Sports: Re: [DucatiST] Re:Here's a flaming echo !!!

I made my own brackets but they too were a pain in the arse, trying to get everything lined up and the Dzus to fasten was very difficult. Eventually I chucked the brackets and fitted the clip on Dzus receptacles to the top of the upper part of the lower fairing, It’s been like this for about 4 years now with no problems. I can whip the lower fairings off in about 60 seconds but it takes a few longer to re-fit them. The RH side is a bit awkward to locate around the coolant reservoir but at least I can leave all of the top fairing in place :-)

Derek
'03 ST4s abs
Scotland

On 10/02/2011 14:33, "Colin" <st2cmack@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

I tried the "kit" also, also had the same results. The fasteners, once lined up, would not stay done up. I went back to the wellnuts but with less of them and everything stays together just fine. Now there's a couple less fasteners to deal with!

Colin
00ST2

--- In st2_owners@yahoogroups.com <mailto:st2_owners%40yahoogroups.com> , Michael Toomath <bandmtoomath@...> wrote:
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>   I have to ask if any other ST owners have attempted to install the fairing
> replacement brackets as supplied by a fellow lister, (no name will be mentioned
> at this point) the middle fairing has to loose 2 of the mounting lugs to do the
> job, and they cannot be put 'back on' once this is done. Then 2 stainless steel
> bands hold the upper fairing in place (with zoos, miss spelling intended, male &
> female fasteners) to enable the middle/lowers fairings to be removed while the
> upper fairing stays in place. I figure you know what I'm on about and possibly
> the product, and it's source. We (Bob, 40 years Ducati mechanic) and I toiled on
> this for *%#!ing hours and there is no way, and I say "no way" that it is
> possible to do, as is said, with this product. So anyone who has gone the same
> way as I did and made the fairing removal more difficult, for the rest of time,
> could you tell me if you had positive results with the fitment. And if so, how
> did you do it? My fairings still require the removal of the lot, as the lowers
> will not go into position without knocking the fasteners out of line. And the
> brackets themselves are too tight across the space to easily fit the male to the
> female and hold the fairings together, and the pre drilled holes on one side
> didn't line up with the fairing holes. All together a pain in the arse, and
> thumbs. Feed back would be appreciated, as from where I stand at the moment I
> would not recommend this system to my worst enemy.
>    Not normally a bleeding heart, ride safe.
>     Mike, 2003, ST4s, 'STralia
>