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Forum: 999 / 749 06-Aug-2004, 16:04
Replies: 28
Views: 3,317
Posted By Jools
Yep, standard is what I would go for. No...

Yep, standard is what I would go for.

No disrespect to people with race rep paint jobs, but they always look a bit "wannabe" to my eyes.

No problem with stickers and rep paint on trackday...
Forum: Tyres 03-Aug-2004, 23:30
Replies: 15
Views: 5,013
Posted By Jools
Pardon me for being stoopid, but what's to stop a...

Pardon me for being stoopid, but what's to stop a 17" rim conversion?
Forum: 999 / 749 30-Jul-2004, 20:14
Replies: 2
Views: 1,483
Posted By Jools
Too cheap

Why would anyone want to sell a bike with only 1450 miles on it for £13,250? I suppose if 999R's are VAT free over there it might make sense because they'll have got it cheaper and you'd have to pay...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 30-Jul-2004, 18:13
Replies: 3
Views: 1,351
Posted By Jools
You do now...click this link...

You do now...click this link (http://www.ducati.com/bikes/manuals.jhtml)
Forum: Tyres 29-Jul-2004, 19:20
Replies: 2
Views: 2,662
Posted By Jools
Try Robsom Racing, and get the Diablos. I have...

Try Robsom Racing, and get the Diablos. I have them on my ST2 and they are awesome.

People who know me know that I don't hang about, but they have so much grip that I've never had a slide or a...
Forum: Sport Touring: ST4 / ST3 / ST2 28-Jul-2004, 10:19
Replies: 5
Views: 2,825
Posted By Jools
If you look in the back of the owners manual it...

If you look in the back of the owners manual it should tell you the names of all the colours for that particular model year. If you don't have the owners manual it's available by clicking on this...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 27-Jul-2004, 13:19
Replies: 14
Views: 2,524
Posted By Jools
Spot on there Desmondo, but I'm afraid you've...

Spot on there Desmondo, but I'm afraid you've only got a picture of one in it's early lava stage where it has assumed the shape of the adult. I'm not surprised they are very rare.

In one or two...
Forum: 999 / 749 23-Jul-2004, 16:04
Replies: 17
Views: 2,736
Posted By Jools
Do you think it's worth an extra grand because...

Do you think it's worth an extra grand because it's an S?... or because it's red :devil:
Forum: 999 / 749 23-Jul-2004, 10:31
Replies: 17
Views: 2,736
Posted By Jools
New bike sales are down 27% this year. That's...

New bike sales are down 27% this year.

That's either because the last few years have seen bike sales doing OK-ish, and people in the market for a bike already have a 1-2 year old bike that they...
Forum: Sport Touring: ST4 / ST3 / ST2 22-Jul-2004, 21:52
Replies: 10
Views: 3,567
Posted By Jools
One of the Pirelli Diablo raving hordes here,...

One of the Pirelli Diablo raving hordes here, just the ordinary ones, not the corsas.

They've lasted me since the BHC mob went to the North West Mega meet, must've been 2500 miles ago, they've done...
Forum: Ducati Insurance - Questions and Answers! 21-Jul-2004, 12:03
Replies: 11
Views: 5,597
Posted By Jools
That's as maybe Redruth, but I have no shame in...

That's as maybe Redruth, but I have no shame in saying I've been there before. My wife and me were partners in a business venture that was doing OK until the recession of the late 80's/early 90's...
Forum: Ducati Insurance - Questions and Answers! 20-Jul-2004, 18:11
Replies: 11
Views: 5,597
Posted By Jools
So, after the last phone call to Bennetts...

So, after the last phone call to Bennetts requesting a letter of apology, and telling them that I wanted them to obtain written confirmation from Amber Credit that my credit record would not be...
Forum: 999 / 749 16-Jul-2004, 18:08
Replies: 11
Views: 3,032
Posted By Jools
I'm going the opposite route. I started with one...

I'm going the opposite route. I started with one perfectly clean, shiny Ducati and I'm doing my best to replace all it's shiny bits with skanky old parts from eBay to fix crash damage.

There should...
Forum: 999 / 749 16-Jul-2004, 14:36
Replies: 5
Views: 2,297
Posted By Jools
Not got a 749 meself (yet), but my gearbox goes a...

Not got a 749 meself (yet), but my gearbox goes a lot clunkier (and gets more false neutrals) if the chain tension isn't right.

All the adjustments in the linkages might want a bit of fettling as...
Forum: Multistrada: Enduro / Pikes Peak / V4 / V2 / 1260 / 1200 / 1100 / 1000 14-Jul-2004, 17:27
Replies: 0
Views: 2,960
Posted By Jools
Hard Luggage

For all you Multistradery types who might wanna go touring, there's a brand new set of genuine Ducati panniers HERE...
Forum: 999 / 749 12-Jul-2004, 12:02
Replies: 10
Views: 2,968
Posted By Jools
Hmmmm....I always thought that losing the top...

Hmmmm....I always thought that losing the top vents would make it look better. Maybe it does in the flesh ('cos the Casoli bike at the NEC show a couple of years back looked better without them), but...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 08-Jul-2004, 18:16
Replies: 31
Views: 4,433
Posted By Jools
Reminds me of Wacky Races....

Reminds me of Wacky Races....
Forum: Ducati Insurance - Questions and Answers! 08-Jul-2004, 13:06
Replies: 11
Views: 5,597
Posted By Jools
Bennetts Incompetence

Beware the incompetence of Bennetts admin...

After being insured with Bennetts for two years, I received a renewal letter from them a few weeks before the policy was due for the third years renewal....
Forum: Sport Touring: ST4 / ST3 / ST2 05-Jul-2004, 16:17
Replies: 5
Views: 3,154
Posted By Jools
Yes, my ST is currently wearing one of eBay's...

Yes, my ST is currently wearing one of eBay's finest sidepanels because the piece of plastic that holds the brass insert on the original split on one of our rideouts and left the panel at a very...
Forum: General Motorcycles only 05-Jul-2004, 16:07
Replies: 7
Views: 2,874
Posted By Jools
Is it the four pulse or the big bang one? If you...

Is it the four pulse or the big bang one?

If you find yourself ordering a £2,750 Termi 57mm system for it...stop and make sure it's going to fit first.
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 02-Jul-2004, 13:20
Replies: 18
Views: 2,764
Posted By Jools
Now I could be wrong here, so don't slap me...

Now I could be wrong here, so don't slap me right...But Les, I think you've got the wrong brake lines here and because of that, you've actually fitted them upside down.

Here's my thinking. My bike...
Forum: Sport Touring: ST4 / ST3 / ST2 02-Jul-2004, 12:40
Replies: 10
Views: 8,137
Posted By Jools
All right, all right...I did say I'd have to run...

All right, all right...I did say I'd have to run out to my toolbox to be sure :frog:

But you're right about those triangular wheel alignment spacers Rockhopper. Getting them to stop twisting and...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 01-Jul-2004, 14:42
Replies: 36
Views: 4,939
Posted By Jools
To use your back brake or not to use it...that is...

To use your back brake or not to use it...that is the question.

It's just like everything else to do with riding a bike isn't it? Whatever works for you.

Surely it's the same thing as the how much...
Forum: Multistrada: Enduro / Pikes Peak / V4 / V2 / 1260 / 1200 / 1100 / 1000 30-Jun-2004, 18:09
Replies: 17
Views: 5,298
Posted By Jools
Fantastic bikes. If you're not faster on it on...

Fantastic bikes. If you're not faster on it on real roads than you are on your 999R, I'll eat my hat.

Let me know if I need to get munching, but I don't think I will.

Course, trackdays are a...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 29-Jun-2004, 13:21
Replies: 7
Views: 1,065
Posted By Jools
I've got Bendix pads - they're great

I've got Bendix pads - they're great
Forum: Supersports: SS / SuperSport / Supersport 950 24-Jun-2004, 15:05
Replies: 21
Views: 5,438
Posted By Jools
:rodent::"Mullet"

:rodent::"Mullet"
Forum: Sport Touring: ST4 / ST3 / ST2 24-Jun-2004, 13:23
Replies: 13
Views: 7,281
Posted By Jools
Cos I've already got an ST2 and I go past...

Cos I've already got an ST2 and I go past superbikes on that...

Seriously, I've done the ST thing, getting a more powerful version wouldn't give me what I'm looking for. Don't get me wrong, I love...
Forum: Sport Touring: ST4 / ST3 / ST2 24-Jun-2004, 12:50
Replies: 10
Views: 8,137
Posted By Jools
No real secret. It's pretty easy to do with the...

No real secret. It's pretty easy to do with the bike just on the centre stand. If you've got the ride height jacked up like I have you might want to put a bit of 4 x 2 under the centre stand so the...
Forum: Sport Touring: ST4 / ST3 / ST2 23-Jun-2004, 19:02
Replies: 13
Views: 7,281
Posted By Jools
Thanks for all the replies...helps a...

Thanks for all the replies...helps a lot.

Current plan is to check out Clippy's suggestions - cos as I wrote in an earlier U2U to BDG, one of my mates (yes, I do have some) had that exact same...
Forum: Multistrada: Enduro / Pikes Peak / V4 / V2 / 1260 / 1200 / 1100 / 1000 23-Jun-2004, 15:59
Replies: 11
Views: 5,352
Posted By Jools
As KeefyB says, if you're a trackday fanatic the...

As KeefyB says, if you're a trackday fanatic the 2 valvers will be lacking in power but even on the track they make up a lot of that outright power in their ability to drive out of corners. Using all...
Forum: Rideouts, Meets and other Events 22-Jun-2004, 14:48
Replies: 9
Views: 3,528
Posted By Jools
CK, I am your man :D Lots of women have called me...

CK, I am your man :D Lots of women have called me godlike :smug::smug::smug:

:rodent: : "Jools, get your ears syringed...women call you codlike"

Jools: "feck off before I batter...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 22-Jun-2004, 14:21
Replies: 10
Views: 2,428
Posted By Jools
Moving the rear indicators to hide them in the...

Moving the rear indicators to hide them in the air vents has been done...but 'hide' is the operative word. You can't see 'em for toffee.

Now call me Mr Picky, but I like my indicators to be seen by...
Forum: Tyres 21-Jun-2004, 20:07
Replies: 10
Views: 4,158
Posted By Jools
DSC day at Mallory last year - could it get any...

DSC day at Mallory last year - could it get any wetter?

I was following Johny Haines - the chief CSS instructor bloke -first one behind him as he led the inters out on one session. Did the two warm...
Forum: 999 / 749 21-Jun-2004, 15:55
Replies: 13
Views: 3,271
Posted By Jools
749R...No question! Look at it, all dripping in...

749R...No question!

Look at it, all dripping in Carbon and Titanium loveliness, that gorgeous swingarm, radial brakes and just the way the whole package works together is very special indeed....
Forum: Sport Touring: ST4 / ST3 / ST2 21-Jun-2004, 15:49
Replies: 13
Views: 7,281
Posted By Jools
Braking options

On yesterday's rideout I started to get a lot of vibration when I was braking, so much so that I started braking into bends that I wouldn't normally brake into just to see if it was still there or...
Forum: Sport Touring: ST4 / ST3 / ST2 21-Jun-2004, 14:39
Replies: 14
Views: 5,671
Posted By Jools
I don't normally have a problem just bleeding the...

I don't normally have a problem just bleeding the system when it's just a bit soft at the pedal (even though I hardly ever touch the back brake). Just when you change the line, all the fluid...
Forum: Supersports: SS / SuperSport / Supersport 950 17-Jun-2004, 22:08
Replies: 27
Views: 7,047
Posted By Jools
If it's always at the same rev range it could be...

If it's always at the same rev range it could be the Throttle Position Sensor, that's what it was on my bike when it had similar 5000 rpm-ish problems.

It's only a potentiometer that tells the ECU...
Forum: Ducati Insurance - Questions and Answers! 17-Jun-2004, 21:55
Replies: 17
Views: 5,458
Posted By Jools
I'm 48, only been back on bikes again a couple of...

I'm 48, only been back on bikes again a couple of years, so only 2 years NCB

Best quote from Bennetts on a 2001 ST2 that's probably only worth 3K with a following wind and a blind punter - £425...
Forum: 999 / 749 16-Jun-2004, 22:50
Replies: 15
Views: 3,991
Posted By Jools
I'm saying nothing.... Except for that bit,...

I'm saying nothing....




Except for that bit, obviously...



Oh, and that bit
Forum: Sport Touring: ST4 / ST3 / ST2 16-Jun-2004, 16:36
Replies: 11
Views: 4,591
Posted By Jools
Are they deaf, blind or just stupid. There is a...

Are they deaf, blind or just stupid.

There is a well known problem with the hard chroming on the rockers not being up to scratch on some 996 engines. There was apparently a bad batch of rockers...
Forum: 999 / 749 15-Jun-2004, 19:17
Replies: 13
Views: 2,921
Posted By Jools
Diablo Corsas

Diablo Corsas
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 15-Jun-2004, 15:34
Replies: 22
Views: 4,073
Posted By Jools
You know...the people at Churchill must be really...

You know...the people at Churchill must be really brassed off that they spent loads of money on getting Thora Hird to advertise their products for old codgers - before she died obviously* - and yet...
Forum: 999 / 749 14-Jun-2004, 17:18
Replies: 17
Views: 4,106
Posted By Jools
Well that Tubistyle system shouldn't have...

Well that Tubistyle system shouldn't have problems with heat build up if it's made of Inconel.

In a previous life I worked as a salesman for a specialist metal stockholder (would've been handy now...
Forum: 999 / 749 11-Jun-2004, 21:29
Replies: 25
Views: 4,746
Posted By Jools
£1000 discount on an R sounds like a damn good...

£1000 discount on an R sounds like a damn good deal to me
Forum: Supersports: SS / SuperSport / Supersport 950 11-Jun-2004, 21:27
Replies: 2
Views: 3,291
Posted By Jools
Eat more pies :D Seriously, starting from your...

Eat more pies :D

Seriously, starting from your stock settings, check that the static sag on the suspension is OK. You can do this by tying a tie wrap round your front fork slider and bouncing the...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 11-Jun-2004, 16:44
Replies: 2
Views: 1,042
Posted By Jools
Yes, it happened to mine. The three little brass...

Yes, it happened to mine. The three little brass screws that hold all the gubbins in went AWOL and the tacho moved around just like that before it packed up a week or so laterl
Forum: Sport Touring: ST4 / ST3 / ST2 10-Jun-2004, 11:02
Replies: 5
ST3
Views: 3,234
Posted By Jools
Nope, I haven't. I thought about it briefly and...

Nope, I haven't. I thought about it briefly and chopping my bike in as p/ex but then thought "no, I've done the ST thing" so my next bike won't be an ST, it'll be a more sporting Ducati. I will be...
Forum: 999 / 749 09-Jun-2004, 17:57
Replies: 25
Views: 4,746
Posted By Jools
According to this weeks comic Woods of Abergelly...

According to this weeks comic Woods of Abergelly have two left for this year
Forum: Tyres 07-Jun-2004, 14:46
Replies: 16
Views: 5,945
Posted By Jools
32F and 34R for me too. Awsome tyres, as sticky...

32F and 34R for me too. Awsome tyres, as sticky as an extra sticky thing in a pot of superglue. I can't get them to budge despite all manner of abuse. At the DSC trackday at Cadwell I was doing stuff...
Forum: 999 / 749 03-Jun-2004, 17:02
Replies: 23
Views: 4,677
Posted By Jools
Now even if I had £35,000 to spend on a bike why...

Now even if I had £35,000 to spend on a bike why would I get one that's nearly as ugly as my ST and according to Claudio Domenicali (spelling?) will need a huge amount of fettling.

200+ Bhp is...
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