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Bad closer #1, with a huge patch of missing chrome.
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Bad closer #2, with a smaller patch of missing chrome (hard to see in this
photo).
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Better shot of closer #1.
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Somewhat better shot of closer #2.
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It's a bit easier to see the damage to closer #2 in this picture.
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Closer #1, with the damage largely washed out by the flash.
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Closer #1, with the damage frighteningly obvious...
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These are the other two closers, without the chrome flaking. This is what they
should all look like. Since the head has to come off to replace the closers,
I had all four replaced with MegaCycle'd rockers (certainly don't want to do
this twice!)
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A tighter shot of the two good rockers...
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Nichols installed this rear fender for me at the same time the bike was down
for servicing. It's a really nice unit, made by RoadRacing
in Italy, and distributed here in the US by
Fast by Ferracci. It's a pain to install, though, because the right side
attaches to the lower shock mount, which of course requires the shock to be
unattached at the bottom. It also requires the exhaust to be removed to get
the mounting bolt in. The upside, however, is a nice solid mount, as opposed
to the units which only attach on the left side.
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This is why the bike badly needed a hugger...riding year-round just cakes the
rear shock with road grime.
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Another left-side shot of the hugger...
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The ride side of the hugger; what you can't see is the mounting behind the
exhaust...
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The stock clutch basket. Note the nice grooves...
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Another shot of the stock, beat-up basket. Although the clutch wasn't
slipping, it was making an awful racket (even for a Ducati) due to the slop
between the clutch tabs and basket. An aluminum Nichols clutch basket and
Barnett DryFlex clutch pack were installed instead. This setup is supposed to
remove 3.5 pounds of rotating mass...
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A closeup of the damaged fingers, showing the pounding they were encountering
with the clutch plate tabs.
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Another closeup...
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Here's what the stock clutch pack looks like after 18,000 miles. As you can
see, the tabs on the plates have taken a pretty severe beating.
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A closeup of the wasted tabs...
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And one last one. According to Nichols, the stock clutch tabs only contact
55% of the available tab area, whereas their aluminum basket and Barnett
clutch combo make over 90% contact. The new setup is so much quieter it's not
even funny...
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