To chop or not to chop?

[myducati]

2006 s2r 800 thinking of chopping and putting integrated light. Should I go minor which maintains fender or f' it go whole hog and chop it like a hooligan?

[kopfjäger]

Go minor first. You can always cut more.

[myducati]

Yeah aim thinking you are right. I hate the stock plate bracket but don't mind the fender. My passenger may thank me for ensuring dirt and crap isn't kicked up. Although full chop looks bad ass...lol round and round I go. Monstertailchop here I come

[ducej]

Lucky tailchoppers in the States. I shortened my tail when living abroad, coming back to Europe I had to provide paperwork from an officially appointed testing center that the tail chop was according to local regulations, i.e. that the integrity of the frame has not been compromised. A lot of hassle and paperwork costing me around $400. I did the tail chop myself, luckily I did a good enough job so the job was accepted and I got my local registration... So, if not living in the States or somewhere else where regulations are less strict, inform yourself about any hassles which might come up during the yearly / 3 yearly inspection...

[Duck-Stew]

Two words:  Swamp Ass.

*EVERY* time you ride through a puddle w/a tail-chop, your ass will receive a dousing of water.  The back of your riding jacket look pretty?  It won't for much longer.

I'd doubt that I would want a tail-chopped Monster and I live in the desert.  YMMV as some people think they look cooler...

[NAKID]

Two words:  Swamp Ass.

*EVERY* time you ride through a puddle w/a tail-chop, your ass will receive a dousing of water.  The back of your riding jacket look pretty?  It won't for much longer.

I'd doubt that I would want a tail-chopped Monster and I live in the desert.  YMMV as some people think they look cooler...

It's a completely personal decision. I happen to like the looks and chopped mine on previous Monsters. I never really had issues with "swamp ass", but then again I ride in all black leather and it rarely rains here. I have ridden in all conditions and never regretted the chop.

[ducatiz]

Two words:  Swamp Ass.

*EVERY* time you ride through a puddle w/a tail-chop, your ass will receive a dousing of water.  The back of your riding jacket look pretty?  It won't for much longer.

I'd doubt that I would want a tail-chopped Monster and I live in the desert.  YMMV as some people think they look cooler...

bizop

look how cagiva handled it on the pre-chopped GC

[Junkie]

Lucky tailchoppers in the States. I shortened my tail when living abroad, coming back to Europe I had to provide paperwork from an officially appointed testing center that the tail chop was according to local regulations, i.e. that the integrity of the frame has not been compromised. A lot of hassle and paperwork costing me around $400. I did the tail chop myself, luckily I did a good enough job so the job was accepted and I got my local registration... So, if not living in the States or somewhere else where regulations are less strict, inform yourself about any hassles which might come up during the yearly / 3 yearly inspection...

I'm glad that we don't have to do that here. Way too many custom parts on my bike to do that (including a subframe on one, different forks on both, etc)

[caperix]

The chopped tail does look good, but the tails of riding in the rain has scared me away from doing it. I am thinking of doing one of the short tail kits http://www.monsterparts.com/pc/010EDM/Carbon/010EDM.html.  The ones I have seen have looked good.

[OrangeDragon]

If you decide to chop your tail, just save the part of the that was cut off.  It is very easy to attach back on to the frame with some metal dowels and jb weld.  

When I bought my monster the tail had already been chopped off.  I couldn't stand the water and dirt getting kicked up on to my back.  But I didn't have original piece that was cut off.  So bought a monster frame on ebay that was junked and trim the tail piece to mate with my frame.  I got some metal dowels that fit inside the tube frame and used jb weld to connect the two frame parts.  No issues whatsoever.