Locksmiff
March 22nd, 2009, 01:56 AM
http://airtech-streamlining.com/images/2EX24~1.JPGhttp://airtech-streamlining.com/images/2EX24~2.JPG
I am curious how this tail attaches to the bike. Is it just the four tabs. The reason I ask is I wish to have a go at making my own and can't seem to workout how it would attach beyond the four tabs which doesn't give me great confidence in sturdiness.
mike_sema
March 22nd, 2009, 10:30 AM
I have been thinking of this myself I think that it would mount the same way the stock one would, I would cut out the tail light section for my stock lights it would give the back of the bike a smooth look :thumbup:
HKr1
March 22nd, 2009, 10:36 AM
^ thats what I would think too, some of the same mounting points.
Those tabs are for the gromets that hold the black side panels on.
Jiu Jitsu Player
March 25th, 2009, 04:59 PM
It probably uses the same allens above the key lock to secure it Im guessing. If its just the tabs though, that seems a bit flimsy...
Locksmiff
March 29th, 2009, 01:55 AM
I have looked in my factory manual I brought for the bike when I got the bike. It isn't obvious how it may be done. I guess I will just have to bite the bullet and and see what I come up with.
spark6
March 31st, 2009, 08:37 AM
Is that the airtech-streamlining tail fairing? If so, don't they say on their website that if you give them a call that they will walk you through how they mounted their parts? I dunno, I'm just a dreamer who wants to ride a bike, but if I'm remembering correctly, then it might be worth a shot...
Broom
March 31st, 2009, 01:43 PM
it looks exactly like my hotbodies tail section.
one of those tabs you drill and it uses the same mount as the stock. the other you drill for the black side panel thing to clip into. then you drill a hole in the bottom to bolt into the subframe area.
thats it. seems like it'd be flemsy, but its actually pretty secure. we've crashed ours twice without issue. it fits on so securely that you could probably use it without even bolting it on without any problems.
you can see the head of the bold that is going up in the bottom of the tail here. right above the rear brake fluid reservoir:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/249/3264203686_1ef4cb475d_b.jpg
in this pict you can see where there is a place for fasteners to go in through the top of the tail section... we didn't use these.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3357/3261504047_4df1b326c2_b.jpg