Opinions on tail tidys?

[draco880]

Hey, just got a 2014 NC700X, and I really like the look of the bike, except the back. I see there are a pile of cheap tail tidys that supposedly fit on eBay, etc., but not a lot otherwise. I don't mind a Shenzen part for something that just holds the license plate, but I'd like to retain the fairly large brake light, or replace it with something brighter. I can't tell to what degree the really basic tidies keep the light and which of them just omit it. Thanks for any advice; would love to see some pictures of what you have on your bike, if you like it.

 

[fleetingyouth]

I love mine but it's getting hard to find them now. Its made by JMV Concepts. They are no longer around but I've seen their old stock on a few European bike sites.
The next best looking in my opinion is the one made by R&G.

 

[draco880]

Ended up with a cheapo one off eBay, but I think it came together fairly well. Didn't have quite all the install parts it needed, and reusing the stock turn signals was a bit awkward, but broadly speaking I like it.

 

[fleetingyouth]

Any tail tidy is a good one. Great job.

 

[superchargedv6]

Ended up with a cheapo one off eBay, but I think it came together fairly well. Didn't have quite all the install parts it needed, and reusing the stock turn signals was a bit awkward, but broadly speaking I like it.

I know this was a few months ago, but how do you feel about the brightness of the new LED tail? I've been looking at this same one myself, but I have never had good luck with cheapo Chinese LEDs being acceptable when it comes to being bright.

 

[draco880]

Honesty I think it does pretty well, I'll see if I can get some pictures at night to illustrate.

 

[Klap]

Honesty I think it does pretty well, I'll see if I can get some pictures at night to illustrate.

If you’re going to do pictures, do them during the DAY, when it’s hardest to see the tail lights, Night pictures make everything look brighter!

 

[superchargedv6]

Agreed! I'd really like to see some day shots.