Anyone?

For the screw that is buggered up you have a couple of options that I would try:

1.) Run down to your Sears hardware store and get at set of "screw-out" damaged screw removers. or 2.) Get your dremel out and cut a slot for a flat screw driver blade

Make sure you have a quality set of hex wrenches, a poorly fitting wrench will ruin even a good screw. If the screws are really tight, a couple of drops of penetrating oil over night will help.

For replacement screws, I like using desmoparts.com. He has every type of metric screw you can imagine and good prices (no affliation, just a satisfied customer).

Good Luck,
Peter

Best I can do to help:

http://www.twistedthrottle.com/

I'm also on the market for a rear top case and brackets for a ST3, so please post and leads to the forum so we can all get ours ordered

1upDuc said:

Here it is.. Not much room in garage plus,, It is 9m at night. Will take some more later..

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Most excellent.....now the tough questions, price? and where did you purchase from?

Looking forward to more pictures.


Rick

RickC1957 said:

Well I'm one a quest to outfit my 2005 ST3 with a rear bracket and rear case. Ducati has them on line, but of course to make life truly misreable, it just tells me "coming soon", .......

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well Rick...I saw the rear case on the ST3s at the IMS show a couple weeks back and I can say that is looks the business!!!....it maybe worth the wait!!!

1upDuc said:

If anyone has any ideas on how to take these soft ass metal allen bolts out with out screwing up the foot pegs I am all ears..

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take a dremel tool and create a flat head screwdriver slot to use to take it out....since I assume you are going to be pitching it in the trash when you are done and putting a better replacement in.....I'd take a dremel and make a slotted groove for a flat head or do a cross slot for a phillips...your choice mate!

zooom said:

well Rick...I saw the rear case on the ST3s at the IMS show a couple weeks back and I can say that is looks the business!!!....it maybe worth the wait!!!

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Excellent I'm going to the show here in Chicago in two weeks. I have been trying eBay also, but as usual eBay stuff usually ends up going for more than retail!

I've been thinking about a top case too. One thing I wonder is if when you take the case off how ugly does the bracket look sticking out the back?

Bodhi said:

I've been thinking about a top case too. One thing I wonder is if when you take the case off how ugly does the bracket look sticking out the back?

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I have seen Vivid1's 954 without the topcase, just the bracket, not that bad, but Japanese bikes have a inscet look to them, so it kind of works. On a Italian it might be down right fugly!

1upDuc said:

I paid just under $500 with all the mounting hardware bag and extras. I got it from www.motoeuropa.com Talk to Margo. Tell her Reb sent you. I was the first one to get it from there shop. It was a little difficult to get on but so worth it..

You tell me..

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Thanks for the info Reb!

Pimping your Ride...

1upDuc said:

I paid just under $500 with all the mounting hardware bag and extras. I got it from www.motoeuropa.com Talk to Margo. Tell her Reb sent you. I was the first one to get it from there shop. It was a little difficult to get on but so worth it..You tell me..

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Margo is good. BTW the 3rd shot [aerial] of your beautiful bike, screams for a Sargent seat with red piping and the Italian flag. It will add just enough, pulling in the red from the wheels. Margo can order one for you...

Not too bad. Not as fugly as I thought. In fact it doesn't look too much different than the new Buell Ulysses with the flip backrest in the back position. I may get one of these rigs too, since I find myself filling up the panniers to the bursting point most of the time. Is the backrest for the passenger still optional and is it worth it?

Thank you for posting the pictures.

How about access to the rear key to unlock the seat? Does the bracket get in the way? Does it require removing the top case to unlock the seat?

Ducati23 said:

Thank you for posting the pictures.

How about access to the rear key to unlock the seat? Does the bracket get in the way? Does it require removing the top case to unlock the seat?

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I have always been able to access the seat lock on my three ST's without removing the Nonfango AWACS trunk.