So that is what the beer tray was for......

[angler]

I don't miss mine at all either.  I don't commute, so I pick when I ride.  I've been caught out three times.  Twice it was pouring so I didn't notice the stripe on the back as I was soaked anyway.  The GF is a sport and really doesn't mind.  The biggest problem that night is she was wearing low rise jeans so a little of her back was exposed between her jacket and her pants, thereby funneling all the water into her jeans.

Made it a perfect time for one of my favorite puns "Why don't you take off your pants and jacket?"

[yamifixer]

I took mine off once and made a much smaller piece to go in its place, my wife said she liked the stock piece so I put it back on. What baby wants baby gets.

[mstevens]

I like my beer tray. To me the bike looks truncated without it, perhaps because the bike must be truncated in order to remove it.

I don't like the christmas tree of reflectors, license holder, etc. that used to hang down below the beer tray. Mine has been removed and replaced with a license plate relocator so things look pretty much like redial's picture.

[duc996]

It's just it looks like it really doesn't belong on the bike at all. It's so out of proportion on the bike.Just my two centavos.

[Itsasickness]

+1

It's like those tags they put on your mattress that say "DO NOT REMOVE"  FU, I bought this thing, I'm going to remove what I want!

Classic LMFAO 

[somegirl]

I like my beer tray. To me the bike looks truncated without it, perhaps because the bike must be truncated in order to remove it.

I don't like the christmas tree of reflectors, license holder, etc. that used to hang down below the beer tray. Mine has been removed and replaced with a license plate relocator so things look pretty much like redial's picture.

I agree, the chopped bikes look out of proportion to me.

And I also used a license plate relocator.

[Ddan]

I agree, the chopped bikes look out of proportion to me.

And I also used a license plate relocator.

One more for the beer tray and relocator.  The tail chop always reminds me of a docked dogs ass.     

[rgramjet]

Tail chop gives it a forward leaning aggressive stance, like its ready to spring forward.  I loves my tail chop, complete with 20 guage shotgun shells!

To each their own...

[va122]

Tail chop gives it a forward leaning aggressive stance, like its ready to spring forward.  I loves my tail chop, complete with 20 guage shotgun shells!

To each their own...

Is that a chrome tank in your avitar??

Oh and i chopped as soon as i got my bike.

[Popeye the Sailor]

Tail chop gives it a forward leaning aggressive stance, like its ready to spring forward.  I loves my tail chop, complete with 20 guage shotgun shells!

To each their own...

That's why I installed a center stand. On the side stand it totally leaned like a drunken sailor, given the impression it was about to spring over, into a lowside. 


Perspective 

[NekkedChic]

grab two beers and stand around your bike with a friend. then feel like you need to take something apart to show him how awesome you are

look for a place to sit your beer so your hands are free.

you will immediately find the so called "beer tray" works like a charm even on a sidestand. convinced my friend who leaves his bike in my garage to leave his tail intact for just this reason  (you didnt think id leave mine on did you?)

OHHHHHHHH!!!!!   geesh I feel stupider now.  Thanks tho!  :lol:   
Except mine would be a capuccino tray     

and thats also why I could not figure out from pix ppl showed me where the hell it is/was, becuz the 696 does not have this evidentally.  TKS!