Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 06-Apr-2009, 19:29 |
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Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 18-Feb-2009, 19:49 |
Replies: 4 Views: 1,790 Evoluzione Clutch Replacement Balls It naive queston time guys. Whilst relocating back to the UK from Turkey I carefully packed the ball bearings for my STM Evoluzione slipper clutch in a plastic wallet to keep them safe. Now 6... |
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 04-Oct-2006, 11:13 |
Replies: 25 Views: 4,438 Well it was a total of about 6,500Km. Istanbul... Well it was a total of about 6,500Km. Istanbul to London in 2 days on outbound leg(Bari to Calais in less than 24hours:) ); London to Istanbul ona more leisurely timetable of 3 days ! DSt1 you are... |
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 03-Oct-2006, 07:47 |
Replies: 25 Views: 4,438 More photos to show it can be done. Sure, I... More photos to show it can be done. Sure, I could have done the journey from Istanbul-London_Istanbul on my BMW K1200RS ( comfy seat and riding position, heated grips, luggage, cruise control (!)... |
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 29-Sep-2006, 10:33 |
Replies: 25 Views: 4,438 I also could not afford Ventura but I recently... I also could not afford Ventura but I recently did 3,000km in 2 days on my 748 SPS travelling from Istanbul to London and used a combination of a tank bag and an Oxford tail-pack on the tail section... |
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 24-Jul-2006, 14:33 |
Replies: 1 Views: 1,019 Despite the best efforts of your themostat and... Despite the best efforts of your themostat and cooling sysytem, your running temperature will depend to some extent on ambient temperature. I have just ridden the 3,000 km from Istanbul to the UK in... |
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 17-May-2006, 05:05 |
Replies: 3 Views: 1,642 Thanks chaps; that has put my mind at... Thanks chaps; that has put my mind at rest. However the Swiss aren't to0 Turk friendly at the moment, after the World Cup qualifiers ..... ....tell me about it ! I am a Brit masquerading as a Turk... |
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 16-May-2006, 10:50 |
Replies: 3 Views: 1,642 Loud pipes and Switzerland Has anyone out there had any experience in trying to cross the Swiss border with loud pipes ? My 748 has 45mm Termi's marked "Not for Road Use"; I wish to ride through Switzerland on the route from... |
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 17-Mar-2006, 16:09 |
Replies: 5 Views: 1,254 Ersatz oil pressure switch Is there such a thing as a replacement, after-market oil pressure switch that is more reliable than the standard piece of Ducati junk that is fitted as standard ? Just had my second fail in less... |
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 09-Mar-2006, 09:39 |
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Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 08-Mar-2006, 16:37 |
Replies: 6 Views: 1,274 Thanks for the responses. I will try to get it... Thanks for the responses. I will try to get it repaired locally in Istanbul first then; normally they are pretty good here for repairs but the place I took it to first in Çorlu ( 100km west of... |
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 07-Mar-2006, 14:46 |
Replies: 6 Views: 1,274 Replacement oil cooler source ? Does anyone know of a decent source for used oil coolers ? The stones and road debris out here have totally wrecked my original oil cooler to the extent taht my oil is overheating and losing... |
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 05-May-2004, 18:45 |
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Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 03-Mar-2004, 10:04 |
Replies: 14 Views: 2,263 Ok, I think its time to "name &... Ok, I think its time to "name & shame" ! Who supplies decent carbon airtubes with all the fixings and who is it that supplies just the tubes but with no way of fixing them other than with resort to... |
Forum: 999 / 749 15-Aug-2003, 11:01 |
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Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 14-Aug-2003, 16:29 |
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Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 14-Aug-2003, 16:25 |
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Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 14-Aug-2003, 08:40 |
Replies: 2 Views: 1,439 748 Reliability Feeling a bit jaundiced at the moment. Bought my Red 1998 model 748SPS out here just 2 months ago. Since that in the space of 2,000Km it has: a. Lost rear number plate on first weekend due to... |
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 08-Aug-2003, 17:04 |
Replies: 9 Views: 1,686 Welcome to riding a Duke in the heat ! My... Welcome to riding a Duke in the heat ! My '98 748 SPS copes with temperatures into the low 40's provided that I am out and moving at speed. As soon as I stop ( traffic, toll booth tc etc... |
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 29-Jun-2003, 07:31 |
Replies: 4 Views: 2,063 Thinks its time to buy whole new set of the... Thinks its time to buy whole new set of the wellnuts as this time the bolts came out with the metal inserts of the wellnuts still attached...leaving just the rubber inserts in the frame ! The only... |
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 28-Jun-2003, 20:10 |
Replies: 4 Views: 2,063 Mudguard & tailunit OK guys, what is the secret to not losing the mudguard and licence plate ? 3 weeks in a row now I have lost bolts, plates and today the whole ******* unit. Is it just me or is this weakpoint in the... |
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 27-Jun-2003, 13:19 |
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Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 27-Jun-2003, 07:06 |
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Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 26-Jun-2003, 20:08 |
Replies: 4 Views: 2,965 Airbox removal This has been covered before but in order to remove the airbox I have to unscrew the injector bellmouths ? Normal thread? Good news is that I have found the source of my water leak (hence high... |
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 24-Jun-2003, 15:58 |
Replies: 10 Views: 3,709 been looking at this myself because of my hot... been looking at this myself because of my hot running problem. Extract below is from Redline's site (http://www.redlineoil.com/redlineoil/wwti.html) and is directly on-point........ "Water has... |
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 23-Jun-2003, 18:29 |
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Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 23-Jun-2003, 10:54 |
Replies: 3 Views: 2,167 Hot running 748 Does anyone out there regularly run a 748SPS in ambient temperatures of 30 degrees C plus ? Reason I ask is that my 748 appears to be running very hot i.e. just under 120 degrees. Is this normal or... |
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 17-Jun-2003, 18:11 |
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Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 11-Jun-2003, 04:35 |
Replies: 3 Views: 2,457 Tool kits My 748SPS has come without a tool-kit. Does anyone have a spare one for sale ? ....... Alternatively are there any good alternatives for the chain tension adjusting c spanner ? This looks like... |