I've been trying for hours to get this panel to slot in correctly. I know it slides in and the 2 hooks go fine, but this piece at the front just won't slot into that hole at all and then its loose at the beak. There's just no space to get fingers in to help guide it. There must be some secret technique I need to use.
If it’s the same as the 1200/1260, and I suspect it is largely, I had the same problem. I found sliding the panel into position worked. Pushing it, in place towards the rear of the bike and putting on a bit of pressure that enabled the back to clip in. Plus, I man handled it a bit more than I expected to
Yes, i believe my V2s is the same design at the front as the 1260. I've tried putting pressure on in many different angles and nothing seems to get it close to where it's supposed to be. I'm wondering whether the technique is to slide it into the 2 hooks and then to give it a push/whack at the end to make it 'click' in rather than slide in.. I'll see if anyone else agrees before I break something!
Been trawling youtube to try and find a way, seems to be a common issue. Came across this guy who says something about pulling the panel with the hole forward. I can't see how to pull it forward at all https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JYya05mtxR8 Driving me nuts and my hands are scratched to hell.
Just when you've tried everything and are about to throw in the towel, it will suddenly pop into place, and you'll have no idea how it happened . I've had some success by slightly twisting the front end of the "Ducati" panel while gently pushing it back, having first located it onto your green circled pegs (that's the easy bit), good luck.
Thanks for the ideas. The panel with slot seems to have now where to come forward any further. I'm inclined to take the beak off completely to figure out what's going on in case that isn't together properly, but the dilemma is that entails taking the panel off the other side and risks not getting that back on either. I'll keep trying.. as you say, there's a way to do it and it will just go right in..
Had the same with a 1260, one side just clicked in and the other side was a pain. IIRC the trick was to locate the two lugs and then put pressure on the middle of the panel and then it would go in with a bit of jiggling, never found out what caused it. Best to try again after a cup of tea and then it will just slot in - maybe
I seem to remember having to push the front in and then slide the whole piece backwards in one motion, it was a pain in the bum but it suddenly did it (but don’t know what I did differently)
This is one of those panels that once you do it the first time, it gets much easier. @Twin4me is close to what I do, I just approach from the front and slide back and into the hooks... Hard to explain, but it will go back. I remember the tricky part being the front slot, and having to push into the beak to get it to slot properly whilst also guiding and pressing on the panel to slot into the 2 hooks further back from the beak. One fluid motion, press and slide. EDIT: If you're still struggling, try less pressure and focus on the nose section only until you feel it click/slot into place. Then work on repeating that whilst also guiding the 2 hooks in by applying the concept above. Press and slide. It's the nose hook that's the bastard causing frustration.
Good news, fixed! If you've got the same issue and looking for a solution, see solution in bold below. Guy on youtube was correct, the plastic with the hole had been pushed back and it was overlapping incorrectly and thus sitting further back. This is why it never wanted to slot in. I was really worried about taking the same panel off on the other side but decided that something was wrong and needed to get behind that panel in the beak. Once they were both off I could take the entire beak off. With a fair amount of force you can manipulate the plastic with the hole back to where it's supposed to be. If anyone else has this problem, i don't recommend using a tool to 'pull it back' like the youtube guy said, it would be too easy to break something since you've got to try to move 2 sections at the same time. I must have caused this trying to install that panel on the first time. The technique is to get the 2 hooks slightly in, then feel with your fingers to ensure you know that piece is slotted in before pushing. If you push and it's not in the hole, it causes this state that cannot be recovered without taking beak off. Once i figured out what was going on, they both went on pretty easy. Thanks for all the ideas/advice
You will also find that one side almost falls into place, while the other side is a total bast.... who knows why?
