wondered if anyone can help, not had my 748 for long, but when I open it up in 2nd, I seem to get to about 10,000 revs and it starts spluttering, almost like a limiter cutting in, I then have to change up and its fine, is this right? where does the red line start? I thought I would be able to wind it all the way round the clock??
Sounds like you're running a 916 ECU (fuel chip) in there!
Check the type of chip you've got and see what setup this is for.
New chips from Ducati around about 25 quid - find "Nattyboy" on the board as I know he has some genuine DP chips going cheap that may be suitable if you need one.
Possibly - they may have fitted aftermarket cans and been given a chip at the same time.
The problem is that the 916/996/998 cans also fit the 748, and the fuel chips from the 916 and 996 also fit and look identical!
This is probably the easiest/quickest thing to check as you can do it yourself - check the engine management unit (the big metal block with the large connector on it) under the seat. Peel back the "DO NOT REMOVE" sticker and remove the rubber bung from the hole. You should see the fuel chip directly underneath. Note down any numbers on it (if it's an aftermarket chip it may well say exactly what it is, eg "916-45mm") and then check these with the Ducati spares catalogue to see which chip it is:
96502394C - 916 Monoposto '94, silencers Racing 965013AAA - 916 Biposto silencers Racing 965015AAA - 996 Racing silencers 965014AAA - 748 Twin-seat silencers Racing 965024AAA - 748R Silencers Racing
Certainly doesn't sound right - I know of one other guy (in the Essex DSC, funnily enough!) that had a replacement ECU supplied second hand which was supposed to be from a 748.
He had exactly the same symptoms as you, and it turned out that the ECU had a 916 chip in it rather than the 748 one.
Can anyone tell me what chip I have in my 996 Bip?
Took the cover off and the chip was covered by a white plastic bit. Took this off and the paper sticker on the chip says "Ducati Performance 08054/11.
It looks like the chip has been changed coz the sticker has been cut out around the rubber bung. The bike is running Arrow carbon race pipes but I don't know the diameter.