Ducati Belts, for the Ducatisti

Is he new, or has he been here before?

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And how many cars put out circa 100bhp from 1.1 litres?

 

Well, it was worth a try That >£400 is the whole service. TBH I don't
know what the extras come in at, or if your independant is just quoting
for the belt change and parts.

Anyway, I pretty much have found a new tame mech. Can't recall last time
I went to Jamie. Got *so* pissed off with his useless receptionist.

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I meant VFR sales fu=igures, as well you know.

The VFR400F NC30 in UK spec sold every single one within 2 months of
being unloaded at the docks, despite a price tag that was almost as
much as the newly released Fireblade at the time. I also pointed out
that some Honda inline four 400s had them too, but you conveniently
forgot to mention those.

You tried to make out that just a handful of early VFR750s had gear
driven cams and then Honda went over to chains again on the later 750s,
which is not the case. EVERY SINGLE VFR750 HAD GEAR DRIVE CAMS AND ALL
VFR800s to 2003 HAD THEM AS WELL. That's a total of 17 year's worth of
VFR production.

If you can't make yourself clear, then don't bother posting. You'll
just end up looking like an even bigger nob than you already are.

Incorrect, I spoke to numerous Honda dealers all over my area as I was
a sales rep in the bike trade at that time, and the biggest reason they
gave for the declining sales of the VFR800 was the chain driven cams
and associated complexity did not go down well with current VFR owners
so they weren't trading up to the new V-Tec model.

I say you know **** all about **** all and are clutching at straws. I
don't need to do my homework, this kind of stuff is all in my head and
I am one of those who knows what the **** he's on about in most
instances.

 

He's a fucking moron, what rock did he crawl out from under?

 

Not many cars have an engine as small as 1.1 litres these days, but of
the ones that do the VW Polo has an option for a 1.2 litre engine with
104hp.

 

Dunno. We've had a few self-appointed motorcycle FOAKs here before. They
never last long.

This one's read a few magazines, failed to spot the mistakes, and
assumed everything printed therein is Gospel.

I'm waiting for:

The GPZ900R was the first Japanese water-cooled inline four.

The BMW K was the first fuel-injected production bike

The CBR600 was the first Honda with its barrels cast into the crankcases

And similar demonstrations of ignorance.

 

....on which note a more relevant question, given the paucity of cars
with rinky-dink engines, would be how many cars have engines putting out
100hp per litre. And the answer is quite a few.

 

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Kidney stone giving you gyp again?

This is true.

He's barking mad the rest of the time, mind.

 

Using a twin-charger setup with a dubious record for reliability.

(It may have been fixed by now - but 18 months ago VW had to withdraw
the 1.4TSI and re-introduce the old 1.6)

 

Yeah, but forty years or more after Japanese production motorcycles
managed it.

 

True - and until recently that came at a price to either fuel economy or
reliability, or both - I'd certainly not expect to be able to treat one
with the same kind of neglect an ST1100 engine will take.

 

I wonder if they wander in from one of the web forums where we get
re-posted. I suspect Jack Butler, sock puppet spotter extraordinaire may
well be something similar.


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Yes - **** off!

Yes - **** off!

 

1.2l at 104hp is 16hp short of 100 per litre.

I know none of mine come close. The GT is at least 40 short IIRC, but I
guess Scoobys and Evos would probably be over it?

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That seems reasonable, and with tensioning thrown into the equation as
well.

(snip)

That was what made me wondering - the ones I took off mine looked very
nice; no fraying or visual signs of wear. But prophylactic fitting of
new ones is cheap insurance.

Agree, fitting new belts on the 750SS was too easy to be a challenge.
Only getting the horizontal belt cover off was a bit tricky, until I
realised I could loosen the oil hose that runs outside it without
spilling engine oil over the side of the engine.

 

Hey, you started it.

If you buy a Desmoseidici or, to a lesser degree, a top-end MV Augusta,
you're buying the 2-wheeled equivalent of a Ferrari.

If you buy a high-end Ducati (916/996/1098) you're buying the 2-wheeled
equivalent of an Alfa Romeo.

If you buy a low-end Ducati (900ss, etc) you're buying the 2-wheeled
equivalent of a Fiat Punto with a Lancia badge slapped on the front.

 

So what? We're not talking bleeding edge here, we're talking mass-
production and well below the high performance bracket. Mine makes bang
on 100hp/litre and it's a glorified shopping trolley ffs.

 

Coo, really? I can't decide if you're bigging up Alfas (which seems
unlikely) or dissing Ducati sport bikes (which seems almost as unlikley)

Surely they aren't that crap?

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Every day really is a school day because most people I've spoken to
who loved the original VFR750 and VFR800 said they went away from them
because of servicing costs. I suppose this ties in with Lozzos point
about complexity but it wasn't so much that they were Luddites as that
they were cheapskates.

Whichever way you look at it Hondas are shit and any discerning sports
bike owner will want to have a Desmo Ducati of some description before
they die.