Seat Cowl Question

Hey,

I have a 2001 VFR800. Wanted to know if there are any differences year to year in the 5 gen seat cowl. I am thinking to mount soft saddlebags and would rather just swap out the rear cowl when I tour instead of stressing about my stock seat cowl piece getting beat up.

Am looking at a 1998 and a 1999 seat cowl as candidates for this.

Thanks
Guy

 

thats the rear fairing.

 

Nope, Honda manual calls it a rear (seat) cowl.

 

That's a good idea if you are worried about your bags messing up the finish. Just get get a shitty replacement tail piece. Since mine developed a crack in the first hour of ownership I don't figure i can keep anything nice and so i don't worry about it. By the way, I travel with two big soft Chaise Harper bags , loaded for bear, and didn't have a problem with the tail finish.

 

Fairing or seat cowl, the only difference is color among the 5th gens.

 

http://www.hondapartshouse.com/oemparts/a/hon/506c2b70f870023420a310be/rear-cowl

i am corrected.