Have you thought about moving the arm (attached to the gearbox shaft) on the splines? I did this on my 1260 with no issues.
No, I didn't thought about that. If there are no risks, I would like to learn how to do it, would you like to describe for me how to do it?
Pretty straight forward really. Undo do the bolt, remove it and move the arm one place on the shaft. That will give you more movement than the arm will. You can then adjust to suit.
Do you mean like in the picture? It would be fantastic if it works without damaging anything or affecting other settings. Are you sure about it? View attachment 311611
Exactly that. See the punch marks? If you do adjust it and it doesn’t work, you can easily revert back to the factory setting.
As @gc6269 said, moving the arm on the splines is the simplest way and I also did this on all my Multi's. Even just a single spline either side of where it's currently set now is a big difference. Naturally, check for anything fouling after adjusting and before tightening.
Many thanks @gc6269 and @freshage I have to say it sounds brilliant and I intend to try it now on Sunday if I have time. But I have to admit I'm a little worried about doing something wrong. How many splines are recommended as a maximum? Someone said between 1 and 3.
...and don't overtighten the screw when you put it back in place. In my opinion it only needs to be 'nipped up', as the spline is doing all the work. If you're really unsure, have you got any tech/engineering friends who can advise?
Hi, many thanks for your advice and tips. I'm handy and can do the adjustments myself as long as I get confirmation that they're safe and won't lead to problems that I'll regret. I have been in contact with my dealer from whom I bought the motorcycle and they dont recommend that I do so because there may be problems with the quickshift. Then I have been in contact with another dealer who promised that I could make the adjustment via the drive shaft without problems. So due to the different advice from the representatives I am a bit confused and worried to do something so as not to ruin my nice bike. My dealer has asked Ducati yesterday if it is possible to move the arm on the driveshaft and I will probably have confirmation if it is safe to do so before the end of the week. I have also consulted others and they said that moving the arm on the drive shaft a few notches should not cause problems. Please feel free to give me more advice and feedback. Thanks in advance.
One position won’t make any difference. I haven’t needed to do it on the V4 but made the change on my 1260 and it was fine. If you think about it logically, the quick shifter is basically a switch. Moving the arm makes no difference to the operation. The distance between the two rose joints doesn’t change.
My dealer got response from Ducati who is not recommending doing it because I'll lose my warranty if something happens. So I don't know what to do, maybe I should buy adjustable footpegs instead.
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