My new (old) bike

[Green1]

Got to love the noise from a dry clutch mine makes the camchain in the 750 sound wisper quiet.
That sounds like a resonable price for belts.

[MarkCR750]

PS perfect end to a good day, chin chin!

[SteveD CB500K0]

Not quite perfect. Should be red (wine)



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[MarkCR750]

Not quite perfect. Should be red (wine)



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Ha, and it's not sunny, the thing is I don't drink, just had 2 glasses and the world has taken a definite sideways slant, so it's not just the ducati that's a lightweight!

[MarkCR750]

Getting the belts done at corner speed ducati specialist tomorrow £150 inc vat, couldn't resist a quick blast last night, bloody hell it goes well!, you really have to watch your speed as well , a steady 80mph is just over 4k revs, oops slow down!.

[Rozabikes Tim]

If they are stock cans, mine were modded in line with Baines Racing recomendation. Gave a big boost in low down response/ torque. Bloody noisey however! Simply remove baffles (think they are press fit with retaining rivet from memory. Not sure if rejetting needed  as mine was done when I bought it. The difference when they went back in for MOTwas massive.

[MarkCR750]

No they are laser cans, the baffles are held in with one bolt each, PO said it's very loud without them, I'll give it a try when it's back from having its belts done on Friday but I don't like mega loud, I've asked him to do the full service now which includes valve clearances, setting up carbs, cycle parts checks, clutch dismantle check everything, price has gone up accordingly but at least I'll have a benchmark, the main thing is I got it there before the belts snapped! 😄

[hairygit]

I must say I have always found it odd that car and now some bike manufacturers rely on what is basically a large rubber band to  drive critical parts like camshafts, with such disastrous and expensive damage when they fail, and it's a question of when, not if it will let go!

[MarkCR750]

Yes I much prefer chains, my daughter has a polo that is chain but every other car ive had has been belt, I don't know if there are any mechanical advantages with a belt over chain, quietness ?, accuracy?, inertia?, or if it's just cheaper for the manufacturer , I went through a phase of having Alfa GTV's, Alfa said 72k service interval but you were brave to go beyond 36k, I suppose getting them changed is the answer to reliability but its yet another cost to the motorist!

[MarkCR750]

Got the ducati back earlier, new belts, shims done , carbs balanced etc etc, runs very well, took it for a 50mile spin and I'm starting to get the hang of it, massive engine braking takes some getting used to!, very light and precise steering, buckets of torque and very powerful front brakes, it's like learning to ride all over again! , think I'm falling in love 😄

[Johnwebley]

  enjoy,

  but careful,you will think you a guy called Mike,against Phil on a Honda !!!!

[MarkCR750]

Yes the Honda and now this Ducati have made me quite delusional john 😄, luckily my occasional cock ups on corners are enough to remind me that Mike and Phil had more talent in the little finger nails than I do in my whole body!, ie last night I took the Ducati to show to aged P, I said "I'll open it up a bit as I go so you can hear the exhaust", so I did, shut off as I came to turn off fathers road, forgot how much engine braking it had and ended up teetering around the corner at 5mph, on the point of balance , I hope it didn't look as sh*t as it felt 😄

[Green1]

I know that feeling when I first got the Guzzi if I let the throttle snap shut you would stop in an instant and tend to look like a right berk mid corner.On approaching roundabouts I would keep trying to use the gears to slow down and locking the rear whilst beeping the horn instead of indicating and then finish of rounding the bend slower than a pushbike  All good fun until you get back on the Honda and forget what 70's brakes are like.

Mick

[MarkCR750]

Brilliant 😄, yes it's so hard to adapt, did it again this morning half way round a roundabout, doh!.
PS they do sound great when you shut off though, really boom,  I guess that's why the press called it "the thunderous 900ss", small comfort when you're wobbling about like a clown on a unicycle though!.

[MarkCR750]

Almost 600 miles and I've got my first problem!, oil cooler leaking, well it's more of a weep, not really Ducati's fault other than they sited the oil cooler very low down in the path of stones being flung up from the front tyre and as far as I know didn't fit a stone guard as standard, later model monsters sited the oil cooler higher up so I've bought a second hand one of those (and will be fitting a stone guard of course 😄), other than that going like a train!.