Forum: 1198 / 1098 / 848 04-Feb-2024, 10:08 |
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Forum: 1198 / 1098 / 848 11-Jun-2023, 08:47 |
Replies: 6 Views: 22,507 That was approx 4,500 miles there & back... That was approx 4,500 miles there & back again on a thing that had....issues... Namely an o ring going on thr slave cylinder, a throttle position sensor on the **** and a full on "see jesus" quick... |
Forum: 1198 / 1098 / 848 29-Apr-2023, 08:22 |
Replies: 6 Views: 22,507 Just to add that Geoff did a luvverly job with... Just to add that Geoff did a luvverly job with the engine and I'm currently running it in before riding down to portimao in a fortnight, lurching around the circuit then doing as much of the rest of... |
Forum: Rideouts, Meets and other Events 19-Feb-2023, 10:02 |
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Forum: 1198 / 1098 / 848 04-Feb-2023, 17:54 |
Replies: 6 Views: 22,507 haaaa! Too tempting, but i'm 60 now and seeing... haaaa! Too tempting, but i'm 60 now and seeing racing unfortunately as a bottomless pit i cannot afford, and i certainly can't afford to spanner myself like i did at donington over a year ago. So... |
Forum: 1198 / 1098 / 848 14-Jan-2023, 23:01 |
Replies: 6 Views: 22,507 That sort of thing is a bit shite isn't it? At... That sort of thing is a bit shite isn't it? At least I'll soon have the ground zero of a rebuilt engine that with any luck will see out my days of riding bikes - it's going to be used far more for... |
Forum: 1198 / 1098 / 848 13-Jan-2023, 09:47 |
Replies: 6 Views: 22,507 levelling up in a baptism of garrrgh! After near 17 years of 996 ownership i needed More, so sold it and bought an 1198s. Delightfully under market price and so it was almost a straight swap. My way of thinking was that if i needed to... |
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 28-Sep-2019, 10:31 |
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Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 08-Sep-2019, 00:22 |
Replies: 4 Views: 10,999 Single cylinder 996! So after many lots of abuse my poor 996 cut out on an open throttle at cadwell. Instantly hauled the clutch in and piled onto the grass, concerned for dropped oil. No such worries. Anyway, had a... |
Forum: Tyres 03-Aug-2018, 02:44 |
Replies: 9 Views: 52,197 Good all round tyres for road and occasional... Good all round tyres for road and occasional trackday? Metzler M7rr's are spot on, I used a set last year for a charity ride, tour round scotland and a trackday at cadwell - over 2,500 miles in 4... |
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 01-May-2018, 21:21 |
Replies: 0 Views: 5,103 990 clutch lever pushrod? so the bike's running great right now but muppet features here forgets the replacement stand is old skool suicide stand, and after checking the oil level....over it goes. I get a new clutch lever... |
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 31-Jan-2018, 18:08 |
Replies: 2 Views: 5,683 |
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 27-Jan-2018, 19:21 |
Replies: 2 Views: 5,683 Ducati 996 fuel & sci relays wanted.. As above - onyerbike didn't have them or even know what they were and they seem unavailable new through eBay, in this country anyway. They're a Hella thing, made in USA, numbered 4rd 960 388 13,... |
Forum: DesmoDue Series Information 21-Dec-2017, 17:03 |
Replies: 1 Views: 7,943 |
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 03-Nov-2014, 17:22 |
Replies: 2 Views: 2,241 |
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 01-Nov-2014, 11:17 |
Replies: 2 Views: 2,241 996 rear sprocket bush holder has shifted... Hello - it's been ages i know, but i'm back - and with a dodgy sprocket! One of the circular sprocket bolt/bush combinations has shifted out, working its way into the hub and effectively shredding... |
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 04-Nov-2013, 18:01 |
Replies: 0 Views: 1,741 996 sidestand bracket (unworn) needed er, um -that's it really. Replacement bracket snapped on me a while back as i was swinging a leg over the bike. On a Friday 13th. Some would regard that as unlucky. Not me - what would have been... |
Forum: Rideouts, Meets and other Events 20-Oct-2013, 16:36 |
Replies: 4 Views: 2,291 ah....but.......throw in the old A40 route up... ah....but.......throw in the old A40 route up chickenshit pass & a bit of zoopery round wheatley on the way out of oxford and i'd still get the footpegs down ten times on a journey to london &... |
Forum: Rideouts, Meets and other Events 10-Oct-2013, 17:23 |
Replies: 4 Views: 2,291 |
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 10-Oct-2013, 17:22 |
Replies: 5 Views: 2,897 |
Forum: DesmoDue Series Information 10-Oct-2013, 17:14 |
Replies: 12 Views: 5,668 |
Forum: DesmoDue Bikes For Sale & Wanted 08-Sep-2013, 19:51 |
Replies: 0 Views: 3,766 1994 Ducati 600ss road bike Here's the bike i bought for £750 from Coppersaucepipe of this parish - it's not MOT'd or taxed, but is a goodun in all other respects. Sadly going now since there's absolutely no chance of racing... |
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 22-Aug-2013, 18:12 |
Replies: 2 Views: 2,409 |
Forum: DSC & Ducati Events 22-Aug-2013, 17:56 |
Replies: 22 Views: 7,751 |
Forum: Rideouts, Meets and other Events 07-Aug-2013, 14:57 |
Replies: 23 Views: 6,666 curses - must have missed y'all by minutes! No... curses - must have missed y'all by minutes! No worries - will aim to catch up with you some time again. Aiming for Cadwell on Mon Sept 2nd if anyone fancies joining in - there's a bunch from the PB... |
Forum: Rideouts, Meets and other Events 05-Aug-2013, 11:36 |
Replies: 23 Views: 6,666 sorry i missed you lot - after i dropped hannah... sorry i missed you lot - after i dropped hannah off i popped over lambourne way but realised it was like looking for a ducatisti sized needle in a shire sized haystack, so i zooped to forza italia at... |
Forum: Rideouts, Meets and other Events 03-Aug-2013, 22:47 |
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Forum: Rideouts, Meets and other Events 02-Aug-2013, 16:37 |
Replies: 23 Views: 6,666 you elusive bugger you! Dropping hannah off at... you elusive bugger you! Dropping hannah off at work in oxford at 11am so could be out there shortly after, seaching for you lot! you've got my number? bung me a text saying whereish you're likely to... |
Forum: Rideouts, Meets and other Events 01-Aug-2013, 23:31 |
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Forum: Rideouts, Meets and other Events 06-Jul-2013, 13:24 |
Replies: 13 Views: 3,749 it's highly likely i'll not be able to come out... it's highly likely i'll not be able to come out to play because i'll be zooping to Coppersaucepipe's place to collect a 600ss, but if you're anywhere near Broadwell (just north of Lechlade - GL7 3QS)... |
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 23-Jun-2013, 21:51 |
Replies: 9 Views: 3,556 Cheers for answers - i'll be popping over t... Cheers for answers - i'll be popping over t oonyerbike in the next couple of days since my brother lives nearby, but if they're extortionate i'll try pro twins! Bike's impossible to put on stand now,... |
Forum: Rideouts, Meets and other Events 23-Jun-2013, 21:45 |
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Forum: Rideouts, Meets and other Events 13-Jun-2013, 18:10 |
Replies: 8 Views: 3,096 Benson this year? Please don't tell me i've missed it? Searched (briefly) but not seen a thread - is it happening and if so, when? cheers, j |
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 12-Jun-2013, 13:56 |
Replies: 9 Views: 3,556 ...and, strangely enough, i have the same... ...and, strangely enough, i have the same problem. Originally my sidestand bracket broke, causing one of the bolts to break in the engine casing. I replaced the sidestand bracket, but it weas worn -... |
Forum: Rideouts, Meets and other Events 05-May-2013, 22:22 |
Replies: 25 Views: 5,717 |
Forum: DesmoDue - General Questions and Chat 05-May-2013, 22:15 |
Replies: 1 Views: 1,770 |
Forum: Rideouts, Meets and other Events 21-Apr-2013, 22:36 |
Replies: 4 Views: 2,041 |
Forum: DesmoDue - General Questions and Chat 11-Mar-2013, 13:26 |
Replies: 20 Views: 4,581 Nooo - Hannah was horribly unwell & electircs... Nooo - Hannah was horribly unwell & electircs had ate themselves at house so i had to work her shift & sort out leccy. Gutted to miss this, but, as the irish wolfhound in Lady & The Tramp said -... |
Forum: Rideouts, Meets and other Events 03-Mar-2013, 13:03 |
Replies: 4 Views: 2,145 |
Forum: DesmoDue - General Questions and Chat 02-Mar-2013, 13:20 |
Replies: 20 Views: 4,581 |
Forum: DesmoDue Series Information 27-Feb-2013, 10:43 |
Replies: 14 Views: 6,304 just a quickie to say that i'll be missing the... just a quickie to say that i'll be missing the beginning of the season due to extreme car malfunction & money spent in that direction, but please don't write me off just yet - aiming to stagger on to... |
Forum: DesmoDue Series Information 22-Feb-2013, 16:29 |
Replies: 15 Views: 6,397 I'm trying to come up with a cunning... I'm trying to come up with a cunning plan.....started selling surplus pa & music bits (i do sound engineering) and am certainly trying now to get into this series at some point where i can. I still... |
Forum: DesmoDue Series Information 20-Feb-2013, 12:21 |
Replies: 15 Views: 6,397 today's word of choice is fukbollox. I'd been... today's word of choice is fukbollox. I'd been nursing the clutch on car for a month, aiming to replace original flywheel ( has a slipper mech in it), and making do with heel & toe to get by as... |
Forum: DesmoDue Series Information 13-Feb-2013, 12:16 |
Replies: 15 Views: 6,397 |
Forum: DesmoDue Series Information 13-Feb-2013, 10:19 |
Replies: 15 Views: 6,397 Lurching perilously closer to the grid - bike... Lurching perilously closer to the grid - bike half bought from Coppersaucepipe - previously from Phil h - a class B 600ss. ACU course booked for 25th Feb (payday -woot!) and applications all ready to... |
Forum: DesmoDue Series Information 11-Jan-2013, 10:53 |
Replies: 15 Views: 6,397 |
Forum: DesmoDue Series Information 10-Jan-2013, 11:23 |
Replies: 15 Views: 6,397 ....and shockingly i've applied for & paid... ....and shockingly i've applied for & paid for desmo race series thingy as well. Eagerly awaiting confirmation of membership of club & race series - make mine a small black t-shirt please?! |
Forum: Tyres 10-Jan-2013, 11:12 |
Replies: 2 Views: 7,837 i've honestly no idea regarding slicks, but... i've honestly no idea regarding slicks, but having used both these tyres in treaded from there's a subtle difference in the way they feel. The Metzlers seem marginally more pliable and forgiving on... |
Forum: DesmoDue Series Information 09-Jan-2013, 14:31 |
Replies: 15 Views: 6,397 |
Forum: DesmoDue Series Information 09-Jan-2013, 14:27 |
Replies: 21 Views: 7,565 |