*Thud*

Just browsing ebay for Ducati panels, trying to find a cheapie to bolt
onto the bike whilst I send my scuffed panel to be fixed and saw this:

http://search.ebay.co.uk/310052753261

Surely that's taking the piss more than a bit?

Used panels seem to go for £25-£80 depending on condition.

 

Except that it's a new panel, and that's list price.

I've bought a load of stuff off him (Lee) but everything
is Ducati list price so be careful - for example, compare:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=310051296044
to
http://www.moto-racing.co.uk/item--...s-105-1502-20--Brembo+Bleed+Nipple+Cover.html

BTW, you wanna get in quick on these:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180249082225

 

Oh aye, I know that.

Eye watering price, even so.

Ouch, that's one hell of a difference.

No I don't.

They're 900SS cans, which don't fit a 750SS without a lot of pissing
about.

 

You mean unbolting the old cans and then refitting
the new ones.

They're identical. 750SS and 900SS have identical header
outlets even though they have different part numbers
for the headers.

But then, what do I know, cos I only run 750SS headers
with 900SSie cans on a 620ie engine...

 

Erm, TOG bought a set of 900SS cans and they didn't fit his 750SS.

Ahhh, here we go:

http://groups.google.com/group/uk.rec.motorcycles/browse_thread/thread/e
238b44c76b8070e/ac524974706466a0?lnk=gst&q=750SS+900SS+don%27t+fit#ac524
974706466a0

 

And, as you've posted to the thread, they don't 'just fit'....

 

The headers are different. Same diameter, fractionally different shape.

 

But the exit of the headers is in the same place
and of the same size.

But whatever.

 

Well whatever, you waste your money. I know they'll
fit because so far I've fitted three different sets
of cans (900SSie, 900SS and 750SS) to two different
sets of headers (750SS and 900SS), in two different
frames (750SS and 900SS).

But as I said up there ^^ you've had your bike for
all of a week so you obviously know it all already.

 

TOG has tried to fit 900SS cans, and they don't fit.

I've searched the Ducatisti archive and found that 900SS cans don't fit.

I'm not risking 200 quid on also finding out they don't fit.

Interestingly, if you cross-reference the part number for them, they've
been superceded by a set of cans that are listed to fit the 750SSie and
possibly other SSie bikes, but not listed as a fitment for carb-fed
750SSs.

 

:

I think Steve needs to do a bit more research, especially when it comes to
ancillary devices and their modus operandi.

 

No, it isn't, and that's the point. 750SS headers are fractionally
narrower because the back end of the bike is narrower.

 

For a race bike, yes, no problem, and you can bend, hammer, and make up
new brackets. Road bike, if you just want them to bolt straight on so
you can go for a ride, it's a different kettle of poissons.

900SS cans can be made to fit on 750SS headers, but they do need work.

 

Bending the (OEM) brackets slightly is all it takes, in my experience.

 

wouldn't that rely on having a single-seat setup, rather than bolting
from the pillion pegs?

 

I don't understand this - what do you mean that the back end
is narrower? The 750 uses the steel swingarm and a 5.5" rear
wheel (same a the 600), but the overall dimensions are the same
as the 900 back end with the ally swingarm and the 6" rear wheel.
The hubs of the wheels are identical. I know this because I run
a 5.5" rear wheel in an ally swingarm without any modifications.

The early 900 frames are slightly wider at the engine mounts;
we had to use a couple of 10mm spacers to fit the 600 engine
into it, but the back end (what would be the rear subframe if
it wasn't all one piece!) has the same mounting points. The
seat and rear fairing are all the same part numbers except
for decals, and our home-made mounting brackets fit both.

 

True - I've only ever used the high-level cans which replace the
pillion hangars with brackets. The standard cans are dreadful though
as the short pipe between the header and the can is the first thing
to touch down when leaning it over.

I wonder if you could mount the +pillion cans on the inside of the
hangar rather than the outside (or vice versa) as this would give
you an extra 10mm to play with.

The headers are pretty easy to move about as well. I spent about
an hour trying to get the end cans level as there's quite a bit of
play in the headers when everything is loosened off. The rear
cylinder has it's own seperate short header into the other part
and has quite a long joint to it, hence giving lots of movement.

But yes, it does require some fiddling!

 

Hm. Whatever. I was assured for certain by Ducati UK's spares bod that
if you put 900SS headers on a 750 (and they bolt straight on) then the
cans won't line up precisely with the mounts on the pillion pegs.

However, I'm not entirely sure now what happens if you try and put
900SS cans on 750 headers.

 

Just made a best offer of £5 for it.