Forum Ninja
12th June 2010, 14:52
My Tail Tidy arrived for my Street Triple yesterday so got it fitted this morning and thought I'd add it to here in case others are looking for one.
It's worth noting that this tail tidy probably isn't suitable for use on Street Triples where you're using the standard style exhausts, which hang under the seat, as a standard number plate won't fit between them. Mine has the 3 into 1 Arrow exhaust, so works fine.
Anyhow, it came from R&G Racing (http://www.rg-racing.com) in the UK and, all up, cost about $220 including postage and took bang on a week to arrive. I'd looked at a couple I'd found available over here but none really appealled, hence why I got one shipped in.
This is what you get for your money: instructions, new rear light surround, number plate mount and a bag of bits:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v107/CamperDave/IMG_0278.jpg
First impressions; it seems to be well made. It's sturdy and has decent fixtures and fittings with it. My only gripe is that the finish on the machined areas isn't perfect, but to be honest, you'll only really see this when assembling as it's predominantly hidden when fitted to the bike:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v107/CamperDave/IMG_0279.jpg
I forgot to take a pic of my bike before removing the seat and rear plastics, but you get the impression of what the huge rear guard does to the appearance of the bike from the pics below. The lack of exhausts under the seat makes it much more pronounced:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v107/CamperDave/IMG_0276.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v107/CamperDave/IMG_0277-1.jpg
And the after:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v107/CamperDave/IMG_0281-2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v107/CamperDave/IMG_0280-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v107/CamperDave/IMG_0283.jpg
Fitting took about and hour and a half, but part of this was taken up with rolling the bike in and out from under the carport eveytime it rained so could prob be done within an hour.
To connect the new number plate it was necessary to cut the existing wire on the bike and put another connector on, but other than that it was otherwise all bolt on.
I like it and it cleans up the rear end nicely, but my only gripe is that the new rear light housing doesn't fit perfectly so it took some pushing and shoving to get the bolt holes to line up. Once it's all bolted together though it sits straight and seems nice and sturdy.
Cheers,
Dave :scooter:
It's worth noting that this tail tidy probably isn't suitable for use on Street Triples where you're using the standard style exhausts, which hang under the seat, as a standard number plate won't fit between them. Mine has the 3 into 1 Arrow exhaust, so works fine.
Anyhow, it came from R&G Racing (http://www.rg-racing.com) in the UK and, all up, cost about $220 including postage and took bang on a week to arrive. I'd looked at a couple I'd found available over here but none really appealled, hence why I got one shipped in.
This is what you get for your money: instructions, new rear light surround, number plate mount and a bag of bits:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v107/CamperDave/IMG_0278.jpg
First impressions; it seems to be well made. It's sturdy and has decent fixtures and fittings with it. My only gripe is that the finish on the machined areas isn't perfect, but to be honest, you'll only really see this when assembling as it's predominantly hidden when fitted to the bike:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v107/CamperDave/IMG_0279.jpg
I forgot to take a pic of my bike before removing the seat and rear plastics, but you get the impression of what the huge rear guard does to the appearance of the bike from the pics below. The lack of exhausts under the seat makes it much more pronounced:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v107/CamperDave/IMG_0276.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v107/CamperDave/IMG_0277-1.jpg
And the after:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v107/CamperDave/IMG_0281-2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v107/CamperDave/IMG_0280-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v107/CamperDave/IMG_0283.jpg
Fitting took about and hour and a half, but part of this was taken up with rolling the bike in and out from under the carport eveytime it rained so could prob be done within an hour.
To connect the new number plate it was necessary to cut the existing wire on the bike and put another connector on, but other than that it was otherwise all bolt on.
I like it and it cleans up the rear end nicely, but my only gripe is that the new rear light housing doesn't fit perfectly so it took some pushing and shoving to get the bolt holes to line up. Once it's all bolted together though it sits straight and seems nice and sturdy.
Cheers,
Dave :scooter: