Tail tidy fitted + more for my red & black bike project

[Syy]

Today I fitted my rear tail tidy for my K6. For those who are thinking about doing this it is not something to be taken lightly and you should reserve about 3 hours.

There are many bolts to undo to remove the fairing. You start by taking both seats off, then remove the obvious 6 screws holding on the rear trim and then you have to find the less obvious hidden screws at the rear of the tail housing behind the rear lights (4 of them) plus some pop out plastic trim rivets underneath and inside the tail. Took me about 2 hours to do this without breaking anything just to get the old snow scoop style rear tail housing out so I could fit the new tail tidy. The bike looked absolutly naked by the time I had reached the bolts I needed to reach. On te plus side fitting it back again was very quick becasue I knew were eveything went.

It has however now transformed the look of the rear end, instantly making the skinny rear tire somehow look bigger and the rear now looks sexy as hell without all that wobby plastic. I am getting some rear LED indicators in my stocking tomorrow so I will take some pictures of it when it is all complete.

My project is to have everything possible tinted or black with the exception of the bodywork which is factory red in colour. So I have some E marked tinted LED front fairing mounted indicators, tinted double bubble screen and a matte black TMC exhaust to fit. I will get pics on line shortly.

[Syy]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y194/syedwards/3a0c19b8.jpg

[MJC-DEV]

Looks very nice but be prepared to wash it more often as with a tail tidy the entire rear end (including seat) will get covered in road muck. I went back to the snow plough asI prefer the standard look and cleaner bike.

Red wheel tape next?

[Epic Monkey]

Ah good to know its quite an operation. I have my tail tidy and indy's sitting in a box until I get the resistors for the LEDs.
Also good to know that it will get dirtier, I might leave the standard one on for the rest of the...um...winter...it is winter right?

[Wez007]

This weekend i have also fitted the standard tail. The chap who installed the tail tidy done a right crap job, it wobbled like hell and half the time the number plate wasnt facing the right direction. I quite like the look of the standard one. The only problem i have now is, as the rear indicators are about 10" further away the wires dont reach to plug in anymore! Boooo.

You are correct though, ever putting it back to standard taken a couple of hours. I thought it would be ten mins and done! Never the way is it !

[maviczap]

Ah good to know its quite an operation. I have my tail tidy and indy's sitting in a box until I get the resistors for the LEDs.
Also good to know that it will get dirtier, I might leave the standard one on for the rest of the...um...winter...it is winter right?

Just seen this on another thread which is a better solution to using the resistor, with sort all 4 out at once

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/400250124203?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_1350wt_1139

[Syy]

I brought one of those relays. Simple plug and play, located under the rear seat.

[Epic Monkey]

Nice one. Thanks maviczapp

[Syy]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y194/syedwards/bf0acfc7.jpg

LEDs fitted and working well!

[Syy]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y194/syedwards/b70c4e26.jpg

New matte black TMC exhaust fitted. Sounds amazingly bassy and slightly offensive without the baffles in!

[MotorPsych]

Thanks for sharing Syy; I would love to do the same on my red K6 but the only reason why I havent gotten rid of that ugly snow plough at the back is that I ride year long and it protects the motorbike's rear....If I were living in California - would make that change without a second thought.....

[Lozzo]

To be perfectly honest, the snow plough doesn't really keep your back from getting dirty, it is more to stop spray from exiting backwards towards following vehicles. After I'd junked the snow plough on my naked SV I didn't notice the slightest difference in the bike being dirtier nor did my back get wet or dirty.

I'd say junk the snow plough

[Syy]

Good to know lozzo. Thought the number plate would take the biggest hit of mud anyway since it's so big. Will report back once I have some experiance.

[MJC-DEV]

Would have to disagree with Lozzo even though he seems so definitive :) . My bike came with a RG Tail tidy and the road spray/mud would get over the grab rail area and pillion seat. The standard mudguard works very well and I no longer get any spray/mud above the number plate. It also looks more balanced than the tail tidy IMHO (yes, I'm in a minority here!).
Maybe Lozzo's aerodynamics are different than mine but standard tail works best for me. ;)

[Teejayexc]

Maybe Lozzo's aerodynamics are different than mine but standard tail works best for me. ;)



Lol, quick interpretation reads....Lozzo's a bat fastard :smt079

[N77]

Been directed to this thread from mine

http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=173710

maviczap said that you have fitted one of these for the indicators to work correctly?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/400250124203?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649#ht_1350wt_1139

Did you encounter any problems, as I was told by Powerbronze the resistors were built in, which they are but as you can see from my video clearly don't work as they should.

Cheers in advance

[Syy]

Replacement relay appears to work a treat. I paid a bit more for mine on eBay and was shipped from Germany. Just a straight swap, no bulky resistors required.

[Speedy]

Good to know lozzo. Thought the number plate would take the biggest hit of mud anyway since it's so big. Will report back once I have some experiance.

Mud?

Are riding your sv in a motocross event?

I doubt you'll notice any difference.....except the fugly 'plough being gone!

Nice bike by the way!

[Epic Monkey]

Just seen this on another thread which is a better solution to using the resistor, with sort all 4 out at once

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/400250124203?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_1350wt_1139

I just tried to fit this new relay as I now also have my tail tidy fitted. All 4 indi's on the bike are LED's with no inline resistors, but the new relay unit doesn't seem to do what I expect. With the engine not running the indi's don't flash at all and just stay on. Engine running they flash but have flickering inbetween the flashes and the flashes are very weak. Do I need the resistors inline too or is my relay faulty?

Thanks

[Syy]

I'm no sparky but sounds faulty to me. I brought one from Germany, cost about £20.

Description was: LED flasher relay Suzuki SV/DL 650/1000 V-Strom 7-pins http://bit.ly/xfg37z

[Epic Monkey]

Ok. Fitted the inline resistors to the rears and all is well. I only did this because a friend at work didn't remove his resistors when he fitted the relay and his work perfect.