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[SpikeC]

Has anyone removed the rear bodywork on a DB5? I followed the routine in the repair manual with no success. After removing the fasteners it acts like there is something else hold it in place.
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Spike C.
Portland, Oregon, USA
2008 Bimota DB5R
1965 Triumph T100SC

[brian]

You need 2bims for this one. He'll be along shortly... once his finished counting his bikes
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'99 DB4 #104, '96 SB6 #1165, '94 DB2 J #652, '99 DB4 #088, '08 VTX1800, '93 ZXR750R M1, '95 ZXR750, '95 ZXR750 Race Bike, '94 CBR400rr NC29 Race Bike, '94 CB250, '49 BSA C10 250, '61 BSA A10 650, '89 ZXR750, '91 Ducati 851

[2bims]

I'm assuming you have the workshop manuals and not just the owners handbook?....You've removed the seat pad yes? One screw at the front, visible...and I think theres one underneath when you take this off...What will be stopping you is the 2 bolts that fix the rear number plate and indicator assembly to the rear frame.....its easier to disconnect the silencers for access...but underneath the top most part of the carbon plate hanger there is 2 bolts/nuts that need removing....right at the top of the carbon plate hanger...between the silencers...you dont need to disconnect the wiring , just unplug the main connecter.....the rear bodywork is "one piece" so you have to clamshell open at the front and pull off from the rear, hence its easier if the silencers are removed...leave the rear light on...only the lens thats connected with one bolt anyway to gain access to the bulb...nothing more

That rear carbon number plate holder is a separate unit....and it bolts through a plate on the frame through to the seat unit, tying the piece youre trying to remove to the frame..hope this helps...section 3.1.5 in the workshop manual

[SpikeC]

Thanks much for the how to, that is exactly what I did, but I didn't move the silencers. After removing all of the fasteners and spreading the front of the unit is still would not move backwards.
I have PDFs of the shop manual and the parts book, all of which I studied carefully to no avail. Do the silencers HAVE to be moved out of the way?
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Spike C.
Portland, Oregon, USA
2008 Bimota DB5R
1965 Triumph T100SC

[2bims]

Is is a bit of a "faff" but I would unbolt the end cans....undo the 2 bolts that fix each can to the bracket....doing one first and then the bolts are easier to get at for the other one...as theres not much clearance for wrenches etc....I use allen key ends when they are loose....the swivel type to get in.....then pull the spring clips off the cans and they can swivel out of the way...I usually take the fixing nut off each indicator and just pull them loose...and let them hang on the connecting wires...that way you wont break the indicators swivelling the cans loose....then you can gain access to the 2 bolts under the rear tail tidy...they are allen key headed and usually a bit cruddy as they catch all the road muck from the rear wheel........

[2bims]

[spidermaan]

When I need to change the Street bodywork in track bodywork I do in this way (for the rear)
- remove the seat (two screws, one upper, you can see when you seat on and one below, the seat has a threaded pin, so you need remove the nut, you can see it between exhaust)
- remove two screws fix the plate holder
- when you remove it, you can support it on the rear wheel, unplug the connector on the right side below the seat
- now remove the 4 screws (two for each silencer) fix the exhaust silencer to their holder. After this you can partly rotate them.
- now remove the two small screws (one for each side) fix the tail to the rear frame
- now, pull in this two point to external direction and in the same moment push to rear direction
- it moved right, so now you need only push the tail to rear
- good you had remove the tail
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[CNC]

Jep, you should at least loosen end cans... easier is if you remove them...
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[CNC]

[2bims]

As SpiderMann says...and unfortunately as the workshop Manual DOES NOT say...remove the front seat bolt that is on top of the seat...and there is another bolt underneath you need to remove that is is not mentioned in the manual...Hey Ho...not much new there with Bimota manuals....also the easiest way to adjut the remote reservoir on the rear shock when its an Ohlins one...as its now visible with the seat pad removed....You will at least Find Spike....that the rear subframe on the R models is painted alloy and not painted steel as on the Db5S models...Not sure with the DB5Mille ones??? I know the twin seat models have a steel subframe

[CNC]

DB5 Mille have also alloy rear frame, since it supports only one ass...
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Bimota DB7, Bimota DB5 Mille, Ducati 916, Ducati M900, Benelli Tornado Tre