As the sun was out this morning decided to take the Multistrada out for a run, in town no problems at all except for the rear brake pedal travel being nearly to the floor before any rear braking! But once out on the open road I found that the engine was being limited to 7000RPM when driving the rear wheel! Pull in the clutch and engine would rev more freely but still not to the red line. So headed home again and stopped at the next fuel station and managed to squeeze in 7 litres of Vplus unleaded fuel as I wondered if the full tank it had sat with for about 12 weeks might be the problem. Set off and immediately noticed the difference, as hit the rev limiter! So problem now resolved. I guess the fuel injection system must have some sort of octane sensor that adjusts the engine when inferior fuel is used? __________________
Andy, I work abroad and have had to leave the bike sitting for more than 12 weeks at a time - I've never experienced the problem. Can't help with alternatives unfortunately but at least you know it might be something more than just old fuel. Regards, Mark H
Before I set off this morning the EXVL fault came up, I took off the exhaust cover and got the valve lubricated and working again. But no other errors showed up apart from the stuttering and refusing to go over 7000RPM.
For the 12 week lay up was the fuel tank full to the brim?..........helps the fuel 'keep' longer but I doubt in any case that the fuel would degrade that much in 12 weeks. I've had bikes 'stored' for longer and had no issues although I do tend to avoid pushing on too much initially and get a fuel top up in sooner than later. Could just be a coincidence..........error code check is good advice (DCS at your Dealer for recorded error codes that may not show on the Dash;-)
Yes the tank was full to the brim before it was laid up. I also have a Honda which can sit 6-8 months without turning a wheel and it has never had fuel issues, and starts first time.
Similar problem with mine @6000 rpm. It's still at the dealers but has been fixed but not collected yet so will feed back when I know cause of fault.
Valve can still stick in the closed position, which leads to the 7000 rev limit, but no EXVL fault. Happened to me about three weeks ago. http://ducatiforum.co.uk/f6/listless-running-19207/#post297757
Almost certainly a sticking exhaust valve that happened to clear through more exercising when you stopped for fuel then started up again. Confirmed by the EXVL fault this morning. Even though you lubed it this morning something is still not right. Disconnect and check movement is totally unrestricted and the cable correctly adjusted. This is a common problem so best to permanently disconnect the valve as described elsewhere on this forum.
Bike is booked in for annual service next month, they reckon it was the exhaust valve stuck in the closed position as that doesn't register the exhaust valve fault message. So when it's in they will disconnect the valve and fix it fully open and fit some gizmo that stops the fault code from happening.
