tail chop

[analogue_rogue]

i reduced my tail on my 98 600 down to the tea tray and i now wanna cut that off!!! wheres the nearest how to.. or does anyone have any good tips on how to go about it :D

feel free to show me pics of where you put the seat lock etc... :D

[littlejimmy12]

i reduced my tail on my 98 600 down to the tea tray and i now wanna cut that off!!! wheres the nearest how to.. or does anyone have any good tips on how to go about it :D

feel free to show me pics of where you put the seat lock etc... :D

your going to cut beyond the seat lock?

[analogue_rogue]

dunno!!! lol thats what im wondering :D

it looks like i would have to cut halfway through it? and re mount it..... im not too sure yet..
thats why it hought i should get advice first :D

[Albie]

The line to take is approx 1" of tube sticking out. That will cut part way through the seat catch plate about 1/2". You need to keep that or else move the whole thing somewhere else. I do know someone who completely removed it and put it in the airbox I believe but had to get a longer cable.

You will need to flip the cable over to sit under the seat.

[littlejimmy12]

I used my seat and brake light as my guide to how much frame to cut, going beyond that just means extra work, even if you cut beyond the seat catch you've still go to put the seat back so your extra tail chop wont even be seen!

[analogue_rogue]

coolo.. what is thebest thing to use to cover the newly exposed frame that would have been covered by the tea tray?

[uksurfer]

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d125/Uksurfer/Ducati%20Monster%20M600%20-%20The%20Dark%20Duke/rearlightbracket2.jpg

thats where i cut my 600, and all you need is 22mm chair leg bottoms from B&Q to cover the ends
i re-routed the cable down the inside of the frame, it ended up behind the side covers

[analogue_rogue]

cool.. how did you remount the number plate and indicators? i have a tail tidy that holds them all but bolts under the tea tray....

[uksurfer]

cool.. how did you remount the number plate and indicators? i have a tail tidy that holds them all but bolts under the tea tray....

i made a bracket for the number plate, i also made small brackets for the indicators to sit beside and level with the rear light.

Just measure and cut a piece of metal and either bend it yourself or take in to a fabricators.

One thing i would say that i learnt is that on my 600, the number plate sat underneath the chopped frame, on my S4 chop i made sure the number plate was higher and hid the chopped bit of frame.

[analogue_rogue]

cool.. i think i will do this first week in june.. i got a week off :D

[analogue_rogue]

what did you do for a number plate light?

[uksurfer]

on the 600 i used the original one, i put some leds in it instead of the bulb, my S4 has got a led rear light with no. plate light built in, easier that way

[analogue_rogue]

i have a clear rear light with a red bulb.... does it have to be a white number plate light or can it be red? (on cars it has to be white)

[rac3r]

i have a clear rear light with a red bulb.... does it have to be a white number plate light or can it be red? (on cars it has to be white)

I bought an LED rear light which has four white LED's underneath which lights up the plate.....but on mine it lights up the tea tray :chuckle:

[carrot]

Try here!

http://www.ducatisuite.com/tailchop.html