R1 Tail tidy frustration and insanity
Discussion
theshrew said:
Why do you need to cut the indicators ? On the R&G they just push in ? on mine they did.
All the wiring is hidden , you have to cut stuff to thread stuff between stuff and put things in other stuff to do stuff with in other places inside . To be fair I'm sure it's very easy but I am of a legendary s
tness level .Looks great though :
Nords said:
Do I need to bring the soldering iron, wire cutters, oh and dremel this weekend???
Actually colonel if you can deactivate AQ explosives and more importantly fix phatgixers stereo (!) we may be able to do it !Thank you colonel
Bring the bomb disposal kit and a general toolkit including Allen keys please , sah
s3fella said:
Cutting wires on a new bike is a pain, but you can do a good job with minimal skills if you sue the right gear.
Search on eBay for solder shrink wrap connectors. They're pieces of shrink wrap with a solder ring in the middle and you can just bare the wires, stick them in the connector and then heat it with wither a hot gun, blow torch or even a lighter and it ties all the wires together and solders them. No mess, nice and tight and waterproof.
Thank you s3fella that sounds brilliant Search on eBay for solder shrink wrap connectors. They're pieces of shrink wrap with a solder ring in the middle and you can just bare the wires, stick them in the connector and then heat it with wither a hot gun, blow torch or even a lighter and it ties all the wires together and solders them. No mess, nice and tight and waterproof.
Richyboy said:
Why cutting, the graves one doesn't require this.
I had a good look around at different solutions . I wanted something that would look pretty oem , not have exposed wires , proper build quality etc and decided on this eveoteck performance solution .The only cutting is near a switch , you cut cut , thread through and reattach . It's very very neat . Absolutely nothing exposed to the elements , borderline over engineered for a tail tidy if I'm honest .
legzr1 said:
Any thoughts on changing the exhaust?
There was an R1 pulled into the dealers for first service while I sorted a deal out fitted with the Ti akrapovic (engraved/etched rather than a sticker) and it sounded good - deep without being too loud or offensive and far quieter than the similar akrapovic fitted to my current RSV4.
Looked at the Graves offering and it looks st as does the Arrow can.
Is it the Yamaha accessory tidy you've fitted above?
I looked at the graves one too and didn't like it . It's not a yamaha tail tidy it's made by evo tech performance . The evo tech performance item I finally decided on is a much more elegant solution to both in my opinion . There was an R1 pulled into the dealers for first service while I sorted a deal out fitted with the Ti akrapovic (engraved/etched rather than a sticker) and it sounded good - deep without being too loud or offensive and far quieter than the similar akrapovic fitted to my current RSV4.
Looked at the Graves offering and it looks s
t as does the Arrow can.Is it the Yamaha accessory tidy you've fitted above?
You have to see the quality to believe it . It's a great bit of kit .
Evo tech were great to deal with too l very frimedly and it arrived SOONER than they said . The quality is second to none , even the packaging and pdf instructions were brilliant . I can't sing their praises loud enough .
I know it's only a tail tidy but It really finishes the bike .
As for exhaust , at a later stage I'd like to fit the akrapovic end can you refer to and colonel posted the picture of above . Sounds great , looks lovely and won't have any issues getting on track / driving neighbours insane .
I'm not familiar with the arrow solution.
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