Richard Ducati
Tuned and Synch'ed
Okay, so I searched about and found tons of info on tidy tails/eliminating the rear fender on my 2014 V7 Special, but there was almost nil on viable alternatives for cleaning up the brake light area whilst retaining the stock rear fender. At some point I may eliminate the fender and go to the GT setup (love the under seat storage feature), but I already have a cafe' bike in my '04 Thruxton and am not looking to go that route at this stage.
Looking through the picture thread, I saw several machines with the stock taillight that had been cleaned up by trimming off material below the plate mount & eliminating the license plate light. What do folks do to light up the plate? It appears that my taillight lens has an area where a clear area may have been on earlier machines...or possibly a euro version of this taillight sans the plate light was offered? I figure I could always add one of Todd's LED plate frames, but would rather go minimalist if possible.
Then there is the option of replacing the entire brake/tail light unit. I would really dig something like the Lucas light that Pete installed on his earlier V7:
https://www.guzzitech.com/forums/th...thread-add-your-bike.9108/page-27#post-118817
I'm wondering if there are any bolt on (or reasonably easy) options out there for retaining the stock rear fender but going custom on the taillight. On my triumph, there were bolt on options such at this one and figured I'd at least ask those who have likely forgotten more about these bikes than I will ever know!!
newbonneville.com/html/bolt_on_taillight.html
Thanks in advance for any input.
Regards,
--Rich
Looking through the picture thread, I saw several machines with the stock taillight that had been cleaned up by trimming off material below the plate mount & eliminating the license plate light. What do folks do to light up the plate? It appears that my taillight lens has an area where a clear area may have been on earlier machines...or possibly a euro version of this taillight sans the plate light was offered? I figure I could always add one of Todd's LED plate frames, but would rather go minimalist if possible.
Then there is the option of replacing the entire brake/tail light unit. I would really dig something like the Lucas light that Pete installed on his earlier V7:
https://www.guzzitech.com/forums/th...thread-add-your-bike.9108/page-27#post-118817
I'm wondering if there are any bolt on (or reasonably easy) options out there for retaining the stock rear fender but going custom on the taillight. On my triumph, there were bolt on options such at this one and figured I'd at least ask those who have likely forgotten more about these bikes than I will ever know!!
newbonneville.com/html/bolt_on_taillight.html
Thanks in advance for any input.
Regards,
--Rich
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