Best tail chop bracket and where to buy?

[sburrows87]

Hi guys and gals,

What is considered to be the 'best' tailchop bracket available, with provision for standard indicators and numberplate light?

If it's been covered I apologise, but I couldn't find anything decent on the search :banghead:

Tar muchly :mand:

[Yorkie]

Never chopped mine but here are some:

https://www.tpoparts.com/cat093/index.php?route=product/product&path=1_16&product_id=183

http://www.ducatimonstertailchop.com/

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

Hope some of these help!

Yorkie

[analogue_rogue]

i chopped mine and modified a "Xtail" tail tidy from ebay. its perfect! fits all standard stuff no probs!

[sburrows87]

Cheers guys looks like http://www.ducatimonstertailchop.com/ is the best

[JMo]

Actually, the best one is no longer in production... (so it is sort of pointless me mentioning it, other than it's a good excuse to drag out this old photo again...)

http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr289/JMoandpiglet/other%20pix/JMOrearright.jpg

Jx

[sburrows87]

lol, like it - nice bike too :cool:

[jerry]

I made my own it cost £8 for materials

[Nickj]

Actually, the best one is no longer in production... (so it is sort of pointless me mentioning it, other than it's a good excuse to drag out this old photo again...)

http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr289/JMoandpiglet/other%20pix/JMOrearright.jpg

Jx

And that isn't a falsely modest claim either. I'd prefer a new one of yours but looks l;ike I'll have to get one of the inferior types :(

[sburrows87]

Hmm, still not sure about this - love the look but don't want to get a soaked back (swamp ass) every time the road is wet which is quite a lot in 'sunny' shropshire.

Looking at pic above, JMo it looks like this may be a better solution as you have still got a 'mudflap' of sorts, did this help at all because if so I can look at fabbing something up to incorporate the standard flap.

How much does it make a difference to getting wet realistically? (and please no answers saying ' just do it'), as a lot of what I've been reading has been in the yank forums where the plates are smaller and I have yet to see another design with the 'flap' on like JMo's...

[JMo]

If you ride in the rain, you're going to get wet anyway?

Yes you get a bit of water off the rear edge of the tyre, but it's not as much as the rain in front of you hitting you at 60mph?!

To be slightly less factious, retaining the original numberplate holder 'flap' was primarily to keep the chop looking as 'factory' as possible, rather than for weather protection - the rear edge of the rear tyre is still sticking out a long way further back, and it will fling water upwards and onto the seat cowl/your back in really bad weather...

http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr289/JMoandpiglet/other%20pix/IMG_6584.jpg

That said, I've ridden this bike in every kind of weather including some torrential downpours (numerous Monster Weekends x), and I wouldn't say I got any wetter than anyone else...? We were all soaked!

If it's really pi55ing down, take the car x

Jx

[analogue_rogue]

Hmm, still not sure about this - love the look but don't want to get a soaked back (swamp ass) every time the road is wet which is quite a lot in 'sunny' shropshire.

Looking at pic above, JMo it looks like this may be a better solution as you have still got a 'mudflap' of sorts, did this help at all because if so I can look at fabbing something up to incorporate the standard flap.

How much does it make a difference to getting wet realistically? (and please no answers saying ' just do it'), as a lot of what I've been reading has been in the yank forums where the plates are smaller and I have yet to see another design with the 'flap' on like JMo's...

where in shropshire? i been looking for a riding partner to go to the monster meet later in the year...

[BluprintZ]

Hmm, still not sure about this - love the look but don't want to get a soaked back (swamp ass) every time the road is wet which is quite a lot in 'sunny' shropshire.

I got a sheet of perspex from B&Q and cut it four inches longer than the number plate, that did the trick
The bracket was made using a piece of spare stainless sheet.

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G ; )