Maybe it's been talked about before, but there's some new blood here so let's start anew.

What's your take on the side covers? I used to think it was a given that they'd get binned in a hurry, but they're kinda sorta growing on me. Yet I still kinda find them to be fugly. Must be my bipolar.  One drawback to going naked is the nasty way Ducati routed the hideous wiring harness through the subfender/lower mudguard and outside the frame of the bike.

Maybe it's the whole almost 40 years old thing but certain OE elements I used to dislike are growing on me, like the OE switches, taillight, dash, even the front fender that I used to loathe.

I sorta think a NOS set of carbon ones would look nice with the other low key carbon bits I have on the build; i.e headlight bucket, gas cap key, other little farkles.

I also think there's a good chance I'd be chucking em in a bin or selling em here at a huge loss a week later, lol.

Just over analyzing as usual. 

NOS carbon for sure from this 50+ year old.

Maybe this should be a polling thread, don't forget to gives a boobies option
I vote, none. But if you gotta -go carbon.

My vote goes to me 

 

Keeping an eye on this one as I'm undecided.  Orginally I liked them but after losing one on my '95 M900 I removed the other side and I liked it.  I've since tried removing them on a few different bikes.  I tend to find the bikes that have been tail chopped leave 'em off, bikes that are long keep 'em on.  But like I say I'm undecided!

Side covers on, mat plastic is fine.  I agree, no tail chop, the covers look fine.  Tail chop, not so fine.  Covers on, the mess behind them doesn't show.  Covers on, the mess must be dealt with.

Quote from: stopintime on February 05, 2015, 05:17:51 AM
My vote goes to me  

Nice handiwork Lars! I've wanted to do that to a set of belt covers for a long time, never considered side covers. Is that gutter guard?

I really wanna find a pair of these...still mad at myself for snoozing on a brand new set Speeddog was selling.

IF IF IF you can find a pair of the old RoadRacing ones, they're bad assedness. I just got lucky and stumbled upon some by accident. I should have bought the other ones too and sand bagged them for a rainy day.

Like Dis...http://skykingproducts.com/store/Roadracing/AlienBastard/AlienBastard.htm

Quote from: Rudemouthsky on February 05, 2015, 07:35:54 AM
Nice handiwork Lars! I've wanted to do that to a set of belt covers for a long time, never considered side covers. Is that gutter guard?

Thanks, it's bought as something to put in the front of a car, easily formed by hand and fastened with clear silicone.

my 2c
yours will be a custom-why leave the ugly parts? use the small alum dp front fender you have. stock fender is kinda ugly & too big/ long.  put the belt covers on a shelf too.

ditch the sidecovers, not much wiring to hide behind them & allows the full truss to show. I ground off the sidecover mounts too but left frame ugly like that since my bike is stripped down & a patinaed rider.

Quote from: silas on February 05, 2015, 10:47:36 AM
my 2c
yours will be a custom-why leave the ugly parts? use the small alum dp front fender you have. stock fender is kinda ugly & too big/ long.  put the belt covers on a shelf too.

ditch the sidecovers, not much wiring to hide behind them & allows the full truss to show. I ground off the sidecover mounts too but left frame ugly like that since my bike is stripped down & a patinaed rider.

Oh I mostly agree. And my DP fender isn't going anywhere. The OE fender I basically just went from hating it to thinking that it "doesn't suck."

I took mine off but very recently repurposed/reshaped them to cover the passenger peg mounts.  I think they look pretty neat.  I'll try to post some pics.

I left mine on to hide the crap behind it.
BUT, it also blends in with all the other carbon stuff and the shape/lines of it looks ok too I think.
even blends in with the pattern on the seat I reckon...

basically I think the design of the ol' monster is nice and it just needs tweeking.
A lot of non ducati people wouldn't know my bike is 'that' modified unless I told them.

Thats the way I wanted it..

My next build will be different!   

Quote from: monsta on February 05, 2015, 03:26:37 PM

My next build will be different!   

Ooo.... When do you start???