have you ever removed the rear light ?
 

have you ever removed the rear light from your ST, I have removed the grab rail to get it re-painted as I chipped it when accidently dropping the seat. It took sometime to remove the handle which included the semi removal of the rear light, I cant believe Im having so many problems with such a pathetic job and its getting annoying :mad:

Anyway after removing the lense I spent ages removing the two nuts that hold the reflector in place which makes it loose but not removable. Can anyone confirm if I need to remove the rear undertray and other parts to remove it and refit it properly.

Are there any mods to facilitate removal at a later date ?

Cheers

I remember my Bro having a similar nightmare to come out in sympathy with you!

Cant remember it fully but I think his issue was due to some captive nuts becoming siezed on the long screws...I ended up ordering a new tail light for him.

Just read of a suggestion to go with an LED unit with indicators build in.

ANy details would be good.

User 'Derek' here and other good places knows everything about ST's !!!!

Cheers - Frank

From memory you have to drop down the underseat/mudgaurd to get at the nuts. Once the two nuts are removed there is a plunger/type push in locator bar on the light that sits in a rubber locator on the frame/handle. You need to very carefully ease the whole unit out from this. It is very easy to break so take your time

thanks chaps although I didnt see your posts before I got home tonight it confirmed what I thought I could see in the workshop manual.

It certainly could have been designed considerably simpler and with the exception of the indicators the nastiest cheapest part of a great bike.

Having read johnny's last paragraph I got a 19mm podger from my work bag and prised the spigot from the rubber locator grommet and now it is unbroken and free. I may well modify it before it goes back on.

In the same light (sic), is there a viable LED tail light/indicator combo that can be used on the ST's. It would be nice to get rid of those stalks that are so prone to being tweaked when squeezing by the bike in the garage (things are really tight here in Japan).
Cheers

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