Ducati Sporting Club UK > General > Idle Chat > drilling bodywork

[TopiToo]

Hello

I bought a nose cone on fleebay, but needs drilling for
screen/mirrors.

Anybody done such a thing?

Is it best to start with mirror holes?


regards


TopiToo

[rcgbob44]

It doesn`t really matter where you start providing you have all the holes correctly marked out. Start of using a small pilot drill and let the drill do the cutting ie don`t press hard to go thru` the material your cutting.

After you have drilled your pilot holes, and thay all line up, use a larger drill if need be, and go up in several sizes untill you get to the desired size.

I would suggest you use masking tape to mark the holes and this should stop the drill from "wandering" all over the place when you start of.

Good luck and don`t use the hammer action!!!!!!!

[antonye]

Go from the outside in too - the material tends to lift as the drill breaks through, so you get a ragged edge on the exit holes. Going outside inwards means you won't see them.

[Big Al]

All of the above but I use a hand drill for drilling any bodywork.

[TopiToo]

Originally Posted by rcgbob44

Good luck and don`t use the hammer action!!!!!!!

Ohhhhhhh!!!!

thanks for the advice will have a bash at the weekend


TopiToo

[Loz]

Originally Posted by TopiToo

Ohhhhhhh!!!!

... will have a bash at the weekend


TopiToo

No, no, no! Not the hammer action, he said!

[RickyX]

I have recently fitted a complete set of bodywork. I agree with the advice given earlier.
I would fit the screen to the fairing first and then put the fairing on the bike and mark the mirror holes etc. The screen holds the "ears" of the fairing at the correct distance apart - if you drilled the mirror holes without the screen fitted the screen might not fit.

Be patient and don't rush it - as if you were having sex or drinking a nice Rioja........

RX

[Loz]

Thanks for that advice, Ricky. I have a c/f nose cone that I am saving for when I feel confident enough to try to fit it. It's this sort of hint that can make all the difference between a successful job and my usual efforts!

[chris.p]

You will find that using a stepped drill is far easier and causes less damage to the fairing as it is not trying to pull itself through the panel like a standard jobber drill does.

Something like this.
http://www.tooled-up.com/Product.asp...eferrer=NexTag


Chris.