cost, stock muffler (which also happens to be big and heavy, but hey, you can't have everything!)

[Arata]

Considerate!