Tail Tidy Failure (Pointy) - SV650.org

30-10-10, 09:39 PM

The first thing to go wrong and it's a strange one.

The other day I had the plastics off the bike for a good coating of ACF50 and noticed the tail tidy had been fitted by some kind of primate, the bolts were so tight they had deformed and cracked the alloy and cracked the rear plastics

Anyway, the problem is that where the bend is in the alloy plate it is cracking/splitting and the plate is getting more than a little wobbly.

Has anyone fitted one of these
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MOTRAX-Adjusta...item2308de2e32

The thought is to snap the existing tail tidy, tidy up the edges and mount one of those onto it... Or am I better just stumping up and replacing the whole thing?

Sid Squid · 30-10-10, 09:57 PM

Sadly that's a Motrax part.

They sell ****.

Sorry to be the bearer of unhappy news, I can't think of anything they 'make' that I'd bolt on to a bike of mine, with the exception of one small item that's very useful in a sorry situation.

And they nicked the idea for that from someone on here.

DarrenSV650S · 30-10-10, 10:07 PM

I have that motrax tail tidy. It's good.

Hasn't rusted or suffered paint flake at all in the 2 years I've had it

30-10-10, 10:30 PM

Oxford make one as well

30-10-10, 11:32 PM

I used a b&q bracket £1.50. Sod the overpriced biker crap

Speedy · 31-10-10, 03:56 PM

Haha^

Get a nice new decent one, personally, I always use Evotech ones.

31-10-10, 07:50 PM

I'm realllly short of cash at the moment but will replace it with a evotech one as soon as I can, for a temporary measure I have bent some 1mm alloy strip into 90° bends and Araldited them in place...

The bike is still being used a lot but when the weather gets bad I will be bringing it out of service and having a good go at some little jobs, What size are the bolts holding the cap on the rear brake fluid reservoir?
Mine are corroded to hell and will probably be mangled on removal so I need to get some stainless ones ordered. Might as well change the manky brown fluid, I have some snazzy blue stuff 'in stock' that I use in the car (ATE Super Blue DOT4)

Speedy · 31-10-10, 08:07 PM

They are screws aren't they?

31-10-10, 08:25 PM

I think they are 'machine screw's', I am pretty sure they have a countersunk head but was wondering what the thread size and length was, Like I say they look like they will be on a one way trip to the bin so I don't want to remove one to measure it and not be able to tighten it back up.

31-10-10, 08:40 PM

they are M4 but what length i dont know

30-10-10, 09:39 PM	#1
Stonesie Guest Posts: n/a	Tail Tidy Failure (Pointy) The first thing to go wrong and it's a strange one. The other day I had the plastics off the bike for a good coating of ACF50 and noticed the tail tidy had been fitted by some kind of primate, the bolts were so tight they had deformed and cracked the alloy and cracked the rear plastics Anyway, the problem is that where the bend is in the alloy plate it is cracking/splitting and the plate is getting more than a little wobbly. Has anyone fitted one of these http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MOTRAX-Adjusta...item2308de2e32 The thought is to snap the existing tail tidy, tidy up the edges and mount one of those onto it... Or am I better just stumping up and replacing the whole thing? Last edited by Stonesie; 30-10-10 at 09:47 PM.

30-10-10, 09:57 PM	#2
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Re: Tail Tidy Failure (Pointy) Sadly that's a Motrax part. They sell ****. Sorry to be the bearer of unhappy news, I can't think of anything they 'make' that I'd bolt on to a bike of mine, with the exception of one small item that's very useful in a sorry situation. And they nicked the idea for that from someone on here. __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

30-10-10, 10:07 PM	#3
DarrenSV650S Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Dundee Posts: 4,414	Re: Tail Tidy Failure (Pointy) I have that motrax tail tidy. It's good. Hasn't rusted or suffered paint flake at all in the 2 years I've had it

30-10-10, 10:30 PM	#4
barwel1992 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Tail Tidy Failure (Pointy) Oxford make one as well

30-10-10, 11:32 PM	#5
beabert Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Tail Tidy Failure (Pointy) I used a b&q bracket £1.50. Sod the overpriced biker crap

31-10-10, 03:56 PM	#6
Speedy Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Biggin Hill,Kent Posts: 1,074	Re: Tail Tidy Failure (Pointy) Haha^ Get a nice new decent one, personally, I always use Evotech ones.

31-10-10, 07:50 PM	#7
Stonesie Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Tail Tidy Failure (Pointy) I'm realllly short of cash at the moment but will replace it with a evotech one as soon as I can, for a temporary measure I have bent some 1mm alloy strip into 90° bends and Araldited them in place... The bike is still being used a lot but when the weather gets bad I will be bringing it out of service and having a good go at some little jobs, What size are the bolts holding the cap on the rear brake fluid reservoir? Mine are corroded to hell and will probably be mangled on removal so I need to get some stainless ones ordered. Might as well change the manky brown fluid, I have some snazzy blue stuff 'in stock' that I use in the car (ATE Super Blue DOT4) Last edited by Stonesie; 31-10-10 at 07:53 PM.

31-10-10, 08:07 PM	#8
Speedy Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Biggin Hill,Kent Posts: 1,074	Re: Tail Tidy Failure (Pointy) They are screws aren't they?

31-10-10, 08:25 PM	#9
Stonesie Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Tail Tidy Failure (Pointy) I think they are 'machine screw's', I am pretty sure they have a countersunk head but was wondering what the thread size and length was, Like I say they look like they will be on a one way trip to the bin so I don't want to remove one to measure it and not be able to tighten it back up.

31-10-10, 08:40 PM	#10
barwel1992 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Tail Tidy Failure (Pointy) they are M4 but what length i dont know

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