Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 > Drilling the swing arm!

[Walenut]

Thought that would get your attention.

Any advice on drilling the swing arm and tapping it for the extra bolt on the DP hugger, before I go and do it.

[Rob B]

Just take some care not to slip with the drill, a bit of masking tape is a good idea, other than that, just go for it.

Rgds, Rob

[rcgbob44]

I agree with rob, just take a little care and all will be well, I have the extra bolt on my 998 swing arm and definitly find that it stiffens up the hugger installation.

[the phantom pieman]

Originally posted by S.P
Thought that would get your attention.

Any advice on drilling the swing arm and tapping it for the extra bolt on the DP hugger, before I go and do it.

Why not clean the swing arm, and use sticky velco ... it works !!

[Totto]

When putting a hugger on my 998 i looked into this & found the same question asked on Ducati.com and the answer was that its ok ,its in the techie FAQ , or was a while ago

[Rattler]

Go with some tough velcro or even some sealant type stuff. Its not really a strong mounting point for the huggers that I've seen, but it does stop the hugger from touching the tyre.

Its probably worth trying this way first even if you do intend to go the drilling route.

Tim

[NBs996]

Originally posted by the phantom pieman
Why not clean the swing arm, and use sticky velco ... it works !!

what a cunning plan, pieman!
I was planning on drilling mine, but now I'm off to find some velcro...

thanks blokey

[marksduc748]

theres some stuff out there called "stickaflex" and once its stuck youll have to cut it off with a stanley blade, you can get it from any car paint suplier

[Walenut]

Thanks all, I like the idea of the Velcro, I think I’ll give it a go after all works ok on headlight protectors.

Cheers Pieman

[RickyX]

I drilled and tapped my swingarm for DP Hugger last week.
Make sure that you use a brand new drill and tap.
I centre punched the hole location after positioning the hugger, then used a 2mm dia "pilot" drill followed by a 5mm dia start drill. I then tapped with an M6 x 1.0mm pitch tap. All went well and hugger is snug as a bug and doesn't flap around like a flappy thing.
Better than bodging it with velcro or sealant!!!
R X