- Joined
- Apr 21, 2012
- Messages
- 160
- Location
- UK
So yesterday I had more parts arrive for the Tric.
High screen, comfort seat, shock guard and tail tidy.
So what did we learn between 6pm and 2am yesterday?
Seat and shock guard are no brainers although I actually ordered the race seat and got a comfort seat but I love it, very comfortable and looks great it's a keeper.
The high screen instructions basically said undo the four mirror bolts and the four small fairing bolts and slide it out, do the reverse to fit the new one. So the old one came out ok, mirrors were removed completely. Then you have to put those horrible little black rubber nuts into the holes on the screen. Firstly they are almost impossible to get into the screen. Then when you slide it in to position bending the front fairing outwards slightly you will find they come out. If you an get them to stay in, which I did after 45 mins (!) when you screw the fairing bolts in they twist and come out of the screen leaving the bolt loose spinning round. Time to try a new tactic. Btw it's the bottom two we are talking about here because you can't reach the back of the nut as the display is in the way.
I then decided it would be easier the remove the front fairing, how hard could it be? Well after attempting to take the side panel off for 30 mins and getting nowhere and lots of pulling, tugging, swearing, kicking the dog, kicking the other dog, I decided to leave the fairings alone and put the 350 bolts back in it. That took some time too because the little clip nuts have a tendency to move and then the bolt won't go back in.
Time to walk the aforementioned kicked dogs and to have a rethink.
Back in and inspecting the old screen, hmmmm there little rubber nuts on the old screen appear to be superglued in to stop them turning. Superglued the new rubber bolts into the new screen, ate a pot noodle while allowing the superglue to dry properly.
Screen went on in two minutes flat! So two lessons here, either superglue the bolts being careful not to get the superglue on the screen itself,or let the bloody dealer do it!
Ps do you like those folding mirrors? Pretty cool huh? Well not anymore because the high screen is for racing and you don't use mirrors racing right? Because its higher they no longer fold more than say an inch they then foul the screen.
Next job, tail tidy, how hard can it be? Er.....no instructions this time and four self tapping screws missing. Basically unscrew everything you can see on the tail until you get to the subframe. Then there is four bolts to remove the old tail untidy. On the way you will come across the cable for the key release and the rear light socket cable plug both are buggers to get off. Also don't forget to take time out to marvel at all the crap that's managed to get sprayed up inside the fairings and the top unexposed ridge of the lights, subframe etc. I then sat for ten minutes looking at the 6 or so new parts with no instructions. Ok so indicators and number plate lights in first, screw the carbon bit to the metal bit, we are on a roll...well we would be but I need a star drive to remove the two star bolts from the old tail and was only expecting Allen bolts.
10 minutes in the shed with the dog locating star drives and screwdriver to fit later..from there on pretty plain sailing, although once I'd bolted the new plate to the bike I built the back end back up and here is another lesson, it might look like you an bolt the two white side panels on before simply bolting the red piece across the centre, you can't. Take em off put the red centre panel fairing on first and then the two side panels.
So 1:45 am it's all together looking good, apart from the little nest of extra wires hanging down from the underneath of the new tail tidy. Mistake no.14. Don't put the toolkit back in the little slot before trying to tuck the wires away. Ten minutes head scratching. Dog asleep. Toolkit out, connectors fed through little slit in the rubber, excess cable all pulled through, toolkit back in minus plug spanner. On to the last job, the rubber grommet which goes over the hole we just pugged the wires in. No chance, push it as hard as you like it won't stay in because of the wires that feed up. Remove a bit of the rubber with the Stanley knife and hey presto, it's in. Job done.
What have I learnt? I haven't got the patience to be a Ducati mechanic and dogs are no use at engineering.
Pics uploaded later. Looks sweet.
High screen, comfort seat, shock guard and tail tidy.
So what did we learn between 6pm and 2am yesterday?
Seat and shock guard are no brainers although I actually ordered the race seat and got a comfort seat but I love it, very comfortable and looks great it's a keeper.
The high screen instructions basically said undo the four mirror bolts and the four small fairing bolts and slide it out, do the reverse to fit the new one. So the old one came out ok, mirrors were removed completely. Then you have to put those horrible little black rubber nuts into the holes on the screen. Firstly they are almost impossible to get into the screen. Then when you slide it in to position bending the front fairing outwards slightly you will find they come out. If you an get them to stay in, which I did after 45 mins (!) when you screw the fairing bolts in they twist and come out of the screen leaving the bolt loose spinning round. Time to try a new tactic. Btw it's the bottom two we are talking about here because you can't reach the back of the nut as the display is in the way.
I then decided it would be easier the remove the front fairing, how hard could it be? Well after attempting to take the side panel off for 30 mins and getting nowhere and lots of pulling, tugging, swearing, kicking the dog, kicking the other dog, I decided to leave the fairings alone and put the 350 bolts back in it. That took some time too because the little clip nuts have a tendency to move and then the bolt won't go back in.
Time to walk the aforementioned kicked dogs and to have a rethink.
Back in and inspecting the old screen, hmmmm there little rubber nuts on the old screen appear to be superglued in to stop them turning. Superglued the new rubber bolts into the new screen, ate a pot noodle while allowing the superglue to dry properly.
Screen went on in two minutes flat! So two lessons here, either superglue the bolts being careful not to get the superglue on the screen itself,or let the bloody dealer do it!
Ps do you like those folding mirrors? Pretty cool huh? Well not anymore because the high screen is for racing and you don't use mirrors racing right? Because its higher they no longer fold more than say an inch they then foul the screen.
Next job, tail tidy, how hard can it be? Er.....no instructions this time and four self tapping screws missing. Basically unscrew everything you can see on the tail until you get to the subframe. Then there is four bolts to remove the old tail untidy. On the way you will come across the cable for the key release and the rear light socket cable plug both are buggers to get off. Also don't forget to take time out to marvel at all the crap that's managed to get sprayed up inside the fairings and the top unexposed ridge of the lights, subframe etc. I then sat for ten minutes looking at the 6 or so new parts with no instructions. Ok so indicators and number plate lights in first, screw the carbon bit to the metal bit, we are on a roll...well we would be but I need a star drive to remove the two star bolts from the old tail and was only expecting Allen bolts.
10 minutes in the shed with the dog locating star drives and screwdriver to fit later..from there on pretty plain sailing, although once I'd bolted the new plate to the bike I built the back end back up and here is another lesson, it might look like you an bolt the two white side panels on before simply bolting the red piece across the centre, you can't. Take em off put the red centre panel fairing on first and then the two side panels.
So 1:45 am it's all together looking good, apart from the little nest of extra wires hanging down from the underneath of the new tail tidy. Mistake no.14. Don't put the toolkit back in the little slot before trying to tuck the wires away. Ten minutes head scratching. Dog asleep. Toolkit out, connectors fed through little slit in the rubber, excess cable all pulled through, toolkit back in minus plug spanner. On to the last job, the rubber grommet which goes over the hole we just pugged the wires in. No chance, push it as hard as you like it won't stay in because of the wires that feed up. Remove a bit of the rubber with the Stanley knife and hey presto, it's in. Job done.
What have I learnt? I haven't got the patience to be a Ducati mechanic and dogs are no use at engineering.
Pics uploaded later. Looks sweet.
