Ducati belts and shim check

Done for £169. Who said Dukes were expensive to fettle? Mind you, it
didn't need any shims changing and IIRC the closing ones are about a
tenner each....

Bike got a general health thumbs-up as well.

 

Steve Dale, my tame spanner monkey has a 8SS that he's doing up, really nice
it is. I can't remember the exact model number. To nice for me to wreck over
winter, but it could be a nice addition to the conservatory

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Nige,

BMW K1200S
Range Rover Vogue
Suzuki GSX-R600 Racebike

 

Where was that then? Mine's due a bit of tlc!

 

I'll answer that next week when I get the bill. It's going to be at
least £300 to replace the scored clutch plates and housing before I even
go anywhere near replacing belts and checking valve clearances.

When the previous owner says they're getting rid of it because "the
clutch is a bit much for me - this can be resolved by changing the slave
cylinder according to Anthony Espindola". It really means they've fucked
the clutch, and changing gear is a combination of luck, blipping the
throttle, luck and kicking the shit out of the gear lever.

 

Pro-Twins, Godstone, Surrey.

 

Ah, my servicer of choice anyway! I just wish they'd do loaners because
they're such a pain to get to.

 

Careless bunch of cunts, I look away for a moment and what have you gone and
done!
That was a new stack of plates and springs, the basket was fine, it was
checked, and Ducati John went over the bike with a fine comb before
collection. New head and wheel bearings too. I can't remember if the
slightly dodgy front discs were replaced or whether that was a £ too far for
me.

All that said the standard clutch basket isn't great and there are good
aftermarket ones available with titanium insert faces where the plates
engage.

Anyway, I think Donald has already discovered the more pleasing differences
between 996 and CBR600 engines

 

Ain't that the truth. I had to trundle the bike down on the trailer,
because obviously the engine has to be stone cold for the shim check,
and I left the trailer with them, went on to work, and put the bike
back on the trailer when it was done and trundled it home again. Not
such an arse-ache as it sounds, actually, but that's one of the
advantages of having a decent trailer.

 

The specialist, Eddie of ERS Racing in Dunfermline sounded quiet
disappointed that someone had managed to **** a nearly new set of
plates, probably by riding the clutch.

You definitely replaced the brake disks.

I was looking for a different experience from the Honda and boy have I
got it.

Honda CBR600RR engine start:
Press starter button. A slight noise comes from the starter and the
engine fires turbine smooth into life.

Ducati ST4s engine start:
Press the starter button.
This releases the chains holding Dr Frankencati. A sound of heavy chain
being dragged emanates from the engine area, somewhat like a tin of
nails being shaken. You can hear Dr Frankencati manically shouting "Live
my beauty, live" as he pulls the levers that slowly breathe life into
his creation, wheezing and pulsing the monster is finally alive.

 

Thats the truth alright

 

Sounds to me like the big ends are on the way out ;o)

D if you start it with the clutch held in all is queit!

 

I don't think C is cack handed, sounds like something has been amiss.

 

Suzuki RGV250 engine start:

First, remove the tank...

 

Ouch! Clutch dragging maybe? Did you have the span adjuster
wound all the way in, as this might have been enough to do it?

If you want a clutch, I have a second-hand one with plates out
of my 748 (replaced with an STM Evo slipper) that I will part
with for some beer tokens.

 

I only picked up the bike on Saturday, so it was caused by the previous
owner. Although I would have appreciated full disclosure of the state of
the clutch before I'd flown 400 miles to pick it up. Took it to a
specialist straight away who examined it and showed me the scoring on
the plates and the basket.

Damn, he's already ordered the parts. Although I think for purposes of
guaranteeing work it's probably better for me to stick with genuine
Ducati this time round.

He did make a slight adjustment to the span adjuster when he put the
clutch plates back in, which has been a significant improvement in that
I can now go up and down the gears first time.

 

Ah, I see.

Cool. Make sure that the chain is adjusted correctly as well,
as this really does make a difference in getting the gear
change right.

If you suffer from the heavy clutch then fit an aftermarket
slave cylinder to help reduce the amount of force needed
to engage it. Kiran bought one for his 1098 and it fitted
quite easily and he said it helped.

 

snip
Bad form to reply to your own posts, but it's been brought to my
attention that my opinion of the the previous owners description of the
clutch may have been a bit harsh.

Just to clarify, I *was* shocked with the difficulty in changing gear
and I was glad that most of my journey home was motorway. I'm pretty
sure the previous owner genuinely thought it wasn't that bad, which I
guess goes to show how gradual changes can become familiar.

 

This reads like one of those The Doctor vs. The Prophet threads.

 

>,
says...

"The jangle of the light chain which restrains the Keys of Power breaks
the stillness of the misty early morn, the harsh clack of the
appropriately named kill switch is followed by a moment of silence as
the energising button is depressed - this signals the first stirrings of
the monster, the unholy creation of Doctor Frankencati. The
incomparably chilling sound of heavy chains being dragged across a
subterranean floor of broken stone emanates from deep within as the
monster takes its first breath.

The manic cries of Doctor Frankencati: "Live, my eldritch beauty,
live!" break into the unwilling conciousness of the villagers as they
tremble on their mattresses of damp and mouldering straw, clawing their
rags over their terrified heads. The Doctor, pushed over the edge of
madness by the exhilaration of forbidden creation, relapses into
incomprehensibility as he wheezes and drags the actuating levers that
breathe fresh life into the monster.

Shuddering and pulsing, the monster is dragged once more from the sleep
of death, back into life."

Like that, you mean?

(Apologies to Donald for ripping off his text)

 

Superb.