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Update (aka Thrilling Conclusion):
I have always known the bike was originally built from existing Kawasaki parts to keep costs down. (car manufacturers do it too.) So there are Ninja 750 and 900 parts beginning at the engine going back all over the rear half. Knowing that, I presumed electrical was shared to some extent, so I started looking at lights from those models / years.
The connectors do not match. The 750/900 lights have two wires w/ gray clip. Looking at the connectors on my lights, they are different from the manual (which appear to be two individual wires). Mine are three wires that plug in individually. I had initially thought I clipped the wires all those years ago only have to repair it after the initial lights did not work out, but...
I have found my lights, they are off the 250 of the same year, several years prior and a few after actually. The connectors are the same and the shape is identical.
Again, not that I want those lights but now I can presume it is a printing error in the manual as you can tell the difference between the diagram and what was manufactured in the end is the running light capability. No running lights on the 750/900, but the 250 did have running lights. (The amount of aftermarket parts that were built and sold by this error is incalculable.)
One is left to assume it was a safety / insurance issue in the end as the bike sat more upright with motocross bars and no fairing than its non fuel injected, smaller engined brothers receiving a touring status vs sport according to insurance. Adding a running light only serves to complement the overall safety.
I would have preferred they manufactured what was in the manual.
- What manual do you have? You should look into getting a Clymer manual and if something does not make sense in one cross reference in the other.eryx
- There are slightly different instructions that could make things easier in one rather then the other, you can also verify that this is a manual error.eryx
- it is the kawasaki repair manual published by kawasaki.imbecile