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| | | Domino | | Set |  |  | | Reg. Date | : | 29/08/2010 | | Posts | : | 230 | | Location | : | Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 28 Jul 2011 - 09:35 Post title : Re: Ducati 999 screen fitted to T-Bird (Re: tobascofred) | | |
tobascofred wrote:
Here is a photo of my new screen from J&P Cycles - Slip Streamer Spitfire Sport Shield p/n - ZZ75311 $69.99 US plus ~ $10 shipping. (also newly installed grips with throttle boss).
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That looks excellent Fred!  It suits the Storm's headlight arrangement perfectly and I can see it's probably going to give better protection than my 999 screen does.  
Do your throttle cables rub on the edge of the screen? I was considering routing mine the other side of the wing mirror stem until I tilted the screen away slightly.
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Best money I ever spent.
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| | | tobascofred | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 19/06/2011 | | Posts | : | 122 | | Location | : | Kettering, Ohio, United States |
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| | Posted : 28 Jul 2011 - 10:11 Post title : Re: Ducati 999 screen fitted to T-Bird (Re: Domino) | | | Hey Domino - thanks! I just got in to work with my 38 mile door-to-door ride (32 of it highway) and the screen really does a decrent job of blocking the buffeting while still letting me hear a little growl from the pipes (cat delete with stock pipes). The throttle cables are close but do not rub. I am bit suprised that the grips don't absorb the vib's too much better than stock (had to remove the bar-end weights to install the new grips). Left is worst - tonight I am going to remove the little decorative end plate and try to fill the left bar-end with silicon RTV - might do the trick for the vibs.
Gonna post this as a new post also, but last night I had some kind of V-12 Mercedes try to drag race me at a stock light! I got the better of him easily, but I ran into the rev-limiter in first gear - not pleasant. On my old Bonnnie America it just went "flat" at the rev-limiter. The Storm goes into convulsions!
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| | | Bosshog | | Set | | | Reg. Date | : | 21/05/2011 | | Posts | : | 9 | | Location | : | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States |
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| | Posted : 28 Jul 2011 - 12:00 Post title : Re: Ducati 999 screen fitted to T-Bird (Re: tobascofred) | | | Hi Tabascofred - Think that screen looks great on the Storm! Think ill break down and buy one for mine. Did you get the mounting hardware from J&P cycles also? If so, do you happen to know the part number?
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| | | tobascofred | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 19/06/2011 | | Posts | : | 122 | | Location | : | Kettering, Ohio, United States |
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| | Posted : 28 Jul 2011 - 12:52 Post title : Re: Ducati 999 screen fitted to T-Bird (Re: Bosshog) | | | Comes with all mounting hardware - only two point mount. I have pictures at home of the kit and of the mounting method I used. Will upload tonight. J&P Cycles - Slip Streamer Spitfire Sport Shield p/n - ZZ75311 $69.99 US plus ~ $10 shipping.
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| | | Bosshog | | Set | | | Reg. Date | : | 21/05/2011 | | Posts | : | 9 | | Location | : | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States |
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| | Posted : 28 Jul 2011 - 13:27 Post title : Re: Ducati 999 screen fitted to T-Bird (Re: tobascofred) | | | Thanks Tobascofred. Bored at work, might as well order it now. 
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| | | DC13 | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 01/08/2010 | | Posts | : | 347 | | Location | : | Westbrook , Maine, United States |
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| | Posted : 28 Jul 2011 - 14:34 Post title : Re: Ducati 999 screen fitted to T-Bird (Re: tobascofred) | | | tobascofred wrote:
Left is worst - tonight I am going to remove the little decorative end plate and try to fill the left bar-end with silicon RTV - might do the trick for the vibs.
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If you mix some lead or steel shot ( I usually cut open a 12Ga shell for it) in with the RTV you will get more affective vibration cancellation. Ive found this method works as well as the "bar snake" products. I haven't done it to mt T-bird , But Ive taken a hard mounted V twin rigid from almost unridable to reasonable.
Good luck
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Edit: It just occurred to me that not everyone has 12 Ga shells laying around or be particularly comfortable with cutting open a hot shell. I would go buy some lead pellets or BB's will work just a s well.
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| | | tobascofred | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 19/06/2011 | | Posts | : | 122 | | Location | : | Kettering, Ohio, United States |
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| | Posted : 28 Jul 2011 - 14:51 Post title : Re: Ducati 999 screen fitted to T-Bird (Re: DC13) | | | Thanks for the tip. Only issue is that on the Storm (not sure about standard T-birds) the bar-end weight has a fitting nut afixed inside the bar end - there is a small slit in the bottom of the bar that I was going to try to inject the RTV - can't remember how wide the slot is....
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| | | tobascofred | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 19/06/2011 | | Posts | : | 122 | | Location | : | Kettering, Ohio, United States |
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| | Posted : 28 Jul 2011 - 17:31 Post title : Re: Ducati 999 screen fitted to T-Bird (Re: Bosshog) | | |
Bosshog wrote:
Thanks Tobascofred. Bored at work, might as well order it now. |
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