Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > 999 / 749 > Pro Twins Hugger Problem

[antonye]

Bloody hell Glenn! You've had it less than a week and look at the state of it already!

I think I'll have words with the MT about revoking your membership if you don't clean it sharpish!

[Trig]

Originally posted by antonye
Bloody hell Glenn! You've had it less than a week and look at the state of it already!

I think I'll have words with the MT about revoking your membership if you don't clean it sharpish!

Yep 180 miles of mainly wet roads there and back

Are you in over the weekend? I'll bring it round and drop off your fibre glass kit.

[antonye]

Will be in on sunday - should be quite a little DSC gathering as I'm having my spare Desmo Due bike delivered

[tricky]

Originally posted by HW
Mine's a QB Carbon one and that covers the original chainguard completely. They supply a bit of velcro to keep the two together, but that went the same way as the toolkit (south!)

I drilled a tiny hold in mine and popped a rivet through. Didnt like the idea of a nut and bolt, its awfully close to the chain and didnt fancy a nut shaking off in between the sprocket and chain.

[BigJohn999]

Back in 2002 when I got my 999 there were no huggers available for months. ProTwins were one of the first to actually have one available. I bought it and fitted it, and, like yourself had the same problem. No amount of fiddling with the fit changed the situation. In the end I just took a sharp blade to the plastic original and trimmed it back to the contour of the swingarm. Looks fine, but not a perfect solution I agree.
You could always raise it with them...

[Trig]

Originally posted by BigJohn999
Back in 2002 when I got my 999 there were no huggers available for months. ProTwins were one of the first to actually have one available. I bought it and fitted it, and, like yourself had the same problem. No amount of fiddling with the fit changed the situation. In the end I just took a sharp blade to the plastic original and trimmed it back to the contour of the swingarm. Looks fine, but not a perfect solution I agree.
You could always raise it with them...

Yes - emailed the picture this afternoon and spoke to Brett Norriss at ProTwins. He said that they sometimes heat the plastic guard with a hair dryer and then bend it nearer to the carbon profile. If that doesn't work they trim the plastic so it doesn't protrude. I will give it a go over the weekend.

One plus point for me was that he is very happy to service my Taz import