Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > 999 / 749 > What bits are missing???

[diehard]

Alright,

Just on with putting a rear light and also numberplate hanger on my new 749, but seem to be missing something???

Basically, the numberplate bracket does not mate up with the shape/holes of the can when metal to metal... Am I missing a rubber bracket or spacers etc?

Also the same is with the rear light cluster, I have the plastic disk and associated metal heat shield, but they do not mate up to the 4 threaded rods on the underside of the baffler, definatly missing something???

Any help would be great,

Cheers,

Diehard

P.S. I have just put five 749 items on eBay, including a yellow tank and single seat unit, have a search under 'diehard800' as seller

[antonye]

Download the parts manual for your bike from the Ducati website, as this gives you an excellent view of which bits go where!

http://www.ducati.com/en/bikes/servi...l?family=parts

[chrisw]

This should help

[deej]

does anyone have any exoerience of fitting the r n g/ evotech perf tail tidys, are they worth the money ??

[KeefyB]

Originally Posted by deej

does anyone have any exoerience of fitting the r n g/ evotech perf tail tidys, are they worth the money ??

They certainly look sturdy bits of kit.The R&G one seems to be good value as you also get a replacement l.e.d light and mini indicators.(If thats your thang!)
As with all 749/999 tail tidies,be carefull when using a full sized legal number plate.Some of them get real close to the rear tyre on full suspension compression.I have lost a couple in the past.
I've got a Ducati Performance carbon tidy on my 999S.Not the cheapest,(£110),but looks the business.

[diehard]

Cheers for the replies people!

Now have the part numbers of 4 tiny brackets I need... Probs be £100 a piece lol

[antonye]

No worries, we're all nice and helpful here!
A good tip for buying parts is to check the price with your friendly dealer first before checking ebay or similar- sometimes it's cheaper to buy direct from the dealer!

[diehard]

Just been checking and they are about £3.05 for one of the brackets and also £3.74 for the other.

Need two of each so looking at about £15 for the lot, not too bad, although priced up air filters at the same time and eyes nearly watered :S

[antonye]

Have you checked the cost of Pipercross air filters?

For my 748, they're about £18 a pair so not only are they cheaper than the OEM filters, but they perform better and they reusable!

Check the usual replacement filters like Pipercross, K&N, etc.