Ducati Sporting Club UK > General > Idle Chat > Ducati people are great!!!

[Lily]

I have had some problems in the last few days getting the bike started and couldn't work it out myself. I had ideas and I tested things but was not competent enough to sort it.

After various phone calls and posts on here and DUN my problem has been solved thanks to MartinH driving all the way down to sort it for me taking about 6 hours out of his day to sort it.

I just wanted to say that Ducati people are great and in this particular instance huge thanks go to:

AK for helping a damsel in distress on the phone
Skids and guest1 for providing detailed expanations to a stupid bint that has no comprehension of electrics
Lots of folks for coming up with suggestions on the forums
Gizmo for sorting it in the first place and sending my parts down
John Burrows and Dave Reilly at Ducati Coventry for listening to my problems, offering advice and sending me bits
Nelly at Cornerspeed for giving advice on what to check next
Freak for being patient with me swearing and crying when i couldn't fix it

and finally to MartiinH for wasting his time and driving down to sort it out.

Bet you wouldn't get that sort of help with Honda!!!!
Thanks everyone!!

[skidlids]

So what was it Lily

[ali]

Kill switch.

[Lily]

Nope it seems that our first idea was correct and it is the sidestand switch.

It was worn down when i crashed, but the bike started since then and it has an override on it anyway.

All we can deduce is that somehow moving it or washing it has made things worse and the override is not working either. Current solution is a paperclip and tape but as this was my first thoughts the sidestand switch is already on its way and so i should be able to fix it properly tomorrow!!

[TP]

Originally posted by Lily
... or washing it has made things worse ...

See!!!

I told you washing them was evil but Oh no, you wouldn't listen to me ....

[domski]

That's why I never wash

[Herb]

Originally posted by Lily


Bet you wouldn't get that sort of help with Honda!!!!
Thanks everyone!!

Probably wouldn't need that sort of help with a H**da!

[Jools]

Originally posted by Herb

Probably wouldn't need that sort of help with a H**da!

Yeah. cos nothing ever breaks on a Honda, even if you lowside them, they are totally reliable even under crash conditions.

With the number of times I lowside, I think I'll get one.

[Steve M]

Originally posted by Lily
Bet you wouldn't get that sort of help with Honda!!!!
Thanks everyone!!

True - now get those daft ideas of buying a 'blade out of you head

[Henners]

Jon Urry of TWO magazine threw one down the road on test in France at over 100mph in the wet, got up, walked over to it and it started first touch, not so much as a broken lever! Witham - who was following - said it was a huge off.

Nowt wrong with Fireblades