Ducati Monster Forum

Hi folks, I just purchased an M1100, which is my first bike with a dry clutch.  I'd like to open up the cover, etc., but am somewhat on a tight budget.  I was curious if anyone has installed an open clutch cover, but kept the stock pressure plate.  I'm assuming the stocker is aluminum, is this correct?  Has anyone had the stock pressure plate hard anodized?  I love the speedy moto stuff, but don't want to spend the $500 or so for the full set up.  TIA

I believe it's steel, at least it was on the last bike I bought with a stock pressure plate  :D. I've seen some painted pressure plates, but not anodized.

Ducati stock pressure plates are aluminum and could be anodized.

Most people paint them.

Thanks guys.

Ducpainter,

I see that you are located in NH.  I too live in NH (near the seacoast), could you recommend any local shops that would provide a quote to either anodize or paint my pressure plate?  Thanks.

I can paint the thing for you. Not familiar with anyone on the seacoast. There is a powder coater in Greenland that is OK. I don't like his paint removal techniques on aluminum.

There is a shop not too far from you that does hard ano. pm gage for the details. He had a bunch of stuff done last winter that looked really nice.

The stocker are cast aluminum. It can be anodized, but has a tendency to come out blotchy as the cast pieces take up the dye at different rates in different places. IF you went black as black as you can, then that would probably cover any blotches. But if you went a lighter color, then there's a greater chance of uneven colors. So that's why you see most folks paint the stock ones, as opposed to attempting to anodize.

Ive cleaned one half assed and spray painted it. and it came out fine.

Ive also powder coated one, but you need to clean the hell out of it to make it look good. not worth the effort.

Thanks guys, maybe I'll take my chances and rattlecan spray the thing.  The worst that will happen is I'll be forced to purchase a billet clutch plate!

Paint is your best bet as Yuu said the dye will be absorbed differently on a cast piece unless you really polish it.

I'd go to DP for the paint or check the classifieds and ebay... There's a ton of used ones out there.

This is new $25 bucks and the auction ends in 14 hours

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BLACK-DUCATI-CLUTCH-PRESSURE-PLATE-916-998-1098-1198-S_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem45f0e0c93bQQitemZ300394006843QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BLACK-DUCATI-CLUTCH-PRESSURE-PLATE-916-998-1098-1198-S_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem45f0e0c93bQQitemZ300394006843QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories)

I can't paint it for that.

Get a $2. can of Krylon! That's how I did mine!

a rattle can of enamel paint is all you need.

the plate will come up a treat.

make sure you either take the bearing out or mask it over before you start.

Gotta second (third, forth, ??) the painting. A good cleaning and several thin coats of paint is what I used...

At the risk of getting flamed into oblivion, i am running an open CC with a stock pressure plate (i can hear the collective gasps of several hundred DMFers).

My CF cover has a lot of coverage soo you don't see the whole plate.  I intended to get a new PP, but after a few months kinds of like the stock look as it matches the rest of the 'silver' parts left on an otherwise blacked out bike.

Sorry i don't have a picture.

I usually have several stock PP's that I have had PC'd black.  I'm out at the moment, but either paint or powder is the way to go.

I tried having a paid of headlight mounting "ears" anodized......and it came out looking like smoke. :-[

dude, i have a stock one lying around my garage somewhere. Ill PC it and show you how it looks since im doing some parts today. i send you some pics of how it looks when im done. im hoping it will be pretty. theres a lot of grease on it.

Thanks He Man, I'd love to see some pics.  If anyone else has pics of their painted stock pressure plate, I'd love to see those as well.

Sorry no pics, I can't get 'em to work.

We used VHT drivetrain and engine enamel, good for 550 F. The rattle can paint that is chemical resistant to oil, etc.

My mate used the gold color on his Superlight which matched his gold forks and gold anodized titanium and alloy bolts (bling). I used the bright red, to pick up my red ignition leads and tank. That's the beauty of it as there are so many colors.

The paint looks better and seems to 'settle' after it's been on the bike for awhile, the heat from the clutch really bakes it on!

Just clean that plate well beforehand or you'll be wiping it off to start again as the paint bubbles on that unseen grime you missed! Ducpainter might suggest a good pre paint/prepwash product (mine was real clean after the thinners I used to clean off the first attempt)!

Be great to see your color choice.

Cheers [drink]

Yes, some brake cleaner to get the grease & dust off, try to keep it off the bearing, then mask the bearing & spray!
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CCEMN1,
Is that a stock clutch cover you had modified?  It looks like you have a lexan "window" or something on the cover, cool.........

Here's mine
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what kinda mirrors are those? nice rearwheel. wheres the front? :P and are those SATOs?

Mirrors are Rizoma Circuit 998, yes, those are Sato rearsets. The front wheel is another story. The rotors don't fit and I wasn't able to sort out what offset I would need (they would either have to be custom offset or changes out the brakes...)

i had a chance to pick up those wheels front and back off a Hyper for $100. The guy had someone pick it up when i was ready to leave and said sorry. if you physically had the wheel im sure you could measure it out.

$100?  That would be a sweet deal.  I would love those on my S2R, the back wheel is the exact same dimensions isn't it?

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bbq paint  [thumbsup]

Who knew BBQ paint would look so good on the fairings  [cheeky]

Mine came off an S4RS. I paid quite a bit more than 100. Tires and front rotors came with it though. I'll find a solution...

It's a German made cover I picked up on eBay for $70 bucks, I can't remember the name? And yes, that is a lexan window. I liked being able to see the clutch, but wanted to keep the "noise" to a minimum.
OK, go ahead & flame me!