V4 Ducabike Triple clamp install

endodoc · May 30, 2019

Interesting, $300.00 for a part that serves no purpose over the stock piece. I knew I should have stayed in psych class. Fascinating stuff.

DStyleNZL · May 30, 2019

endodoc said:
Interesting, $300.00 for a part that serves no purpose over the stock piece. I knew I should have stayed in psych class. Fascinating stuff.

Well people buy Snap-on tools when there's better and cheaper stuff.....

stealthblack · May 30, 2019

endodoc said:
Interesting, $300.00 for a part that serves no purpose over the stock piece. I knew I should have stayed in psych class. Fascinating stuff.

Post a few photos of your bike and explain just how much you utilize every modification you made to it, including the bike itself.

Let people enjoy what they spend their money on.

bradp51 · May 30, 2019

Thanks for taking time to write up

It's fun working on your own bike

endodoc · May 30, 2019

Stealthy, you would hate it. It's not pretty.

HKMP7 · May 31, 2019

endodoc said:
Interesting, $300.00 for a part that serves no purpose over the stock piece. I knew I should have stayed in psych class. Fascinating stuff.

I know I'm new around here I don't want to ruffle feathers. But how about you find a different thread to criticize. You obviously aren't adding any value to this one.
Cheers.

Interesting the very thing you don't understand is exactly what you are doing in this post serving no purpose.

chris16 · May 31, 2019

Ok, here's something useful:
If you, or a second Person, lift the Bike slightly over the side stand, to the point where the fork is complete free of up or down force, the triple clamp will come of with two Fingers. If not, the Fork is damaged.
There's no need for brute force and risk scratches in the outer tube.

the advantage over the stock piece is, it has round edges and so it won't kill your straps.

endodoc · May 31, 2019

Actually it is serving a purpose. It's making people who have been here a long time chuckle in the background. Its sarcasm not directed at you personally but at the direction this board has gone in a short time. Place used to be pretty decent, not it's just re posts of stuff that's been posted to death. So I meant no offense.

Mick1976 · May 31, 2019

Yeah the board has gone from what used to be good info to bad in short time. Its too bad Phil couldn't create that technical section just for the few on here that could put it to use.

endodoc said:
Actually it is serving a purpose. It's making people who have been here a long time chuckle in the background. Its sarcasm not directed at you personally but at the direction this board has gone in a short time. Place used to be pretty decent, not it's just re posts of stuff that's been posted to death. So I meant no offense.

HKMP7 · May 31, 2019

endodoc said:
Actually it is serving a purpose. It's making people who have been here a long time chuckle in the background. Its sarcasm not directed at you personally but at the direction this board has gone in a short time. Place used to be pretty decent, not it's just re posts of stuff that's been posted to death. So I meant no offense.

Mick1976 said:
Yeah the board has gone from what used to be good info to bad in short time. Its too bad Phil couldn't create that technical section just for the few on here that could put it to use.

If both of you guys have been here a "long" time it's up to you to make the "newbies" feel welcome.

When any new model is introduced you will have a influx of new buyers and new people to the brand. Please don't fall into the stereotype of that elitist dbag that is synonymous with Ducati owners.

I've done these installs for 20 plus years but I took my time to post this because if it helps one person then I'm contributing.

shigeru · May 31, 2019

HKMP7 said:
If both of you guys have been here a “long” time it’s up to you to make the “newbies” feel welcome.

When any new model is introduced you will have a influx of new buyers and new people to the brand. Please don’t fall into the stereotype of that elitist dbag that is synonymous with Ducati owners.

I’ve done these installs for 20 plus years but I took my time to post this because if it helps one person then I’m contributing.

Well said. I have been a member of many forums and these types of guys always exist. I appreciate your types of posts and please continue posting them.

My super clean bike from the same day as the last pic I posted...

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thorny · Sep 10, 2019

Good post. Thank you!

I am going to try the trick with lifting the bike over the side stand to yank the clamp off without tapping. Will see!

HKMP7 · Sep 11, 2019

thorny said:
Good post. Thank you!

I am going to try the trick with lifting the bike over the side stand to yank the clamp off without tapping. Will see!

No problem glad you found it helpful.

thorny · Sep 11, 2019

I had to beat on mine from the bottom, no way it was moving with no weight on the front wheel..

VirginiaKid69 · Oct 20, 2019

chris16 said:
Ok, here's something useful:

If you, or a second Person, lift the Bike slightly over the side stand, to the point where the fork is complete free of up or down force, the triple clamp will come of with two Fingers. If not, the Fork is damaged.

There's no need for brute force and risk scratches in the outer tube.

the advantage over the stock piece is, it has round edges and so it won't kill your straps.

Do you have a picture of this? I'm trying to envision. I know obviously there's the front and rear pitbull stands and the triple tree stand but where do you lift at over the side stand on the V4?

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DANGER CLOSE · Oct 21, 2019

shigeru said:
Well said. I have been a member of many forums and these types of guys always exist. I appreciate your types of posts and please continue posting them.

My super clean bike from the same day as the last pic I posted...

Love the V4R..

bradp51 · Jun 23, 2020

shigeru said:
Well said. I have been a member of many forums and these types of guys always exist. I appreciate your types of posts and please continue posting them.

My super clean bike from the same day as the last pic I posted...

hey great photos
Wish I had some of me with my knee dragging like that
Bike looks good too

Spike · May 4, 2021

I bought one for my 1299S. After install, when trying to lock the bike, the locking pin hits the curved back (towards tank) of the triple clamp. So, the bike can't lock due to the edge of the clamp blocking the pin.
Did you have any issues?

shigeru · May 11, 2021

Spike said:
I bought one for my 1299S. After install, when trying to lock the bike, the locking pin hits the curved back (towards tank) of the triple clamp. So, the bike can't lock due to the edge of the clamp blocking the pin.
Did you have any issues?

Not on my V4, no issues.

Spike · May 11, 2021

Ended up dremeling / grinding a few mm's off the underside and then used professional gloss touch up paint to get it back to black. Now it locks. Can't see where I ground it down a little. A bit annoying but I'm not losing sleep over it

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