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I did it. I drove 1200 miles with an empty trailer to Naples, FL to test ride my 2005 999. The LeoVince exhaust had me at the first mile and I was lit up by the time I came back after test riding it. My comment was, "this is a proper Ducati, I must have it". I cheerfully purchased it for 7300, without the red key but with many goodies installed and only 1700 miles on the clock.
As soon as I loaded it up on my Kendall Trailer, without the knowledge that I now have about wheel chock being designed for 18 inch wheels, my 17 inch wheel slid nicely into place while smashing the front part of my fairing up against the rear end of that troll wheel chock from hell.
I made it home 1200 miles without any more horror and dropped the bike off for service and the trailer off for wheel chock modification, cutting 1 1/2 inches off the rear of the chock, as it cannot be mounted more rearward as many can be.
I'm thinking of NOT fixing the fairing which is slightly damaged at the tip and scratched, instead taping off that lower section and spraying it with black plastidip. It won't look pretty, but I bought this bike to freakin RIDE it, not merely admire how perfect it is.
I was depressed a long time over this mishap, but in reality, how often do we look at our scrotums to see how ugly they are? This bottom part of the fairing does not get much attention visually unless one is inspecting the bike for damage......so, the Hell with it! I'm not trying to sell the bike, I should not waste money fixing it and just address that issue if I ever DID intend to sell it and THEN fix it, right???
As soon as I loaded it up on my Kendall Trailer, without the knowledge that I now have about wheel chock being designed for 18 inch wheels, my 17 inch wheel slid nicely into place while smashing the front part of my fairing up against the rear end of that troll wheel chock from hell.
I made it home 1200 miles without any more horror and dropped the bike off for service and the trailer off for wheel chock modification, cutting 1 1/2 inches off the rear of the chock, as it cannot be mounted more rearward as many can be.
I'm thinking of NOT fixing the fairing which is slightly damaged at the tip and scratched, instead taping off that lower section and spraying it with black plastidip. It won't look pretty, but I bought this bike to freakin RIDE it, not merely admire how perfect it is.
I was depressed a long time over this mishap, but in reality, how often do we look at our scrotums to see how ugly they are? This bottom part of the fairing does not get much attention visually unless one is inspecting the bike for damage......so, the Hell with it! I'm not trying to sell the bike, I should not waste money fixing it and just address that issue if I ever DID intend to sell it and THEN fix it, right???