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Old 01-01-2005, 04:54 AM
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Default Re: rear seat cowling for 800ss??? (larrydk)

I put a Ducati Performance solo cowl on my fiance's SS800, which she wrote about in this thread:

http://speedzilla.zeroforum.co...36592

It's really nice-looking, and it comes already color-matched with a white number plate background. The only drawback is, it makes it hard to remove the seat. The seat lock is hidden underneath the new cowl, so to access it, you have to remove the two screws holding the cowl to the frame.



It's kind of a pain in the ass to reinstall the cowl each time, so she keeps her tool kit and registration in her tank bag. And in order to access the battery, you have to remove the cowl, the seat, and raise the tank. To avoid having to do this often, we installed a Battery Tender quick-connect plug to the battery, with the two-prong plug zip-tied to the frame. This way, you can just plug your charger cord into the plug any time you want to, without having to mess around with all that.

It's a small price to pay, but the cowl makes the bike look so much better. Next step will be some high-mount pipes, and getting rid of the passenger pegs and rear fender assembly...
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