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Old Apr 28, 2007 | 07:57 PM
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This seat cowl thing...it's just not gonna work right...not as well as I want it to.

Airtech stuff...is OUT....

Sharkskins come highly recommended...

But which one...?

I like the race tail...but...it has some kind of funky looking bracket set-up...that looks like more trouble.

I want to paint...bolt...and go....

http://www.sharkskinz.com/hondacbr600f2.htm
 
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Old Apr 28, 2007 | 07:59 PM
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http://www.sharkskinz.com/h/honda1021.htm

That's the one that is probably the coolest one...but...the brackets...
 
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Old Apr 28, 2007 | 10:42 PM
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That bracket is there to support you body weight because the tail uses a small pad. I have on my bike the 97-98 solo street tail. It uses the stock seat and it looks great.
 
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Old Apr 28, 2007 | 11:05 PM
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I'll probably get the street solo tail, since I do more street than track..

I know I am sick of looking and dicking around with this air-tech cowl POS..

 
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Old Apr 29, 2007 | 12:23 AM
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I would definately go with the rvf tail. It uses the stock seat and looks way better than the others. Don't be scared of the brackets. So what if it took you a couple of hours, it would be worth it.
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Old Apr 29, 2007 | 03:22 PM
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I would definately go with the rvf tail. It uses the stock seat and looks way better than the others. Don't be scared of the brackets. So what if it took you a couple of hours, it would be worth it.
I don't mind fitting something....just don't want to spend hours trying to correct a company's lack of QA...

You know what I mean....

Yeah...I'm going with the RVF tail
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Old Apr 29, 2007 | 04:20 PM
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the way I understand it is you only need the brackets for the "race" tail. You would also need foam pad for it. If I remember right that is what you wanted to do in the past. If you go with the "street" tail it will keep the stock seat so there is no need for the brackets. One thing you might want to check on is tail lights. At worst, you could do a custom tail light.
 
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Old Apr 29, 2007 | 05:25 PM
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Yeah...I definitely can rig some kind of tail light...and the FE kit I already have...

Plus...I do want to go with the foam pad....no cover...

I noticed you slide around too much on a covered seat...

http://www.sharkskinz.com/h/honda1021.htm
 
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Old Apr 29, 2007 | 06:14 PM
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Isn't this the Race Tail here?





[IMG]local://upfiles/12880/8FFD31FE097D4213A7DFE4B84E713FA4.jpg[/IMG]
 
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Old Apr 29, 2007 | 07:06 PM
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that is an f3 race tail
 
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