Thanks! My local Ducati dealer can only take the bike in for a belt change in early October, I'm weary of even riding it on the road because the last recorded (in the booklet) belt change was in 2013. I think 7 years is maybe a little bit too much borrowed time but I might just take the cam covers and test the frequency using the smartphone app. Reckon 7 years is asking for a piston meets valve affair? Also, I noticed that the 999 gearbox is a bit too smooth when going into 1st. Unlike my previous Jap bikes, I only really know its not in neutral when the light goes out. is this normal?
Nice mte pleased you’ve found your one.. I must admit these 749/999’s are growing on me. From some angles I don’t think there’s a better looking bike but then other angles I feel are begging to be changed.. to me the view headlights look more like a Pipe connection For a Dyson ... Each to their own opinion though hey! Looks like a lovely clean example For you one I hope will bring endless years of happiness .. X
Mine is like that. Similar thing finding neutral when stopping.I always release the clutch slowly even though the light is on.
Fascinating! So considering there's a cat in the horizontal cylinder pipe and one in the silencer, would a cat delete horizontal pipe and an open silencer be the same as a full termi system?
No, full systems in general have equal length headers. A cat delete pipe and open silencer would be the same as an asymmetric ('slip-on') Termi system.
Like "Doctor Who", your favourite tends to be the one where you became aware and following, and 999s have a special nostalgia for me for that reason - congrats. Cool name too, my 959 is called Natale ;-)
As I've got a full month to go before the local Ducati dealer stealer can take the bike in for the belt change (want the stamp in the booklet and them to go over it with an experienced eye), I'm going to do the following myself as its fairly easy: Oil + filter change (Motul 300V 10w40 + Hi-Flo RC Filter) Brake + clutch fluid change (Motul RBF 660) Brake pads (EBC HH - not what I used on the track but more than plenty for the road) Clean caliper pistons Replace caliper bleed nipples (look rusty on one side and they only last so long) Fit the Brembo RCS19 from my old race bike (need to make a custom bracket for the reservoir) Hunt around for any loose and or rotted tubing and curse Ducati for making the bike so fiddly to work on! (try to) Fit the GP Crono combined gear + shift indicator from my old race bike Over this last point I say "try" because I've already been through the experience removing the bolt that holds the battery lid as the copper nut was just rotating inside the plastic housing and I don't think I've ever taken so long to do something as simple. All this to replace the original lardy battery for a lithium one. No idea why some Italian thought it was a good call to house an ECU so close to an exhaust pipe, I definitely don't want to go splicing into that bundle of wiring! Meanwhile here are a few more pics
Yeah it doesn't look difficult with the right cam holding tool and the app for measuring the frequency but I'm choosing not to do it myself because the last recorded belt change was in 2013 and I want to get a new stamp in the book with a recorded belt change.
you can purchase a cam holding tool for £5 from eBay, if a stamp in the book is a must then so be it.
Looks great and i have a vested interest having just bought a 749s mono in glossy black Like you i didnt get a complete package with the dash and lockset and whilst i have red key and 2 black keys, i dont have the code card so i contacted scorpio and moto matrix I was informed that the immob could not be immobilised in my case and that the code could be extracted once the dash is sent in for less than 200 squids
Today was a "get to know your bike" day, the following was done: Lithium battery from the old race bike (LFP14 with 240 CCA) Oil (Motul 300V) + Filter (Hi-Flo RC) Fresh brake pads (EBC HH) Fresh brake fluid (Brembo Supersport 500 - was going to do RBF660 but the only one I had has been open for nearly a year so....) Fitted the RCS19 off my old race bike! First thing one finds is that the magnet on the sump plug is slightly broken. Probably the last person to do this let it drop on the floor and didn't bother to replace it. Quick trip to the local dealer to get a new one. Sump plug is located in a place that tests your ability to not burn your hand on the exhaust! On the plus side, the exhaust doesn't get blasted with oil from the sump or oil filter during a service. The nut on the battery cover is my workaround for having drilled out the brass one inside the plastic because it was turning inside its housing. Definitely not factory but, done in an Italian spirit! Had to make a mounting bracket for the RCS19 which I'm kind of pleased with. Not the best looking thing and because I didn't have a right angle Brembo fluid reservoir (mine is vertical exit) the angle between the reservoir and the fluid intake on the RCS kind of pulls it back a bit but, lets see how it fairs. Also not happy the Active quick action throttle catches the brake lever during bleeding but if the brake lever ever made it that far back on the road then its bad news anyway. Also chuffed I managed to change a headlight bulb! Not so chuffed that it turned out to be the high beam, main beam I'm going to have fun finding out how its done
Throw a full system Zard on it Jackal and as far as belts go, your doing everything else may as well do the belts. Keep the old belts, receipts for the new ones. As good as a stamp in the book?
Aren't the Q/A throttle cables meant to be routed above the master cylinder? (might require longer cables)
I know I know but the last recorded belt change was in 2013 and I have no receipts or proof it was done ever since. Its important to me to get a stamped belt change in 2020 and then maybe think of doing it myself and of course keep the receipts.
Anyone with sense isn’t interested in whether the belts were changed every two years, so long as: 1. The engine didn’t have one break. 2. The most recent belt change can be proven and is less than a year ago (Or price adjusted down to suit). So unless you are wanting to sell on this year (Or next), just change the belts yourself and get some miles on it! If you are planning on selling next year, change the belts yourself now, then pay the dealer or discount the selling price next year. The buyer may prefer to do them themselves rather than pay for the dealer.
