Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 > I Got the Rockers Call Yesterday

[zhed44]

Originally Posted by fil2

should not be any...dunno why we are so happy when its only 1 or 3 etc....it should be NONE.................especially on a bike with 12k on it....


Phil

true, but i'm just glad my bike didn't turn out to be one of the horror stories as i currently don't have the funds to pay my way out of such a disaster. i was half-expecting bad news because i've had my fair share of problems with this bike over the last few months and half a dozen knackered rockers would have been par for the course.

[desmobob]

Interesting bit about half way down, describing the theory of why your rockers aren't as well protected as Ducati may have first thought.

http://www.sigmaperformance.com/rockers.html

My friends shop have known to get them re-chromed, it works out cheaper and often if done by a reputable company can increase life of the Original, replacement ones.
Here's one guy, (appears to be in the U.S) - who's done just that.

http://www.ducatitech.com/4v/maint/rockers/index.html

Interesting pic's.

[keith888]

Has anyone worked out why the 851 & 888's don't eat their rockers anywhere near as nad as on the later engines? They should suffer from the same oil starvation at start up and (one would assume) be just as sensitive to poorly adjusted valves? Surely if it was just down to bad chroming then Ducati would have got it sorted quickly.

Keith

[doogalman]

Arn't the steep ramp angles to blame. The valve gear has to work hard to get the power that we yearn for.

[hogfisch]

I had mine replated (2 were gone). According to Dave Woods Racing (www.bike26.com) the replating is a longer lasting solution as it is carried out to a higher quality than the factory plating. Still cost 110 quid though

[crust]

Has anyone got any experience of these?


http://www.electraeon.com/main.html

seems like a lasting solution to the problem, unless they wear out the camshaft instead

[james81273]

recommended by sigma performance

http://www.mbpducati.ca/can/shop/pro...roducts_id=233