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

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Removing the bulky, OEM fender on the new 2023+ Suzuki GSX-8S means losing crucial components like your tail light and turn signals, along with the functions those components offer. Luckily, we have designed one of the cleanest options on the market that will enable you to reintroduce your turn signal and brake light functions in a sleek and affordable package. Our fender eliminator kit, when purchased by itself, will allow you to remove the OEM fender while covering the hole left behind. However, once you add-on our all-new TST Quadrix-D Rear Light Kit, you will be able to bring the running and brake light functions back to the rear of your bike in a pair of stylish turn signals that also offer a sequential turn signal function. Best of all, these components are all plug-and-play!
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00:00 - Intro
00:28 - Tools Needed & Product Overview
09:10 - Removal of OEM parts
12:43 - Drill Closeout
16:41 - Standard Fender Eliminator Assembly
19:21 - Adjustable Fender Eliminator Assembly
25:20 - Quadrix-D Signal Installation
36:12 - Installation of Fender Eliminator
39:26 - Wiring of Quadrix-D Signals
46:17 - Wiring of License Plate Light
50:23 - Final Adjustments
54:25 - Outro

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@joshuaallard8800 9 ай бұрын

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 2 ай бұрын

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

@TSTindustries 2 ай бұрын

We love to hear that!

@petrol11 26 күн бұрын

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

@kendavis1593 4 ай бұрын

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 🙌🏻

@ac2-rm141 7 ай бұрын

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

@TSTindustries 7 ай бұрын

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

@xhuracanx9817 11 ай бұрын

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

@TSTindustries 11 ай бұрын

Cheers buddy. Glad you are enjoying our content.

@exothermal.sprocket 11 ай бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

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 26 күн бұрын

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 26 күн бұрын

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

@Orlaz92 8 ай бұрын

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

@TSTindustries 7 ай бұрын

My pleasure!

@Orlaz92 7 ай бұрын

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

@Purepresa 3 ай бұрын

Fantastic job!

@TSTindustries 3 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@jonomasonILoveU 4 ай бұрын

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

@stevedavey82 Ай бұрын

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 !

@adriansear3518 8 ай бұрын

Great video. Nice product

@TSTindustries 7 ай бұрын

Thank you.

@nikkoataylar6486 11 ай бұрын

Looks good

@TSTindustries 11 ай бұрын

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

@mikebatchelder3509 6 ай бұрын

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?

@stevesanelli90 11 ай бұрын

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

@TSTindustries 11 ай бұрын

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

@jensjohansson3625 2 ай бұрын

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 2 ай бұрын

On a 8R

@chili3383 4 ай бұрын

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 4 ай бұрын

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 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for your info buddy! 🙏

@trplll100 3 ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

@@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!

@stevedavey82 17 күн бұрын

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

@TSTindustries 17 күн бұрын

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

@stevedavey82 17 күн бұрын

@@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 17 күн бұрын

@@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 16 күн бұрын

@@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 16 күн бұрын

@@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?

@OreSama299 8 ай бұрын

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 26 күн бұрын

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 4 ай бұрын

Do you guys ship to the UK ??

@TSTindustries 4 ай бұрын

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

@donderstorm1845 7 ай бұрын

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

@TSTindustries 7 ай бұрын

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 7 ай бұрын

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

@jensjohansson3625 2 ай бұрын

How to change the windscreen on a 8R

@TSTindustries 2 ай бұрын

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 2 ай бұрын

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

@TSTindustries 2 ай бұрын

@@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 9 ай бұрын

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

@TSTindustries 9 ай бұрын

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

@petrol11 26 күн бұрын

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

@TSTindustries 26 күн бұрын

@@petrol11 yes, that would work just fine.

@shaunrussell2524 8 ай бұрын

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 8 ай бұрын

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 5 ай бұрын

You want to see the state of the UK

@damon1957ful 11 ай бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

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

@damon1957ful 11 ай бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

@@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 11 ай бұрын

@@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.