Picked up 848, not happy with the finish...

Discussion in '848 / 1098 / 1198' started by markm, Sep 24, 2012.

  1. Almost bought one a few weeks back. The brand new ones I have seen all had a clear screen. A couple I have seen being ridden on the road have had an extra white decal stuck on the bottom of the screen to make the front numberboard look solid:

    Standard:

    http://www.ducatinewstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Ducati_848EVO_Corse_SE_Studio_FLQ.jpg

    Add on:

    http://www.r3owners.net/attachments...-848-evo-corse-first-ride-848-evo-corse-2.jpg

    Ducati_848EVO_Corse_SE_Studio_FLQ.jpg

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  2. Having said that the new one on Moto Rapido has the extra bit on it so maybe its a factory option??
     
  3. Yeah it's the bottom of the screen. Has vinyl that carries across fairing and screen. Looks shoddy as hell and I'm not pleased with it. Waiting to see what the dealer says.
     
  4. Maybe just ask them to remove the part on the screen? A few weeks ago when I was looking at ordering my Corse I was trying to figure out if the number board on the nose was as in pic 1 or pic 2. It seems there's bikes with either / both. I much prefer it in pic 1 though somehow so I'll maybe ask them to leave it that way if it arrives from the factory without it on.

    I'm just meaning the bit fixed to the screen by the way. Shame, as the paint job looks awesome. Hope you get it sorted, it's surely easily resolved at the first service.
     
  5. If that's the case I wouldn't worry.....it needs a light smoke screen on to finish it off properly anyway.
     
  6. Looking at the pics, unless you have the red stripe bit, reckon its packaging
     
  7. Nah it's got the red strip along the top border
     
  8. You got a pic of it from a little further back so we can see exactly what you have got?
     
  9. Dealer emailed me this morning and Ducati are going to replace the entire screen. Screen now on order.
     
  10. Good news - but stick a pic up anyway so we can have a laugh :wink:
     
  11. Take it off looks better without never had mine fitted

    Rich
     
  12. Email received from Ducati UK who said they're fitted by the dealer as part of the PDI and not at the factory.
     
  13. Something the dealer forgot to mention!
     
  14. Sorry but by now I would have got a sharp blade & sliced the excess off & RODE the frickin' thing?



    Or sat next to it with a cuppa admiring it? Def not slating the thing just because it has some sort of Cuttlefish thing going on with the screen?
     
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  15. +1.....on that.

    The answer was 10 posts ago tho.....you'll do it in the end anyway! :upyeah:
     
  16. I still dont know which part of the screen. !
     
  17. :rolleyes: Catch up! lol

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    There is a white decal at the bottom of the screen to make the "numberplate" above the headlights look full-size as such?

    THIS:upyeah:
     
  18. If I was the dealer I'd have forgotten to tell you it was me, if I'd stuck vinyl on that badly.
     
  19. Its stuck on quite well? The problem being, in all the faff they have forgotten to trim the excess off?
     
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