Homemade Tail Tidy...Thanks Ducati!!

Yaadman1199S · Jun 17, 2015

I'm sure ya'll remember how the factory tail looked when you first got your Duc. Instead of spending buku $$$ on an aftermarket tail, I decided to use what came on the bike and make something custom. Lemme know what ya'll think. I have tested the suspension on some bumpy roads and the plate doesn't make contact with the fender. Now I just need to pick up an integrated tail light (c'mon Moto Dynamics!!). Being able to use the factory LED license plate light was money! See the pics below.

And whats left over...

CARBONDAVE · Jun 17, 2015

Nice work

Phl · Jun 17, 2015

nice! got some more details on the cuts and type of glue, etc.?

thanks!

White13Pani · Jun 17, 2015

You have a massive hole in your undertail... You're keeping it like that?

Yaadman1199S · Jun 17, 2015

CARBONDAVE said:
Nice work

Thanks Dave.

Phl said:
nice! got some more details on the cuts and type of glue, etc.?

thanks!

No glue used Phil. Just ground it down and the used two steel spacers to compensate for the height of the LED light mounting area. Use the existing hole for the passenger rear pegs as the mount point. The pic above that shows the leftover pieces, the "W" shaped piece was the big chunk that was shaved off.

White13Pani said:
You have a massive hole in your undertail... You're keeping it like that?

I would like to get one of the carbon pieces without the hole that I see some guys have. If not that, Ducati has a block off plug that bolts on there.

AG6 · Jun 17, 2015

Nice. What about signals in the rear tail vents?

flobrandx · Jun 17, 2015

Looks great Yaadman! Reminds me of a McGuyver episode...

Any issues with heat from the exhaust being so close?

flobrandx · Jun 17, 2015

White13Pani said:
You have a massive hole in your undertail... You're keeping it like that?

Sounds like a bad pickup line

duckyduc · Jun 18, 2015

can you let us know how it fair with the heat?

Yaadman1199S · Jun 18, 2015

I've run the bike pretty hot and the plastic seems to be holding up well. Its pretty dense and heavy duty stuff.

Yaadman1199S · Jun 18, 2015

AG6 said:
Nice. What about signals in the rear tail vents?

What do these look like??

Wildbikes · Jun 18, 2015

AG6 said:
Nice. What about signals in the rear tail vents?

I wouldn't suggest that for the 1199, i had it on the 848evo, but it was meshed up, so wiring was hidden etc etc.

The 1199 best is to get them integrated tail lights.

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