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Originally posted by AK and CK Quote: Originally posted by NBs996 Dead right butch, but that's only with new clocks. 2nd hand clocks already coded to another bike won't work no matter how many different coloured keys you've got! | Spot on young man. I have spoken at length to Ducati on this during 2005. All new bikes appear to be run on test, with red key, to activate coding. So if you have brand new bike, ask for red key NOT to be used. At present, if you damage the clocks, they might not 'read' but might be activated enough internally to start the bike. Worse case scenario, is to either then: replace clocks (with new ones (bloddy expensive) or get FIM chip (cheaper option, than new clocks) Still working thru ideas, will let you know what happens Alan |
That sounds like a pretty solid picture Alan.
The essential element that worried me enough to post the question, is that it will stop us dead in our tracks at a race meeting.
Ducati will know all this of course, so if we find the right person to ask, we can hopefully get the factory-approved way of making our race bikes able to run without the clocks when this happens.
Eg - what to do if you dont know your immobiliser code cos you bought the bike for a song and it didnt have that nice little tag
Eg - how much 'matching kit' you have to have as a spare if it all goes pear-shaped ?
(I will happily organise/test/start-a-fund for a 'spare set' to be available to us all)
At the very least, we all (620 riders) know where we stand now.
Anyone know anyone useful
ps
I'm quite glad I have the 583 as well :P