Part # 13271 "Plate"

Tortuga · 12-21-2020, 10:41 AM

look at Crankcase schematic of '07 Nomad. What is the above part number? What is it supposed to do? Is it used to lift the engine?

redjay · 12-21-2020, 11:11 AM

https://www.ronayers.com/oemparts/a/...4280/crankcase

It looks like an anchor plate for a cable tie ?

andyvh1959 · 12-21-2020, 03:11 PM

That's the part it seems no one has been able to determine what it is there for. For sure it is coming off my 1600 if it has no real function. Weight savings = higher performance!

Tortuga · 12-21-2020, 08:43 PM

Okay, enough with this part. Tomorrow it comes off. I cannot be held responsible for the consequences. It will probably turn this fat pig of a cruiser into a tire shredder. Stay tuned for up to the minute reports. Mothers, shield your children. Bikers, hike up your dainties and hang on. It's GO time!

BrokeAss · 12-22-2020, 12:25 AM

It is the grounding point for a jumper cable.

andyvh1959 · 12-22-2020, 01:39 AM

Makes sense for that, but really only if Kawasaki had also provided a positive lug somewhere that didn't require removing both seats. But really any bolt or stud head on the engine could serve as a grounding point.

Chuck A. · 12-22-2020, 05:53 AM

Dude, its a place for hanging the Gremlin bell out of every things way.

Tortuga · 12-22-2020, 10:13 AM

Removed the "Plate" and went for a ride. Easily gained 25HP! The bike has so much power I don't even have to start the engine to do wheelies and burnouts!

Chuck A. · 12-22-2020, 10:22 PM

Tortuga · 12-22-2020, 11:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andyvh1959

Makes sense for that, but really only if Kawasaki had also provided a positive lug somewhere that didn't require removing both seats. But really any bolt or stud head on the engine could serve as a grounding point.

I ran a cable from the battery down into the right side cover and put a rubber cap over it. Now, one screw releases the cover and I can hook up a charger or cables.

Tortuga · 12-25-2020, 12:08 PM

Boy, this thing is fast since I removed that plate. How fast is it? Well, I can do burnouts with the front wheel.

**Kawi_addict** · 12-25-2020, 01:29 PM

Wow that is fast ��

12-21-2020, 10:41 AM	#1
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12-21-2020, 03:11 PM	#3
andyvh1959 Advanced Member Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Green Bay WI Posts: 760	That's the part it seems no one has been able to determine what it is there for. For sure it is coming off my 1600 if it has no real function. Weight savings = higher performance! __________________ My $1200 Vulcan, to start from.
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12-22-2020, 12:25 AM	#5
BrokeAss Member Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Ohio Posts: 296	It is the grounding point for a jumper cable. __________________ '09 Nomad 1700 - Ivan's flash - Kuryakyn Alley Cat - V&H slip-ons - Triple hi/low beam H4 headlights - Desert Dawgs - Half the F&S Catalog Login or Register to Remove Ads
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12-22-2020, 01:39 AM	#6
andyvh1959 Advanced Member Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Green Bay WI Posts: 760	Makes sense for that, but really only if Kawasaki had also provided a positive lug somewhere that didn't require removing both seats. But really any bolt or stud head on the engine could serve as a grounding point. __________________ My $1200 Vulcan, to start from.
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12-22-2020, 05:53 AM	#7
Chuck A. Advanced Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Hartselle Alabama Posts: 991	Dude, its a place for hanging the Gremlin bell out of every things way. __________________ Have A Good One, Chuck Patriot Guard Riders Sons Of Liberty Riders Alabama Road Captain 2015 Voyager 2003 1500 NOMAD FI sold 6/19 VBA #2993 RUSSELL DAYLONG SEATS ROCK!! DAMMIT TOOL: Any handy tool that you grab and throw across the garage while yelling "DAMMIT" at the top of your lungs There is no substitute for laminar flow in which a helmet is the primary disturbance. SO MANY ROADS, SO LITTLE TIME.
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12-21-2020, 11:11 AM	#2
redjay Top Contributor Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ontario Posts: 6,942	https://www.ronayers.com/oemparts/a/...4280/crankcase It looks like an anchor plate for a cable tie ?
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12-21-2020, 08:43 PM	#4
Tortuga Advanced Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Sahuarita, AZ Posts: 560	Okay, enough with this part. Tomorrow it comes off. I cannot be held responsible for the consequences. It will probably turn this fat pig of a cruiser into a tire shredder. Stay tuned for up to the minute reports. Mothers, shield your children. Bikers, hike up your dainties and hang on. It's GO time!
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12-22-2020, 10:13 AM	#8
Tortuga Advanced Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Sahuarita, AZ Posts: 560	Removed the "Plate" and went for a ride. Easily gained 25HP! The bike has so much power I don't even have to start the engine to do wheelies and burnouts!
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12-22-2020, 10:22 PM	#9
Chuck A. Advanced Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Hartselle Alabama Posts: 991	__________________ Have A Good One, Chuck Patriot Guard Riders Sons Of Liberty Riders Alabama Road Captain 2015 Voyager 2003 1500 NOMAD FI sold 6/19 VBA #2993 RUSSELL DAYLONG SEATS ROCK!! DAMMIT TOOL: Any handy tool that you grab and throw across the garage while yelling "DAMMIT" at the top of your lungs There is no substitute for laminar flow in which a helmet is the primary disturbance. SO MANY ROADS, SO LITTLE TIME.
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12-25-2020, 12:08 PM	#11
Tortuga Advanced Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Sahuarita, AZ Posts: 560	Boy, this thing is fast since I removed that plate. How fast is it? Well, I can do burnouts with the front wheel.
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12-25-2020, 01:29 PM	#12
Kawi_addict Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: K.c. Missouri Posts: 128	Wow that is fast �� __________________ Love team green owned almost all of them from atvs to baggers and even a lawn mower My dog is my co pilot
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