Ducati Sporting Club UK
Showing results 1 to 50 of 59
Search took 0.01 seconds.
Search: Posts Made By: desmobob
Forum: 999 / 749 08-Nov-2006, 19:29
Replies: 25
Views: 6,127
Posted By desmobob
Wrong place to post but . . .

. . . that's why I sold the 999R and 916, cos things like that were bound to happen. . . eventually. Admittedly they could also happen to my Jap inline four ,(queue responses from Jap four owners) -...
Forum: General Motorcycles only 17-Jul-2006, 23:03
Replies: 14
Views: 2,484
Posted By desmobob
PHP Resource Leak ?

Sounds like a PHP resource leak.
A temporary fix would be sessions configured to time-out sooner rather than trying to recycle existing sessions open that aren't in use. We've seen a lot of code...
Forum: General Motorcycles only 17-Jul-2006, 19:26
Replies: 14
Views: 2,484
Posted By desmobob
Never Used To Be This Bad.

If I get.....



... or ...



.....one more time, I'm going to scream.
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 29-Jun-2006, 11:05
Replies: 7
Views: 1,427
Posted By desmobob
Only problem with lifting the bike totally off...

Only problem with lifting the bike totally off the floor is you then get the weight of the rear wheel pulling the shock linkage rather than pushing which can make undoing the bolts more difficult,...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 27-Jun-2006, 22:29
Replies: 7
Views: 1,427
Posted By desmobob
Thumbs up It's easy.

I've removed two in the past couple of months and I have to admit it's so far the easiest bike to remove a shock from.

Obvious, but make sure you support the bike from somewhere other than the rear...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 15-Jun-2006, 15:19
Replies: 5
Views: 1,672
Posted By desmobob
Often magnesium wheels aren't fitted to factory...

Often magnesium wheels aren't fitted to factory built race rep's for the road (like the 999R / 749R) - as they're not as resiliant as forged aluminium wheels when they hit big road debris. I've...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 15-Jun-2006, 13:58
Replies: 17
Views: 2,689
Posted By desmobob
Old rocker issue - interesting.

Interesting bit about half way down, describing the theory of why your rockers aren't as well protected as Ducati may have first thought.

http://www.sigmaperformance.com/rockers.html

My friends...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 14-Jun-2006, 09:48
Replies: 9
Views: 1,759
Posted By desmobob
Anyone know a method of measuring the pulse from...

Anyone know a method of measuring the pulse from the 916 ECU? Or another means of finding out which type of pulse I have? Unless it's broken if I can find out what feed is firing from the ECU I can...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 12-Jun-2006, 16:35
Replies: 3
Views: 1,622
Posted By desmobob
I think the notch is on the EPROM carrier that...

I think the notch is on the EPROM carrier that the chip body sit's in.

Installed:
http://www.dpcars.net/748/d069.jpg

The bottom of the standard EPROM has a cut-out / notch by the numbers on this...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 08-Jun-2006, 16:37
Replies: 9
Views: 1,759
Posted By desmobob
Nice one ! Thanks for the response, I'll ask if...

Nice one ! Thanks for the response, I'll ask if it's 1.6m ecu.
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 08-Jun-2006, 13:43
Replies: 9
Views: 1,759
Posted By desmobob
Red face REv Counter - Will this fit a 916 ?

Thought they were all the same on 748,916,996,998 but the seller stipulates:



Here's the...
Forum: General Motorcycles only 02-Jun-2006, 09:09
Replies: 102
Views: 49,085
Posted By desmobob
Getting a lot of these:

vBulletin Message
The server is too busy at the moment. Please try again later.
Forum: General Motorcycles only 02-Jun-2006, 08:36
Replies: 102
Views: 49,085
Posted By desmobob
Error !

Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 12582912 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 16 bytes) in /var/www/html/dsc/forum/search.php on line 2563
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 31-May-2006, 15:55
Replies: 1
Views: 871
Posted By desmobob
Talking 916 Hugger - Where other than eBay ?

A hatred of eBay as left me to warrant paying RRP on a hugger for my 916.
Calling a few retailers has resulted in a minimum 4+ week wait while one is made. Anyone know where one can 'bet got' -...
Forum: 999 / 749 27-May-2006, 20:45
Replies: 16
Views: 3,247
Posted By desmobob
sandbarcomposites.co.uk :)

sandbarcomposites.co.uk :)
Forum: 999 / 749 27-May-2006, 16:45
Replies: 16
Views: 3,247
Posted By desmobob
They're nnnnnnnice ! .....Where are they...

They're nnnnnnnice !
.....Where are they available from ? I've had a mooch about on the web :D
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 27-May-2006, 09:22
Replies: 17
Views: 3,170
Posted By desmobob
If it's a genuine Foggy Rep, then it's worth as...

If it's a genuine Foggy Rep, then it's worth as much as the person wanting to buy it. There's no guide price for an original painting, "Fallen Madonna with the Big Boobies " :lol:
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 26-May-2006, 23:44
Replies: 18
Views: 3,217
Posted By desmobob
They're not too hot on clothing either, a work...

They're not too hot on clothing either, a work colleague ordered a Ducati fleece from them and after 4 weeks and 6 phone calls I told him to ask them for a refund to go elsewhere. After a further 2...
Forum: 999 / 749 26-May-2006, 19:51
Replies: 16
Views: 3,247
Posted By desmobob
Racefit , awesome ! Cheers :bouncy:

Racefit , awesome ! Cheers :bouncy:
Forum: 999 / 749 26-May-2006, 17:29
Replies: 16
Views: 3,247
Posted By desmobob
Austin AMA Superbike Exhaust.

My 999R has the 'none road legal' - race exhaust fitted. It still looks very 'over-fed' in comparison to the likes of the Ducati Austin AMA Superbike exhaust of Bostrum's. Obviously theirs will be a...
Forum: 999 / 749 26-May-2006, 16:45
Replies: 133
Views: 31,371
Posted By desmobob
Wow ! A real Ducati *person* reading this here...

Wow ! A real Ducati *person* reading this here text :bouncy:
I agree with 'gossa' - Ducati wouldn't have devised the 999 shape without genuine reason. Many hours spent working on aerodynamics to...
Forum: 999 / 749 26-May-2006, 09:09
Replies: 133
Views: 31,371
Posted By desmobob
I wish Ducati would read this little lot.:lol:

I wish Ducati would read this little lot.:lol:
Forum: 999 / 749 25-May-2006, 22:30
Replies: 133
Views: 31,371
Posted By desmobob
In some ways part of the appeal of owning a...

In some ways part of the appeal of owning a Ducati is because I know I've bought into a brand that make an incredibly expensive model that’s winning races. I wouldn't buy a Hysoung bike from China...
Forum: 999 / 749 25-May-2006, 20:00
Replies: 133
Views: 31,371
Posted By desmobob
That wasn't the Fila Cat D by any chance was it...

That wasn't the Fila Cat D by any chance was it ?
I recently can remember 2 incidents of very cheep 999R's going on either eBay and Biketrader and after investigation found one to be a CAT-D and the...
Forum: 999 / 749 25-May-2006, 19:55
Replies: 133
Views: 31,371
Posted By desmobob
But nobody ever wanted to by a Honda because of...

But nobody ever wanted to by a Honda because of the amazing C90's history, but they do when they see a modern blade, RC30 etc. It's a fickle world we live in unfortuantely:rolleye:

[Edited on...
Forum: 999 / 749 25-May-2006, 19:23
Replies: 133
Views: 31,371
Posted By desmobob
According to the Ducati media section of their...

According to the Ducati media section of their website their most annoyed at the MCN 'mock-up' and assure that they haven't even began finalising any proposed designs.

Interestingly in a bike trader...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 25-May-2006, 17:09
Replies: 2
Views: 1,174
Posted By desmobob
Rev counter - anyone know if ...

.. the diameter is the same as the housing for a standard 916 model ?

Ebay...
Forum: General Motorcycles only 25-May-2006, 15:49
Replies: 4
Views: 1,355
Posted By desmobob
Glad to see other people are attempting to do...

Glad to see other people are attempting to do something, it doesn't all mean having to eat recycled poo roll, I'm at 0.3 so far ... pants I know.
A modern computer configured to support 'power...
Forum: General Motorcycles only 25-May-2006, 13:06
Replies: 4
Views: 1,355
Posted By desmobob
Ours is pretty tight, but it appears to be...

Ours is pretty tight, but it appears to be wrapped in HTML over port 80 so it's getting through fine. Unless you have specific content blocking to source IP, which is pretty hard as it appears to...
Forum: General Motorcycles only 25-May-2006, 12:45
Replies: 4
Views: 1,355
Posted By desmobob
Help the planet.

If your on a LAN at work and your companies Firewall rule will allow the port required out, (looks like it should as it appears to be 80) - it's worth installing.

Similar to the Cancer, (and...
Forum: 999 / 749 23-May-2006, 12:57
Replies: 26
Views: 5,858
Posted By desmobob
At the end of the day, no matter what upgrades...

At the end of the day, no matter what upgrades you make to your "S" it won't have the "R" engine in it. That's the 'meat and potatoes' of the "R" - it's got the higher compression engine with...
Forum: 999 / 749 22-May-2006, 22:04
Replies: 20
Views: 5,384
Posted By desmobob
Leave it standard matey ! It's an "S" -...

Leave it standard matey ! It's an "S" - to polish polish anything would be sacrilege - Luvleeeee :D
Forum: 999 / 749 22-May-2006, 19:23
Replies: 12
Views: 2,537
Posted By desmobob
If you want to compare the 2004 models...

If you want to compare the 2004 models :

"S" and "Standard"
http://www.ducati.com/bikes/my2004/ducatiModel.jhtml?first_id=706&second_id=704&modelName=999R-04&part=comparison&x=7&y=11

"S" and...
Forum: 999 / 749 22-May-2006, 19:07
Replies: 12
Views: 2,537
Posted By desmobob
I thought the "S" had the same engine...

I thought the "S" had the same engine as the 999 but with Ohlins and Marchesini. The "R" has the higher compression engine with Magnesium instead of alloy (except in the wheels) - and carbon fibre +...
Forum: 999 / 749 22-May-2006, 16:39
Replies: 12
Views: 2,537
Posted By desmobob
An "S" is more than an exhaust and you...

An "S" is more than an exhaust and you might want to go a different route than a Termis system anyhow - that's if it's a complete system and not just the back-pipe and end-can.
:roll:
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 20-May-2006, 11:46
Replies: 6
Views: 1,456
Posted By desmobob
When I started doing trackdays and couldn't...

When I started doing trackdays and couldn't afford some rearsets, (the standard position didn't deck-out) - I sharpened up the ridges on my standard peg's with a file. It stopped my feet sliding off...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 18-May-2006, 20:36
Replies: 1
Views: 1,474
Posted By desmobob
EPROM type 061+Termi ? or SENNA 062 ?

:puzzled:
I've just come to fitting a SENNA-062 EPROM update from a lovely DSC member by the name of a DaveB916 but found it has a none standard 061-+-Termignoni already fitted. Anyone ever heard...
Forum: 999 / 749 17-May-2006, 20:21
Replies: 11
Views: 2,659
Posted By desmobob
I remember that one, a Welsh guy rang me a couple...

I remember that one, a Welsh guy rang me a couple of times this week when I had my 999R up on eBay. He said he went all the way to see it and found out it was a total rip-off. The guy had repaired...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 17-May-2006, 16:18
Replies: 11
Views: 2,045
Posted By desmobob
My track bike is set up with race shift purely...

My track bike is set up with race shift purely because when it's cranked over on it's ear it's sometimes near impossible for size 10 feet to lift up and around the lever to push up on the gear link....
Forum: 999 / 749 17-May-2006, 16:13
Replies: 11
Views: 2,659
Posted By desmobob
Mine has magnesium mounting brackets, I...

Mine has magnesium mounting brackets, I understood all "R" models did. I'll check with JHP before I go bidding :lol:
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 17-May-2006, 14:35
Replies: 11
Views: 2,045
Posted By desmobob
Forgot to ask, is that the same for both the 916...

Forgot to ask, is that the same for both the 916 and 999R ?
I would have thought the 999R would have allowed me to change the pattern without any additional cost .... but then it is a Ducati :roll:
Forum: 999 / 749 17-May-2006, 14:32
Replies: 11
Views: 2,659
Posted By desmobob
Sorry, I meant the 'homolgation 999R MY04 - MY05...

Sorry, I meant the 'homolgation 999R MY04 - MY05 models' :burn:

So as long as the nose cone is from an 'R' model then it will fit.

Thanks heaps.:sing:
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 17-May-2006, 14:30
Replies: 11
Views: 2,045
Posted By desmobob
Many thanks, I'll put an 'ad' in the wanted...

Many thanks, I'll put an 'ad' in the wanted section :burn:
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 17-May-2006, 14:15
Replies: 11
Views: 2,045
Posted By desmobob
Race shift pattern / 1-Up, 5-Down?

Could some helpful individual possibly disclose to me if it's possible to change the gear selection pattern to 1-up / 5-down on the 999R and 916 without purchasing additional bit's-and-bob's ?

On my...
Forum: 999 / 749 17-May-2006, 14:05
Replies: 11
Views: 2,659
Posted By desmobob
999R F04 nose fit an F05 ?

I'm sure I posted this earlier, but it's gone 'walkabouts' - my ISA log's even say it was posted.......
:puzzled:
Anyone know if a 999R F05 (single pair front air intakes) - nose will fit an F04...
Forum: 999 / 749 15-May-2006, 15:59
Replies: 11
Views: 2,980
Posted By desmobob
They list it on the Akrapovic web...

They list it on the Akrapovic web site.

http://www.akrapovic-exhaust.com/main/catalog/products-catalog.htm

Nice, wonder what it's like underneath all that ..... carbon.
:roll:
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 10-May-2006, 16:26
Replies: 11
Views: 2,151
Posted By desmobob
Apologies, after suggesting it didn't fit a few...

Apologies, after suggesting it didn't fit a few times I thought a refund would have been the next move. Fair enough, I'll ship it back for a refund then.

I've shown it to a couple of Ducati...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 10-May-2006, 15:10
Replies: 11
Views: 2,151
Posted By desmobob
Anyone Know If This Will Fit My 916?

Bought a carbon hugger off Tinkler from this DSC site and it appears to be for a 749/999.
I've tried my best to get it to fit, but there's just no way I can see if it will fit.
He's responded; "I can...
Forum: 999 / 749 09-May-2006, 16:35
Replies: 0
Views: 1,401
Posted By desmobob
999R oil cooler / head protection.

Even though I’m selling her, (or attempting to) - the low mileage warrants it. I figured I’d try and protect vulnerable areas by doing something I’ve done with all of my bikes that have an oil...
Forum: 999 / 749 05-May-2006, 23:42
Replies: 8
Views: 1,871
Posted By desmobob
I think Ducati prices have been taking a little...

I think Ducati prices have been taking a little bit of a hammering recently. I've been trying to sell my 999R, (after getting a 916 Strada to knock about on), so that I can fund some racing. ...
Showing results 1 to 50 of 59

 
Recent Posts - Contact Us - DSC Home - Archive - Top
Powered by vBulletin 3.5.4 - Copyright © 2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd. - © Ducati Sporting Club UK - All times are GMT +1. The time now is 12:11.