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Feb 10th, 2011, 11:04 am
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Munich, Bavaria, Germany
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De-blinging the dashboard
I couldn't stand it anymore… these chromed rings had to go!
Much better now… like on my LeMans… 
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Feb 10th, 2011, 11:14 am
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Location: Phoenix, AZ, USA
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Cool! Did you paint them or simply remove them? Fill any holes?
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Feb 10th, 2011, 11:25 am
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Location: Groton, CT, USA
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Wow. It's amazing how such a small change makes such a huge difference.
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Feb 10th, 2011, 11:47 am
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Location: Monadnock Region, NH, USA
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De-blinging! I love it!
Its funny how most of us naturally lean towards adding bling to our bikes - even bikes like the SC series whose very appeal is their simplicity.
You've shown us another, and I expect some of us will think, better way.
Thanks! 
-don
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`07 GT1000 "Sommessa Donna" (Quiet Lady)
`93 900SS "La bella Rossa" (The Beautiful Red)
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Feb 10th, 2011, 11:53 am
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Looks awesome! What you do? Paint? 
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When asking a Ducati owner if he had any problems with his bike, his response was:
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Feb 10th, 2011, 11:55 am
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Looks nice, paint or powder coat?
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Feb 10th, 2011, 12:22 pm
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I removed them… i disassembled the dashboard… separated the two halfs carefully because there is a thin rubber seal in between… took off the circuit board… removed the last screw that holds the small cover around the lights… popped off the rings…
and reverse!
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Feb 10th, 2011, 1:48 pm
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Location: Portland, OR, USA
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Wow, that actually looks really good! Nice job.
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Feb 10th, 2011, 4:18 pm
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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Ha! Thanks for this. May be a nice solution for me because one of the chrome bezels on mine got dented.
I'd actually prefer to fix mine than remove it permanently. Do you want to sell me the one you took off?
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2006 Sport 1000 Track Bike. Yellow, cannister-ectomy (duh...), 14 / 41 gearing, DP ECU, Arrow 2-1 full system, Traxxion Dynamics fork springs and AK-20 cartridges, Penske 8983 rear shock, frame and axle sliders, Wasp PUK, Wasp TMSD, XT MiniLap timer, ugly 3-spoke Brembo wheels, Brembo 4p / 4p calipers with Spiegler lines, Dunlop Q2s, Airtech track fairing, Shorei LiFePo 14, and a DP slipper clutch....and now I'm finished...no, really.....
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Feb 10th, 2011, 5:06 pm
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Location: Raleigh, NC, USA
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On that bike that looks great! Very nice change.
Sounds rather easy to get inside the housing, too. I've thought about opening that cluster to see if I could tone down the high beam indicator light. Anyone else think those are just too bright?
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