Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > 999 / 749 > Well, here goes...............

[andyb]

Originally posted by antonye
You still need to get those cone nuts off the ignition?

Get the right sized bolt to fit into the thread of the cone nut, about 40mm long or so will do, then wind a nut onto it.
Now wind the nut and bolt into the threaded cone so you've got lots of thread in there, then wind the nut up to the cone and tighten it right up.
Now you can start to undo the bolt and it should undo the cone nut. If not, tighten up the nut some more and try again.
Finally hold the bolt and slacken the nut, then you can spin off the cone nut.

HTH.

Have you taken something?

[antonye]

Yes

[chillo]

Andy,

have you cut your fairing so it fits the 04/05 swingarm?
also need to mod the link pipe??
looking good

[butch890]

Originally posted by chillo
Andy,

have you cut your fairing so it fits the 04/05 swingarm?
also need to mod the link pipe??
looking good

The original pipe will clear the new swingarm,(you wouldnt believe the size of the dent that sledgehammer made!)
And yes Andy they did say how special your frame is - NOW!
Butch

[andyb]

Originally posted by chillo
Andy,

have you cut your fairing so it fits the 04/05 swingarm?
also need to mod the link pipe??
looking good

Yeah all that to come.........

[andyb]

ooh, ooh, ooh, my frames ready!!

[chillo]

Originally posted by Carbon749

After listening to other tales of woe on here, make sure the frame number is well masked before it's blasted and powder coated

whats the tales of woe for not masking your engine number?? it will still be there underneath

[andyb]

mine was masked!:D................and i hope the shot blasting prior to powder coating removed the rust around the headstock as well!

Not bad for a £20000 bike...........

[antonye]

I didn't mask mine when I had it powder coated, although I didn't have it shot blasted. The powder coat has made the frame number less obvious, but you can still see it.

[andyb]

The frames back.......