Broken R&G Tail Tidy !!!!

[hyprduc]

Well I heard others post up about their Tail Tidy breaking off and I thought they were crazy, until mine broke off yesterday

So I'm leaving work yesterday, stopped at a light where I had carefully split lanes up to the front. Light turns green and I start to go when something big bounces off my leg. I look back and see something bouncing down the street so I pull over to check out the bike. Turns out my TAIL TAIDY broke off. WTF!! It must have been hanging there by the wires while at the stop light yet nobody thinks to honk at me and point it out. Whatever. So I'm walking back to pick up the piece and a car does a U-turn in the intersection just as I'm about there... and runs it over. Not much left of it now Luckily it didn't damage anything major on the bike and hopefully R&G will replace it through the company where I bought it, EMA-USA. EMA has already emailed me back stating they are getting in touch with R&G.

IF YOUR TAIL TIDY BROKE, POST UP HERE SO I CAN PASS ON THE NEWS TO EMA AND R&G!!!!!!

Cheers

[Borracho]

Well, I found this when doing a search last week:

No to R&G Tidy Tail

I've been looking for a fender elim kit and was going to get the Tidy Tail. Looks like I should wait.

[georound]

Can you show us where it broke off? I'd like to look carefully at the area to see if there are signs of fatigue. Did you install or a dealer/mechanic? I have a Tidy Tail that was on the bike when I bought it. What came off with the piece? Plate, plate light, signals?
Thanks!

[hyprduc]

I'll post pics tonight. It broke off right at the bend behind where it mounts to the pipes with the four bolts. Luckily I had other connectors in line so it didn't stay flopping around long or tear up my wire harness.

Originally Posted by georound

Can you show us where it broke off? I'd like to look carefully at the area to see if there are signs of fatigue. Did you install or a dealer/mechanic? I have a Tidy Tail that was on the bike when I bought it. What came off with the piece? Plate, plate light, signals?
Thanks!

[Da_Bull]

It'll survive a crash but not a stoplight...

[hyprduc]

Maybe it was the wheelie I did the block before

Originally Posted by Da_Bull

It'll survive a crash but not a stoplight...

[08hyper]

Originally Posted by hyprduc

Maybe it was the wheelie I did the block before

Or maybe NOT!! LOL Alex

[hyprduc]

You're probably right. I'm way to smooth when I wheelie

Originally Posted by 08hyper

Or maybe NOT!! LOL Alex

[aLiEn]

Well, Evo updated there's to fit the Terms!


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=170275876644

Does Evo's break too?
Is it the same manufacture for R&G's?

[george_v]

Originally Posted by hyprduc

Well I heard others post up about their Tail Tidy breaking off and I thought they were crazy, until mine broke off yesterday

So I'm leaving work yesterday, stopped at a light where I had carefully split lanes up to the front. Light turns green and I start to go when something big bounces off my leg. I look back and see something bouncing down the street so I pull over to check out the bike. Turns out my TAIL TAIDY broke off. WTF!! It must have been hanging there by the wires while at the stop light yet nobody thinks to honk at me and point it out. Whatever. So I'm walking back to pick up the piece and a car does a U-turn in the intersection just as I'm about there... and runs it over. Not much left of it now Luckily it didn't damage anything major on the bike and hopefully R&G will replace it through the company where I bought it, EMA-USA. EMA has already emailed me back stating they are getting in touch with R&G.

IF YOUR TAIL TIDY BROKE, POST UP HERE SO I CAN PASS ON THE NEWS TO EMA AND R&G!!!!!!

Cheers

bloody hell the same thing happened to me also today! thank god i didnt ride fast at that moment and therefore i avoided a fall or an injury...
Is there anything we can do abou it to the manufacturer of this part? I mean apart that this dangerous you get ripped off pretty much!!