Hi everyone, Multistrada 1000DS owner from Cornwall. Great bike to ride, have not had it long so am still getting used to it. (Had Triumphs before) Have noticed that water is sitting in the petrol cap well when we had a heavy shower, is the hole in the locking recess a drain hole? Cheers Baz
Thought so, thanks finm. Am concerned that water will get in the petrol tank as the well fills up with water when it rains. Any advice on how to unblock it? Cheers Baz
Good to hear from you Steve and thanks for the advice, I think i have sorted the problem now, I used a bicycle pump and some hose and pumped air up through the outlet on the right hand side of the tank. It eventually cleared after about 5 minutes. Your idea of strimmer nylon sounds like a good one, i had trouble getting anything through the drain hole, thanks for the advice. I know Callington well as Im originally from Launceston, spent lots of time in that area perhaps we could meet up sometime. Only three Ducatis! well I am most envious. I'm still very green with these bikes, It's good to hear that yours lives outside, i don't have a garage so the multi is out in all weathers (mostly rain in Cornwall). Do you put a cover on the bike? Cheers Baz
Hello and welcome to the forum My bike lives outside I have a dust cover on her then I bought a waterproof cover for £11 from 2wheeljunkie I bungy the cover when it's very windy So far so good she hasn't got soaked and no rust that I can see My SS always collected water in the top I thought it was petrol at one time till I smelt it drrr
hi baz, see you have met steve a true ducati guru, yep near callington also, got a 1999 ducati 996 & 2012 hypermotard 1100 evo, and KTM 400 as i like to green lane in cornwalls finest green lanes & devons as im on the border, few of us round this neck of the woods, ducati owners club have a meetings at zelah & perranporth also if your interested, where you based now, ta kev
Hi Baz welcome to the forum, I live the other side of the moor and ride a 748sps that makes 4. cheers
That sounds great, I'm just outside Truro so not far from Zelah/ Perran, when are the meetings? Cheers Baz
Cheers Ducbird, will check out 2wheeljunkie for a cover, seems like loads of riders keep their bikes outside so that's reassuring.
last breakfast meet is this sunday 6th april at green parrot in perranporth @ 10am weather depending it says , then The Hawkins Arms, Zelah, on the first Thursday of each month. The next meet is for zelah is Thursday 3rd April from 7pm. hoping the weather is good sunday morning as i would like to pop along , will check weather in a few days
