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Old 29-Aug-2006, 16:56   #1
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Unhappy Rain, Ducati and electrics
I was out in the Lake District on me 800ss roadbike on Sunday. it absolutely hosed it down at various times. Neither Ducatis in our party broke down...but the nearly new ZX9R did with electrical probs.

So on rideouts so far this year we've only had Jap bikes breakdown - about 4 IIRC. Meanwhile the Ducatis have been splendidly reliable.
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Old 29-Aug-2006, 17:24   #2
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nearly new zx9, what year are you in ?
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Old 29-Aug-2006, 17:52   #3
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It's 2 years old.
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Old 29-Aug-2006, 19:08   #4
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Nevr had any water/electrical problems even when i've come back from the ring on my 996 in torrential rain. Also had 100% reliability from my '95 trident/sprint yesterday when rode back from germany in monsoon conditions.
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Old 29-Aug-2006, 23:23   #5
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The only bike I ever had water problems with was my old H1E that used to short the Ht to your leg when it rained....ouch!

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Old 30-Aug-2006, 13:25   #6
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My Duc's obviously not as resiliant as your lots First sign of rain at Cadwell, down to one cylinder not to be recovered until everything was stripped, WD-40ed, then siliconed up so no more water could go in
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