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I've almost been given a Ducati!


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It is a 1995 bike! As expected it aint mint (but not too far off). It belongs to a dear friends boyfriend, and he has just 'given' it to me for £500.

He's been offered a monkey for it by someone who's gonna turn it around, but that amount of money is neither here nor there to him and he wants someone to have it who'll appreciate it (e.g. I am not to flog-it-on-to-earn-a-copper-coin-on-it) Top bloke! cool.gifcool.gifcool.gif

Its done 16k. He bought it new cool.gif

I just gotta go collect it now smile.gif

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Surely you mean 'a few rides before it breaks!'. It looks like it already is broke! blush.gif

I collected it in Hampstead this eve and popped to the Ace cafe with my m8 who gimme a lift to Hampstead. On the way back a red light came on shocked.gif. It turned out just to be the fuel light. But I then noticed in the petrol station that one of the cylinder head bolts is rattling around in the head, the thread has obviously been stripped! frown.gif thats why it has an oily patch on that corner of the engine smirk.gif

Compression must be being lost there frown.gif Seems to go ok tho...but thats obviously compared to my 40 Xr600 Supermoto ROLLEY~14.GIF

I shall have a good look at it over the next week and get the full story with it....

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But I then noticed in the petrol station that one of the cylinder head bolts is rattling around in the head, the thread has obviously been stripped! frown.gif thats why it has an oily patch on that corner of the engine smirk.gif

Compression must be being lost there frown.gif

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I nicked this pic from another board. but this is where the cylinder head bolt is mullered frown.gif

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Sorry to hear of your problem Sneaky.

Are you sure the thread is stripped?

I’m sure I read somewhere that they are prone to snapping head studs because the barrels expand too fast for the studs? Or maybe that’s a load of bull. confused.gif

Anyway welcome to Italian engineering! A Duke’ owner will say it’s character of course. smirk.gif

I can think of another term.............. wink.gif

Hope you get it sorted 169144-ok.gif

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I’m sure I read somewhere that they are prone to snapping head studs because the barrels expand too fast for the studs? Or maybe that’s a load of bull. confused.gif

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Thats the conclusion I have arrived at (snapped stud). There was a recall back-in-the-day apparently? I think the inlet-n-zorsts heads and barrels have got to come off? I dont know if the whole engine has got to come out. I was told to change the belt and check the shims b4 I found this stud thing. All up I have been quoted £500-£600 belts studs etc.

I'll have another chat with the garage to find out the labour component of this figure with the view of doing the work myself. I might just give the bike back

This is the sucka!

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The bike feels like when its been setup for me it'll be lovely to ride. It have gr8 potential! 169144-ok.gif

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Engine out & changing stud shouldn't be too bad. The valves & belts do require some specialist knowledge but if you're handy and get a Haynes/worksop manual etc it can be done & the 2 valvers are easier to work on than the 4-valve.

Is the quote from a main dealer? as they are always expensive, there are some good specialists out there, whereabouts are you?

And if all else fails and you're gonna give it away can my name be top of the list?...... 169144-ok.gif

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Rosso Coarse in Stepney (East London). I'll have to give it back if I get rid of smirk.gif

I'm in Romford.

I have been getting to know it a little...seductive aren't they! !cid_image006.gif

I was a bit !cid_image008.gif on it at first (the bars are on the front wheel spindle!! wink.gif), but I can tell that when a rear tyre that aint square goes in it and the levers get moved so they fall to hand....foot, it'll be a lil'belter grin.gif Of course it'll help when the compression is not leaking from where the stud has snapped too! blush.gif

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I bought my 748BP off eBay in March... rode straight to Powerhouse in Ashford for 2 tyres, belts and full service.

Just for peace of mind really.

Done 4 track days and starting to get to know the Ducati riding style... very adictive! (last bikes were TL1000S, Hayabusa, CBR600)

Hope Rosso sort it for you, get them to swap the cans too... so we can hear that SS thump!

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Done 4 track days and starting to get to know the Ducati riding style... very adictive!

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The more I lean on the bikes performance, the more I am seduced. By its “performance”, I don’t mean how fast it goes. I mean the way a steers, on the power/on a balanced throttle/on a trailing throttle. How it steers through the bars/the pegs. It feels so utter planted in the turns that I think if I hopped off it mid turn, it’d just stay there and not fall over? A GSXR7.5 I rode from the same era way back then had the same stability, but I don’t remember the feeling of zero weight. And all this with a square rear tyre!!

What a joy!

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Hope Rosso sort it for you

[/ QUOTE ] I'm gonna have a run at fixing it myself ROLLEY~14.GIF

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My advice is get it sorted quick so you can ride it before the weather turns and enjoy, they really are a great bike to ride and are probably about the best example of outright power not being everything.

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Well I got the Duke to Rosso Corse Tuesday evening, just in time for there holiday shut down! ROLLEY~14.GIF

The seal blew on the clutch line on the engine the day before the bike went in blush.gif

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Re. the clutch Slave Cylinder, "you get that with this model!" (all models actually) mine did it twice so I got an 'Evoluzione' slave cylinder which also reduces the effort required to operate the clutch, which is nice as the clutch is very heavy and quickly becomes a pain if you get stuck in traffic.

If you don't want the expense of a new slave cylinder then 'Evoluzione' (and others) make an upgraded piston/seal for the existing slave that works much better.

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