Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > 999 / 749 > 749 problems from this side of the pond

[tongpo]

thought it would be interesting to hear of any problems 749/999 owners have had so far

personally-
co2 mixture caused bike to stall a lot- easy fix
tach works sometimes..other times it'll be 1-2KRPMS off
oil leaking from rear cylinder- tightened up the cyclinder bolts

buddy with the S model had the rear bracket of his pipe break thus causing a vibration

any other problems u guys having over there in the uk?

[nathanhu]

hi tongpo
i live in Germany at the moment (its ok im not German) and drive a 999s so far the problems that i hace seen are.-
1. single seat subframe colapsing x4
2. lying cylinder coil and sparkplug failure due to conection problem at the plug and the v piece rubbing through the cable x6
3. standing cylinder coil LT cable chafing on the cylinder head bolt x2
4. rear wheel eats the numberplate and carrier due to the rear spring being to wheak for fast road work xall the guys i know x8 (only fix is a stonger spring"
5. the 999R with the non road legal end can and cpu has a massive power hole @ 5500 rpm(a well known problem so ducati say!)
6. replaced the compleate tacho unit under waranty now the immobiliser will not work
7. the radial pump for the brake changes its pressure point during hard riding and track work (999s+999r)
ive had my 999s from may and covered 7000 km most of which was just track time ,used three sets of front pads and im on my second set of clutplates (stm 48t evo race) used no oil and two sets of plugs and broken two exhaust spings

[tongpo]

on #4- is germanys numberplate longer? in the states- the plates are only about 3inches long- possible that you guys have longer plate thus allowing it to rub easier?

also i've only got about 700track miles on my bike, the rest of the 2500miles= street. when did u first replace your brake pads?

[nathanhu]

the no plate is no longer than in england , i couldnt coment on US plates though.
i changed the pads at 3500 ish and put in lucas SRQ pads as they have a better feel at the lever
i aslo have found i have to keep bleeding the brakes and clutch to remove an air pocket under the internal bleed screw

[Triple Nine]

Only problem that I have had, is that I can't stop smiling when I'm on it

[yellowisfriedegg]

My problem is similar to Triple nines , that and getting through the crowd of people stood around the bike pointing at things when I park it

[KoolKav]

Termi's are not loud enough!!!

[Triple Nine]

You must be deaf M8