 09-Mar-2009, 09:59 |
 | Registered Forum User Ducati Meccanica | | Posts: 2,527 Join Date: Sep 2004 Mood: 900,900,851,750,750,750, 600,600,450,350,350,250 | |
| Your diagnosis does sound pretty accurate.
The big end bearings are known to fail if your oil level gets low (eg when the bike is being wheelied)
The sump design lets most of the oil flow to the back, away from the pump pickup, which is why they did the deep-sump cases on later models. |