Ducati 749 spares - where's good, cheap and quick?

Hi Gang,

Posting for a mate, have Google'd but can't see anything obvious.

He desperately needs to source a lower harness, part of the battery
tray for his 54 plate 749 S.

Ducati Glasgow want >300 and 7 days for this, which seems stupid.

Anyone got any other suggestions as to somewhere he can try to get one
at a realistic price, or is he screwed?

He's travelling ( meant to be ! ) to the 'Ring next Thursday, so this
is pretty urgent!

TIA.

Dave

 

It's a Ducati. QED.

Partfinder?

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Check with JHP (Ducati Coventry) as they have probably the largest
stock of Ducati parts in the country. However, it's likely to be
exactly the same price given they're also dealers.
www.jhpducati.com

If not there then try ebay or ringing round some breakers. You
might want to try the list of my club's friendly Ducati places,
as they may have something available. If he joins the club (£20pa)
then he'll also get a discount with some dealers, so it might even
work out cheaper to join the club and pay for the parts!

There's a list at the bottom of the page here:
http://www.ducatisportingclub.com/

 

True. Serves him right. Still, seems really steep for what it is
surely?

Aha. Thanks, done.

 

Thanks. Yup, all dealers are - as expected - same price, and between 5
- 10 days lead times.

Thanks, good link.

 

NP.

Out of interest, what is the problem that he needs the full lower
harness? Is is missing or has he lost a wire/connector is is it
giving grief so that he's decided to replace it all?

There's a couple of common electrical faults with the 999 design
that I may be able to suggest cures for.

 

He only uses the bike for track days, and starts it right off the
battery boost thingy ( technical,eh? ).

He always thought the battery was flat because he never really used
it.

It's in the dealership for some recall work before he heads off, and
they say it's the harness that's knacked, probably with a break in it
somewhere. They found this as they hadn't been able to get the bike to
start at all, although like I say he's always able to do it from a
box.

Any clues would be handy, in case it is just something simple. He's an
auto mechanic, very handy with bikes too, but when it comes to
specifics like harness electricals it isn't his forte, but he was
wondering if it could either be repaired or even bodged to get him
there without the hassle of needing bumped every time he stops it.

I mean, 350 for a harness ffs. :-(

 

Hmm ... it's not something that springs to mind, tbh.

Is the battery itself being drained whilst not in use? If
he's starting it with a Jump-Start thingy at the battery
terminals then this suggests that is the case.

It may be that the battery isn't being charged whilst in use;
does it start off the battery once he's run it on a trackday?
That would suggest a charging circuit problem.

Is the battery fine at the battery terminals but just not
starting the bike? Then it could well be a connection
problem.

With either of the above, I'd be tempted to check every
connector to ensure it is being seated correctly, that there
are no (obvious) broken wires, etc.

Once of the problems they have is that the run-off water can
go down the tank and collect in the rubber boot of the petrol
pump relay, causing it to run continuously. This could drain
the battery if not noticed. The fix is to remount the relay
the other way up to stop it happening!

Other than that ... fucknose!

 

Ooh, interesting. Ta, details passed on.