Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 > V .. for V-piece

[NateR]

Anyone else here have a real nice bike with a real shot to s**t looking oil-cooler?!?

I was wondering if it would be a good plan to fit some mesh/gauze into the holes cut in the v-piece. If I could get the same mesh that the '02 748R has atop the side panels I would be a very happy boy

Anyone done similar?

[Road Runner]

I made my own from anodised ally and fitted it to a carbon V piece also vented the front mudguard see my avtar.

[NateR]

I canny see your avter RR

[Road Runner]

Sorry mate don't ask me to post a photo on here no chance had loads of help to get my avatar on.
u2u me your e-mail and Ill send you a photo ( that I can do )

[Road Runner]

NateR Sent you a photo I hope

[NateR]

You did! And that's exactly what I want to do ..

Where did you get the ally and did you bond it?

[Road Runner]

The fender / mudguard vent mesh is fixed with 3mm mush head allen screws as near to the real thing as I could get but mudguard is a standard one I bought of ebay.
As for for the mesh I bought it already anodised form B&Q and bonded it on with an epoxy based resin to a carbon V piece not a difficult job.

[keefer]

I put some mesh round the oil cooler and just held it on with tie bands.
you can get the stuff from B and Q.

[deej]

rr any chance yuo could email me the photo too

748boy@bikerboys.co.uk

sounds similair to what im thinking of doing in the next week or two

[John W]

One minor word of warning here.

When I brought my 996 the previous owner had put mesh in front of the oil cooler, but had removed most of it as that too had got chewed up by stones.

I didn't bother to check the V piece, on while on the way back from the ring one of these remaining bits stuck to the side of the openning finally made a hole in the front of the oil cooler, totally coating the rear tyre !!
(Btw I don't blame the previous owner - I should have checked it for myself.)

If this had happened while at the ring I doubt I'd be writing this.

Also, I have noticed that my 998 V piece also slightly rubs the front of the cooler.
So, a word of caution. By all means put the mesh on, but keep an eye on it.

Cheers,
John.