Fazer Owners Club - Unofficial
Bikes, Hints'n'Tips => Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner => Topic started by: GhostCat on 08 June 2018, 10:32:44 pm
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Big thanks to GlennC from this forum who sold me his sweet FZ1S which I picked up today. Moving up from a FZS600, makes you realise, what a fantastic bike that was. But love the muscle and the smooth delivery. And I can ride it into the ULEZ. On the lookout for a tail tidy, wondered what people would recommend, and do I keep the original indicators ?
GC
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I’d recommend not fitting a tail tidy unless you only ride in the dry or you like to spray your back with shite!
But I am a conservative old bastd
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Hmm, thanks, didnt think of that, I ride in all weathers..
GC
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Hi could someone please confirm this is the case, that a tail tidy means a shit spray up your back ? Also I see some people have problem with fitting a GIVI rack after fitting a tail tidy ?
tia
GC
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Yep. I bought a second hand under tray after the previous owner of mine hacked his down. I was sick of my back getting covered in road filth, and my luggage, come to that.
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A normal tail tidy (ie the R & G one) just replaces the OEM one. Nothing gets hacked down.
GC
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Yes but you are removing the one thing designed to stop spray and muck going up your back. I would actually advise fitting a fender extender to make the rear mudguard slightly longer. It doesn't look as cool as a tail tidy but it does it's job.
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I have just removed the tail tidy from my MT09 and refitted the original that the owner gave me. The amount of crap from the road plastered on the back of my leather jacket and my tailpack was unbelieveable.
This was not rain , just bits of dried mud and dust from riding country roads.
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Ok, thanks chaps, decision made, going to keep the original and go for a slightly smaller numberplate I think.
GC
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It all depends what you plan on using it for. Mines more of a toy than anything so I've done all my mods with aesthetics in mind over practicality.
I have a tail tidy and the only time I've every had a dirty back was when I was caught out in what felt like a monsoon. Obviously if your out in the rain its gonna flick it up your back but i cant say ive ever had anything flick up in the dry. Removing the chain guard is by far a worse mod as I'm always covered in chain lube haha
On the point of indicators, I swapped mine for l.e.d ones and it's so much better looking not to mention they are brighter than the originals.
Wouldn't recommend the Oxford ones though and all 4 have come loose of their rubber mounts and has to be glued in place 😓 not what I expected for £75