The tail tidy is the culprit of your woes although the stock plastic fender that hangs down is narrow and likely not to provide the protection other bikes afford.

 

What can I do to fix the issue? Would a rear wheel mudguard do the trick?

 

You can order & install the 'stock' piece from Suzuki.
This is what it looks like.

 

It is 100% a result of the tidy, I also figured that out after the swap. You could, as stated above, put the original piece back on (I've seen uglier), or you could try something like in the following link.

https://imp.i104546.net/c/404739/78...com/motorcycle/puig-rear-tire-hugger-suzuki-gladius-sv650-sv650x?sku_id=1106047

 

The stock rear fender doesn’t look too bad. The original owner didn’t keep it? You could look around and see if you can find someone else that fitted a tail tidy, and is willing to part with their stock fender.

And I wonder how those ‘hugger’ fenders work? The tire is catching grit from the road surface and flinging it into the air. A bit late by the time it hits the hugger in underneath… 🤔

 

I've done some research and it will set be back around £250.00 to replace the entire rear fender with all the fittings and the license plate light. The previous owner didnt have any of the parts, so I have nothing - almost starting from scratch, except I have the original indicator's.

From my understanding, the rear tire hugger is probably most effective at reducing crap from hitting the rear shock. I'm doubtful if it will reduce anything flicking up towards the tail and my back.

I'm not fussed about how the original rear fender looks, i'm more about function over looks and to be honest, this experience has put me off tail tidy's altogether!

 

If i could pick up a second hand one with all the bits and bob's needed, that would be awesome

 

Ebay

SUZUKI SV650 REAR FENDER LICENSE PLATE BRACKET & TAG LIGHT 63112-18K00 SV 650 lm | eBay

 

Looks like a complete package to me! I was just checking what I kept and I see all the parts in the listing above, but mine is missing the license plate light as it transferred over to the tail tidy unit.

 

I saw that one on ebay!Sadly it will cost me almost the same price as a new one once I take tax and import costs into account.

There is a seller from Germany selling a 2018 model one for like 30 euro's but he won't ship to the UK!

 

I found this: SUZUKI SV650 REAR FENDER LICENSE PLATE BRACKET & TAG LIGHT 63112-18K0 SV 650 | eBay (£130 in total with shipping and tax)

Would it be an easy job to extend the cut electrical wire abit and fit the correct connector to the end of it? Or is it possible to order a new wire with the connector from Suzuki?

 

Maybe check around some wreckers and see if a ‘17+ is in their yard that had a front-end collision or some other damage to anywhere but the rear?

 

Managed to find one on ebay for £140 with everything I need from the U.S. Let's hope it arrives in one piece!

Thanks for all the help

 

Awesome! If anything is missing fly out to Canada and you can have mine.

 

I might hold you to that!

 

I have recently acquired 2003 SV650 with a tail tidy and hugger and found that I was experiencing a similar problem when the roads are wet.
Did you eventually the find the necessary components and fit them? Did it solve the problem, or should I bother?

 

I have recently acquired 2003 SV650 with a tail tidy and hugger and found that I was experiencing a similar problem when the roads are wet.
Did you eventually the find the necessary components and fit them? Did it solve the problem, or should I bother?

I had the same issue as the top poster and you, tail tidy + wet roads resulting in dirty bike and back pack (human or otherwise!).

I bought a really generic mud flap in a hardware store and cut it to width, and bolted it to the number plate itself. I just bent the plate back and upwards at the very bottom as there was spare space on it below the numbers. You can see I reused the reflectors also. This was very cheap and reduces the amount of crap thrown up, it doesn't eliminate it completely.

 

are you able to share the part numbers for the aftermarket tail tidys?
Living in Australia and only ride in the sunshine so not concerned about the flicking up of mess.

 

You might try ratedrparts in WA,not in stock at the moment but very reliable and easy to deal with,free shipping if I remember correctly.

 

I fitted a RedFox hugger to my Gen 3 although RedFox said it wouldn't fit (it's marketed for a Gladius), although, as far as I can tell, they share the same swing arm. It's not a perfect fit the main problem being the rear brake hose guide (on the bike) has a raised piece that fits into a hole on the swing arm and the hole isn't present on the hugger. I cut it off (although drilling the hugger would have been more sensible). I bought the RedFox because it was the biggest hugger (extended furthest around the wheel) that I could find at the time (late 2016)
Here's their webpage:

Suzuki SVF650 Gladius Huggers

A Red-Fox hugger is fitted close to the back tyre of your motorcycle. It protects your bike from rain and from mud being splattered from the tyre on to the rear shock/underside of the bike. It keeps your bike free from mud but also protects it from stray stones, which could mark your bodywork...

red-fox-co-uk.myshopify.com

I bought the high gloss version but would investigate the "paint base" version if I did it again.

This gives an idea of how far it extends, I don't have any pix of the other side but it comes with an integral chain guard.

The rear tyre still kicks up quite a bit of spray (stock tail still fitted) and I did contemplate making a rooster tail attachment to the hugger - I already have a giant front mudguard/mudflap so obviously I'm more concerned with not having to clean the bike so often than I am looks.

I originally fitted a Pyramid Plastics hugger because it extended below the swing arm but it broke (they replaced it). I felt it was too small and too narrow so I reinforced it where the previous one fractured but took it off when the RedFox hugger arrived.

 

I can tell you that a hugger will really only protect the rear shock,and is no use for preventing muck being thrown up over the rear of the bike. I got a used rear fender (with no indicators, i'll be able to use the existing), on eBay.co.uk, from Motorcycle Recycle,priced at £20,(cost me about €50 with shipping,Irish VAT and Customs charges). I hav'nt fitted it yet, but now that I've sold my Honda CBF, which was my "bad weather bike", I need to get the spanners out!
In my opinion, tail tidies are only valid in the likes of California, Western Australia or Southern Spain, definitely pointless in UK or Ireland.