R&G Tail Tidy

Sorry for the delay, but here is the write up on the R&G tail tidy.

Very simple installation.
Basically bolt off, bolt on.

1. Remove the seat, remove the battery and unbolt and remove the tail piece and tail light.


2. Unplug wiring and remove rear fender. A couple of screws just above the indicators and a couple of bolts under where the battery sits and the whole piece will lift out.


3. Remove the indicators from the hold tail piece and install them to the new number plate bracket. I believe a 10mm nut holds them on.


4. Screw the new number plate bracket to the new fender. The new fender is very good quality for an aftermarket copy. Its equally good, if not better than the original one.



5. Fit the new LED number plate light and reinstall the fender. It fits back in exactly the same as the old one.


6. Fit the tail piece, tail light battery and seat all back together. Fit your number plate, check all the lights work and away you go.





I am very happy with this product. All new panels line up perfectly. There is no cutting, drilling, soldering required of the original parts. New wiring plugs straight into the old loom. And the quality is fantastic. Its probably the best tail tidy i have seen on a bandit.
The kit comes with full detailed instruction, plenty of cable ties. Plenty of heat shrink to tidy up the wiring if you want to.

The only negative things i found with the install:
- One of the fuse holder mounts is missing, so it just floats there. Doesnt worry me, i just cable tied it out of the way.
- There is no mount for the tool bag. In the original unit, there are lugs with a large rubber band to hold down the bag. In the R&G product, there is nothing there. Again, this didnt worry me, i squashed it in there with a puncture repair kit, and it doesnt move.

All in all very happy with the R&G tail tidy. Definately recommend to everybody that wants to clean up the rear of the bike.
Score 8/10

Thats really nice. Wonder if they do one for my bike.

I had thought about just cutting mine down.

Do you get more dirt around the place?

Ive only done about 200km since its been on. So far, no. Ill let you know about dirt spray after a few more rides.

Cameron wrote:Ive only done about 200km since its been on. So far, no. Ill let you know about dirt spray after a few more rides.

I had a tidy on mine when I bought it (unknown brand), but riding in the rain saw a lot of crap up the rear of the bike, despite the hugger, so I went back to stock. Wellington weather is a swine.

Nice one Cam. Price and supplier ? Now all you need is a nice set of rear LEDs and a clear LED taillight unit.



Sorry Cam . Forget my Q. Just read the other post about the product.

kewwig wrote:

Cameron wrote:Ive only done about 200km since its been on. So far, no. Ill let you know about dirt spray after a few more rides.

I had a tidy on mine when I bought it (unknown brand), but riding in the rain saw a lot of crap up the rear of the bike, despite the hugger, so I went back to stock. Wellington weather is a swine.

Does the hugger help? Im sick of cleaning my exhaust.

Rear hugger now, maybe ?

Hugger mainly keeps crap off the shock. Money well spent. Mine is an Ermax

looks good Cam ..................they're having a bit of a blitz on fender eliminators in SA at the moment

What's the logic behind enforcing that?

kewwig wrote:What's the logic behind enforcing that?

To get the quotas up

paul wrote:looks good Cam ..................they're having a bit of a blitz on fender eliminators in SA at the moment

How is it not legal over there?

NZspokes wrote:

paul wrote:looks good Cam ..................they're having a bit of a blitz on fender eliminators in SA at the moment

How is it not legal over there?

only one word springs to mind .................revenue/ under the guise of modification ( I believe there is a formula for the angle from the bottom of your rear guard to your wheel or something ) / funny thing was I had one on my 2004 bandit & never once got chatted once.

paul wrote:

NZspokes wrote:

paul wrote:looks good Cam ..................they're having a bit of a blitz on fender eliminators in SA at the moment

How is it not legal over there?

only one word springs to mind .................revenue/ under the guise of modification ( I believe there is a formula for the angle from the bottom of your rear guard to your wheel or something ) / funny thing was I had one on my 2004 bandit & never once got chatted once.

45º upwards from the centre of the rear axle. The idea is to protect following vehicles from stones and debris being flung up from the wheel.

And if you think about what "they" claim. A stone or debri will be spat out from the bottom of your tyre, and leave with such speed that it would be clear of any fender. Derrrr.

Hammy wrote:And if you think about what "they" claim. A stone or debri will be spat out from the bottom of your tyre, and leave with such speed that it would be clear of any fender. Derrrr.

I think it's the rooster tail effect of water & crap being flung up off the wheel as well

Looks neat and tidy for sure, I like...

Hammy wrote:And if you think about what "they" claim. A stone or debri will be spat out from the bottom of your tyre, and leave with such speed that it would be clear of any fender. Derrrr.

Yeah I know just like mudflaps on cars & trucks make very little difference. They'd need to be nearly dragging on the road.

That'd be a good look........not!

NZspokes wrote:

kewwig wrote:

Cameron wrote:Ive only done about 200km since its been on. So far, no. Ill let you know about dirt spray after a few more rides.

I had a tidy on mine when I bought it (unknown brand), but riding in the rain saw a lot of crap up the rear of the bike, despite the hugger, so I went back to stock. Wellington weather is a swine.

Does the hugger help? Im sick of cleaning my exhaust.

Spokes

I've got a nice Pyramid Pastics hugger on mine but due to riding in the rain and snow the pipe still gets covered in crap. It does keep the suspension clean(er).

Cam thats bloody nice and a mod I think I'll follow up on. Your would look great with a hugger though

A tiny tail with BIG blinkers CAAAAAAAM .

Come on you lot ,your all thinking it .Cam may be the big Kahuna but those blinkers are TOO big for the tail .:P

I got stuck at a traffic light in Bairnsdale with a Police pursuit car behind me ( similar tail) .I thought "this could be trouble " but he ignored me .

gus wrote:A tiny tail with BIG blinkers CAAAAAAAM .

Come on you lot ,your all thinking it .Cam may be the big Kahuna but those blinkers are TOO big for the tail .:P

I got stuck at a traffic light in Bairnsdale with a Police pursuit car behind me ( similar tail) .I thought "this could be trouble " but he ignored me .

He didn't ignore you Gus. He was just SCARED . By the way. Hope you had a great trip . Lucky so n so.

I've put my order in for a Christmas present.

madmax wrote:

paul wrote:

NZspokes wrote:

paul wrote:looks good Cam ..................they're having a bit of a blitz on fender eliminators in SA at the moment

How is it not legal over there?

only one word springs to mind .................revenue/ under the guise of modification ( I believe there is a formula for the angle from the bottom of your rear guard to your wheel or something ) / funny thing was I had one on my 2004 bandit & never once got chatted once.

45º upwards from the centre of the rear axle. The idea is to protect following vehicles from stones and debris being flung up from the wheel.

Correct

Sorry gus, i like the blinkers. I hate small blinkers. i really do.