[injidup]

This will be my first Ducati (when it arrives) and with recent experience of modifying my Suzuki, I was reminded how crappy some of the fixings are on Jap bikes. Several rounded off bolts on the brake disk.

How does Ducati fare with the quality of its fixings? Just in case I should start fiddling with the bike when it arrives!

 

[silverluxe]

Quality should be similar to any other bike made somewhere other than China. If you're rounding off bolts, buy better tools

These T handled USA made Bondhus hex drivers are not going to round out any of the hex fasteners on the bike.

Nothing on the bike will round off if you are removing it with a high quality tool. And nothing will strip out if you put it back into place with the proper amount of torque.

The right hand mirror is reverse threaded

 

[MotoChief]

Of course they do use a very, very liberal amount of red thread lock on every bolt on the bike, so be careful, no matter what tools you are using.

 

[dukes]

Quality should be similar to any other bike made somewhere other than China. If you're rounding off bolts, buy better tools

These T handled USA made Bondhus hex drivers are not going to round out any of the hex fasteners on the bike.

Nothing on the bike will round off if you are removing it with a high quality tool. And nothing will strip out if you put it back into place with the proper amount of torque.

The right hand mirror is reverse threaded

Very true.

The right tools and right amount or torque applied (gentle) should be what's applied.

I learned the hard way working an automotive shop, fortunately it didn't cost me anything

 

[PrerunTN]

Disk bolts are set with red lock tight. Heating them with a soldering iron softens the thread locker and the bolts come right out. I really dont think theres any sort of quality issues. Often folks just arent aware of methods used to repair things.

 

[injidup]

Disk bolts are set with red lock tight. Heating them with a soldering iron softens the thread locker and the bolts come right out. I really dont think theres any sort of quality issues. Often folks just arent aware of methods used to repair things.

Thanks for the tip! Suzuki use blue loctite!
I still think Japanese make their fastenings from Cheesium. Especially Suzuki. I haven't had any issues working on cars (even British ones). Fortunately I didn't need to work on the Triumph (motorcycle, made in Thailand) so can't comment on modern "British" motorcycles.

 

[scrambledchef]

I removed a couple of fasteners on the tail. They are easy to cross thread. One of them I had to get my tap out to chase the threads. Definitely be careful removing the Allen fasteners. I think Ducati chose to use every size they had in the parts bin 2mm - 6mm. Most Japanese brands seem to have moved to basically one size for all the bodywork fasteners.