Are the torque specs listed off in the manual??
Fairing Removal/Adustment
Starting a thread re fairing removal, reinstallation, or adjustment because it is being mentioned in other threads which have no bearing on it whatsoever. At best, in the future this forum will become frustrating to use when searching for specific information if it continues in the current willy nilly fashion of not trying to stay on a thread subject..
The fairings are retained on the bike by a combination of screws and by pins/locators which engage rubber grommets. Those pins determine the fairing installation position. Any attempt to change a fairing position runs a high risk of damaging the plastic pins. A successful repair of a broken plastic pin is doubtful.
The fairing removal procedure is on pages 259 and 260 of the owner manual, but it does not mention the pins or the grommets. Nor does it provide hardware information.
Screws 1 are longer than the rest because they go into a wellnut. Very easy to damage the wellnut by over-torquing the screw.
Screws 2 are shoulder bolts. The shoulders determine the infill panel position.
Screws 5 are silver and carry nylon washers.
All of these screw will damage the fairing/panel plastic if over-torqued.
One of the pins is located at the bottom forward area under the oil cooler area and it inserts into a grommet on the fairing. The other pins are part of the fairings and insert into grommets on the frame and headlight housing. The two pins on the forward corner of the fairing go into grommets on the headlight fairing. These two pins, along with the one on the bottom, determine the fairing fore and aft position. There is no adjustment provision for these pins.
There is a pin on the fairing aft corner which goes into a grommet attached to the fuel tank. It secures the fairing rear corner and has no adjustment provision.
Highly advisable to spray the pins/grommets with a rubber lubricant before attempting to disengage them. Also advisable to lubricate them prior to assembly.
Very possible that I left something out because my mind wanders doing mundane tasks. Feel free to ask questions, so long as you can stand the answer. >
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The fairings are retained on the bike by a combination of screws and by pins/locators which engage rubber grommets. Those pins determine the fairing installation position. Any attempt to change a fairing position runs a high risk of damaging the plastic pins. A successful repair of a broken plastic pin is doubtful.
The fairing removal procedure is on pages 259 and 260 of the owner manual, but it does not mention the pins or the grommets. Nor does it provide hardware information.
Screws 1 are longer than the rest because they go into a wellnut. Very easy to damage the wellnut by over-torquing the screw.
Screws 2 are shoulder bolts. The shoulders determine the infill panel position.
Screws 5 are silver and carry nylon washers.
All of these screw will damage the fairing/panel plastic if over-torqued.
One of the pins is located at the bottom forward area under the oil cooler area and it inserts into a grommet on the fairing. The other pins are part of the fairings and insert into grommets on the frame and headlight housing. The two pins on the forward corner of the fairing go into grommets on the headlight fairing. These two pins, along with the one on the bottom, determine the fairing fore and aft position. There is no adjustment provision for these pins.
There is a pin on the fairing aft corner which goes into a grommet attached to the fuel tank. It secures the fairing rear corner and has no adjustment provision.
Highly advisable to spray the pins/grommets with a rubber lubricant before attempting to disengage them. Also advisable to lubricate them prior to assembly.
Very possible that I left something out because my mind wanders doing mundane tasks. Feel free to ask questions, so long as you can stand the answer. >
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While I totally understand what your goal is by staying on topic, it DOES seem a little petty and childish not to allow ANY small side talk on other minor topics. To me, its the way normal conversations go in real life. As a member of 8 other forums, its the way they all are. In the future, I will defiantly stay on topic on ANY post you personally start. In fact, I may not post on one again. Thanks for your continued passive aggressive approach to thread management.se7en, when you get a chance, read the first paragraph, first post, this thread.![]()
Old and Dumb, I have been on this site now for a few months and have been on many other Ducati boards over the past 15 years. I have to agree that it seems like with many of your posts you are jaded, cynical and mildly rude. I tell my secretary that if she is about to use all caps or a lot of exclamation points in an email she should probably wait about an hour before sending it because it's probably not appropriate in its tone. I'm offering you the same advice before you touch the little paper airplane button. Maybe it will help you be more congenial in your commentary. We all are here to get along and have fun our great new motorcycles. No one is here to be insulted or demeaned I hope you do not take offense because I mean none. Just trying to offer a little guidance.While I totally understand what your goal is by staying on topic, it DOES seem a little petty and childish not to allow ANY small side talk on other minor topics. To me, its the way normal conversations go in real life. As a member of 8 other forums, its the way they all are. In the future, I will defiantly stay on topic on ANY post you personally start. In fact, I may not post on one again Thanks for your continued passive aggressive approach to thread management.se7en, when you get a chance, read the first paragraph, first post, this thread.![]()
We're used to OldnDumb on the other Ducati forum. I didn't like him at first but then I realized being a bit of a dick is just his style. That's kind of how we communicate now. It's all about being versatile in your communication abilities.
@PhilB can be that way sometimes too, huh Phil? >
For the sake of staying on topic: I like the SS fairings.
@PhilB can be that way sometimes too, huh Phil? >
For the sake of staying on topic: I like the SS fairings.
See how easy that was! Even 1uB knows how to stay on subject. >
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