chop or not

[Popeye the Sailor]

Once you chop the tail, it snowballs.

Next, you'll have to chop the cans.

Now the signals look funny-need smaller ones.

Heck-now the rear signals don't match the fronts.


Don't do it!

[DarkStaR]

Once you chop the tail, it snowballs.

Next, you'll have to chop the cans.

Now the signals look funny-need smaller ones.

Heck-now the rear signals don't match the fronts.


Don't do it!

Why not?  That means more spare parts for the people that like to keep their bike stock...   

[Jarvicious]

Almost everyone I've talked to about my bike (motorcyclist or not) has asked me what the hell that thing on the back of my seat is.  One guy even said, "when are you gonna get rid of that duck bill on the ass end?" (no pun intended).  While I do like the fairly lengthened look of jap bike saddles, that part of the monster screams to be ripped off, frame cutting or not.  I think they should have kept the tail short straight out of the factory (a la Buell) and made some sort of modular fender for all you rainy day folks.  Ok, I kinda regret the Buell comment, I use it only as a comparison.  Speaking of which, a guy rolled by me on the highway on a 1125r and it looked a lot less sexy than I remember.  The tail was too short (oddly enough) but any time I see some one on a chopped monster I'm required to go change my pants.  Lop it off!

[Popeye the Sailor]

I think they should have kept the tail short straight out of the factory (a la Buell) and made some sort of modular fender for all you rainy day folks. 

Like on the 696?

[Pasta Bobber]

I went extreme on my tail chop!  http://www.flickr.com/photos/taddoni/2793918831/  Seriously I vote chop it, the lines look so much nicer. stock tail looks like it was made to satistfy some regulation, an afterthought.

[JohnnyDucati]

I went extreme on my tail chop!  http://www.flickr.com/photos/taddoni/2793918831/  Seriously I vote chop it, the lines look so much nicer. stock tail looks like it was made to satistfy some regulation, an afterthought.

                                                                                          Rain.

[NAKID]

Look, do you really think you're going to get more wet IN THE RAIN if you chop your tail?

[Xiphias]

What would John Bobbit do?

[Pasta Bobber]

You're allready soaked if your riding in the rain, and if your not, you have rain gear on............Lose that ugly thing.

[NAKID]

What would John Bobbit do?

Sew it back on and try to start a porn career?

[scooby]

Look, do you really think you're going to get more wet IN THE RAIN if you chop your tail?

+ 1

[Le Pirate]

chop chop mutha fooker!!!!!



who cares if you get mud sprayed up your back when it rains?!?!?! it makes you look more hardcore when you show up to work with a skunk stripe up your back 

[Jarvicious]

Like on the 696?

Well I'm glad they finally took my advice.   Took farkin long enough.

[DarkStaR]

For all that pregnant dog about rain riding with a tail chop:

You are in the f'n rain!!! Nothing short of just not riding is gonna change that.  Your gonna get wet.  The other traffic on the road WILL kick up road grime at you anyway .  What's the big f'n deal?  Yeah, you might get some road grime on your back,...so what...you're still in the rain.

[ellingly]

For all that pregnant dog about rain riding with a tail chop:

You are in the f'n rain!!! Nothing short of just not riding is gonna change that.  Your gonna get wet.  The other traffic on the road WILL kick up road grime at you anyway .  What's the big f'n deal?  Yeah, you might get some road grime on your back,...so what...you're still in the rain.

A wet backpack is better than a wet and muddy backpack .