[Werm]

i tried looking under mine but where are these so called tool kit located at? am i just not looking hard enough?

 

[jeff]

i tried looking under mine but where are these so called tool kit located at? am i just not looking hard enough?

The toolkit should be under that flap in a blueish/blackish type of bag. Your user manual should also be located under that flap.

If one or both are missing...........return to your dealer asap. These are basic items that dealers should be checking to ensure they are there before letting the bike leave.

 

[Lusiphur]

Would a sawzall work for this?

Kidding, I am kidding

 

[nguyenimproved]

Did this today!

Also cut out the middle flap on the lower compartment using my swiss army knife. Much more room!

 

[Spacep0d]

I removed mine too on the first day I had the bike. I also Dremel'd down the central fin so my phone/wallet combo could lay flat. Tons of room in that underseat-storage area, at least, compared to other sporting motorcycles.

 

[zx7dave]

I did this simple mod today, thanks for the pic's. Now allows me to put my cable lock under the seat on the days I don't have my tank bag or backpack.

 

[voltapikachu]

i dunno why i never thought of this, i'm definitely taking it off when i get home!

 

[Xorro]

OK, I have finally removed the centre 'fin' from my bike, I was going to update my original post but I don't seem to be able to edit it.

I used a Stanley knife to cut down where the two pieces of plastic form the T shape. Then I took the blade out of the knife to cut along the bottom of the fin where it joins the base of the storage area.

Before

After

 

[moarmoto]

I did this but noticed that there's lot more 'wiggle' on the passenger seat without the tray. Since I didn't need much room at the moment, I put it back.
But good idea overall.

 

[Xorro]

I did this but noticed that there's lot more 'wiggle' on the passenger seat without the tray. Since I didn't need much room at the moment, I put it back.
But good idea overall.

I removed the tray from both of our bikes. The seat is still tight on one but the other does wiggle more, but I don't know whether that was looser before or not.

Having two ninjas is the garage is great for when you want to compare

 

[Spacep0d]

OK, I have finally removed the centre 'fin' from my bike, I was going to update my original post but I don't seem to be able to edit it.

I used a Stanley knife to cut down where the two pieces of plastic form the T shape. Then I took the blade out of the knife to cut along the bottom of the fin where it joins the base of the storage area.

Before

After

Hey Xorro,

This method works great! I even used my Yoshimura baffle puller to pull on the Stanley blade in order to get more pulling power through the plastic. Then, when it was mostly cut-off I was able to pull the blade through like slicing cheese with my fingers.

I Dremeled the fin off before but that's slow and not as effective as the knife method.

 

[NATHAN]

I was wondering whether I should do this or not...
now that tray is about where do you put your PCV?
It's to my understanding that the PCV is velcro'd to the tray.

 

[Spacep0d]

I was wondering whether I should do this or not...
now that tray is about where do you put your PCV?
It's to my understanding that the PCV is velcro'd to the tray.

I used Flash-Tune, so I have no piggyback unit on my bike. That's one nice advantage of a flash instead of a piggyback.

 

[cruizin]

I was wondering whether I should do this or not...
now that tray is about where do you put your PCV?
It's to my understanding that the PCV is velcro'd to the tray.

you dont have to velcro it to the tray. i removed my tray ages ago. under the seat i have power commander 5, spare brake/clutch levers, tool kit, throttle lock & still have room for my wallet & phone

http://www.kawasakininja300.com/for...300.com/forum/9-ninja-300-parts-accessories/2408-crampbuster-throttle-lock.html

the disadvantage of getting the ECU flashed like spacepod did, anytime you want to make an adjustment, you need to send the ECU back to someone else to do it.

you have a "tuner" like a power commander 5, you can take it to almost any one nearby with a dyno & get it setup how you like & you can see whats going on & have full control over it, you don't get this with the ECU flash.

your also relying on the postal service to send/receive your ECU along the way & not use it to play grid iron with as well or kick it around like a soccer ball, and don't forget, the postal service has an impeccable record of delivering everything that was posted now don't they :wink:

 

[ITGuy]

Thanks for the writeup Xorro, I removed the tray in my Ninja 300 today and I think it's great improvement. Still debating shaving the center fin.

Now for those wondering about the possibility of items falling through, yes it is possible but it would depend on the item. Here is a pic I took that shows where the gaps are.


You can just about make out the ground beside the bike seen through the center of the left red box. If I packed the trunk full of stuff, then the items closest to the top might slide into the gaps if they were small enough, but for my purposes I'm not worried. The plastic box should help contain most items really.

I did notice a very slight side to side wobble in the rear seat after the tray was removed, as compared to when the tray was installed. I think the seat is probably less prone to wobble when the tray is installed due to it resting on the tray like this:


However the wobble is hardly noticeable with the tray removed and if it bugged me I think it could probably be fixed with some weatherstripping around the bottom edge of the seat, or something similar. If I end up doing this, I'll report back.

 

[Xorro]

I've sussed the wobbly seat! (for me anyway)

The handy thing with having two Ninja 300s is that you have something to compare against

My partners seat was still secure after removing the tray but mine wobbled much more. After looking at them both today I could see that the metal 'triangle' over the tail-light had a greater gap on mine than on my partners 300.

Pic of 'triangle':

What I did was use a rubber mallet on this and after a few minutes of whacking and checking I made the gap between the metal and the tail light much smaller, my seat now moves around much less.

I think with some more hammering I could improve this further, but it's 90% better now

 

[ITGuy]

Good job figuring this out. Percussive maintenance fixes everything. :biggrin: