After spending a ridiculous amount of time trying to turn the Chinese "bodywork" into something that loosely approximates the overall shape of a Ducati 999, I have abandoned the track day bodywork idea all together - track days in general, for that matter.
So I went through the attic and found I had, over the last 8 years, collected enough spare bodywork for
two complete bikes; an "03 - "04 set, and an "05 - '06
Of course almost every piece was a different color so getting a "matched" set was impossible.
I took the red/black/yellow '05-'06 parts to get an estimate from the painter AMS uses but AMS already had a complete set of bodywork, plus tank, squirreled away in the warehouse that was less than what the painter quoted to have my 999 bits and fragments repaired/repainted.
So now (or at least very soon) I'll have My Precious back home in period correct '03 - '04
red bodywork. Plus, I asked Stuart to make the Leo Vince pipes fit so when I pick it up we'll be back to obnoxiously loud LV SBK goodness. The bike is also going on the dyno for a tune and remap to make it all work together.
I also snagged a "pre-owned" Ohlins rear shock so I'm good to go for at least another 8 years... And it was less (OK,
slightly less) than a new Panigale.
Hey-hey! 
And did I mention NO MORE TRACK DAYS?
