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I originally went to Ducati to purchase the Tri and after a canyon run through Santa Barbara mountains on the S Demo bike I concluded that I hated the DES so I decided to take the original advice from Carlin Dunne and buy the base and upgrade what I wanted on the bike so I did. But wait... there was one thing missing.. the fabulous paint scheme on the Tri!
But thanks to Gunny I now have exactly the paint scheme I wanted. The Bellissimoto Tri in carbon! Ive seen a few pictures out there of it and I always thought it was cool so I decided to take the plunge. I was going to do a custom paint job but decided to keep it somewhat "Ducati Style" instead.
The carbon quality is really good, love the gloss finish and paint scheme. Fitment.. well not exactly plug and play. Patients and a diamond grit jewelers file is definitely needed. The front fairing was a PITA to install just like the original Ducati front fairings but to make things harder the tabs that hold the retaining clips for the top left and right fairings needed trimming with the file to remove the clear coat and excess carbon so the retaining clips could fit properly. The rest of the fairings needed little or no trimming. The tail pieces was plug and play. after the trimming fitment was perfect and all in all I'm very happy the way it turned out. Im still waiting on the Seat cowl which was back logged at Carbonvani.
Thanks Gunny you are the Man! Next up is the carbon tank.
But thanks to Gunny I now have exactly the paint scheme I wanted. The Bellissimoto Tri in carbon! Ive seen a few pictures out there of it and I always thought it was cool so I decided to take the plunge. I was going to do a custom paint job but decided to keep it somewhat "Ducati Style" instead.The carbon quality is really good, love the gloss finish and paint scheme. Fitment.. well not exactly plug and play. Patients and a diamond grit jewelers file is definitely needed. The front fairing was a PITA to install just like the original Ducati front fairings but to make things harder the tabs that hold the retaining clips for the top left and right fairings needed trimming with the file to remove the clear coat and excess carbon so the retaining clips could fit properly. The rest of the fairings needed little or no trimming. The tail pieces was plug and play. after the trimming fitment was perfect and all in all I'm very happy the way it turned out. Im still waiting on the Seat cowl which was back logged at Carbonvani.
Thanks Gunny you are the Man! Next up is the carbon tank.
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