the evotech tail tidy, how difficult is it to fit?

[chevvy]

Hi guys, I have just recieved my tail tidy kit from evotech, and was wondering if there is some better fitting instructions around than the 64 line drawings ontheir website
How much time do I need to do this? and degree of difficulty would be handy to know, my mechanical ability is pretty average, I will give basic stuff a go, but an engine teardown is probably beyond me, any advice is welcome

 

[imcool]

Hi guys, I have just recieved my tail tidy kit from evotech, and was wondering if there is some better fitting instructions around than the 64 line drawings ontheir website
How much time do I need to do this? and degree of difficulty would be handy to know, my mechanical ability is pretty average, I will give basic stuff a go, but an engine teardown is probably beyond me, any advice is welcome

seems easy

 

[Jay]

Hi guys, I have just recieved my tail tidy kit from evotech, and was wondering if there is some better fitting instructions around than the 64 line drawings ontheir website
How much time do I need to do this? and degree of difficulty would be handy to know, my mechanical ability is pretty average, I will give basic stuff a go, but an engine teardown is probably beyond me, any advice is welcome

Say, wondering how it went and your thoughts on the tail tidy from EP? I am lookng at this option and like the idea of the backing plate reinforcing the under-cowl plastic.

 

[acim]

Please send some pictures.

 

[Deadeye]

The pictures are ok, but it does take a bit to originate your brain to understand a few of them. Careful when installing the screws into the standoffs; I cross threaded one of the stainless steel screws that holds a plate against the stand-off, which resulted in me needing to remove them all with the plate still being held by the offending stand-off and screw, if that makes sense. I had some copper grease (for brakes) I used for reinstalling the stainless screws once I got it out and retapped the standoffs internal thread; I did replace the offending screw too.
Running the wiring down the left side, beside the battery area was the other tricky area that the images didn’t cover well. There was a previous comment I saw about the plates being installed under the plastic cover, but this is not the case; it’s all external; see attached image. The plastic cover is the one supplied with the pannier mounting kit which has holes pre-cut for the pannier mounting brackets; I 3d printed some plugs for the holes and hot glued them in. I’m designing some grab handles to print and attach to the mounting brackets for when the panniers are not fitted for the wife to hold onto.

 

[Deadeye]

 

[Jay]

Interesting, I had thought the top plate was on the other side of the plastic, and the standoff had gone through the plastic.. I will look at those pictures in the instructions again to get better oriented. I’m probably getting confused because you use the top plate as a template to mark where the holes need to get drilled and so I assumed that it just stayed up there.

 

[Sandybandy]

Interesting, I had thought the top plate was on the other side of the plastic, and the standoff had gone through the plastic.. I will look at those pictures in the instructions again to get better oriented. I’m probably getting confused because you use the top plate as a template to mark where the holes need to get drilled and so I assumed that it just stayed up there.

There is a useful YouTube video showing the installation:

 

[Deadeye]

I just watched the video and must apologise, there is a plate that goes under the plastic guard which I forgot about. Sorry for the confusion