zx14, zx-14 Shift Star Kit Reflash Factory Pro 800 869-0497 Billet Velocity Stacks

Kawasaki ZX-14 / 14r, zzr1400, 06-07 Gen 1 (08-20 Gen 2)
Factory Pro Series K96

POWER KING for 07 and 08
Superflare RACE Billet Velocity Stacks with Mini-Liptical Radius

EVO Shift STAR for quicker shifting and virtually eliminate missed shifts

My 2013 14r used to have a clunky lazy shifter feel even after swapping to Vortex rearsets. After going on a test romp right after the install of the Shift Star kit I noticed right away was how smooth it was engaging gears and how the shift was much quicker gear to gear. I also run a quickshifter on my bike and maaaaaan as soon as I was able to blast off down the highway it ripped thru the gears effortlessly. My main issue to swapping to the shift star was because I was missing gears way too often and constantly had to watch my rpms to make sure that I was shifting lower than the rev limiter so that I wouldn't miss....no more. I was able to rip thru the gears without worry.

My only regret is that I didn't upgrade this from the first missed shift. Thanks for the great product and awesome customer service and staying in communication with me. This is a product I'm definitely going to recommend to friends and fellow riders in Houston!

Teddy
Houston, Texas
July 3, 2019

Shift STAR Installation pics ZX14
(Thanks to Travis Fowler)

NOTE!!
These are ROUGH and GENERAL and abbreviated clues - and NOT to be used without a genuine Kawasaki Service manual for proper assembly.

Tools, Partial list
5mm allen wrench
1/2" air or electric impact wrench
27mm and 30mm 1/2" drive socket
external circlip pliers (small / medium size)
Pliers, needle nose and regular

Remove clutch cover.

Only a few drops of oil will come out.

Now, you can see the outer clutch plate, with the 5 clutch spring mounting screws (pink, today)

Remove the clutch spring bolts.

After removing the 5 clutch spring screws, gently pull away the outer plate.

Some clutch plates will probably stick to the outer, but that's ok.

This is a radial "Torrington" bearing on the "mushroom" shaped "clutch throwout button.

Note: There is a "thrust" washer still stuck on the inside of the outer clutch plate.

Remove the 27mm or 30mm nut from the clutch shaft. Use a 1/2" air or electric impact wrench.

Remove the "Bellview" washer and flat plate washer and the rest of the clutch plates (fiber and steel).

Here's a view of the clutch basket.

Hmmm...... just pull it out... Hey! It hits the cases and I can't!!

Here's where it hits - just below this screw hole.

Trick:

Insert a 4mm screw into this clutch collar - leave the head exposed.

Now, grab the head of the screw and pull the collar out -

Then, gently remove the bearing, too.

Now you have enough space to move the clutch basket to the left and that makes enough room for the big primary gear to clear the engine case.

Success!

Plenty of room to work with.

LAY A SHOP RAG AT THE BOTTOM OF THE AREA to prevent screws, arms, collars from falling into the crankcase.
(our mechanic is perfect and he doesn't have to because he never drops anything)

Now - go to the left side of the bike.......

Now, remove the 10mm headed bolt from the shift lever
(don't you hate it when they put the bolt in from the bottom and it can fall out when it's loose? Oh! Never happened to you? :-)

Then -

With circlip pliers, remove the shift shaft retaining circlip and plate washer and don't loose them.

Slide the shift shaft out.

Remove the detent arm pivot bolt.

(this bike had a Shift STAR kit previously installed, so we will just pretend that we are removing the stock grey shift star and "non-bearinged" detent arm....)

Here's the detent arm removed.

The stock shift spring probably has pink paint on it.

Remove the stock grey star. Use a 5mm allen wrench.

Stock grey shift star removed.

Install the new gold plated Factory Pro STAR.

Use a bit of loctite on the screw. 6-8 ftlbs torque.

Hand assemble the new Factory Pro Detent Arm and the new Factory Pro performance spring.

Make sure you re-use the stock spacer collar.

Ahh! All assembled and happy.

It takes a few minutes to get the detent arm lined up and tightened. Make sure you don't bind and bend the arm when installing.
It'll take some finagling and pliers and flat bladed screwdrivers

Use a drop of loctite type threadlocker on the screw.

Slide in the shift shaft.

Replace the shift shaft plate washer and circlip.

Replace the shift lever and bolt.

Check the shifting - between 1st and neutral and make sure that things look right and feel OK.

It's a Kawasaki so you can't shift to 2nd unless the bike is rolling.

Basket on - Make sure to rough align it with the oil pump gear (behind primary gear, lower right, 5 o'clock position)

Slide in the clutch shaft bearing and spacer collar (the one with the 4mm screw holes).

Wiggle the basket a bit and it will get "1/2" aligned and in somewhat... Don't force it.

The 14 has a "split" primary gear and you have 1/2 of it aligned.

Now, use something like a #3 Phillips screwdriver in the alignment hole to align the primary gears and the clutch basket will slide right in.

Slide the inner clutch hub in.

Install the:

1. Thick flat washer

2. Domed "Belleville" lock washer (domed inner surface to the outside, towards you)

3. 27mm or 30mm nut to hold it all together.

27mm or 30mm nut torque: 100 ft-lb or 135 nm (thanks Kyrre H?dahl, Norway for the torque specs)

4. Install "clutch pusher", Torrington bearing and thrust washer (still in the inner clutch hub?)

5. Replace clutch plates:
first, the skinny fiber plate, then...
the flat steel ring, then the angled steel ring.

6. then a steel, then alternate fiber and steel till the last fiber and it's outer tangs are lined up to the "short, alternate outer groove". See below picture.

Install the outer clutch hub plate.

Install the clutch springs and bolts.
(do NOT overtorque or you will break the screw post!!)
(6-8 ftlbs is correct)

Done!

(note: this is the original disassembly picture - Use hand tools to tighten up the cover screws - NOT an impact wrench!)

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Kawasaki ZX-14 / 14r, zzr1400, 06-07 Gen 1 (08-20 Gen 2) Factory Pro Series K96 POWER KING for 07 and 08 Superflare RACE Billet Velocity Stacks with Mini-Liptical Radius

Kawasaki ZX-14 / 14r, zzr1400, 06-07 Gen 1 (08-20 Gen 2)
Factory Pro Series K96

POWER KING for 07 and 08
Superflare RACE Billet Velocity Stacks with Mini-Liptical Radius