Officially sold it and turned in the plates today. To the mechanic across the street. Awesome guy. He also rides a Pat bike. But he's a squid. I'm trying to get him to wear gear though. So now the bike is it. All day every day everywhere I go.

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LOL yeah cars are over rated. Everthing is better on 2wheels.

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Cool. Now you can fix your bike. Let me know if you need any help.

I'm gonna get those super cool turn signals instead of the gay stock ones. But I think it will require cutting of the fairing. How do you cut the fairing? Is it a super secret high tech tool or should I go at it with my hunting knife?

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You can use a hunting knife but you'll have better luck sliding it down the side of the road to get through the plastic. Depending on the size of the opening you need to cut, a stepped-drill bit is the best way to cut through the plastic. Plastic though requires med speed drilling and light pressure. You want the tip of the drill bit to shave its way through the plastic. This will prevent any cracking and you will get a nice smooth finish around the hole. Harbor Freight has them cheap, but just remember you get what you pay for with tools.

And yes, I did use the words shave, smooth, and hole.

you're the professional on that, I'm sure

Anyone here got the tool the make my hole nice and smooth?

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Dude, I'm an aircraft mechanic. I have all the right tools!!!

Did you buy the mirrors already?

No, planning on buying them before dinner tonight.

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These are great. Just finished putting them on my 1000rr. Not cutting necessary.

The following is what I like about them:
Programmable - choose from 3 exciting blinker affects, including
-Fade-in/fade-out
-Strobe (multiple flashes per blink)
-Standard blink
CNC machined from solid UV and scratch resistant acrylic

I have a set of Greggs Customs flush mount blinkers on my F4i and love them, but it looks like they dont make them for your bike. I like the Protons better anyway, they seem much more durable.

In addition to this, one good thing to do as well is put some painters tape over the area you are cutting (prior to starting to drill/cut, that is). That also helps prevent chipping of the plastic. But everything he said definitely applies.

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Hey Matt the only thing you may need to do is change out the blinker relay when I instaled my proton signals they would not flash on one side. If you eventually change out the tail section and have LED lights on all four corners you need to do some wiring modifications (solder in two diods to wires in back of the instrument cluster).

Here is a link for a relay...

DMP LED Flasher Relay

"DMP LED Flasher Relay
After installing LED turn signals or a LED taillight with integrated turn signals on your motorcycle, your turn signal flash rate may increase or fail to blink. The DMP LED Flasher Relay works as a direct replacement to the stock flasher relay to normalize the flash rate on aftermarket LED marker light setups. The DMP LED Flasher Relay is a clean and cost effective way to get the most out of your aftermarket turn signal performance. Installation is easy with the provided OEM connector.
Please Note: 2008-2011 Kawasaki Ninja 250R uses UNIVERSAL Flasher Relay unit."