chisnsid - the ZedRunner and DIY Detailer
chisnsid - the ZedRunner and DIY Detailer
A place to share my passion for cars, motorbikes, diving and DIY detailing...
Whenever we take the Kawasaki Z1000SX out on a #ZedRun we will upload a video if there’s something fun and cool that happened.
there’ll also be videos here showing how I carry out paint correction and protection in my own garage at home... and how our old 1996 Subaru Impreza STI project is coming along...
I also adore scuba diving and I’m PADI Rescue Diver Certified. So I will also be uploading some dive videos too. There’s a bit of a back catalog on that topic so smash the bell and make sure you subscribe :)
there’ll be a few other things too, I’m sure :)
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Great video, just got a new 2024 ninja 1000, installed the paniers and was saying, that doesn't look right! Saw the video, was missing that love tap! Cheers
@@peternorth2209 is all in the little love tap. Now you’re in the know… :)
cheers mate. super straightforward. much appreciated
No worries :) glad it helped. :)
Just found very similar rust in my (new to me) project '06 fxt. The shots of how yours was plated is very helpful!!
i'm glad the video helped. i later had to weld up my son's2007impreza wagon which kept her going for another three years so it's well worth t.. ;:)
8:34 How could you ride all that way and not see another motorcycle
Yeah hardly any out there on such a gorgeous day too. Only the one near the start of the ride and one waiting at lights near our destination. Crazy…
Good video, thanks. Also have a Z1000SX 2018, but as I’m quite upright, I thought the Adventure style might be better. Could I ask if you’ve tried those? Also, can I ask what other brand you are looking at, as the Rippl ones are half the price?
Got a 07 z1000 need something to safe my arse.
I have ordered an alternative pair to test that seem very similar to th rippl ones. Will post up a review soon
Using these 1st time in couple weeks very helpful thanks
They are great panniers. Hope your trip goes well!
Any updates on these shorts ?
Yes. I’ve got others to test and compare and still think these ones are very good. Will do more miles in the new ones to be certain.
Do these shorts protect your ass from vibrations? My CBR fireblade 2012 is a pain in the ass to ride for more than 30 minutes. I get palsy at hands and pain in the asscheeks from seat/engine vibrations
They help, yes. I’ve also discovered another brand which I’ve ordered to compare to these one.
@@chisnsid thank you for the reply even though it's been a year since you posted, really appreciate it. May I ask for the brand of the other one too?
I would like to upgrade my Meridian sound system (380W version with subwoofer), replace the door panel speakers and the dash tweeters. what speakers should I use (XF, XJ or maybe Range Rover???
I assume you have an f-type? I listed all the speaker part numbers I used in my video near the end, there’s a table you can pause on for the parts I used. I’ve now done a further change and have put Audison speakers in the doors. I’ve also put better sub woofers in behind the seats too.
I had an issue with customs at Newcastle ferry port - with a similar multi tool. The advised that as the blade was lockable, it was classed as a lock knife, and therefore illegal in the UK. Hence they confiscated it 🙁, I wasn’t going to risk missing the ferry by arguing the point. Saying that - this was the first time I have ever been subject to a “search” in over 20 ferry crossings, so just unlucky I guess.
Gosh. Interesting! Kinda means all the multi tools could be classed as such? Wow.
Helpful video, many thanks ZR! I had a strange experience yesterday on my 2019 N1K while starting up and going for a ride. While in my driveway I put bike into 1st gear (let warm up for about 30 seconds), then slowly let out the clutch and the bike shot down my driveway and into the street....I barely had time to pull in the clutch and brake. Can't believe I didn't drop the bike. I absolutely, positively did not dump the clutch! Not sure what the heck happened but now my bike makes a louder "clunking" sound when shifting into 1st, then up through 2nd into 3rd. I hope I didn't inadvertently damage the clutch itself. If it's still acting strangely then I'll take it to my mechanic. So strange....
Very odd. Worth getting it checked!
Thanks for that , I have the same car will follow your install , dead easy when you know how
Just take it carefully and it’s easy. Check out my fuse wiring update too. Let me know how you get on :)
Did you say they fit full size helmet? I bought one and don't it being big enough to hold a helmet. These are KQR 28 litre.. right? I don't think there is a bigger set of panniers for 1000sx?
My shark spartan carbon fits inside one and my wife’s shoei nxr fits in one too.
@chisnsid thanks! Went back and tried my Shoei GT Air 2 and to my surprise it does fit. Life is back on track now :)
Is the build quality good? I'm choosing between these and SW-Motech.
I like them. Plus they are nicely integrated to the bike. Depends on your year of bike to be fair but mine was s a2018 and is fully integrated. No bulky frames on the side.
I stopped using the Bridgstones S21's and S22's after a couple of times they gave way in the wet. Now using Metzelers roadtec 01SE. Brilliant tyre for the Z1000SX, especially if you do any touring. Yes Heat cycles are part of the breaking in of the tyre, the layers of weave soften up and the tyre becomes more supple and thus grippy. Takes about 50 miles minimum and at least 3 heat cycles.
Interesting and useful - thanks. BUT - the big mistake was to replace the bulb outside on a damp day that will aqllow condensation inside the lamp and will cause it to fog up. I would take the lamp fitting inside the house and allow it to fully get up to room temperature before changing the bulb - this will keep it dry and condensation-free. However - the better option is to replace the complete foglamp with sealed LED ones - these will be, and stay, condensation-free. This is what i am doing with my Disco 4 today (a previous owner obviously replaced the bulbs previously and there is condensation inside the curtent one - hence teh swap to LED).
Not as fiddly as doing your usb charger on your z1000 sx. Thanks for helping me out twice 👍👍
lol you are right there! Thanks for the kind feedback :)
Excellent video, thank you! How did you “break in” your new front brake pads? Any specific procedure required?
moderate use for 100 miles - except in an emergency then use them as required....but best follow manufacturers guidance. some have different bedding in procedures.
Can I do this for the f-pace
Possibly. I don’t know what is fitted to the f-pace and what the upgrades would be. Sorry.
Is there a way you can find out what speakers I can put in my 2017 Jaguar f-pace I have the 380w system also I will pay if you find an answer
@tino4638 your best bet are the f-pace forums and Facebook groups or an audio specialist
Great video, maybe I am being thick, but can you plug a sat nav cable straight into this fitting, not to worried about phone. Thanks for any feedback.
Hi. Anything you can power from the available grunt from the usb outlet would be ok. If your satnav can run off usb the it should be fine :) I’d suggest checking the power requirements of the device in question.
Thankyou for the advice, much appreciated
If you can you should get new foglights, they look replacing and switch to a led light kit more light and last longer cheers 🍻 🇺🇸
Hi I’ve just got the 50l 9.6 CFM 2.5 bhp what oil do you recommend
I’d go to the manufacturers web site and check the specific oil they recommend. That’s the best bet.
Spectacular video, I live in Portugal and I have a Zx2018 like yours, I'm having trouble understanding the wire colors to install an alarm with remote start, can you help me?
Sadly no. This isn’t something I have done yet.
Hi there. Attempting this upgrade soon on my L405 which has the 380w Meridian system. Changing all bass, mids and tweeters to the 1700w variants. How is yours holding up? Reckon I should upgrade the amp to atleast the 825w version?
I tried another option also. A mine did very well but I also tested out another option of new Audison speakers in the doors. More on that soon.
I saw another KZreadr install the same set up but noticed something different. The mid he installed appeared to look like the AW93-18808-EC, not the BC variant you both speak of. As the BC Variant is so hard to come by, I’m thinking of if getting the EC variant would be an option as I’ve noticed an abundance of them on eBay
Hi. The ex variant has as I understand it a tweeter in it also. As the wiring isn’t there in the doors for the ftype I assume it’ll only send a signal to the mid driver and the in built tweeter will be redundant. Double check this as if the tweeter is wired to the main driver terminals and only a capacitor is used for the crossover there may be an abundance of treble in your sound. I do think they are configured/ wired individually in the wiring plug but it well worth checking
Also. With the tweeter on the front of the speaker there might be clearance issues
@@chisnsid thanks for the response! I’ll update you once I try to install them! The other KZreadr didn’t seem to have an issue so hoping there won’t be one for me too! Also, why is the BC variant so hard to come by? 🤣 been searching for weeks now
Turns out they’re a direct fit and my word , the difference it made ! I’ve done the same upgrade as you but different mods
@@LeonZedd nice one! it baffles me why thy fitted such poor speakers into such a nice (and expensive) car in the first place.. I'm pleased you have got great results, good work!
Pads remain breaked
Can this sgs air compressor be bought in calgary
I’m not sue. I think a number of different brands use the same basic machine though, so you may well find it in Canada under a different brand name.
Looks great. I'm gonna do mine over the weekend. I was thinking hammerite but I like the satin black 👍
Yeah the satin is closer to factory so I went with that and I’m very pleased with the result. :)
You read my mind!! Thank you I’ll be doing this during the weekend. What did you have to do for the driver side. I saw you kept having trouble.
@@ariesanfilippo1078 make sure you sand down the paint peel as much as possible or it with show through the primer
@@ariesanfilippo1078 hi I used one of these very carefully. www.halfords.com/tools/hand-tools/all-hand-tools/halfords-2-piece-self-adjusting-pliers-439292.html
@@Charlie-be6fx I’m thinking paint stripper than red scotch pad? What do you think? Just the outside I don’t think the inside gets too bad. I’ll investigate once’s their off.
hiya, nice video! Any chance to share the links for those speakers? Thanks
Hi. I sourced all mine from eBay. I think I put the part numbers I used in the video too. It’s the luck of the draw on available parts on eBay I hope you manage to find some.
On a left hand drive F-type is the fuse still on the passenger side
Hello, in the video you tighten the screws with a torque wrench, the tightening torques are 30Nm and 15Nm? Taking advantage of the message, the hand protectors where I bought them could you indicate a link. Thank you, regards.
@chisnsid, thanks for the video, very useful! I have the same problem with my XKR. But was wondering if I need to recover any remaining AC gas before attempting to change the pipe? I mean, the A/C is blowing hot air even on low temperature, so not sure if there is any left at all...
ideally, yes. but in reality there' nothing left in it by the sounds of things...
Just done this today, I used some BMW upgrade speakers for the 8" with some connector converters. The sound has improved greatly, thanks for a great video.
Telly pleased to hear you have had great results. The BMW option I looked at too which ones did you choose?
@@chisnsid Hi, I used some second hand Audio series X 200 units. They seem to do the job. Thanks again for the detailed video with part numbers etc, it helped greatly. All the best
You’re most welcome.
Nice one! I recently joined the pannier group, by buying a set of second hand panniers for my 2018 Kawasaki Z1000SX. I bough my ones from an auction website. They came locked and without keys, so had to drill the old locks out, open it, remove the locking mechanism and barrel and have a new barrel coded to my bike key. I put a video out about the whole process this last Sunday. I was advised to grease the mounting points so as to avoid them seizing.
I think it's better to pay more and buy wave
Invest in a Sergeant seat
I have the same year that's a convertible.I think mine needs a recharge now and I needed a DIY guide to do it cause the car is pretty easy to perform most maintenance yourself on
Hi ... thanks so much for your video....I've just done the same upgrade with the same kit using your guide to do so. Took less time than I thought. The F-Type is well made and thus was easy to get it apart and back together without breaking all the clips! It's definitely an improvement...I'm able to have the fader mostly in the front now rather than mostly in the back. And it takes a lot more volume to get the resonance than before. People should set their expectations though...it doesn't suddenly sound like a class-D amp etc ;) But worth doing, definitely.
Glad it was helpful. For sure it isn’t a magic solution to the whole system but a very worthwhile improvement. Thanks for the nice feedback. Please do subscribe and share :) Cheers ZedRunner :)
@@chisnsid Already subscribed mate :) One thing...the next OEM step up I could take is to exchange the standard Meridian Amp with the 770W Surround one, adding the centre dash speaker. The feedback on the 770W is so variable...some people hail it as perfection and others think it's still rubbish. I've solved some of the volume/resonance problems with your solution. What I'm really after now is just more quality of sound. Any idea if the 770W amp delivers that?
Dude, the camera is too close. The object keeps going out of frame & focus.
Yeah sorry about that. Didn’t have my normal set up available.
Based on your video I have ordered the adventure one for on my TDM 900. Now i do hope that it arrive's on time before I leave for my trip to the Swiss alps next week
Great. I hope it works for you too. I use mine on every ride and they really help. The z is known for a bit of a poor seat and while not perfect these defo make thinks better for me.
Looks like one of the best multi-tools I’ve seen before tbh
I know this post is 2 years old but I'm thinking about replacing the stock with these Axton's. Is it worth it and is there any way of getting some high tones or is that mid channel that filtered out. My other option would be to leave the rear alone and just add an active sub in the boot. (coupe). Cheers
Active subs gets great results. I know a few that have done it. Messing with the rear subs has been a tough job but very possible. I used focal to replace the crappy mids in the rears too. I’ve since done another experiment and have stuffed the doors full of Audison speakers. Better still I’d say b
@@chisnsid Thanks. I had an old sony xs-aw200x 8" sub and so fitted that in the boot. I tapped in to the wiring loom under the rear parcel shelf for a front sub to feed the audio. Powered from a separate fuse in the battery area and then picked up a switched 12v off the aux socket in the armrest cubby. Which is used to power control the sub on & off. I also fitted dodo mat throughout. I have a MY2018 with 380w Meridan. The stock speakers are not paper coned or kevlar. They are rubber coned and sound pretty good to me as they are. Happy withy setup now, no rattles just a nice sound with a solid bass thump in the back. 😊
Looked like some nice roads and good weather for a change - Wahey! Keep up the awesome vids 🤜
Will do:) thanks for your nice comments :)
Cool route. I went to Loomies for the first time just over a week ago, on a ride with one of my favourite motivloggers. I rode my Kawasaki Z1000SX (same year as yours but mine is blue 💙) from Ryka's. I put a video up on my channel.
Ahh rykas? You are local to me then if you ride from the rykas area.
@@chisnsid not quite... I'm in east London 🤣
A272 is a great route, I'm lucky that it is local to me, suppose I'd be saying the same thing about another A road if I lived elsewhere.
Hi, Rather weirdly I’m just renovating my spirit and found this. Just wondering if managed to find any solution for the grill plates or even replacements? Thanks
Hi. Not found any replacement grill plates as yet. May well need to this season but I am persevering with the original ones for now.
Hey I should get some regardless how well they work as I have NO arse! Maybe if nothing else I will look better and pands might stap up better lol
Lol.
Got a 2017 SX normally leave it till it goes in for service, looks simple when you’ve got a bit of information 👍🏻
Hi, have you got a link to the fittings you attached at 7:07 please? i think i might do the same. Many Thanks
Hi. They were from machinemart and are : www.machinemart.co.uk/p/14in-snap-male-body/
@@chisnsid thank you much appreciated sir 👍🏼
No worries