How To Install TST Elite-1 Fender Eliminator on 2023+ Suzuki GSX-8S / 2024+ GSX-8R by TST Industries

[@5150B9]

Yo.... I got this kit, the integrated taillight, license plate light and all today and just installed it all and i gotta say, i was dreading the wiring part but TST made this whole kit so damn easy to install it surprised the hell out of me. The fit and finish is beautiful and perfect, I couldn't be any happier with the products i received, I can't wait to see what else they make! Nice work guys! 🤙🏽👌🏽

[@joshuaallard8800]

I received my fender eliminator and installed yesterday. This is my second fender eliminator purchase from TST. AGAIN...VERY HAPPY WITH IT! Very easy to install and looks great. I was looking at other fender eliminators and I wasn't impressed. The Yoshi one is really bulky. Ran it up and down a mountain on my new GSX-8S and it held right where I left it. No slipping on the lights or plate. I really like the design of the plate that covers the hole the fender left behind. It just sets the bike off. Very Smart!!! Looking to get the front light setup soon. Thanks TST!!!

[@Twoyutes74]

Mine fit and operated PERFECTLY. With guided service like this, you have a customer for life.

[@TSTindustries]

We love to hear that!

[@petrol11]

This is definitely 'how to do it' vs vague text over some background music like we normally get for stuff like this (at best). Gotta respect what you're doing here, very thorough

[@exothermal.sprocket]

If it's to be noted: Most States have laws about the distance required between turn signals on the back of motorcycles. Most States have laws about both the length of visible light initially lit when a signal is activated, as well as the flash rate of turn signals. Yes, a police officer _CAN_ and _MAY_ cite a motorist for violation for such things. Kudos for TST Industries attempting to keep things on the legal side, the visible side, and offer something very aesthetically pleasing.

[@TSTindustries]

Thanks for the feedback and for sharing this info that many riders miss out on. We are going to offer another solution in the future but this one is a good middle ground like you said.

[@petrol11]

Just to add to this, I know in the UK at least, possibly many other places, the license plate light source can't be visible, no 'white light' should be visible from any source on any light on the rear I believe (rear clusters showing bulbs behind broken, coloured plastic for example) It makes me very wary of the license plate light used on this setup, which is a shame as it's basically the only legal weak link I think

[@exothermal.sprocket]

@@petrol11 Sounds like typical government pedantics. Imagine the board meeting where they came up with that requirement.

[@ac2-rm141]

I purchased the Elite-1 for my '22 MT09SP. Really a great upgrade.

[@TSTindustries]

I am very happy to hear you are enjoying your TST parts.

[@kendavis1593]

I can’t tell you how many sets of truck headlights I’ve converted to LED and had to solder the resistors in place…. I wish I would’ve known about these tapping connectors before! Great add to your kit for the end user 🙌🏻

[@stevedavey82]

Just got min here in uk . It’s a Fantastic bit of kit but we don’t have any thread lock for plastic in the uk which is a shame I wonder if a bit of nail polish would do !

[@Orlaz92]

Thanks so much for showing precisely how to work on this bike, bravo!

[@TSTindustries]

My pleasure!

[@Orlaz92]

@@TSTindustries recently bought one GSX-8 and your videos are the only source I could find showing exactly how to do things

[@jonomasonILoveU]

Making a good looking bike look even better, I was tempted to buy this model but I`m kinda addicted to kTm for now😁.

[@xhuracanx9817]

Very good videos with a nice quality. Very well explained. Gladly more about the Suzuki Gsx 8s. Best regards from Germany.👍

[@TSTindustries]

Cheers buddy. Glad you are enjoying our content.

[@KingxxSavage]

Planing on doing the tail tidy with the quadrix D and the rear tail light you guys offer I know you guys sell the y style splitter but don’t you end up with two of the main connectors for the brake light/main power or do you only need to plug in one

[@stevedavey82]

Great video my only concern would be corrosion on the bolt holes where no bolts are used leaving exposed metal threads

[@TSTindustries]

@@stevedavey82 what bolt holes exactly are you referring to?

[@stevedavey82]

@@TSTindustries the 4 bolt holes behind the close out . the original fender was bolted to the bike .the holes will be exposed threads with no paint and will corrode . A few years from now when anyone takes that close out off will see rust . Most tailtidys always use the original factory holes .

[@TSTindustries]

@@stevedavey82 That's a non-issue in this scenario. We use two of the four bolt holes and the remaining two are covered from underneath to avoid any debris from entering and causing corrosion. If this were a concern, spool bosses on swingarms would always rust without use.

[@stevedavey82]

@@TSTindustries spool bosses on a steel swing arm with no paint or bolt in the bosses will corrode unless air and water tight . Anyone who’s ever delt with corrosion would tell you this . Yous have the best tail tidy on the market but these holes will corrode a better idea would have been just to use the original factory bolt holes/bosses and this issue would be a non issue. Thankyou

[@TSTindustries]

​@@stevedavey82 If that's the case I'm guessing you're taking it up with the motorcycle manufacturers of not including spools or caps for them?

[@Purepresa]

Fantastic job!

[@TSTindustries]

Thanks!

[@mikebatchelder3509]

Nothing shows in your catalog for the 2024 GSXS1000F. With the exception of the taillight being built in the the tail, could this be used as a fender eliminator for the1000 and using the lights/wiring as turn/running leaving the taillight on the bike?

[@dylanovandekamp7223]

Will this fit an euro plate 210x143mm?

[@stevesanelli90]

Ahh Bart is a brilliant guru🤙 Wow that is super tiny!🤙 Gees, in the states, you get away with a lot.

[@TSTindustries]

Nah...our video people just make me look good

[@adriansear3518]

Great video. Nice product

[@TSTindustries]

Thank you.

[@chili3383]

What an amazing work, I like it a lot! I am interested in buying a full set front and rear, please can you tell me what is the maximum width of the licence plate that unit can take, I am based in UK where we have a ridiculously enormous legal plate size. Thank you.

[@TSTindustries]

Hole spacing is really the only concern because even if the plate is larger than ours here in the USA, the larger plate can overhang. Our website lists all of the specs for the hole spacing that works within the slots of our brackets. For the adjustable fender eliminator setup on this bike the range of accepted hole spacing is 5.2 to 6.29 inches using 5mm hardware. -BR

[@chili3383]

Thanks for your info buddy! 🙏

[@jensjohansson3625]

Hi, can you show how to change the windscreen, i have bought a touring windscreen and are scared to break something if i try myself.

[@jensjohansson3625]

On a 8R

[@trplll100]

My connectors seem much farther down in the boot than in this video. Any tips on wiggling them out more? I'm afraid to pull on them too much because I don't want to wreck anything.

[@TSTindustries]

The best bet you may have is to remove your riding seat and just try to snake the wires out as much as possible. We ran into a similar situation this past week and with a little patience we were able to get enough length.

[@trplll100]

@@TSTindustries Thanks that worked perfect! I got everything and the relay installed and everything looks great. Thanks for the parts and support to help me remove that horrible whale tail!

[@nikkoataylar6486]

Looks good

[@TSTindustries]

Thank you. More to come for this model as we are really thrilled to own one and play with it

[@adamwright1325]

I can't get the nuts underneath unscrewed to remove the OEM unit. Any tips?

[@TSTindustries]

@@adamwright1325 which nuts are you referring to?

[@adamwright1325]

The 8mm ones (bolts sorry, not nuts) on the underside that hold in the original fender. You remove them at 11.55 in the video. Great kit and video by the way.

[@OreSama299]

Has anyone tried this fender kit and ridden in the rain? do you end up with a wet back cause it seems the tail is so far from the end of the wheel. I'm an all weather rider so want to make sure this kit doesn't make me worse off in wet conditions

[@petrol11]

If you're all weather I would consider a wheel hugger if you wanted to tail tidy. If not and you're happy with the tail, I can understand it honestly. Wet/mud all over nice gear is shitty.

[@the125ccbiker]

Do you guys ship to the UK ??

[@TSTindustries]

Yes we do, but you can also shop for our parts locally with Cregtech -TST

[@donderstorm1845]

the light looks so small. is that not hard to see for traffic behind you?

[@TSTindustries]

Those lamps are mega bright. If you look at some of the BMW bikes (like S1000RR), you will notice that they use signal lamp shaped combination lamps in the rear, having roughly the same lens surface area as our Quadrix-D. We used the same approach as BMW in the design of these lamps here in this video.

[@donderstorm1845]

@@TSTindustries fair enough. i love your choice of words btw, "mega bright" 😅

[@jensjohansson3625]

How to change the windscreen on a 8R

[@TSTindustries]

We currently do not have any plans for filming that video but that may change in the future. It's fairly simple once you remove the 6 bolts on the upper fairings and then the mirrors.

[@jensjohansson3625]

@@TSTindustries ok but i think it s more than just the bolts. Thank you for quick response. Jens.

[@TSTindustries]

@@jensjohansson3625 The easiest method would be to remove the two black bolts located on the upper, inner side of the windscreen/front shroud and then the 6 bolts for the windscreen, and the mirrors. The windscreen has wellnuts securing it in place so by removing the black bolts, it will give you some extra wiggle room. Once we get some aftermarket options in stock, we can film a video.

[@StraightFlashHacks]

Can this be fitted with Suzuki's standard turn signals?

[@TSTindustries]

Suzuki OE signals do not have a red running/brake circuit so you would be running around with no tail light function

[@petrol11]

I assume a combo of your tail light and stock blinkers would work then? ​@@TSTindustries Great videos!!

[@TSTindustries]

@@petrol11 yes, that would work just fine.

[@damon1957ful]

Dont know if i like it, as others i have seen use a plug and play with orginal conector, sorry to diss your version but looks untidy and flimsy, , hope i am proved wrong

[@TSTindustries]

Did you even watch the video? Oour setup uses all plug and play OE connectors. What exactly looks flimsy to you?

[@damon1957ful]

Yes i watched the whole vid , you used bullet connectors which then connects in to cables that has the suzuki connectors on which makes the lenght of the cables very long which takes up any space under the seat , the tail light is connected with pozi conectors and then black sticky tape over the indicator connectors , sorry to me it looks a mess, the whole unit is too small does not seem to have any strenth, i was looking at my next tail tidy but the extra lenght of cables, the use of two sets of connections before the wiring loom, and the use of sticky electric tape is poor and could be avoided, then two pozi connectors, not for me, you did ask for comments and thats what i see and would prevent me buy in it Thanks keep up the good work i like the other items you make but not this one, many if not all will prob disagree with me , its just my personal opinion , i watched you vid 3 times

[@TSTindustries]

@@damon1957ful look man, all im trying to do is get more info out of you. It's interesting how people view and recrive my designs. Your last comment was vague so i wanted ypu to expand on that, which you did, so thank you.

[@damon1957ful]

@@TSTindustries thanks not to worry i wish i had the wayforall to do what you can, i love most of peolpe designs and are not affraid to put my personal view in, if i am going to pay good money for an item and a comment can be left then i will always say what i think, it may or may not help the designer but its my view, i love that you are open and willing to take other peoples views, like i said most others prob wont agree with me , but i think your indicators etc are the dog bollocks and would love to buy them in good time once i saved up aftef i get a tail tidy , please dont take offence as none was intended hope it sells well for you.

[@shaunrussell2524]

I have to say that you deserve a medal for living in the Czech Republic for 11 years. I have been living in the Czech Republic for nearly 5 years next June, i can honestly say it's the worst country I have lived in, it has absolutely nothing going for it, the majority of food is only fit for dog food,the materials,equipment,clothing is just so poor, but expensive. The country is definitely a communist country, its stuck in the 1970's, the shops are just an absolute joke, no professionalism or customer service.I can now fully understand why the Czech Republic is Europe's biggest beer drinkers because life is just so dark and depressing, the only reason why I am still in the Czech Republic is because my partner is recovering from cancer. I have nothing but total and utter hatred for the Czech Republic, if your thinking about starting a new life in Czech Republic i would seriously reconsider.

[@TSTindustries]

I have never lived in Czech Republic. I don't know where you heard that, but that is incorrect. I have visited Czech many time and always had a pleasant experience. I do agree that shopkeepers, store employees, and restaurant staff do not treat customers the same as in USA, but if you are used to socialist Europe, you know how to handle that... You just push back.

[@timothybrockbank7474]

You want to see the state of the UK

[@ИгорьК-ъ1с]

Чувак, у тебя грязь от заднего колеса будет даже в тусах😅!!!