Thanks for that. Booked in for tomorrow aft. Spoke to the guy and he said he wouldn't fail it for the termis. Just need to fit OEM reg plate & job's a good un. I hope.
Just make sure it doesn't say 'not for road use' or 'race use only' on the cans If it does a bit of tape well placed works
Got it! Just got back now. Front main beam lowered and that's it. Pulled out, went round the corner to exit the trading estate and came across a little unit selling ti bolts, shorty levers, crash bobbins and loads of other bits. He's also cash happy! If he has something on eBay for, say £40. He'd accept £30 cash. Makes / turns loads of bits to order as well.
I know. Got away with just an advisory, that's all. Have to take it back tomorrow to prove I've changed them. Watch this space...
I would have called the police,army, fire service,kgb,mi5.........now get those blooby bolts changed...unch:
hahaha. fitting these this weekend, sometime! turned up this morning. DUCATI 848 1098 1198 BILLET FAIRING BOLT SCREW SET BLACK | eBay i apologise in advance if i offend anybody by fitting these.
bettes was only yanking your chain re coloured bolts, if its your thing go for it but yes looks much much better with black,fantastic looking bike ,I bet it feels sublime now with the suspension upgrade,glad to see you have replaced the suicidal foot pegs. have you fitted a steering damper? I had a base 1098 before the 1098s and the best mod was junking the crap damper and fitting an ohlins, made the bike feel much more secure. anyhow enjoy and im sure it is now worth 2k£ more without the anodised red bolts.
. no offence taken, i'm always up for a bit of banter. i was just messing with the red stuff and knew they were crap straight away but didn't want to put the eom zinc crap back on. i have a steering damper and kit which i'm buying off chrisduke. just need some time to get over there & get it fitted. also the ohlins shock on the back too then have it all set up properly. ian
the set up will transform the bike,my 1098s (now sold )on standard settings was bordering on dangerous. over here in norn Ireland the roads are fast bumpy country roads with tight corners hills bumps potholes tractors etc (check out tandragee road races ) but with time and patience I set it up much softer and could then ride the bike with confidence, you need to remember your not on a smooth track,and if you will you then need two sets of settings. also get your spring rates to suit your weight.
agree the ohlins shock was a great mod. Makes such a difference not being kicked out the seat all the time
the ohlins shock was a great change but to be fair I never tried to set up the standard one.the ohlins steering damper was a good improvement. my base 1098 was bought by a road racer and it raced at all the local events including the ulster gp and looked to go well on the standard suspension lol.they seem to be a bike that needs rid hard.
luckily the guy i'm buying the shock off is about the same weight as me so hopefully won't have to mess about changing springs. the forks however, feel rock hard. i don't know if they were ever set up by the ex owner who fitted them to the bike. the bike doesn't feel too bad at the moment but i'm sure a pro could leave it feeling miles better. another advantage i'll get from fitting chris's shock is that it comes with a ride height adjuster. i have a superpole seat fitted and even at 6,4 ish, i feel the back end is too high. hope to get it seen to before the end of the summer. mad busy at work right now.
