Cor!

You'd think they 'd finish the paint job for all that dosh and not leave it in red primer :lol:
A nice yellow top coat should do the trick :sing:

How happy are you at letting them red-line it after only 720 miles Henners? :o

You'd think also that they wouldn't fit a pre-production bodykit to it either! ;)

Would it really cost Ducati that much to fit a motogp style fairing? Sales would go through the roof! :lol:

No worries, I've been building her up to taking the full berries since the first service at 500 miles. The MR dyno is the 'gentler' inertia type also. Done her a power of good having everything set up properly. Off to France on Thursday - 1,500 miles in 4 days - that should complete the running in process nicely :roll:

Give me a wave if you see me in France...
 

...as I'm also off on Thursday morning for 3 days riding, a little MotoGP on Sunday then home on Monday.

I'll be on the 996SPS riding with a ZX9R, R6, CBR6, Falco and a Varadero.

Can't miss me - France isn't that big after all...?!?!

[Edited on 7-5-2004 by Clippy]

Henners
I`m thinking of getting ProTwins to install an Ultimap enginge management system and now I`v fitted the new K&N type under tank filters from JHP it would be interesting for them to set up the engine on a dyno to see what it will do.Regards
Bob

I keep hearing some VERY high (optomistic) bhp figures out of that place.
I'd be VERY sceptical where I spent my money based on peoples comments such as that.
Not rubbishing it - well maybe I am, their Dyno! - but it all seems Mickey Mouse territory to me.
Why would you red line a bike (what you did on the dyno) when it's not been ridden in?
On whose advise?
It just gets worse.


Someone please tell me I did not read this first post correctly!
aws

Henners I went on a weekend run to France in April watch out on the main port roads for speed traps.
Off the motorways no problem, hope its dry for you. be safe mate..

Mark

I don't think the 30 or so DSC members who got a free dyno run at Moto Rapido in March would agree aws - the figures came out much as expected with 748s get around 90bhp, 916s around 100 and 996s around 114. A 996R (same engine as mine) came out 127 and a 999R at 136. All seems about right.

My bike did 3 runs and I have no concerns about the strain put on the engine. Slow running and labouring does more harm IMHO.

Clippy ...
 

.. we'll be on the 7.30am Portsmouth - Le Harve, might see you :D

Quote A 996R (same engine as mine) came out 127

Noo noo noo.

Yours is a mass produced engine.
The 996R was hand built with sand cast heads all lovingly put together. I won't except anything less than 32trillion bhp
:)