Never had any probs with the well-nuts in 12-13 yrs of Ducati ownership. I lube the cap screws with copper grease so that they can be screwed in/out easily not causing the nut itself to twist.

moto748 I did this on a carb bike, not sure if the ie is the same but will post something up if you want

What twpd said, but if your stuck for rubnuts, I have them in stock, both m6 and m5, for 50pence each plus £1 p&p

Rgds,

Rob

Thanks. I'm sure it'll be of general interest, even if not applicable to my bike.

To be fair, I've tried most of my fairing fasteners, and they're all greased and undo quite easily, but I feel a little spoilt, coming from a 748 where it was just a few seconds to take the panels off.

Oil change
 

Well I changed the oil on the SS today. Needed doing, too; the sludge filter didn't look like it'd ever been taken out! :rolleyes:
Just as well I had a 21mm socket!

But those well-nuts underneath are a pig. The other 5 fixings on the RHS are fine, but I reckon I'll get the ones underneath changed to Dzus fasteners ASAP. And doesn't it take some oil: nearly a can-full, 3.9 litres. Still, the more oil the better I suppose.