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Forum: 999 / 749 13-Aug-2006, 20:12
Replies: 3
Views: 1,808
Posted By Jools
you have P34 goldline "pad per piston"...

you have P34 goldline "pad per piston" calipers. They cost around £135 each when new and usually go for around half price on eBay depending on condition
Forum: Supersports: SS / SuperSport / Supersport 950 13-Aug-2006, 11:45
Replies: 2
Views: 2,111
Posted By Jools
twpd is right about the effects of dropping the...

twpd is right about the effects of dropping the forks - an interesting read about why it speeds up the steering though, I knew that dropping the forks or raising the rear quickened the steering but I...
Forum: 999 / 749 12-Aug-2006, 22:49
Replies: 11
Views: 2,271
Posted By Jools
You might want to give it a bit more time and...

You might want to give it a bit more time and learn how to ride the bloody thing first :frog:

Seriously, you know that it took me a good few months to learn how to ride the 888 anywhere near...
Forum: DesmoDue - General Questions and Chat 11-Aug-2006, 17:33
Replies: 8
Views: 2,283
Posted By Jools
I dislike Clarkson intensely. Not for the usual...

I dislike Clarkson intensely. Not for the usual reasons of his own self obsession and his ill-informed ranting about motorcyclists. No.

It goes back years to when he used to have a column in CAR...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 10-Aug-2006, 22:04
Replies: 8
Views: 2,312
Posted By Jools
No, you'll need a 4 pound lump hammer as well

No, you'll need a 4 pound lump hammer as well
Forum: Trackdays & Race Schools 09-Aug-2006, 19:47
Replies: 17
Views: 3,436
Posted By Jools
No, it's not lacking in grip in the dry, as my...

No, it's not lacking in grip in the dry, as my completely ragged tyre edges will attest.

Good choice for a 900SS 'cos it's not an out and out power track
Forum: 851 / 888 07-Aug-2006, 17:59
Replies: 22
Views: 7,292
Posted By Jools
Good man...finally the bike is saved from a fate...

Good man...finally the bike is saved from a fate worse than bad taste.

Let me know how much you want for the lowrider when it's done :D
Forum: Sport Touring: ST4 / ST3 / ST2 06-Aug-2006, 22:25
Replies: 3
Views: 2,538
Posted By Jools
Vibration. In giving us the grunt, drive and...

Vibration. In giving us the grunt, drive and noise we all love, big V-twins vibrate quite a bit. The chain adjusters on ST's (and monsters and 888's for that matter) can work loose quite easily, as...
Forum: Supersports: SS / SuperSport / Supersport 950 06-Aug-2006, 11:35
Replies: 7
Views: 1,765
Posted By Jools
Reminds me of doing trackdays on the ST2, going...

Reminds me of doing trackdays on the ST2, going around people on corners only to have my glorious 85 bhp ass kicked as soon as there's a straight bit.

Still, it looks as if it'll have to be the ST...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 04-Aug-2006, 17:28
Replies: 10
Views: 3,114
Posted By Jools
Chi, you only needed the spacer because your bike...

Chi, you only needed the spacer because your bike was pre 2001 when all the bikes had shorter actuator rods. The aftermarket cylinders all need the longer rod of the post 2001 models, which of course...
Forum: DesmoDue - General Questions and Chat 04-Aug-2006, 17:13
Replies: 22
Views: 3,425
Posted By Jools
Errrrrr....I'm not a member of the RC, and I...

Errrrrr....I'm not a member of the RC, and I don't know much about race administration, but are you asking the DSC RC to be accountable for your entries in the SV650 and SoT series being turned down...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 04-Aug-2006, 17:00
Replies: 10
Views: 3,114
Posted By Jools
Any Ideas? Yes...All of these aftermarket slave...

Any Ideas?

Yes...All of these aftermarket slave cylinders work to make the clutch pull lighter by having a bigger bore. Your master cylinder, however, is still the same size it always was and,...
Forum: DesmoDue - General Questions and Chat 04-Aug-2006, 15:56
Replies: 4
Views: 1,575
Posted By Jools
What's a 'code of beach' transmitter? Is it...

What's a 'code of beach' transmitter? Is it anything to do with Baywatch? Or something that American yoof can use to alert friends further down the beach? Something like "Mighty fine double dees...
Forum: 999 / 749 04-Aug-2006, 15:24
Replies: 101
Views: 88,805
Posted By Jools
I'll test it for you if you want Martin and...

I'll test it for you if you want Martin and report back :lol:
Forum: DesmoDue - General Questions and Chat 04-Aug-2006, 09:37
Replies: 49
Views: 6,232
Posted By Jools
I'm flattered that somebody thinks that I'd be...

I'm flattered that somebody thinks that I'd be the person to do it, but I have to tell you I would be TOTALLY USELESS at 'running' DD. Although I like racing I know very little about it and virtually...
Forum: 851 / 888 04-Aug-2006, 09:26
Replies: 17
Views: 4,609
Posted By Jools
Cheers Nux....will only ship to USA :( But I...

Cheers Nux....will only ship to USA :(

But I have friends and colleagues in California :D

A plot hatches...
Forum: 851 / 888 04-Aug-2006, 08:16
Replies: 17
Views: 4,609
Posted By Jools
I look on eBay everyday and there isn't a...

I look on eBay everyday and there isn't a matching front wheel, only a rear.

There are a couple on eBay Germany but one seller only appears to want cash and the other wants about 350 Euros
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 03-Aug-2006, 16:56
Replies: 6
Views: 1,882
Posted By Jools
Only that they'd look better in black ;) Most...

Only that they'd look better in black ;)

Most wheels of this age will have picked up a few nicks from stone chips etc and the ones on my ST are getting a bit bubbled. It's not unusual for them to...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 03-Aug-2006, 15:01
Replies: 11
Views: 3,055
Posted By Jools
Can't it be welded?

Can't it be welded?
Forum: 999 / 749 03-Aug-2006, 14:18
Replies: 8
Views: 2,842
Posted By Jools
Keep the Autoglym AWAY from screens, indicator...

Keep the Autoglym AWAY from screens, indicator lenses, visors or any plastics that are supposed to be transparent (or orangey coloured).

I used to use Autoglym all over any bodywork I needed to...
Forum: 851 / 888 03-Aug-2006, 11:20
Replies: 26
Views: 12,101
Posted By Jools
Pace Products at Silverstone? They list a bunch...

Pace Products at Silverstone?

They list a bunch of Ducati stuff on http://paceproducts.co.uk/php/products_info.php?parent=6&productID=motorcycle/ducati

However, they also built a custom rad for...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 02-Aug-2006, 20:31
Replies: 4
Views: 1,638
Posted By Jools
Tried it once...made it worse.

Tried it once...made it worse.
Forum: Supersports: SS / SuperSport / Supersport 950 02-Aug-2006, 18:08
Replies: 7
Views: 2,448
Posted By Jools
Tsubaki. If your chain is currently a 520 I...

Tsubaki. If your chain is currently a 520 I wouldn't bother going to 525.
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 02-Aug-2006, 17:32
Replies: 11
Views: 2,999
Posted By Jools
Do you feel a little 'click' through the throttle...

Do you feel a little 'click' through the throttle at the same time? If so it's probably the spitting back that Ray talks about 'cos it gives the butterflies a little jolt on the way through - did on...
Forum: 851 / 888 02-Aug-2006, 17:29
Replies: 20
Views: 7,425
Posted By Jools
I'd love to come but I'll be at the DSC trackday...

I'd love to come but I'll be at the DSC trackday at Cadwell (If I can get the T8 front wheel repaired in time)
Forum: 999 / 749 02-Aug-2006, 17:27
Replies: 12
Views: 4,740
Posted By Jools
My old mate Sparkin, who still posts on this...

My old mate Sparkin, who still posts on this board, went from owning a succession of Ducatis to owning a Buell Lightening. We met him the other week at the Buell and European V-Twin festival at...
Forum: 851 / 888 01-Aug-2006, 23:15
Replies: 17
Views: 4,609
Posted By Jools
Thanks Dave for answering my 'can you trust it'...

Thanks Dave for answering my 'can you trust it' question - I was going to have Hagon do it if anyone because I've used their shocks and stuff in the past. They're an OK outfit, and they're not too...
Forum: General Motorcycles only 01-Aug-2006, 19:25
Replies: 14
Views: 4,061
Posted By Jools
Straight ones :( ...

Straight ones :(

http://www.ducatisportingclub.com/showthread.php?t=34271
Forum: 851 / 888 01-Aug-2006, 19:02
Replies: 17
Views: 4,609
Posted By Jools
Hmmmm....I wonder if I could convince Mrs Jools...

Hmmmm....I wonder if I could convince Mrs Jools that I really needed a front one of these, in black, to replace the damaged one?
...
Forum: 851 / 888 01-Aug-2006, 18:36
Replies: 17
Views: 4,609
Posted By Jools
Angry HELP!!! - Wheel repair

If it ain't one thing it's another. Took my T8 to get some part worn Dunlops fitted today. Thought I'd be smart since I don't yet have a front paddock stand and take the tyres to the fitters in the...
Forum: 851 / 888 01-Aug-2006, 13:28
Replies: 22
Views: 7,292
Posted By Jools
Ahhhh....Got me! Sarcasm is sometimes difficult...

Ahhhh....Got me! Sarcasm is sometimes difficult to detect in a post :rolleyes:
Forum: 851 / 888 31-Jul-2006, 14:44
Replies: 22
Views: 7,292
Posted By Jools
There's another thread on this somewhere else on...

There's another thread on this somewhere else on the site.

I think it's truly horrible. The irony is that if it was in pukka 851 guise it would be worth much more (and also more than a 916 would...
Forum: 851 / 888 31-Jul-2006, 10:41
Replies: 5
Views: 2,151
Posted By Jools
Hmmmmm....I'm all for individualism but one of...

Hmmmmm....I'm all for individualism but one of the best things about T8's are the original high level exhausts
Forum: 851 / 888 29-Jul-2006, 19:55
Replies: 21
Views: 6,825
Posted By Jools
Phil, NUx....PM me your mailing address and I...

Phil, NUx....PM me your mailing address and I will send you a copy of the magazine. Don't worry about the money, plenty of people in the DSC have done me enough favours to spread a couple of favours...
Forum: 851 / 888 29-Jul-2006, 15:31
Replies: 21
Views: 6,825
Posted By Jools
Good spot Keefy...just off to gerrit right now...

Good spot Keefy...just off to gerrit right now :D

no excuses not to go out now the hangover has subsided
Forum: General Motorcycles only 29-Jul-2006, 15:29
Replies: 102
Views: 60,832
Posted By Jools
Hasn't happened once to me since we changed to a...

Hasn't happened once to me since we changed to a new server yesterday. It used to happen every 5 minutes.

This new site has been bullet proof so far for me
Forum: Supersports: SS / SuperSport / Supersport 950 28-Jul-2006, 11:41
Replies: 11
Views: 4,811
Posted By Jools
I'll drink to that. Bloo Duke is a nice legacy...

I'll drink to that. Bloo Duke is a nice legacy for a really good guy - an inspired bike, and I would love to have something like it myself.

Shame about the Bloo though, Mort and I used to swap...
Forum: Trackdays & Race Schools 28-Jul-2006, 11:32
Replies: 11
Views: 2,631
Posted By Jools
Sorted :D That's one place for me in the fast...

Sorted :D

That's one place for me in the fast group then Lizzie....booking form on it's way !!!!
Forum: General Motorcycles only 28-Jul-2006, 10:21
Replies: 5
Views: 1,314
Posted By Jools
Hmmmm....I don't think the type of finish matters...

Hmmmm....I don't think the type of finish matters so much as the preparation since magnesium (from any manufacturer) needs to be treated carefully with the right processes and chromate undercoat as...
Forum: Trackdays & Race Schools 27-Jul-2006, 19:53
Replies: 11
Views: 2,631
Posted By Jools
AHA....and thanks to this great club I may get to...

AHA....and thanks to this great club I may get to borrow some TD fairings for the T8.

Doing the trackday on an ST will be fun, doing it on the T8 will be :devil:
Forum: Monsters 27-Jul-2006, 12:41
Replies: 17
Views: 5,751
Posted By Jools
That's because the SS is aircooled so it has a...

That's because the SS is aircooled so it has a gaping great hole at the front of the fairing to let the same amount of rain, spray, road crud and stuff thrown up from the front wheel as you would get...
Forum: Monsters 27-Jul-2006, 11:07
Replies: 17
Views: 5,751
Posted By Jools
If you don't like the Multistrada you may want to...

If you don't like the Multistrada you may want to consider an ST. Basically, all modern monsters use the ST frame so an ST is a monster with clothes on. You can get different variants as well...
Forum: Trackdays & Race Schools 26-Jul-2006, 22:17
Replies: 11
Views: 2,631
Posted By Jools
About 8 miles south of Bedford. For folks coming...

About 8 miles south of Bedford. For folks coming from further south, I'm pretty much exactly en-route between the M1 and A1. I've got a few options and just might be sorted but not certain yet, so if...
Forum: 851 / 888 26-Jul-2006, 19:21
Replies: 11
Views: 3,361
Posted By Jools
http://www.thesimpsons.com/bios/images/bios_family...

http://www.thesimpsons.com/bios/images/bios_family_homer.gif

Wooohoooo!
Forum: General Motorcycles only 25-Jul-2006, 19:31
Replies: 14
Views: 3,362
Posted By Jools
Cool. Got a pair of P34's that need a once over

Cool. Got a pair of P34's that need a once over
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 25-Jul-2006, 18:33
Replies: 5
Views: 1,936
Posted By Jools
http://www.moto-one.com.au/performance/flywheelduc...

http://www.moto-one.com.au/performance/flywheelducati.html
Forum: Trackdays & Race Schools 25-Jul-2006, 18:08
Replies: 11
Views: 2,631
Posted By Jools
Can anyone help me get to Cadwell ???

I looked at the cost of me doing the Cadwell trackday on my 888 and it worked out to £150 for the two days + £350 for trackday body work so I don't wreck rare 888 panels + quite a few quid (£500+)...
Forum: Sport Touring: ST4 / ST3 / ST2 25-Jul-2006, 11:15
Replies: 3
Views: 2,416
Posted By Jools
Anybody tried Diablo Stradas?

OK, I'll have a few pennies together to get some new tyres at the end of the week. Since both my bikes need new tyres, I've decided to treat the ST to the new ones and fit some part worn Dunlops to...
Forum: General Motorcycles only 25-Jul-2006, 02:56
Replies: 1
Views: 1,647
Posted By Jools
Assume you're talking about the clutch pushrod?...

Assume you're talking about the clutch pushrod? Seized thrust bearing would do it allowing the rod to spin with the clutch.

This reply was bought to you by "Insomniacs-R-Us"
Forum: DesmoDue - General Questions and Chat 24-Jul-2006, 14:51
Replies: 24
Views: 4,888
Posted By Jools
Excellent...Well done Kelly!

Excellent...Well done Kelly!
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