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How to Install Frame Sliders on a 2006 Kawasaki Ninja 636

Several aftermarket manufacturers, such as Vortex Racing, Motovation USA and ShoGun Motorsports, offer racing-style frame sliders made specifically for your 2006 Kawasaki Ninja 636. The frame sliders produced by any of these manufacturers mount directly to your Ninja's motor mounts to provide the highest degree of protection. Unfortunately, your Ninja's left motor mount is hidden behind the motorcycle's left side fairing, which must be trimmed in order for the frame slider to extend out from the frame. While the thought of cutting into the expensive fairing panel isn't appealing, making the appropriate modifications is not as difficult as it sounds. Instructions for installation of the ShoGun kit are similar to those for the others.

Things You'll Need

  • Rear stand
  • 4 mm and 5 mm Allen wrenches
  • 6 mm Allen head socket
  • Socket wrench
  • Torque wrench
  • Painter's tape
  • Marker pen
  • Rotary tool
  • Cutting Bit
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Instructions

    • 1

      Mount your 636 on a rear stand to hold it in a vertical position. Let the motorcycle cool for at least one hour, if it has been ridden prior to beginning this project.

    • 2

      Remove the lower fairing from your motorcycle. Unscrew the mounting bolts securing the lower fairing to the motorcycle's frame and the side fairings with a 4 mm Allen wrench, then pull the fairing out from the motorcycle.

    • 3

      Unscrew the mounting bolts attaching the side fairings to the upper fairing with a 5 mm Allen wrench, then unscrew the bolts on the bottom of the side fairings with a 4 mm Allen wrench. Pull the fairings away from the motorcycle and unplug the front turn signal connectors from the motorcycle's wiring harness.

    • 4

      Loosen the left motor mount bolt, positioned on a bracket above the motor and near the radiator, with a 6 mm Allen head socket and a socket wrench. Reach behind the motor mount bracket and hold the bolt's lock nut in place, then unscrew the bolt completely with your socket wrench. Set the nut aside for reinstallation.

    • 5

      Slip the shorter replacement motor mount bolt through the left frame slider, identified by the longer aluminum spacer at the bottom of the slider. Place the original motor mount lock nut into place behind the motor mount bracket, the screw the bolt into place with your 6 mm Allen head socket and a socket wrench. Tighten the motor mount bolt to 33 foot-pounds with a torque wrench.

    • 6

      Hold the right motor mount's lock nut and unscrew the right bolt with your 6 mm Allen head socket and a socket wrench. Install the longer replacement motor mount bolt, the motor mount lock nut and the frame slider with the shorter aluminum spacer, using your 6 mm Allen head socket. Tighten the motor mount bolt to 33 foot-pounds with your torque wrench.

    • 7

      Place a layer of painter's tape onto the exterior of the left side fairing panel, over the approximate position of the left frame slider. Hold the fairing panel against the motorcycle and mark the top and bottom edges of the left frame slider onto the tape with a marker pen.

    • 8

      Cut the left side fairing panel to allow the left frame slider to extend outward. Use a rotary tool with a cutting bit to cut a 1 inch deep semi-circle between the upper and lower marks on the painter's tape.

    • 9

      Test fit the left side fairing panel to ensure that there is enough clearance for the left frame slider. If the frame slider contacts the fairing panel, enlarge the hole slightly with your rotary tool until the two do not touch.

    • 10

      Plug the front turn signals' connectors into the motorcycle's wiring harness. Reinstall both side fairing panels, using your 5 mm Allen wrench to screw the upper mounting bolts into place. Screw the side fairing panels' lower bolts into place with your 4 mm Allen wrench. Lift the lower fairing into place and screw its mounting bolts into place with your 4 mm Allen wrench.

Tips & Warnings

  • Some racing frame sliders, such as Vortex Racing's offerings, are designed as a two part assembly made of an aluminum mounting base and the actual frame slider puck. Install the mounting base, as described above, then mount the puck onto the base with the hardware included in the kit.

  • Work on one side of your motorcycle at a time. Removing both motor mount bolts at the same time will drop the front of the motor out of the motorcycle's frame and could potentially damage other components.

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