Before & After

"ImmoralMinority" (araimondo)
05/14/2020 at 10:06 • Filed to: None

As with all things Italian, this took way longer than expected. A similar project on the Ninja took like an hour, this took almost 4 hours, because I stripped the head of a bolt (stupid me), and because the tail light screws were highly inaccessible (Italians). But I stayed calm, and Toby was surprised at the lack of swearing.

Befo re:

After:

I agonized over clear vs smoked lens, but I think the clear looks good with the white. And sequential signals are the best. Tomorrow, I ride almost 150 miles to my mom’s house on the coast. I wi explore some fun roads and beautiful spaces. Many photos will be taken. Toby will run on the beach and chase his ball until he collapses. Many photos will be taken.

Don't say I didn't warn you that Ducati and Toby will be showing up in photodumps. There's worse things to look at.

DISCUSSION (19)

TheRealBicycleBuck > ImmoralMinority
05/14/2020 at 10:09

Do you plan to remove the passenger pegs?

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > ImmoralMinority
05/14/2020 at 10:10

I really hate those stock light indicator/plate holder protrusions . I assume there is some law that leads to their existence, but am glad the manufacturers at least make them easily removable (for the most part).

This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: > ImmoralMinority
05/14/2020 at 10:14

Did you get it done by dinnertime? Wednesday is Prince Spaghetti night Anthony, you know that.

Happly belated birthday, and nice wheels.

The Snowman > ImmoralMinority
05/14/2020 at 10:17

That looks significantly better. Is this fully legal or grey area? I can’t imagine why the OEMs wouldn’t use a similar setup if it met 100% of all the rules.

WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
05/14/2020 at 10:18

Agreed. Isn’t it a “covering the tire” thing?

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > ImmoralMinority
05/14/2020 at 10:21

Looks great.

TheRealBicycleBuck > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
05/14/2020 at 10:23

I’ll be in the minority here because, although they aren’t pretty, they do prevent skunk stripes up your back. In many places that isn’t a problem, but in places like central Texas where lawn watering is a big thing, random puddles are the norm. Hit one of those at the right speed without a full fender and your riding gear gets a nasty stripe up the back.

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > The Snowman
05/14/2020 at 10:41

Two reasons: US (not sure about other countries) law requires a certain angle and distance of coverage at the back of a rotating wheel to reduce kick-up of road debris. This also explains the moving front fenders on reverse-trike vehicles like the T-Rex and Can-Am Spider, as well as the chunky fr ont body work of the Slingshot (and the huge muflaps of tractor trailers) . In practice it’s almost never enforced, but it has to be like that from the factory to get D. O. T. approval, and you COULD receive a ticket for defective equipment if a cop or inspection station is feeling particularly sticklerish. Also, rear-side reflectors have to be wit hin a certain distance of the ACTUAL end of the rear of the vehicle, and a minimum height above the ground. The license plate becomes part of the “fender” in most cases, as they have to have something back there for the side reflectors to hang off of weather or not there’s anything else back there. Wish more MFRs would work on solutions like Yamaha has.

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