Forum: Trackdays & Race Schools  28-Feb-2005, 14:46 |
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| Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 24-Feb-2005, 20:00 |
| Replies: 19 Views: 4,020 I believe the reason there appear to be so many...
I believe the reason there appear to be so many more pre-99 was that they were all made in European spec with kmh clocks and then modifed by the importers when they arrived in the UK, so this is a... |
| Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 23-Feb-2005, 10:55 |
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| Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 23-Feb-2005, 10:36 |
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| Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 22-Feb-2005, 19:29 |
| Replies: 16 Views: 3,092 I've got both - a stick on one on my 'proper'...
I've got both - a stick on one on my 'proper' bodywork and one I've painted myself on my trackday fairing.
Horses for courses I reckon - I wouldn't paint one on the standard bodywork cos then it... |
| Forum: 999 / 749 17-Feb-2005, 11:28 |
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| Forum: Trackdays & Race Schools 08-Feb-2005, 15:12 |
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| Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 26-Jan-2005, 19:21 |
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| Forum: 999 / 749 21-Jan-2005, 14:50 |
| Replies: 8 Views: 1,884 Welcome Aboard!
A very good day to you Chris!
I'll have a pint of Scruttocks Old Dirigible as your at the virtual bar already...
Welcome to the fold - whereabouts in Bucks are you based - I have just taken on the... |
| Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 13-Jan-2005, 15:34 |
| Replies: 33 Views: 6,338 OYB Experience
I've been using OYB for 8 years now, and have had some very good experiences, and a couple of minor disappointments.
The good experiences have saved me time and money, and have given that priceless... |
| Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 21-Dec-2004, 19:00 |
| Replies: 29 Views: 3,601 Welcome aboard Jas, Which part of Herts are you...
Welcome aboard Jas,
Which part of Herts are you from - I'm over to the West in Tring.
Give me a shout when the weather's a bit better (and the SPS is back in one piece after it's winter 'tweaking')... |
| Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 21-Oct-2004, 14:25 |
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| Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 29-Sep-2004, 18:47 |
| Replies: 13 Views: 2,445 Lowers and belly...
You will need to buy a matched set of side panels and belly pan I think.
On my genuine Ducati track day bodywork (so presume it's the same with painted up rod panels) the lowers are shorter and will... |
| Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 27-Sep-2004, 15:49 |
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| Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 27-Sep-2004, 15:34 |
| Replies: 12 Views: 2,284 Cush Drives
Hi there 66,
It's a well known and documented problem - try doing a search on 'cush drives' or 'rear hub' and all will be revealed.
Cheers
Giles |
| Forum: 999 / 749 17-Sep-2004, 16:23 |
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The only time my rev counter has under-read was when the reg/rectifier was sh@gged and the battery was running down....
It stopped running about 30 miles later... |
| Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 01-Sep-2004, 20:03 |
| Replies: 41 Views: 6,605 Service
Plenty of people swear by Baines, and although I've never used them for a service, they talk a very thorough service and have always supplied parts to me with useful advice.
They're based within the... |
| Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 14-Jul-2004, 15:53 |
| Replies: 6 Views: 1,651 Flange
I stumped up for new in the end to make sure I got it all sorted before yesterdays outing to Donington.
Still, now that's done it shouldn't give any more problems from the back end... |
| Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 12-Jul-2004, 14:42 |
| Replies: 6 Views: 1,651 If it\'s not the cush drives...
...then you either have: -
1) Tight spots on the chain
or
2) A knackered circlip groove in your sprocket retaining flange.
Antonye has posted about this several times, so do a search on 'rear... |
| Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 09-Jul-2004, 10:27 |
| Replies: 31 Views: 4,077 Urgh!
Total taste bypass!!! |
| Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 08-Jul-2004, 15:57 |
| Replies: 11 Views: 1,944 Not sure but...
...my '99 748BP had 55mph marked specifically (not red line though) and that was an ex-Ducati UK bike.
My '99 SPS also has the 55mph marking in smaller font between 50 and 60 (funnily enough?!) but,... |
| Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 06-Jul-2004, 15:31 |
| Replies: 7 Views: 1,125 Ahhhh....
Tim,
Sounds like you've got a Meta alarm the same as mine!
I've just tried the double priming technique and it caught first time - result.
Shazaam,
It still seems reluctant to turn the engine... |
| Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 06-Jul-2004, 14:22 |
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Nelly,
It turns fairly slowly to start with then picks up speed after the first revolution (or stops altogether - at which point I release the button ASAP and try again!).
Ticks over at about... |
| Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 06-Jul-2004, 13:02 |
| Replies: 7 Views: 1,125 SPS Starting Woes
Is there a knack that I'm missing to starting a 996SPS when it's been standing for anything more than a day?
It turns, and coughs and wheezes fine, but takes about 7 or 8 attempts to actually get... |
| Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 02-Jul-2004, 14:39 |
| Replies: 18 Views: 2,525 Sounds About Right...
...that Jools!
I've got a twin line set up on mine with standard Goldlines, but the lines are designed for 4-pads.
This means that the caliper end of the line has a straight banjo on it and the... |
| Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 28-Jun-2004, 14:23 |
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| Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 24-Jun-2004, 10:41 |
| Replies: 20 Views: 2,914 \'99 996 vs. 2004 Merc C-Class
Mine read 90 when the digital speedo on the new Merc following me read 81/82 all the way along a 15 mile run.
The most accurate speedo I've found on a bike was on the RSV Mille - that was reading... |
| Forum: Sport Touring: ST4 / ST3 / ST2 23-Jun-2004, 15:38 |
| Replies: 13 Views: 6,863 Hold on thar just a minute....!
Before you splash out £300 on new discs, take a few minutes to check out the 'buttons' that mount the ones you have now.
The discs should be semi-floating and are allowed to do this by the round... |
| Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 18-Jun-2004, 18:42 |
| Replies: 13 Views: 2,288 Brakes and fluid
The clutch fluid goes black because of the pipe it runs through - it always happened on both my Milles and it's never a problem.
As for back brakes, and these are bound to be famous last words, both... |
| Forum: Tyres 18-Jun-2004, 14:31 |
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Running 2.2 bar front and 2.5 bar rear.
Totally top tyres!:roll:
Giles |
| Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 15-Jun-2004, 14:36 |
| Replies: 12 Views: 1,845 ?????????????
I'm now confused!!!
The circlip groove looks OK - the circlip can be rotated, but is not loose and moving in and out at all.
The cush drive bushes/silent running blocks are retained by nuts on the... |
| Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 15-Jun-2004, 14:08 |
| Replies: 12 Views: 1,845 Clicking Hub Update
OK - so the noise was a cush drive collar just starting to touch the chain adjuster ring.
I bought a set of 5 new bushes last Thursday (having shopped around 5 dealers to find one who had any in... |
| Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 10-Jun-2004, 10:41 |
| Replies: 12 Views: 1,845 Can\'t get the hub nut off!!!
That's a good start - 41mm socket, torque wrench, other half sitting on the bike with the brakes on and all that happened was my eyes watered and the back wheel lifted off the floor!!!
Methinks that... |
| Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 09-Jun-2004, 10:35 |
| Replies: 12 Views: 1,845 Clicking from rear hub assembly
I noticed last night that there's a distinct clicking coming from my rear hub assembly somewhere...
I had this on my 748 and it was a circlip that holds in the assembly turning in the swingarm and... |
| Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 08-Jun-2004, 14:42 |
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| Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 03-Jun-2004, 11:21 |
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Cheers Dave - these are tyhe plugs I wiggled (very technically of course) to make everything work, so I'll check them out propoerly this evening. |
| Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 02-Jun-2004, 14:30 |
| Replies: 8 Views: 1,905 Don\'t wash it!
That's the conclusion I'm coming to!
If I rinse mine off thoroughly with a sponge and water the neutral and oil pressure lights come on (even with the ignition switched off!) and it refuses to start... |
| Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 02-Jun-2004, 14:23 |
| Replies: 4 Views: 1,677 Running on One Cylinder?
Started the old girl up this morning ('99 SPS) and she would only run on one?!
Took her down the road for a couple of miles - refused to go over 6,500 rpm and still on one cylinder for most of the... |
| Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 21-May-2004, 16:02 |
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| Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 11-May-2004, 15:34 |
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| Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 07-May-2004, 17:57 |
| Replies: 37 Views: 4,815 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... |
| Forum: General Motorcycles only 05-May-2004, 13:38 |
| Replies: 1 Views: 2,165 Help Reading Haynes Manuals
Sorry if you've seen this before, but I thought it might help a few people understand what the manual expects of them...
Haynes: Rotate anticlockwise
Translation: Clamp with molegrips and beat... |
| Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 04-May-2004, 17:57 |
| Replies: 1 Views: 987 Foam Filters
Having read a couple of threads on the subject of foam filters in the airbox, I thought I’d just add my two-penneth…
In the last week I’ve ridden with no air filter, and ITG filter and a JHP filter... |
| Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 04-May-2004, 17:31 |
| Replies: 10 Views: 2,585 Ahhhh...the old oil pressure switch problem...
This sounds familiar…
I had this happen to no less than 12 oil pressure switches on my ’99 748BP in the course of 18 months/12,000 miles.
The first sign that something was wrong was usually the oil... |
| Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 23-Apr-2004, 11:19 |
| Replies: 6 Views: 1,897 Tyres in Beds
I have been using Universal Tyres in Dunstable for a couple of years now - very helpful, loose wheel or on bike fit, good selection and reasonable (if not the very cheapest) price.
They're in a... |
| Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 22-Apr-2004, 15:44 |
| Replies: 2 Views: 1,464 996 Tool Kit
My 1999 996 has managed to lose it's toolkit somewhere during its life, and I'm therefore going to put a new one together for it...and it's not even its birthday!?!
What I need to... |
| Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 08-Apr-2004, 10:39 |
| Replies: 31 Views: 4,975 Regulator
I've just had a similar experience - the rev counter jumping up and down - but only when I had the indicators on. Then no juice when I came to restart, just the solenoid clicking.
Turned out... |
| Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 30-Mar-2004, 14:34 |
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Cheers Nelly,
As soon as I've got the charging circuit working I'll give that a go...
G |
| Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 30-Mar-2004, 13:19 |
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Weeksy,
Sounds like I'm not too far off then, as my gauge reads in Centigrade and 60C is about 140F.
Cheers |
| Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 30-Mar-2004, 12:21 |
| Replies: 8 Views: 1,978 Normal Running Temperature
What's the normal running temperature for a 996?
Mine's not budging over 60 degrees while on the move - which doesn't seem very warm to me, even if the air temperature is only 10... |
