Yoshimura rear fender delete installed!

"themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles" (themanwithsauce) 06/18/2020 at 21:36 • Filed to: None

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Finally got the tail tidy installed despite accidentally cutting the wrong connector for the license plate light and needing to buy a lot of soldering components from harbor freight just f ive minutes before closing to get it done. It took way longer than I would’ve liked, but the result is worth it. For reference, here’s the old tail:

shop-teacher > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 06/18/2020 at 21:47

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Wow! That stock one was terrible!

TheJWT > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 06/18/2020 at 21:59

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That looks so much better! Ironically I installed an anti-tail tidy (the OEM rear fender and turn signals) on my bike this afternoon-

90's regulations were much less stringent than today’s though...

This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 06/18/2020 at 21:59

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Much improved.

Oh, and next time.

jminer > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 06/18/2020 at 22:09

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That looks excellent - nicely done!

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: 06/18/2020 at 22:17

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Ironically, those were included in the kit but the solder didn’t want to melt and the plastic got burnt and melty instead. I did it the old fashioned way and now everything works fine. 

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > shop-teacher 06/18/2020 at 22:18

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It was terribad. Thi one is so much nicer while keeping all relevant safety lights. The LED license plate lights are an extra nice touch too as the old light was quite dim, and seemed to light the ground more than the plate. Hopefully with these, I won’t get any guff about not having a plate light.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > TheJWT 06/18/2020 at 22:19

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Yeah, that’s actually a proper fender too. Mine has a bit of fender on it already but also has that giant honking growth for......reasons, I guess?

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > jminer 06/18/2020 at 22:20

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Thanks! I was a bit wary due to the price of the kit (over 100$!) but it came with great i ns tructions and properly engineered brackets and hardware to make it all work.. It looks so clean in person now.

TheJWT > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 06/18/2020 at 22:50

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Some goofy regulations, I’m sure... Was yours at least easy to get off? I always assumed they designed those appendages with the knowledge that the first thing the owners would do is take them off

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > TheJWT 06/18/2020 at 23:09

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The clips for the connectors were weird but other than that, the entire section is held in by four bolts. Aside from my own ham fisted wire cutting, the process wasn’t too bad. The worst part was removing the turn signals from the plastic tail. I got mad and eventually busted out the dremel with a plastic cutting wheel. It did the job.

bob and john > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 07/04/2020 at 09:44

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Yoshi makes some Great tail tidy kits.

I wish they made one for my daytona, but they didnt. So i got a competition werks.

yes it is a little hidden. #oops