OMG!! HELP PLEASE
 

Went to the bikeshop tonight to sign the finance for my Ducati (2003 SS) and as it was being warmed up for a test ride the exhaust downpipe on the vertical cylinder started glowing red hot, I took it out but it seemed like it was a bit rough and not as crisp as it should be.

The mechanic at the bike shop (not a ducati dealer) told me it was normal and they all do it!! My 600ss doesn't and I've never seen another do it - so is it normal?

The bloke at Ducati Manchester said there was definately something wrong with it but the mechanic at the bike shop where I was about to buy it from insisted his SP2 does it all the time.

Not a usual occurence!:o

if running lean or the timing is out, they can get hot - but not red hot!!

Take it back!

Alan

I take it that you didn't sign anything or pay a deposit?

That don't sound right my friend.

My 750ssie doesn't do it even after a long run or giving it some stick.

Keep clear if i were you.

No, haven't signed anything or given any deposit.
I instantly said I didn't want it but then said I'd ask some questions and let them know tomorrow.

I'm getting a good deal and would really like it to work....but I'm not going to buy a knackered bike.
The mechanic there started getting annoyed because he said they all do it and I said I didn't believe him.

I'm a bit gutted really...

Just to add...

Once I got going it stopped glowing, probably cooled by the wind, but it was glowing when warming up and when I stopped at the side of the road it started glowing again.

i'd say
wrong
dont do it

May be a sticky or gummed up injector, certainly sounds as if its running lean. Maybe its been sitting unused for to long

They've said they'll get it sorted and they probably will, my concern is any lasting damage it may have caused.

Icarus

A much wiser man than I once said to me....

Phil... If it looks like a fish, flaps like a fish and smells like a fish.....then the chances are that it is a fish.

If in doubt walk away.

There's plenty of nice ones out there.