Hi Can anyone with a full Akra system let me know what was once where this hole is now? Some sort of plug/weld?? Noticed after Silverstone on Thursday Cheers. Harry
It's a rivet but that has come loose. It's for taking co2 readings apparently. Easy enough to fit a new one (with the right tool which luckily my dealer has) but shitter about the carbon heat shield which is £350 to replace. Will be tidying it up as best I can with a file!
Although the carbon shield is KIA you can probably TIG a blanking plug in the exhaust. If the shield can be removed it can probably be welded without removing the exhaust....Just be sure to disconnect the battery
TBF it was a good job the heat shield was there to slow down the projectile...Could have been pretty hectic being twatted by that on the race track
Personally I'd Tig it and then you can forget about it, stainless or titanium is easy enough to weld. I wouldn't trust clinch nuts/riv nuts on an exhaust that suffers heat expansion to that degree. The rivnuts shown above are probably poor quality stainless less than 304 grade. There should be a local welder near you that can sort it for a few quid. I wouldn't want a loose cannon underneath my bottom
Was it the entire bike you bought with it already fitted? Just thinking that it could still be covered by warranty as it's a ducati specific part and it may be in the paperwork as to when it was fitted
