Would you drill a hole in the plastic panels beside the seat? - Ducati.ms

apehair · Mar 17th, 2011, 7:50 pm

I might get struck by lightning just for asking, but I was thinking of putting those hook thingies on the plastic panels (what are those called) on either side of the seat. I would be able to hook a bag bungie to them instead of hooking the bag bungies to each other under the seat.

The hole would be the size of a regular bolt, and would be completely covered by these ghastly but highly utilitarian devices. They're about 3/4" in diameter and half an inch high. Nicely rounded, they'd look just fine on a Beemer, but I'm afraid to put them on a Ducati ... might disturb the Earth's magnetic field. Or worse.

Would you?

I could paint them red, I suppose ...

ape

SS904 · Mar 17th, 2011, 8:06 pm

I think I'd buy some off eBay and drill the holes in those... The other thing is I’d think pretty hard about how much weight I planned to strap to those hooks. You may want to take a good look at how these panels are attached! Not particularly confidence inspiring given you plan.

Another option it to rig something under the seat similar to what Sargent and the DP seats use. The both have swing-out hooks riveted to the seat pan.

chitownson · Mar 17th, 2011, 8:07 pm

I wouldn't do it but not because I'm worried about looks but because I've found those plastic panels to be fragile (I've cracked the mounts on one.)

Duc2Be · Mar 17th, 2011, 8:19 pm

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Originally Posted by chitownson

I wouldn't do it but not because I'm worried about looks but because I've found those plastic panels to be fragile (I've cracked the mounts on one.)

Yeh - just take a look at the fasteners that hold the pieces to the frame. Trusting them to hold anything at all would be a serious risk. JMHO, tho.

tonered · Mar 18th, 2011, 9:37 am

Also, there are some that have installed bunge hooks on the panniers. That is a much better place than the seat fairings. The seat pan idea is great also.

Have a good one.

sw1128 · Mar 18th, 2011, 10:10 am

Or, if you had a Sargent or DP seat, you could just swing out the hooks from underneath the seat and use them....

twerth · Mar 18th, 2011, 10:24 am

I did this to mine and it works pretty well.

ST Bungee Net Attachment Mod

I wouldn't expect it to hold a hundred pounds, but it works well for an extra helmet or if I have to pick something up at the store.

Duc2Be · Mar 18th, 2011, 10:31 am

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Originally Posted by twerth

I did this to mine and it works pretty well.

ST Bungee Net Attachment Mod

I wouldn't expect it to hold a hundred pounds, but it works well for an extra helmet or if I have to pick something up at the store.

Great idea - I think it's as strong as the Sargent set up. too.

Noonen · Mar 18th, 2011, 3:25 pm

I've been thinking of using mounted cable ties attached to the frame.

They are essentially zip ties with an eyelet in them to put a screw through.

They have a million and one uses, I originally bought them to mount wiring to firewalls on Jeeps, but I've found a ton of uses since then. I think they'd be ideal for the purpose and you can buy them at Home Depot/Lowes.

I'd zip tie them to the frame, and use the eyelets to attach the bungee net.

va duc · Mar 18th, 2011, 4:47 pm

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Originally Posted by twerth

I did this to mine and it works pretty well.

ST Bungee Net Attachment Mod

I wouldn't expect it to hold a hundred pounds, but it works well for an extra helmet or if I have to pick something up at the store.

I did this mod myself and it will hold a seat bag nicely as well ass twerth's original usage...

Great idea twerth! Thanks for reminding me about this mod!