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Ducati 916 winter spruce up.

Discussion in 'Builds & Projects' started by Haydn, Feb 2, 2014.

  1. Hi,

    I bought my 916 last October after wanting one for many years. Quite a bit of money had been spent on servicing and paintwork over the last 2 years and it was mechanically sound. Charlie's Motorcycles in Bradford got the belts done at Ducati Manchester and did a brake fluid change before it was delivered. I managed one 30 mile ride out before the weather turned to crap. So with only an oil change and coolant top up required I decided to strip her down and take a closer look.


    Generally all was good, but some areas had seen better days. She was a bit grubby in places and many bolts/brackets were rusty. There was quite a few original parts missing and a few daft annoying things like mismatched bar ends, a 998 heat shield held on with jubilee clips, old partly polished rearsets and tacky aftermarket bolts etc etc etc.


    My original plan was to restore back to standard but during the work I decided to make some tasteful mods. It's nearly finished now after many hours of graft.


    A bit of info.


    All bolts/brackets yellow zinc plated or replaced with genuine
    Migliore reasets
    Carbon king exhaust heat shield
    Carbon CDT-R half corse style clutch cover
    Carbon swingarm cover
    New indicators
    New air tubes + screws
    New wheel nut and spacer
    Frame decals (see thread in 916 forum)
    Engine/gearbox painted
    New 8x6 number plate
    ProGrip grips
    Genuine bar ends
    New oem fuel filler cap
    Black genuine wing mirrors
    Billet sump plug
    Motul 300V and K&N filter
    Black plastic frame plugs
    New genuine sprocket cover
    Ventureshield tank kit and mudguard.
    New chain guides
    Side stand powder coated with new bracket and spring
    Biposto pillion seat replaced
    Genuine oem Zeus fasteners


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    #1 Haydn, Feb 2, 2014
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    Wheel nut does have retaining clip, just an old photo.

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    #2 Haydn, Feb 2, 2014
    Last edited: Feb 14, 2014
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  3. Very nice job
     
  4. Cracking work there!
     
  5. Really nice
     
  6. Very tidy work.

    Yorkie
     
  7. Great Job Haydn, where did you get those parts re-plated i am looking for someone and they look great??

    Stu
     
  8. Derby Plating Services, Abbey Street, Derby. Not the cheapest and have a minimum order fee of £35 so make sure take everything down in one go. I had to take loads of photos to remember where everything went. Their chrome work is probably the best in the country but again not cheap.
     
  9. well done, looks great
     
  10. Wow! He look like new!
     
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  11. Looks good chum
     
  12. Thanks Guys that's great,

    don't mind too much about the price its the finish i want and those bits look great.

    Stu
     
  13. Looks super indeed. Don`t even THINK about riding it after that.
     
  14. Looking good!
     
  15. I like your attention to detail
    Bob on
     
  16. Thanks for you're comments.
     
    #17 Haydn, Feb 5, 2014
    Last edited: Feb 14, 2014
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  17. those rearsets don't look right....

    ...very nice apart from them.
     
  18. I love them tbh, a damn site better than the originals. They are almost identical to the genuine Ducati performance rearsets.
     
  19. I love what you have done to the 916. Very tasteful. When you changed the fuel cap were you able to transfer the lock over, also if you don't mind me asking how much was the cap? Mine on my monster is a bit scabby and I was thinking of either painting it or buying a new one.
     
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