Air box restrictors.
 

I recently had a go on a 1000DS Monster.It seemed to be a lot more lively than the Multistrada,despite having the same motor.I spoke to Nelly about it at the Congleton Mega Meet and the only thing we could put it down to was breathing.
Ive since found out about the restrictive air intakes in the airbox.Phil at Italia said,"Oh yeah,you wanna take those out.You get a bit more mid range grunt and that lovely airbox induction noise."
So out they come then.
I'm about two thirds the way to finishing the job,its a right cow to get the seat/tank unit off.Ive got the restrictors out,just got to button it all back up and go for the all important test ride.
Stay tuned!:o

Good stuff!!!
 

.....when I was swapping over airtubes from the SPS to the R, I was pleased to find that the restrictors were still in place on the R.

I've whipped 'em out now, it must have been like trying to breathe through a straw!!!

Tim:frog:

Flicking through the 2004 DP catalogue,I found item no.96435903B,DP air filter kit.
Lo and behold,its an airbox lid with the restrictors removed,plus what looks like a differant filter.
Cant wait to try it out.:D

Sounds like they\'re charging you for taking out something you already have!!!
 

:D;):D;):D;):D;):D;)

They'll be charging corkage (or fuelage) for putting your fuel in their tank next!!!

:frog::frog::frog::frog:

Excuse my technical ignorance here boys but having had Termi's fitted and as a consequence filter changed will restrictors have been removed and if not would it be advisable in my situation?:P

[Edited on 31-10-2003 by luckywhiteheather]

In all likelyhood.....
 

....they will have been removed!

If you bought the bike secondhand, the chances are that these would have been removed previously anyway.

If that didn't happen, then when the filter was swapped (presumably for an undetank one) then they would have removed the restrictors.

If I remember rightly, they are fitted as standard to decrease the airbox noise levels so that the bike can meet certain noise restriction levels/standards.

These are huge great lumps of rubber and probably and a few mph to the bike in weight saving alone!!! ;););)

In order to check, you'd have to remove that tank, but you should be OK.

Tim:frog:

LWH,
Take a torch and have a look under the tank at the top of the airbox.If you can see what looks like a couple of spouts with oval holes in them,then the restrictors are still in.If,on the other had there are just two dirty great big oblong holes in there,then they have been removed.

I'm just waiting,for a couple of spare hours and this rain to stop so I can test it.Certainly revving the bike up in the garage there are some lovely growling noises coming from under the tank.

Thanks guys! I'll have a look in the morning!:o

Whoo Hoo!:D
The results are;
More airbox noise.Now I can hear the bike on the move.:D
More midrange torque.(As measured on the KB arseometer)Wheelies off the throttle no problem.:D
The fueling seems a little rougher at low rpm,as I expected,but I can live with it.;)
A highly recommended mod!

KB, had a quick look with torch the other day. Can see the airbox easily enough with the thin orange line of the filter but couldn't get good enough angle to see if restrictors were in or out. I'll have another go!
I'm just back in from the first decent run (circa 100miles)I've done since Termis were fitted a couple of weeks ago. The weather was perfect - cloudless blue sky and around 12/14 degrees. It was almost like a Summers day, or at least the kind we used to have before this year.
Bike seems much livelier, pulls like a train and of course sounds wonderful!!:D

LWH,you lucky chap,on the bike while the rest of us are slaving away at work.;)

The easiest way to look at the airbox is to turn the handlebars to full left hand lock.You can then look down the tank through the gap caused by the moving top fairing under the bars.Its easier if you have a small torch,like a mini maglite or similar.
As I said before,the restrictors are oblong spouts with small oval holes in them.They are either side of the "Ducati" embossed on the lid.If they have been removed,all you will see is a recess with a large oval hole,the air filter will be clearly visable.

[Edited on 7-11-2003 by keefyboy]

KB, finally had a look earlier today. Guess what? No restrictors! Must be part of Termi installation that they're removed. I'll ask my dealer next time I'm there.
But what a great noise now!!!!!!!:D

Excellent!
 

I think I may "invest" in some Termi's in the new year.;):D

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just had my first service done this week, - a 3hour plus job now they tell me, - belt tension, valve clearance check, - but i asked them to take out the restrictors as they had the tank off, "no problem" they say. Phoned them up to say i would be there in 30 mins to collect, asking if they got the restrictors out ok - "we did not know what you meant, never heard of that, we telephoned the top techie guy at Ducati UK, and he had never heard of the MS having irbox/tube restrictors". WTF???? Is it not standard procedure on fitting termis I asked. I took them in a message board print out of "how to do it". Looks like I have to spend a little time in the garage myself now. Ho hum.

Hmm,sounds to me like they just could'nt be arsed to do it.I'd be suspicious as to what else they could'nt be arsed to do either.

I was a little suspicious over what was actually done to my bike on my first service. I hung around for 3 1/2 hours while it was being done and whilst wandering round the dealers I kept having a sly peep through into the workshop every 30 or 40 minutes or so and at no time did I actually see the tank/seat unit off the bike!? I had already removed the unit myself to get at the restrictors and know that it takes quite a while to remove and refit nevermind doing whatever needs to be done once removed. Most of the time I looked and the bike was up on a stand with nobody working on it.

It makes me wonder if the 3 hours they quote for the first service is half an hour dropping the oil and changing the filter and a few basic checks and 2 1/2 hours having the bike sat on the stand. I may be wrong as I did not pay that much attention, but I did find myself looking into the workshop and wondering if they had even started work on the bike or perhaps done the service while I was having a drink and a bite to eat.

Has anybody actually watched the work done on the first service? Do you think its possible that they do not bother with much of the work on a first service knowing the bike will be back later in the year for a full service?

Maybe I am being a little paranoid and the work was done but I would have only known for sure if I had looked in every 10 or 15 mins.

servicing
 

I always wondered why it takes dealers so long to do basic stuff, like the filter/oil filters/brake pads. I'll be doing the work myself if I have the time or take it to an independent where the labour rate isn't 60gbp an hour + vat and paying for the fancy showroom and mechanics tea breaks and alike :mad: after the warranty expires.

don't forget 7.50 gbp for sundries, 35gbp for the oil, ducati servicing kit ....