Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > Sport Touring: ST4 / ST3 / ST2 > A few Questions

[bally71]

Originally Posted by Iconic944ss

Handling, will be a lot slower than your SS, check fork setup, tyres and maybe try dropping forks in the yolk, I did 5mm on mine and it sped things up alot.

Recommendation is also to raise rear ride height by, on the center stand dropping the rear wheel until it nearly touches the ground.

Discs, try spinning the bobbins to make sure they are free.
I think you'd need a dial gauge or take the discs off to really test if they are warped.

cheers fella

Did dropping the forks cause any ground clearance issues?

I didn't know the rear was adjustable for height??

[Iconic944ss]

No clearance issues for me - but I freely admit to not being a quick rider.

Have an ST4s, workshop manual:

www.flightplanroom.com/ducati/DucatiST4sWorkshopManual.pdf

[bradders]

I raised mine rather than lower front as I did have clearance issues. Never had an issue with handking abouve walking pace with mine, was only when going slow it seemed very toppy

[bally71]

for the record .. put a new set of tyres on to replace the manky old ones and boy what a difference that made!!!

backed the preload off the front forks a notch

coupled up with a bit of basic maintenance .. oil change, grease linkages, clean calipers, degunk and properly lube chain and le voila .. bike is transformed

just goes to show what a difference a bit of care and attention can achieve

[Iconic944ss]

Good man, glad its coming right and you can enjoy ST ownership.