Hi, I bought my 916 last October after wanting one for many years. Quite a bit of money had been spent on servicing and paintwork over the last 2 years and it was mechanically sound. Charlie's Motorcycles in Bradford got the belts done at Ducati Manchester and did a brake fluid change before it was delivered. I managed one 30 mile ride out before the weather turned to crap. So with only an oil change and coolant top up required I decided to strip her down and take a closer look. Generally all was good, but some areas had seen better days. She was a bit grubby in places and many bolts/brackets were rusty. There was quite a few original parts missing and a few daft annoying things like mismatched bar ends, a 998 heat shield held on with jubilee clips, old partly polished rearsets and tacky aftermarket bolts etc etc etc. My original plan was to restore back to standard but during the work I decided to make some tasteful mods. It's nearly finished now after many hours of graft. A bit of info. All bolts/brackets yellow zinc plated or replaced with genuine Migliore reasets Carbon king exhaust heat shield Carbon CDT-R half corse style clutch cover Carbon swingarm cover New indicators New air tubes + screws New wheel nut and spacer Frame decals (see thread in 916 forum) Engine/gearbox painted New 8x6 number plate ProGrip grips Genuine bar ends New oem fuel filler cap Black genuine wing mirrors Billet sump plug Motul 300V and K&N filter Black plastic frame plugs New genuine sprocket cover Ventureshield tank kit and mudguard. New chain guides Side stand powder coated with new bracket and spring Biposto pillion seat replaced Genuine oem Zeus fasteners
Great Job Haydn, where did you get those parts re-plated i am looking for someone and they look great?? Stu
Derby Plating Services, Abbey Street, Derby. Not the cheapest and have a minimum order fee of £35 so make sure take everything down in one go. I had to take loads of photos to remember where everything went. Their chrome work is probably the best in the country but again not cheap.
I used these people Redditch Electro-Plating - Established 1893 £25 a bucket at the time and the passivation is the same as the Ducati original colour.
Thanks Guys that's great, don't mind too much about the price its the finish i want and those bits look great. Stu
I love them tbh, a damn site better than the originals. They are almost identical to the genuine Ducati performance rearsets.
I love what you have done to the 916. Very tasteful. When you changed the fuel cap were you able to transfer the lock over, also if you don't mind me asking how much was the cap? Mine on my monster is a bit scabby and I was thinking of either painting it or buying a new one.
