Yo!

I tend to have a bit of a sore spot for modifying the tails of bikes. I just hate all that plastic that they have to stick on there to make them "road legal".

What I wanted to do was to use my milling machine to create a nice sculpted license plate hanger, but I soon realised that I wasn't able to visualise it in my head and that I needed a "buck", a prototype. So I set out with some U-profiles and came up with this.

I'm not sure about the apperance, I'd like it to be tidier, higher and just plain more p0rn0.
Sadly the plate doesn't fit between the exhausts, and I wasn't able to angle the silencers outwards (only about 10mm but that was with pressure on the hangers and the system - not good!).

I'd love to hear your suggestions on improving on it before I get round to firing up my milling machine and starting to make a huge pile of swarf!

Enough yappin'. Pictures:

The base for it all:


The bottom end, with indicator holder.


Test fit


From the underside


Weight, some 311g, OEM is some 760g.


View of the bottom end fitted.


For version 1.1 I had to brace the top angle as it was "slipping down" from the initial test ride (finished it 23:00 last night, so I've not tried v1.1 yet).


Also fitted "Micro Arrow" indicators at the front (and the rear as shown above). Huge difference in size.


A few more photos over here ---> http://picasaweb.google.com/the.joxor/S ... eRTailTidy

Right now I'm very split with this version. I'd like the plate up higher. I don't know if it's sturdy enough. I'm toying with the idea of having the indicators above the exhaust. But that would mean they're in the heat and that any sort of luggage would be pretty much out of the question.

Choices, choices...

Any good ideas on improvements..?

I lost one back indicator while being on a 700km trip this weekend.
I altered the rizoma tail tidy. The indicators are mounted on the nr plate. Like that --->

Make sure to use locktight on every bolt cuz the KTM is a huge vibrator. A lessen well learned....

Gonna get me some small LED ones tomorrow. And rebuild the thing a bit.
prolly move the plate up a bit so it fills up the emptyness above it atm.

You belgians are so lucky to have such narrow plates!

Locktite... aye... I need to get more into the habit of using that. I smeared it all over, like peanut butter, when I had the Husky SM570R..

damn! I'm gonna be pissed off.
The only difference between mine and the R is that I've got the round Akras.

Yes, the two versions; that one is the "FOX", and I've got pictures of another one which is quite different but it doesn't appear on any online catalog. ........The photos are from someone's photo gallery and some other photos - I think from here, a bike with Staintunes - looks to be the same and it fits.

PS:

http://www.ktmtwins.com/990superduke/lp0051bk.html
The other version, its from R&G.
The ones u are showing are for the regular superduke.

The store where i bought the rozima crap set wanted to sell me a set for the regular SD. Had to explain em how it wouldnt fit, then the mechanic came and explained me how to alter it..... Told him i diddnt want to alter a 180euro part and eventually they called for a R model set. Still had to alter it in the end...

I ended up making my own as well out of ally, it's not an R but if your worried about the vibes blue loctite is the go.





Mcgiggle made his own, it is probably one of the best R ones ive seen.

http://www.superduke.net/forum/viewtopi ... c&start=20

jammers will be heavy fine, ultimately will illegal possession, "conspiracy to defeat ends of justice" /whatever and extreme fine and/or 1 year imprisonment. The way things are going, that sort of thing taken more seriously than theft or mugging.

Joe, we have transponders, but they are with anti-theft vehicle tracking systems, required for insurance of double cabs, BMW, Merc, Audi, anything above certain value.
We get speeding fines in post, with photo. Some from fixed cameras, some from manned cameras. I think similar in Europa. Some speed traps on national highways, important source of revenue for local authorities, like USA.