Courageous
21-May-2006, 09:02
Hi there,
I recently bought a '99 Ducati 750ss with injection and rode it down from Liverpool to Spain. Somewhere around Paris I became aware of a misfire or general lumpiness below 4k rpm. At 5k she pulled away sweetly.
I persisted with the trip and upon arrival here in Spain changed the plugs in the hope that they may have been breaking down under load and temp as it manifested itself only after the bike warmed up. The plugs made no difference.
My mate had been telling me that there was nothing wrong and that Dukes tend to feel lumpy at low revs and just stay higher up the power band. He also said that the bike would rev to infinity as it doesn't have valve springs.
With that advice in mind I set about really giving it some and discovered that in 3rd gear on flat ground she wouldn't pass 6k rpm which equates to 90mph. Added to this she started clearly misfiring and popping from the exhaust!
I'm going to present the bike to the local duke dealer but wanted some ideas before I go there as I really don't want to be ripped off (what with the language barrier and all).
I'm therefore hoping that there are some duke guru's here who MAY be able to make some sense from this and try to help......
Cheers guys!
I recently bought a '99 Ducati 750ss with injection and rode it down from Liverpool to Spain. Somewhere around Paris I became aware of a misfire or general lumpiness below 4k rpm. At 5k she pulled away sweetly.
I persisted with the trip and upon arrival here in Spain changed the plugs in the hope that they may have been breaking down under load and temp as it manifested itself only after the bike warmed up. The plugs made no difference.
My mate had been telling me that there was nothing wrong and that Dukes tend to feel lumpy at low revs and just stay higher up the power band. He also said that the bike would rev to infinity as it doesn't have valve springs.
With that advice in mind I set about really giving it some and discovered that in 3rd gear on flat ground she wouldn't pass 6k rpm which equates to 90mph. Added to this she started clearly misfiring and popping from the exhaust!
I'm going to present the bike to the local duke dealer but wanted some ideas before I go there as I really don't want to be ripped off (what with the language barrier and all).
I'm therefore hoping that there are some duke guru's here who MAY be able to make some sense from this and try to help......
Cheers guys!