Recently had my kids' 748 SPS serviced by a local independent Ducati specialist in Auckland New Zealand. Part of the agreed service was to replace the in-tank fuel filter. On removing the tank base, the tech found that the breather hoses were not in great shape and needed to be replaced - as he...
as required by all race organizations and recommended for trackdays:
fork pinch bolts with extra jacket to elevate them out of the fork base, for enabling clips or direct safety - wire.
as with the others, i need at least 10 sets committed to make this work.
here's the design for the base...
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A couple of guys on this great forum showed some interest on the topic "safety wiring". So I thought let's start a new thread about this.
First some basic rules:
Do not kink, nick or mutilate the wire. Use some high quality INOX bright drawn steel (sorry, in german it's called "blank gezogen"...
Does anyone have a good RECENT source for pre-drilled bolts for our bikes, so I can safety wire my bike? I HATE drilling bolts for safety wiring and if I can buy them ready to go, I would prefer it.
Cheers.
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Any of y'all going? It's a 2-day event June 7-8.
Jason Pridmore and Corey Alexander going to be there instructing.
Drilling front axle nut for safety wire
Haven't found a drill guide that could accept a nut as large as necessary, and no one seems to be producing an axle nut that is already drilled.
Aside from just freehanding it, anybody have better leads/ ideas for me?
Thanks
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Wired mine this past weekend at Chuckwalla...just ran the wire to the plastic molding 2 inches from the plug. Is there a better anchor? Any pics?
Also, to wire the caliper bolts...are you using aftermarket bolts instead of the round-headed stock ones?
Vacationing in Southampton and trying to convince my wife to end our vacation early so I can join Rockwell Cycle on Sunday at New York Safety Track in upstate NY.
Who of you are going to be there?
Hi everyone. I have a base Pani with the Marzocchi Forks. I want to safety wire the front axle pinch bolts but the bolt heads are recessed into and flush with the fork bottom. Are there M6x25mm bolts that have a 10mm tall head so they will stick out and I can drill and safety wire them?
Any...
Just got the bike back from my dealer for the factory "safety recall" where they replace a washer on the steering damper (can fall off), put an acorn nut on the front brake reservoir mount to stop hose chafing, and check the torque on one of the swingarm pivots (they were overtightened on early...
Im from the old school and I currently use safety wire on all of my grips, but I am thinking of not using it on the new grips i just bought (Pro Grips). The Bike just looks so clean to have safety wire on the grips.
I just wanted to get an opinion from the forum if you use safety wire the...
The following stats are off the top of my head, but I did recently research each.
On average, motorcyclist deaths occur about 35X more (per mile ridden) than do automobile motorist deaths.
1. # involving alcohol: about 50%
2. # involving a single vehicle (that is, losing control): about 50%
3...
Aloha everyone,
I finally took my bike in for the ECU flash so while I was there I wanted to discuss a few issues noted on the forum. My local Ducati dealer here on the island appeared to be completely unaware of any recalls outside of the safety recall.
I kindly pointed out my melting LWR...