Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > 999 / 749 > Replacement number plate hangar

Not sure what you mean by pilot hole, Everton cos we're talking about the standard Ducati fitting being drilled aren't we? Why would there be a pilot hole?

You're right..............you do have to drill out the standard Ducati fitting..........but there was a pilot hole already on mine and all I had to do was drill it out slightly.

Hope to get some pics up tomorrow.

Here's a couple of pictures as promised.............

Close up of the drilled & fitted light.............

[robracenut]

Thanks for the pics m8 -- looks a very neat job. Definitely a big improvement over all the girderwork on the original!

Rob

[Ned]

Does look great Everton!

But can't see if you included a reflector. These are MOT-required.

"Statutory reflectors
Mopeds and motor bicycles require one unobscured red reflector which is aligned to the vehicles longitudinal centre line and is positioned to reflect squarely to the rear. "

There should be another place we could fix it, I guess...

Ned

[Edited on 14-4-2004 by Ned]

Ned,

Yes I did keep the reflector and it is just bolted to the bottom the number plate although the picture doesn't show it.

[Ned]

Cheers Everton. I'm going to use your pics as my Haynes manual on this one!

I ordered mine from Cornerspeed yesterday. First time I've dealt with them, but I was very impressed. They guy there didn't want to sell me any bits for the 749 that he couldn't personally vouch for the quality of. Instant trust factor = 10

Ned

[robracenut]

Sorry Everton -- another question. Re. the reflector, did you use the one from the standard tail light kit and can it be unbolted? Or can you just cannibalize a Halfords bicycle reflector kit maybe?

Sounding a bit more complicated now..

Rob

Rob,

The reflector is the original one from the original 999 plate hanger unit. It is a separate piece bolted through the hanger and the plate.

With the Casoli hanger on the reflector is simply bolted to the plate itself now.

[Ned]

All fitted now. Not hard at all, although the instructions (Evoluzione) did differ a bit from the layout of brackets/nuts etc on my new 749. Also a couple of fairly obvious things were missed out - but all pretty easy in the end.

Now looks much tidier, even with the reflector bolted onto the bottom of the plate.

Ned