KTM 690 Tail Tidy - Advice sought ?

Sol Erzenberg · 01-02-2013, 08:42 PM

Just wondering if anyone has fitted one of these KTM Twins Tail Tidy on the back of their 690R or 690 Enduro ?

http://www.ktmtwins.com/rg-ktm-690-smc-enduro-tail-tidy

I currently have the KTM Enduro tail tidy & where I live the boys in blue dont like the angle that my number plate sits on & I thought the KTM Twins version looks much less of an angle & would certianly be more street legal.

Cheers, Sol..

Yellow Pig · 01-02-2013, 09:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sol Erzenberg

Just wondering if anyone has fitted one of these KTM Twins Tail Tidy on the back of their 690R or 690 Enduro ?

http://www.ktmtwins.com/rg-ktm-690-smc-enduro-tail-tidy

I currently have the KTM Enduro tail tidy & where I live the boys in blue dont like the angle that my number plate sits on & I thought the KTM Twins version looks much less of an angle & would certianly be more street legal.

Cheers, Sol..

Try an exc 500 led tail light

KC-10ENG · 01-02-2013, 09:29 PM

Just buy the Euro version from KTM twins. Mount the plate on the EXC plate holder or a stiff piece of plastic. I also put a sheet of dynomat on the back of my plates so that they do not vibrate. If you have to much angle you could heat it up with a heat gun to bend it down a little bit.
http://www.ktmtwins.com/ktm-690-endu...ght-and-fender

Sol Erzenberg · 01-02-2013, 10:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KC-10ENG

Just buy the Euro version from KTM twins. Mount the plate on the EXC plate holder or a stiff piece of plastic. I also put a sheet of dynomat on the back of my plates so that they do not vibrate. If you have to much angle you could heat it up with a heat gun to bend it down a little bit.
http://www.ktmtwins.com/ktm-690-endu...ght-and-fender

Hi, I'm already using the KTM Euro version & the local Force here have defected me a few times already.

Everything else is legal on my bike in terms of mirrors, tyres & indicators etc..

Just looking for a better option from ADV folks for the rear tail tidy.

Yellow Pig · 01-03-2013, 07:27 AM

Here is the 2013 KTM 500 EXC tail light.

Easy to find for cheap on E-Bay since most EXC riders switch to the more dirt worthy XC-W tail light.

fastdadio · 01-03-2013, 09:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sol Erzenberg

Hi, I'm already using the KTM Euro version & the local Force here have defected me a few times already.

Everything else is legal on my bike in terms of mirrors, tyres & indicators etc..

Just looking for a better option from ADV folks for the rear tail tidy.

Shim the plate so the coppers can see it. Couple of washers, piece of fuel hose, chunk of cork. soiled panties wrapped around a crumpled beer can...yada, yada. you get the idea. Why you letting them get close enough to read it anyway?

Sol Erzenberg · 01-03-2013, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by fastdadio

Why you letting them get close enough to read it anyway?

Was parked in front of a Pub last time..

daniel5600 · 01-03-2013, 04:20 PM

I checked the NSW laws on this the other day. The legislation here states...

The number plate should be vertical.
The above is exempt if it is impractical due to vehicle design.

It must also be visible from 20m.

I'd ague that it is still clearly visible from 20m, and the vehicle design puts the numberplate on an angle, it is impractical for this particular dirt bike to have the number plate dangling lower and straighter.

Cruz · 01-03-2013, 05:56 PM

Wrong, as they come with a lower guard that the plate and plate light and reflector attach to.

SportsGuy · 01-03-2013, 07:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yellow Pig

Here is the 2013 KTM 500 EXC tail light.

Easy to find for cheap on E-Bay since most EXC riders switch to the more dirt worthy XC-W tail light.

Does this bolt directly on to the Enduro R rear end? Any trimming, etc. needed?

01-02-2013, 08:42 PM	#1
Sol Erzenberg ^OP Lost somewhere Joined: Dec 2006 Location: Adelaide - South Australia, (near the T.T.G. Pub). Oddometer: 1,005	KTM 690 Tail Tidy - Advice sought ? Just wondering if anyone has fitted one of these KTM Twins Tail Tidy on the back of their 690R or 690 Enduro ? http://www.ktmtwins.com/rg-ktm-690-smc-enduro-tail-tidy I currently have the KTM Enduro tail tidy & where I live the boys in blue dont like the angle that my number plate sits on & I thought the KTM Twins version looks much less of an angle & would certianly be more street legal. Cheers, Sol.. __________________ 2009 KTM 690 R "Thats A Sweet Noise You Got There Man, I Had You Picked Clear Across The Mallee" 2006 KTM 625 SXC 2005 Honda XR400R. 1998 Yamaha DT200. 1981 Maico 490M. 1979 Honda CR125R Elsinore. 1978 Suzuki RM 100. ARIEL MCC

01-02-2013, 09:29 PM	#3
KC-10ENG Adventurer Joined: Aug 2010 Location: Las Vegas, NV Oddometer: 57	Just buy the Euro version from KTM twins. Mount the plate on the EXC plate holder or a stiff piece of plastic. I also put a sheet of dynomat on the back of my plates so that they do not vibrate. If you have to much angle you could heat it up with a heat gun to bend it down a little bit. http://www.ktmtwins.com/ktm-690-endu...ght-and-fender __________________ 2009 KTM-400XC-W 2008 KTM-690e 2006 KTM-200XC-W 1971 Rupp Hustler

01-03-2013, 07:27 AM	#5
Yellow Pig Allergic to Asphalt! Joined: Oct 2004 Location: Colorado Oddometer: 5,997	Here is the 2013 KTM 500 EXC tail light. Easy to find for cheap on E-Bay since most EXC riders switch to the more dirt worthy XC-W tail light. __________________ So Many Idiots, So Few Comets!!!!!!!!!

01-03-2013, 05:56 PM	#9
Cruz Lost but laughing. Joined: Nov 2008 Location: Northside Brisbane, Qld Australia Oddometer: 4,577	Wrong, as they come with a lower guard that the plate and plate light and reflector attach to. __________________ The very existence of flamethrowers proves that sometime, somewhere, someone said to themselves, “You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I’m just not close enough to get the job done.” George Carlin

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01-03-2013, 04:20 PM	#8
daniel5600 Adventurer Joined: Nov 2012 Oddometer: 26	I checked the NSW laws on this the other day. The legislation here states... The number plate should be vertical. The above is exempt if it is impractical due to vehicle design. It must also be visible from 20m. I'd ague that it is still clearly visible from 20m, and the vehicle design puts the numberplate on an angle, it is impractical for this particular dirt bike to have the number plate dangling lower and straighter.