After removing the clutch cover and cleaning the clutch dust out I found that the rubber gasket has split and perished so I left it out when refitting the cover back on. Apart from fitting the small spacers inside the bolt holes of the rubber gasket back before the cover went on I can't imagine it will do any harm leaving it out? Has anyone done this before? Thanks in advance for any tips or advice.
If you put a couple of washers between the covers and the casing it will allow the clutch dust to escape. I run the clutch cover like this on my 999 and 1198.
I have a spare if you want it for free. Is missing one or two of the spacers if I remember correctly.
Cheers JC749 but I can hear the springs rattling away now when I engage the clutch and kinda like it. Sounds more 'Ducati' now to me! Many thanks all the same though.
I think open clutch covers emphasise the character of the bike,its the first 'mod' I did when I got my 999S,only thing is when you put an open cover on you feel obligated to change the pressure plate and springs/bolts too cos' the original usually looks understandably manky.I remember an old guy in a flat cap standing looking at my bike in a carpark,when I started it up I was shocked to see him mouth ...''F@ckin hell'' ,do you think you'll make it home...he wasn't joking! ...
