Has anybody modified the stock tail into a 'Tidy'? Thx.

I do remember someone rejigging the stock unit and making it less obnoxious looking, but I don't know if it was this site or another one. You might want to do a search, I think it was almost two years ago I saw it.

The two most popular FE's are the Vagabond and the Yoshimura, both have positives and negatives. Both use the stock turn signals and both reuse the stock flip cap over the seat lock. The Vagabond is cheaper.

Took new bike apart this evening, and stock tail piece can’t be made into a nice tail tidy, so had to abort project. It was almost obvious, or there wouldn’t be aftermarket ones. But at least I tried. He he. Thanks anyway. Now have to research Yoshi vs the other.

Hey, that's not a tidy buddy; you left the ugly appendage. Ha ha. Just installed the Vagabond. It fits pretty good, although I have to say I was expecting a better seam on the turn-signal piece. It looks ugly, but at least it's not highly visible. I ended up cutting the key cover at 4", not 3.75, and it fit perfectly, since I routed the wires further to the back, and it covered everything like stock. I also cut a squared notch where the tab goes, since you can't tighten it all the way down without deforming the plastic piece. And with the notch, the tab sits touching the entire surface, instead of just the top of the sloping plastic, pushing it backward. Perfect fit. All in all, pleased with the look. By the way, will use 2 of the 4 leftover spacers from the stock unit that will go to the trash. That way, the already steep angle of the plate won't be even more, due to the rubber stops at the bottom of the eliminator. The spacers are exactly the size of the rubber, so plate will be at the same angle as the eliminator, rather than steeper. You could remove the rubber pads too, but I like it better with the spacers. Will check how it looks better when I register the bike tomorrow, plate on hand.

Hey! I know this thread is old but I did just that and modified the stock one to be cleaner etc.
I can post pics if there are others that are interested .
New to the site so have to try post some. Can’t from the phone.
Anyone care to see the results and how I did it?
Peter

Hey, that's a great alternative for those who want to use bags (like the SW-Motech Blazes)... although I'm obviously not 100% sure they would fit. But they should, since I remember the turn-signals not clearing the bags by an inch or two, and they're further back with your kit. By the way, at least my Vagabond unit also keeps the lock cover... but you have to cut it to fit.

HeyAvvmann, go ahead and post your modification for others to consider it . Thanks.

Hello
As requested... I started a new thread regarding the tail assembly modification. Enjoy!