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Mar 1st, 2009, 8:47 pm
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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DP Carbon Fit Quality
Gents,
I ordered a Ducati Performance tank cover and rear hugger. This is the second set as the first ones were returned for poor finish quality. These are much better and have met my expectations.
When I tried to install both pieces, neither fit well. Question is - Has anyone had to replace fasteners? The tank cover has two tapered fasteners for the tapered plastic stock cover but the carbon cover isnt tapered. The more serious of the fit problems with the tank cover is that it doesnt center up well with the gas tank filler neck. It tends to walk forward when you tighten the fasteners. Has anyone been forced to elongate holes to get a reasonable fit?
What about those little nylon washers? Under or over top of the carbon. Common sense would tell me to place the nylon washer between the bolt head and the carbon fibre.
How did you solve these problems? (I'm not looking for someone to tell me to buy someone else's product)
Thanks in advance
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Mar 1st, 2009, 9:11 pm
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Hollywood, Florida, USA
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The washers go under the bolt head so you don't leave an impression from the bolt head in the carbon.
On the other question you have I rather stay silent but sorry to hear you have so much trouble, should not be like that.
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Mar 1st, 2009, 9:25 pm
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Join Date: Jul 2007
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DP stuff is pathetic. Shift-tech carbon is much nicer quality. He probably didn't want to say that himself. 
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Mar 2nd, 2009, 8:24 am
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Northern, NJ, USA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MarksFriggin
DP stuff is pathetic. Shift-tech carbon is much nicer quality. He probably didn't want to say that himself. |
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Mar 2nd, 2009, 12:04 pm
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: New York, NY, USA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MarksFriggin
DP stuff is pathetic. Shift-tech carbon is much nicer quality. He probably didn't want to say that himself. |
I bought the rear hugger and the CF windshield from Shift Tech. It took 15 minutes for both installs. The fit and finish was perfect and matched the existing CF on the S. I would return and recommend ordering from Shift Tech. Guido also gives us a discount.
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Mar 2nd, 2009, 1:32 pm
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Originally Posted by CTarna
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I disagree and just to prove how right I am I am willing to trade my DP hugger for anyones Shift-Tech hugger. Thats right you can have my awesomesauce DP hugger and I'll endure with your weaksauce Shift-Tech hugger. I'm only doing this because Jesus told me too 
Anyone? Please trade me 
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Last edited by bromike666; Mar 2nd, 2009 at 7:37 pm.
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Mar 2nd, 2009, 5:09 pm
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: ashford, ct, usa
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I installed a shift-tech tank cover and a carbonworld hugger. Carbonworld is from Germany and it fit perfect. The tank cover also fit perfect.
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Mar 2nd, 2009, 5:27 pm
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Northern, NJ, USA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bromike666
I disagree and just to prove how right I am I am willing to trade my DP hugger for anyones Shift-Tech hugger. Thats right you can have my awesomesauce DP hugger and I'll endure with your losersauce Shift-Tech hugger. I'm only doing this because Jesus told me too
Anyone? Please trade me |
Just to prove you wrong and to be a nice guy (  ), I am going to keep my Shift Tech hugger so you will not have to endure the pain of it all.
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Mar 2nd, 2009, 6:15 pm
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Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CTarna
Just to prove you wrong and to be a nice guy ( ), I am going to keep my Shift Tech hugger so you will not have to endure the pain of it all. |
Go away 
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Mar 2nd, 2009, 6:22 pm
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Manville, NJ, USA
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Yes, I did read your post completely. OK, so now the finish is OK, but you can't mount it on the bike....and that's OK.? Return it before you can't after you modify it to fit. Hell, you paid good money for it, you should be able to mount it...no?
If you want a quality CF product, then Shift-Tech is the only answer. Sorry, but that is the only answer.
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