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Forum: Sport Touring: ST4 / ST3 / ST2 17-Sep-2003, 17:34
Replies: 11
Views: 5,735
Posted By Jools
Only if you can afford a whole new bike Monty

Only if you can afford a whole new bike Monty
Forum: Sport Touring: ST4 / ST3 / ST2 17-Sep-2003, 13:34
Replies: 4
Views: 3,512
Posted By Jools
And the good news is that, according to the...

And the good news is that, according to the reports in the comic, all the bits that you might want to update your existing ST2 including quote "A range of cylinder heads has been designed to [pep up...
Forum: 999 / 749 17-Sep-2003, 12:04
Replies: 3
Views: 3,520
Posted By Jools
Too many variables to guess at really Webby. Not...

Too many variables to guess at really Webby.

Not suprised that the back stepped out on you at Mallory, that happened to me with every hamfisted twist of the throttle or clumsy gear change, the...
Forum: 999 / 749 16-Sep-2003, 21:25
Replies: 14
Views: 5,384
Posted By Jools
Nelly, The 749R is my new lust object.

Nelly,

The 749R is my new lust object.
Forum: 999 / 749 16-Sep-2003, 15:58
Replies: 14
Views: 5,384
Posted By Jools
Yes, black does look good

There is a 999S in Riverside Mcycles at the moment in gloss black with white number boards on the nosecone and the seat unit. Looks really good.

According to ducati.com the above is a 749 dark,...
Forum: Sport Touring: ST4 / ST3 / ST2 16-Sep-2003, 10:01
Replies: 4
Views: 3,512
Posted By Jools
Oooohh

Looks better than the MCN spy shots doesn't it? But quite Japanese as well. A couple of projector lights in there would have looked really cool but probably too indistinct (after all they'd...
Forum: Sport Touring: ST4 / ST3 / ST2 10-Sep-2003, 14:03
Replies: 11
Views: 5,735
Posted By Jools
Do you mean this guy? American two valve tuning...

Do you mean this guy?

American two valve tuning guy (http://www.visi.com/~moperfserv/)

Looks like he's getting nearly (but not quite) 100 bhp out of air cooled two valvers with porting work,...
Forum: Sport Touring: ST4 / ST3 / ST2 09-Sep-2003, 22:07
Replies: 1
Views: 2,969
Posted By Jools
Too much of a good thing?

In the last couple of weeks I've given my bike quite a fettle. Prompted by having both wheels out to get some 207RR's fitted, I started by giving it a clean up on the bits you can't...
Forum: Supersports: SS / SuperSport / Supersport 950 09-Sep-2003, 17:04
Replies: 1
Views: 2,888
Posted By Jools
And there I was thinking that dropping a 944cc...

And there I was thinking that dropping a 944cc water cooled ST2 engine into an SS frame might make an interesting (and relatively cheap) project

tuning it such as:

Basic engine 83-85 bhp
Exhaust &...
Forum: Sport Touring: ST4 / ST3 / ST2 09-Sep-2003, 11:35
Replies: 14
Views: 5,671
Posted By Jools
Well, it's done. In the end, I had to resort...

Well, it's done. In the end, I had to resort to mechanical aids (oooooooer missus).

A Gunson Eezibleed. It cost £12 summat and is basically a stout polythene bottle with a screwtop that has two...
Forum: Multistrada: Enduro / Pikes Peak / V4 / V2 / 1260 / 1200 / 1100 / 1000 03-Sep-2003, 10:57
Replies: 14
Views: 5,661
Posted By Jools
Just a thought...

Since I've spent quite a lot of time working in France I know that our European neighbours don't measure fuel consumption in miles per gallon (obviously) or even kilometres per litre.

They...
Forum: Sport Touring: ST4 / ST3 / ST2 31-Aug-2003, 15:55
Replies: 14
Views: 5,671
Posted By Jools
Bleeding back brake

The rear brake line guide on my ST had somehow bent at a right angle to where it should be and rubbed a gouge into the rear brake line. Now I never use the rear brake apart from the occasional hill...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 16-Aug-2003, 18:33
Replies: 14
Views: 3,971
Posted By Jools
Sounds like the dreaded duff oil pressure switch...

Sounds like the dreaded duff oil pressure switch again. It lives just behind the oil filler. They're notorious for giving up the ghost and giving you an oil warning light when you don't...
Forum: Supersports: SS / SuperSport / Supersport 950 15-Aug-2003, 23:54
Replies: 29
Views: 7,571
Posted By Jools
Nope, just the acceleration :)

Nope, just the acceleration :)
Forum: 999 / 749 15-Aug-2003, 20:04
Replies: 9
Views: 4,411
Posted By Jools
And if your really fussy about suspension

You could buy the 749 instaead of an S and put a rear Ohlins on it and maybe some carbon bits with the £800 change
Forum: Sport Touring: ST4 / ST3 / ST2 14-Aug-2003, 22:37
Replies: 10
Views: 5,295
Posted By Jools
Now then, now then, now then you 996/8 lot

The downpipes are all like that on ST's sir!

They live out in the open directly behind the front tye and take all the crap when we ride them in the wet and through the winter. Bakes on a treat...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 09-Aug-2003, 12:49
Replies: 6
Views: 1,640
Posted By Jools
Oi Keefyboy...

The man's in Stamford, that's in your back yard innit?

And, since you know more than most about all things Ducati...get my drift?
Forum: Monsters 29-Jul-2003, 18:10
Replies: 4
S4R
Views: 4,027
Posted By Jools
Damn...

Three new bikes...another 9 weeks of rain then :o
Forum: 999 / 749 29-Jul-2003, 10:50
Replies: 40
Views: 16,263
Posted By Jools
Hasn't Ripsnorting started doing any 999...

Hasn't Ripsnorting started doing any 999 stuff yet?

Looking at the demand, it'd probably be worth an ask.
Forum: Monsters 17-Jul-2003, 12:09
Replies: 4
Views: 3,966
Posted By Jools
You could get a pretty good idea...

By riding an ST4S, because basically the Monster is a naked ST.

Same chassis, same forks, same brakes, same bars, same engine.

Swingarm is off the MH900 so that's different, but apart from...
Forum: 999 / 749 15-Jul-2003, 09:42
Replies: 2
Views: 4,003
Posted By Jools
I had the same issue with my ST when I wanted to...

I had the same issue with my ST when I wanted to put some adjustable levers on.

DP wanted 120 for them! I used Patternparts levers in the end at £30 the pair, but I wouldn't recommend...
Forum: Ducati Insurance - Questions and Answers! 08-Jul-2003, 10:47
Replies: 64
Views: 30,083
Posted By Jools
Brilliant !!!!

As an old duffer who lives in the middle of nowhere, I'm still staggered by the the cost of insurance. I wish I had known about this in late June, because I've just renewed with Bennetts,...
Forum: Sport Touring: ST4 / ST3 / ST2 07-Jul-2003, 12:04
Replies: 11
Views: 7,103
Posted By Jools
And once it\'s replaced...

fit a skidmarx protector for about £30
Forum: Sport Touring: ST4 / ST3 / ST2 27-Jun-2003, 10:48
Replies: 9
Views: 4,455
Posted By Jools
Datatool Veto Evo

Seems OK to me, never had a problem with it, but then my bike doesn't have a factory immobiliser
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 25-Jun-2003, 12:28
Replies: 16
Views: 4,385
Posted By Jools
www.cornerspeed.co.uk
Forum: Tyres 25-Jun-2003, 09:59
Replies: 12
Views: 6,585
Posted By Jools
Dang...so they're good on ST's as well...

Dang...so they're good on ST's as well then, and I'm trapped in the middle of a tyre cycle...

You know, an 010 on the back with probably 2-3K left on it and I need to replace the...
Forum: Sport Touring: ST4 / ST3 / ST2 24-Jun-2003, 13:30
Replies: 4
Views: 3,745
Posted By Jools
Help on seats needed

Since suffering a herniated disc Mrs Jools is having trouble coping with the bike.

She's made a reasonably full recovery but basically, she doesn't have the strength in her lower back to...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 24-Jun-2003, 11:49
Replies: 6
Views: 2,747
Posted By Jools
Hey, thanks guys...

My tacho is also a law unto itself.

Sometimes it sits at zero when the engine is ticking over and most of the time just sits there flicking around between 4-5K regardless of what the revs are. It...
Forum: Supersports: SS / SuperSport / Supersport 950 23-Jun-2003, 15:58
Replies: 15
Views: 5,141
Posted By Jools
Desmodromic

That's it in a word...

Desmo valvegear can sound like a bag of spanners until it warms up. I know mine does!
Forum: 999 / 749 20-Jun-2003, 10:30
Replies: 2
Views: 4,106
Posted By Jools
Don\'t the new bikes...

Also have some sort of fancy two wire CAN electrical system? That would sort of rule out straightforward instrument swaps as well I would have thought?
Forum: Sport Touring: ST4 / ST3 / ST2 19-Jun-2003, 16:28
Replies: 2
Views: 3,793
Posted By Jools
Swingarm...

My 2001 ST2 has a steel swingarm. It has a chip in the paint which has got some surface rust on it (easily dealt with by kurust and waxoyl). I also found today that the rearmost left hand hugger bolt...
Forum: Sport Touring: ST4 / ST3 / ST2 19-Jun-2003, 13:19
Replies: 24
Views: 36,559
Posted By Jools
I think there was quite a thread about this on...

I think there was quite a thread about this on the old message board...

I've got Sil Motor carbon cans and a JHP chip to look after the fuelling.

As far as cans go, Ducati performance do...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 18-Jun-2003, 11:31
Replies: 10
Views: 4,875
Posted By Jools
I scuffed the carbon end can on my ST along its...

I scuffed the carbon end can on my ST along its entire length when I lowsided at Rockingham's hairpin.

A week or two ago, I just wet 'n dried all the scratches out and re-lacquered it. You...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 16-Jun-2003, 17:18
Replies: 8
Views: 3,520
Posted By Jools
Well there is a dealer comments page accesible to...

Well there is a dealer comments page accesible to paid up members to vote for dealers they've had good/bad service from. I'm not sure you could do a 'DSC Recommended' because...
Forum: Multistrada: Enduro / Pikes Peak / V4 / V2 / 1260 / 1200 / 1100 / 1000 16-Jun-2003, 09:54
Replies: 2
Views: 3,390
Posted By Jools
Yep, saw it outside Forza Italia when we got back...

Yep, saw it outside Forza Italia when we got back to our bikes after WSB. Nice bike, the wheels were fantastic.

Wouldn't want to clip a kerb with them though.
Forum: Sport Touring: ST4 / ST3 / ST2 13-Jun-2003, 16:47
Replies: 12
Views: 6,016
Posted By Jools
I\'ve got a humpback...

tailpack that is!

I won it from Performance Bikes for a rant that turned out to be their 'Star Letter' for Feb. It's not very big, but it's pretty versatile. Turns into a...
Forum: Sport Touring: ST4 / ST3 / ST2 13-Jun-2003, 16:42
Replies: 10
Views: 6,257
Posted By Jools
Carpy had one for sale...

I was going to buy it, but my money ran out.

I don't like top boxes at all. Don't like panniers much either. But, since nursey Mrs Jools is still not completely recovered from the...
Forum: Multistrada: Enduro / Pikes Peak / V4 / V2 / 1260 / 1200 / 1100 / 1000 13-Jun-2003, 09:56
Replies: 5
Views: 3,496
Posted By Jools
Waheeeeeeyyy! Good on ya Keefyboy. Some good news...

Waheeeeeeyyy! Good on ya Keefyboy. Some good news at last.

Don't suppose I'll get to see it this weekend amongst all the other thousands of bikes at Silverstone, unless we manage to meet...
Forum: Ducati Insurance - Questions and Answers! 10-Jun-2003, 11:07
Replies: 4
Views: 4,833
Posted By Jools
Hmmmm... Well, Rampdale didn't help me an...

Hmmmm... Well, Rampdale didn't help me an awful lot.

Thought I would try them after Bennetts my current insurers quoted me £411 for my second year with them (1 Year NCB). I thought that was a...
Forum: Multistrada: Enduro / Pikes Peak / V4 / V2 / 1260 / 1200 / 1100 / 1000 30-May-2003, 14:34
Replies: 16
Views: 7,646
Posted By Jools
Fooled me all along there! Look forward to seeing...

Fooled me all along there! Look forward to seeing the Multistrada on a rideout soon. If I can ever get out to play again!
Forum: Supersports: SS / SuperSport / Supersport 950 30-May-2003, 11:25
Replies: 27
Views: 11,352
Posted By Jools
Remember SS's are air/oil cooled David....

Remember SS's are air/oil cooled David.

What sort of temperature do you see on your 900 Monster? That might be about the same? Probably a bit cooler 'cos hot air won't get trapped in...
Forum: Sport Touring: ST4 / ST3 / ST2 29-May-2003, 14:27
Replies: 16
Views: 6,869
Posted By Jools
Here\'s a handy bag for the hamster pouches

Mullim

Found this on 'Richards ST2 Page'

http://home.houston.rr.com/rcee/ducati/bag.html

It's a bag to fit inside the side pouches to stop stuff rolling about or falling through...
Forum: Multistrada: Enduro / Pikes Peak / V4 / V2 / 1260 / 1200 / 1100 / 1000 29-May-2003, 14:16
Replies: 16
Views: 7,646
Posted By Jools
Oh yes, that sounds like a plan. With the money...

Oh yes, that sounds like a plan.

With the money that you would have to fork out for the 'strada, you could get 17" rims laced onto your hubs, fit sticky tyres and even give the suspension a...
Forum: Multistrada: Enduro / Pikes Peak / V4 / V2 / 1260 / 1200 / 1100 / 1000 28-May-2003, 23:06
Replies: 16
Views: 7,646
Posted By Jools
Hmmm...see what you mean Keefyboy, especially if...

Hmmm...see what you mean Keefyboy, especially if the only thing wrong with the Navi is that it isn't a Duke.

It's a lot of money to pay out on top of the trade in for the Navi - is the 4K...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 27-May-2003, 10:41
Replies: 11
Views: 5,233
Posted By Jools
Yeah, it's the oil pressure switch. I had...

Yeah, it's the oil pressure switch. I had the exact same thing in the winter. It starts off by coming on at idle and going out again when you blip it, but after a while it'll start to get...
Forum: Sport Touring: ST4 / ST3 / ST2 22-May-2003, 10:22
Replies: 6
Views: 4,117
Posted By Jools
Fitted the lower screen by dint of having a big...

Fitted the lower screen by dint of having a big stone crack in the original. So I chopped the top off with a hacksaw to try it before buying it.

There is naturally more windblast but it's...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 21-May-2003, 14:35
Replies: 9
Views: 3,916
Posted By Jools
Coooooooool. Good luck with that little venture!

Coooooooool. Good luck with that little venture!
Forum: Multistrada: Enduro / Pikes Peak / V4 / V2 / 1260 / 1200 / 1100 / 1000 14-May-2003, 22:57
Replies: 11
Views: 6,610
Posted By Jools
Easter? And rode it home? Phew...Poor old...

Easter? And rode it home?

Phew...Poor old Keefyboy has had his on order since November and to the best of my knowledge still hasn't got it.

Monty had the 'on yer bike' demonstrator...
Forum: Sport Touring: ST4 / ST3 / ST2 14-May-2003, 22:48
Replies: 4
Views: 4,014
Posted By Jools
8ugger...If it aint one thing it's another....

8ugger...If it aint one thing it's another.

I've had to fix things quick because I'm commuting on the bike this week.

So. I've fixed my false neutrals (caused by a loose...
Forum: Sport Touring: ST4 / ST3 / ST2 14-May-2003, 11:35
Replies: 5
Views: 4,147
Posted By Jools
Phew! Thank gawd! I haven't got knackered...

Phew! Thank gawd! I haven't got knackered output bearings....sorted by the simplest thing.

Did as you suggested Neil, to see if there were any nasty front sprockety noises, operating the gear...
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