Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 > Greasing caliper pistons - Advice needed.

[Simon Reed]

Mav,you know,as i do they all need maintainance,i was
using the term loosly,as an example,to try and get it across to the people who don't,spend,and maintain,correctley !,whome may potentially cut corners,to there peril !

[weeksy2]

Where do we draw the line the Simon ? 3 years ago i couldn't change a fuel pump, these days i could do it in seconds.....

Same with a front wheel ? or an exhaust even a few weeks back..

What's right and wrong ? everything you do to a bike in a spanner sense has a modicum of danger.... But does that mean we all do nothing ?? No, of course not.

You asses what needs doing. And go from there.

I had the simple choice with mine. Find out the possible causes, then try a simple and safe fix (greasing pistons, without breaking seals) and then if not, you move on to someone else to show or do for you.

[dave996]

Steve, it's in the post

To add to your point I had never done anything major 3 months ago, now I have stripped my bike down, sent the frame away and totally rebuilt it.

With a little confidence a haynes manual and a lot of advice from people on this site you can do almost anything.

[khushy]

You do what you feel comfortable doing - my point was that there are a few people here who undertake safety critical tasks with a huge amount of ineptitude!!!

This morning Steve - the way you were describing your actions - made you sound totally inept!

There are things you "have a go at" and their are things that you dont touch - its simple.

As for changing bulbs - well - lets not go there!!!

Khushy

[weeksy2]

Which part sounded inept mate ?

i am actually fairly inept.... but didn't think i sounded it on this one.

[khushy]

shows how inept you bloody are - you dont even know which bit I am on about!



Khushy

[weeksy2]

As far as i could see, you criticised me for using Copperlsip... which i already stated i wasn't....

you've lost me oh mr spannergod.

[khushy]

its called humour!!!




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hmmmmm spannergod - I like that!!!

[weeksy2]

Damn, that's usually one of my strongest parts

[twpd]

Steve isn't inept. He didn't possess the knowledge. He asked for info, he got replies, he made an informed choice. There's nothing inept about - quite the contrary really. He knows his limitations.