Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > Monsters > why won't it go??

[slob]

Buy a can of EZ-Start.

Have you tested the compression?
Is the spark in the right place?

[nelly]

pick ups and ignition units are notoriously fragile on them. Pull the plugs and see if both are giving strong sparks.

[phil_h]

Or it could be that the idle mixture is still set pretty standard, and hence waaaay too lean, and the weather just got colder.
Set the idle mixture screws at 4 full turns out.

[doogalman]

Howz it going matey? Any joy today or is the 750 going in as we speak?

[MonstaTom]

Originally Posted by phil_h

Or it could be that the idle mixture is still set pretty standard, and hence waaaay too lean, and the weather just got colder.
Set the idle mixture screws at 4 full turns out.

all dyno jetted and set up.

[MonstaTom]

Originally Posted by nelly

pick ups and ignition units are notoriously fragile on them. Pull the plugs and see if both are giving strong sparks.

thats wot i was thinking as the spark didn't look that strong but the battery was starting to get low by this point.

[MonstaTom]

anyway in the end i put jump leads on to it from the van and the original plugs in and eventually it went. i think the cold had a lot to do with as carbs were set when it was hot and i've found a few batterys that seem to give less effort in the cold ( bit like me then).
cheers guy's.

[Monty]

There's a new easy start available from New Zealand-called-wait for it

"Start Ya B.a.s.t.a.r.d"

So titled because the makers reckon they are the 3 most uttered words when a vehicle won't start.

[doogalman]

Tom, you better get out now and see if you can catch some of the late brigade. The rest of us are now looking forward to next week.
Maybe you should leave it idling outside the house so you don't have to worry if it will start or not next sunday

[katana]

Nah just leave the bike wrapped in an electric blanket