FJR Tail Chop

[Scotty]

With all that license plate, fender, reflectors, etc, has anyone chopped the tail and neatened up the license plate area? Anyone make a kit?

 

[wfooshee]

No kits that I know of, like I'm an expert. Click here for one man's story.

I you ride in the rain, everything on the back's gonna get really nasty. Top case, SO, whatever. Be prepared for the consequences.

 

[johnny80s]

I have chopped the tail up a little to just behind the license plate.

Like Walter said if you ride in the rain everything gets nasty dirty but it does make tire changes easier.

Good luck.

 

[ynotride]

I did some minor modding to mine. I took off the reflectors near the plate and cut the bottom reflector off. I added on the helmet guardian, Hyperlites, and reflective tape to the side bags. I do get some spray on the tail lights in rain.

 

[johnny80s]

I did some minor modding to mine. I took off the reflectors near the plate and cut the bottom reflector off. I added on the helmet guardian, Hyperlites, and reflective tape to the side bags. I do get some spray on the tail lights in rain.

Mine is cut up higher to the bottom lip of the license plate.

 

[Scotty]

Looks good and if it is really raining even with a fender side splash, truck splash is going to be a mess(however I love the FJR in the rain with right technical gear,Sidis etc)

 

[cdc]

I bought my bike from a forum member here and he had the fender already chopped, in fact he bought a new fender, worked on it and then mounted it on the bike.

A lot of work IMHO....

 

[greywolf]

There 's always the option of installing a hugger to address the spray issue...

 

[Warchild]

There 's always the option of installing a hugger to address the spray issue...

Actually, no, that's incorrect.

The water flyoff from the rear tire occurs well before reaching the hugger. It will do nothing to prevent a nasty-ass rooster tail of rainwater/mud on the taillight and topbox area. The main use of a hugger is to minimize road splooge on the rear shock, a common cause of shock seal damage and eventual failure.

The Brits definitely know a thing or two about riding in the rain, so it's no surprise they would come up with a FJR fender extension. Even without chopping the rear fender, there is still a metric buttload of water spray when riding in the rain, so this farkle was one of the very first mods I did to the bike back in 2003:

 

[puppychow]

Where did you buy one of those fender extenders? Doing a search I could only find the extender for the front, which is also on FJRTech as the fastener free install.

I want to get the rear fender extender to mitigate the effects of the PO's tail bob.

 

[johnny80s]

I would like to get one of those so I can re-extend my fender during the rainy season.

 

[BugR]

I took an after market car mud flap (aka Canadian Tire or in the USA Walmart) and got creative with a dremel and a drill.

Cost $5 and took 10 mins

I have no pic's handy but looks pretty much like Warchilds, may be an inch or two longer

Absolutely essential if you dark side the bike

Chris