749bip... First Ride Out With My Best Mate...

Discussion in 'Newbies Hangout' started by verney wood, Mar 8, 2020.

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  1. Afternoon all...
    Today I should have been stripping my 749 as it keeps cutting out .... not ideal .. but the sun was out and my best mate phoned to say let's ride .... so I did the stupid thing and said Yep... went out for about 2.5 hrs .. first 2 hour great went from a place called whissendine to Melton to grimsthorpe ... to stamford ... it all went wrong on the home straight ... the old 749 started to mess about cutting out and causing me a load of trouble.... but bless her she got me home... I'm convinced its fuel related now filled up before going on the ride and towards the end when I'm getting low all the hassel starts .. so.. instead if fun I'm stripping down the tank during the evenings this coming week....
    Hope you have all had fun today with your Ducati bikes ... happy riding

    Vern

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    #1 verney wood, Mar 8, 2020
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  2. Did you see Bertie ?
     
    #2 portboy, Mar 8, 2020
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  3. yep
     
    #3 verney wood, Mar 8, 2020
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  4. Lots of bikers about today, whilst I was heading back down from wakefield. Those northern A-roads are so tempting.
     
    #4 GunZenBomZ, Mar 8, 2020
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  5. What about the fuel tank breather blocked? what cap have you got?
     
    #5 andyb, Mar 8, 2020
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  6. fuel relay
     
    #6 ducati dad, Mar 8, 2020
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  7. Will check
     
    #7 verney wood, Mar 8, 2020
  8. Will check
     
    #8 verney wood, Mar 8, 2020
  9. when you undo the fuel cap after a ride does it really suck air in?
     
    #9 andyb, Mar 8, 2020
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  10. No . Thinking about things.. I filled up before ride out today and problem didn't start until towards end of ride and importantly... I was weaving quite hard to get some heat in the tyres and it started doing it really badly after this ... dirt or water in tank may be .. tanks coming off tomorrow evening and will see if that's the problem...fingers crossed
     
    #10 verney wood, Mar 8, 2020
  11. I would try the simpler things @ducati dad and @andyb have suggested.

    these guys know what the are talking about
     
    #11 749er, Mar 8, 2020
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  12. You'll get far more heat in your tyres from braking hard and accelerating hard than weaving.
     
    #12 Cream_Revenge, Mar 8, 2020
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  13. Ok noted thanks
     
    #13 verney wood, Mar 8, 2020
  14. Ok will go to the relay first
     
    #14 verney wood, Mar 8, 2020
  15. Welcome to the forum
     
    #15 Carr01, Mar 9, 2020
  16. Thanks
     
    #16 verney wood, Mar 9, 2020
  17. Welcome
     
    #17 fieldy, Mar 10, 2020
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  18. welcome in, as others have said, try the simple things first, relays are cheap and well known to be an issue on all the bikes but particularly the 749/999 due to placement I believe. then move on to cleaning out the tank and replacing the fuel filter, I don't think it's the latter but if you are removing the tank you may as well while you are there to avoid future issues. Get yourself some spare viton (however they are spelt) fuel O-rings, always good to put fresh ones in to stop it pumping out under load.
     
    #18 Phill748, Mar 10, 2020
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  19. Thanks for the info... taken the tank off tonight... the fuel pump was loose in the housing... and the filter on the bottom of the pump not attached .... hope that I've found the issue ... out for a quick ride to see tomorrow... fingers crossed ...
     
    #19 verney wood, Mar 11, 2020
  20. Thanks ..
     
    #20 verney wood, Mar 11, 2020
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