Puig windscreen for the 696 (ordered)

[1313]

A member on the other forum discovered this today.. Doesn't look bad at all considering what 696 owners have to work with currently on the market.

[Takster]

That might be the best one I've seen yet, but that's really not saying much.

[1313]

Looking at the picture alone, it seems like the screen can easily be removed. Maybe Puig will release other sizes and screen shapes later on. Who knows.

[Raux]

i think part of teh problem wiht the 696 is the flat headlight. makes it difficult to get any kind of flow to a screen with a body on it.
i'm thinking about trying to find a simple clear shield that is tall enough to tour with.

[gearhead]

 Something good sized, damn the looks, that bolts on the fairing and doesn't try to look like an alien would work for me. Just a big clear wind screen.

[1313]

Well I pulled the trigger this morning and ordered a black Puig screen for my 696. I ordered it from BS-Motoparts.com who is in Germany.  I was referred directly to them from Puig. Currently no one in the US carries the screen for the 696/1100.
Total shipped was $167 USD (after the exchange rate of course).
Color options were light smoke, dark smoke, and black. I went with black because I might "darken" my bike at a later date.
I believe they will be shipping DHL International so hopefully 2 weeks... I'll definitely update with plenty of pictures and my riding experiences...good or bad.

This will be replacing the Ducati Performance screen I have on now.

Stay tuned. 

[DucHead]

...BS-Motoparts.com...

[R2]

Cool. I'll be waiting. I've been thinking about removing the DP windscreen. The other day I saw group of bikes parked together. I glanced at them real quick and thought one had a funky windscreen. I took a better look at it and it was my bike. Doh!

[1313]

Haha yeah. They are a big dealer on eBay.uk.

[1313]

Phew! They sent me the DHL tracking number early this morning since they are 7 hrs ahead of us in the states.
BS-Motoparts.com is NOT BS as of right now. Now I just hope I don't get a box of rocks. 

[Takster]

It's my understanding that the euro version didn't come with a windscreen at all, and in the States, we got one right?

When I took mine off (just for the sake of curiosity... and to see what it would look like,) all I saw once I took it off was the bundle of wires coming into the back of the tach/speedo.  I can't tell from the photos, but it looks like the DP screen covers that area and the Puig does not.  Will the tach backing piece come with the puig?

Am I missing something?

[1313]

You should have also received the instrument panel cover and two screws with your bike. The Ducati Performance screen utilizes the panel cover. It's just hidden. The Puig screen is the same way but the panel is just visible. 

[Takster]

I didn't get a cover... I guess that's what I get for buying a used bike.

[danaid]

I didn't get a cover... I guess that's what I get for buying a used bike.

You should try to get that cover from the original dealer. I too took off my screen to see what it looks like and noticed all the wires hanging out, called the dealer for help and they looked at the shop manual and saw the cover I needed, which was sitting on their shelf. I purchased their first 696 and they didn't know what came with the bike, maybe your bike is in a similar scenario.   

[BomberHead]

A member on the other forum discovered this today.. Doesn't look bad at all considering what 696 owners have to work with currently on the market.

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