Tea Tray is.....

[rac3r]

Annoying me now! :chuckle:

Not only because it's massive but mine isn't in the best of condition either sooo...

Option 1 - chop!
Option 2 - Expensive http://cgi.ebay.it/TEGOLINO-FRECCIA-PER-DUCATI-MONSTER-REAR-TAIL-DUCATI-/370494032082

Option 1 can be done soonish but option 2 would have to wait a while so what do you think? :D

:chuckle:

[PDS]

It can only be option no.1 :)

[Yorkie]

Option 2, thats tidy!

Yorkie

[Dookbob]

Option 2 looks like a snow shovel, chop it.

[vtaggart]

Option 1 I want to see what it looks like, but I admit it now I don't have the balls to do it so it would be option 2 for me.

Vince

[rac3r]

You go first! :chuckle:

On my 620 I had the carbon version of option 2 but £100 odd is a lot of money! For that I could get a tinted screen, tail light and some mirrors

[Qba]

I would go for instant gratification :thumbsup:

[rac3r]

Qba could you post a bigger picture of your avatar please it looks awesome!

[Davidg1230]

Option 2 is what my bike has, I wasn't sure what the make was as I've not seen one before like this, I like it better than a full tail chop and especailly with the LED indicators:)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v606/davidg1230/DSC_0214.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v606/davidg1230/DSC_0220.jpg

[rac3r]

Your bike looks so clean and new!

[sburrows87]

I'm still toying with a tail-chop myself and I have the above except in carbon, so if I opt for a chop do you fancy it rac3r? was looking for £60 (the bracketry is powder coated matt black also)

[Saint aka ML]

Would option 2 fit 93 frame?

[sburrows87]

No, I don't believe it will as it has 4 mounting holes instead of the 3 used on earlier bikes

[rac3r]

I'm still toying with a tail-chop myself and I have the above except in carbon, so if I opt for a chop do you fancy it rac3r? was looking for £60 (the bracketry is powder coated matt black also)

Yep I would

[Dukedesmo]

No, I don't believe it will as it has 4 mounting holes instead of the 3 used on earlier bikes

According to the description on the ebay listing it will fit Monsters with 3 or 4 hole from 2000 onwards.

[slipper40]

iintend to chop the tail on mine soon as i get the bracket ,,,,,,,

[Dookbob]

Option 1 I want to see what it looks like, but I admit it now I don't have the balls to do it so it would be option 2 for me.

Vince

You dont need balls for this job, a hack saw will do it no problem.

[uksurfer]

cut it off.... but not if you want to commute :biggrin:

[the_adam]

It's fine, you only need to wipe the mud off your jacket every couple of days! :D

3rd option, I seem to remember there was a company called mad doctor that did a very interesting replacement with new taillight+indicators, you could use with/without doing a tail chop. Last time I looked it was VERY overpriced though

...just looked it up and it still is, especially if you want carbon :eyepopping:
http://www.carpimoto.it/EN/27588_MDC569-Mad-Doctor-seat-transformation-kit-for-Ducati-Monster-choose-your-model.htm

Probably not a good option then, but there might be a 2nd hand one around somewhere

[rac3r]

Hmm not too keen on that one. The thing with the tail chop is...I have a black and white textile jacket so it probably won't clean too easily :chuckle:

[the_adam]

Hmm...but it might be cheaper to do the tail chop and buy a mud-coloured jacket? :D

[Funkatronic]

Hmm...but it might be cheaper to do the tail chop and buy a mud-coloured jacket?


good plan

chop it

now my 800 is staying for good, tail chop will happen v soon

[utopia]

now my 800 is staying for good, tail chop will happen v soon

Yay...another keeper. I wonder how many others there are in the club.
The brilliant thing about a keeper is that any money spent on upgrades can be offset over the next few decades of ownership, so it all becomes as cheap as chips.

[He11cat]

Cutting off your tea tray is like docking doggies tails ... tis gross cruelty :)

[scrapps]

replace it with a lovely carbon original shape one with a nice carbon mud guard to. Looks great on mine and i don't get wet.

[utopia]

Must admit that my tea tray is staying.
I quite like the curvy ones anyway, and I don't like getting wet if I don't have to.
I do drink an awful lot of tea, too.

[Char]

I have one with and one without

if you dont ride in the wet I guess its your choice but I wouldnt chop the one off the S4r - you can put sandwiches on it too

[Funkatronic]

my randy 800 has already spawned 2 more montsers!!

i think its time to have its knackers chopped :D

[utopia]

my randy 800 has already spawned 2 more montsers!!
i think its time to have its knackers chopped :D

Be aware that your exhaust note will go up in pitch a bit if you do......:)

[Saint aka ML]

No, I don't believe it will as it has 4 mounting holes instead of the 3 used on earlier bikes

According to the description on the ebay listing it will fit Monsters with 3 or 4 hole from 2000 onwards.

Yyyy I got 4 holes on my one? I was under impression that it is length and holespacing that is not the same not 3 or 4 holes?

[uksurfer]

the best tea tray is the one you put in the bin :)

[rac3r]

I do ride in the rain if I need to commute or something. Maybe another option could be those painted ones you get, red with white stripe???

[uksurfer]

Yyyy I got 4 holes on my one? I was under impression that it is length and holespacing that is not the same not 3 or 4 holes?

the three hole fixing sometimes means you have to drill a hole in the cross piece between the frame

[uksurfer]

I do ride in the rain if I need to commute or something. Maybe another option could be those painted ones you get, red with white stripe???

i got one that i can take off or put back on in the winter, best option for me, theres a thread on here with it on i think

http://www.ukmonster.co.uk/monster/showthread.php?t=36202&highlight=reversible+tail+chop

[rac3r]

That's pretty cool uksurfer :thumbsup:

[rac3r]

Soo If I were to tail chop can I get all this stuff from somewhere like b&q? I'm sitting here at the moment bored with nothing to do....

[Gordon H]

That's pretty cool uksurfer :thumbsup:

Nah - Martin just doesn't like getting a wet butt when it rains....... moan, moan, moan.......

:hissy:

[Gordon H]

Soo If I were to tail chop can I get all this stuff from somewhere like b&q? I'm sitting here at the moment bored with nothing to do....

Move AWAY from the hacksaw........... :dc:

[Qba]

Azhar, I based my work on this video, which was really helpful, and used all the tools, they did.
Paid maybe £20 for all max.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7M3mcH8Lu20&feature=related

[Qba]

Qba could you post a bigger picture of your avatar please it looks awesome!

Sorry for bad quality pics, but here you go:

[Paivi]

I quite like my teatray; it's very handy to put my specs on when faffing about with the lid. Have only used it as a teatray a couple of times, and it's pretty handy for that, too.

[rac3r]

Move AWAY from the hacksaw........... :dc:

Don't worry I just ended up cleaning bits of it :chuckle:

Still not sure what to do as usual but I might just go for the short tail instead of the chop. I think if I had the exbox I would definitely chop but with my Termis I think the short tail would look better

[rac3r]

Another option

http://www.barracudamoto.it/it/shop/tegolino-abs-nero-opaco-per-tutti-i-modelli/

They do one with an LED tail light too