[Ducati] 900 SP fairing

[Kevin Kachadourian]

Alec,
I've never had a fairing fit exactly on any of the 3 900s I've owned, but
I've also never had a cracking like you describe (unless it's too small for
my old eyes). Nylon washers sound like a good idea (isn't that what it came
with?), but I'm not sure about rubber grommets, but it sounds like a good
idea, as long as you can get things cinched down well enough.
With my current fairings, I've got to put some muscle into them to line up
the holes for the mounting bars towards the back, and it has not been a
problem yet.
Let me know how it goes.
Kevin


On 2/11/08, Alec Moss <amoss at coastside.net> wrote:
>
> I thought I would try to replace my speedo cable and was a bit surprised
> to
> find the mirror mount bolt holes in the plastic slightly enlarged with a
> 1/16 inch hairline crack radiating from the hole.
>
> I got some 1/4 inch rubber grommets from the hardware store and put them
> in
> the fairing holes and now feel much better about potential rubbing and
> cracking from vibration.
>
> Does anyone have any experience with this?  Do the grommets seem like a
> good
> idea or will they in fact cause extra stress because the fairing does not
> fit exactly as it was designed to fit?
>
> I also added some 1/4 inch nylon bushings to the holes where the fairing
> bolts to the front subframe, so now there is no metal (bolt) to plastic
> contact.  These do not alter the positioning at all, but do make it a
> tighter fit for the bolt.  Next I will add those rubber backed washers to
> these points (as someone suggested some time ago).
>
>
> Alec
>
>
>
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