The fuel pump sounds very loud, might be the camera exaggerating it but is the petrol gauge telling the truth? There is fuel in there? Basic checks first I guess: Fuel? (is there any and how old is it and what kind of fuel is in it? If you have 6 month old E10 in there I'd be draining that down and chucking some fresh E5 in to ensure that there's good fuel getting to the spark) Spark? All obvious connections connected?
Thanks for helping, Yes the fuel gauge is correct the fuel in tank is a few month old, how old im not sure. I bought the bike in December with a full tank and Tuesday was my first real ride out unfortunately breaking down. As in the video is what I'm up against now. I stripped tank off and checked connections what I could see, everything seems to be in place. I checked the fuel pump/injection fuse that was OK. Only thing I didn't check was the spark. I run out of time unfortunately, it's my next test when I get chance.
Give it a check for a spark, but if you broke down... say more about that, did it feel like someone had hit your kill switch (like a spark / ignition kind of issue) or like you'd run out of fuel (like a fuel supply / blockage kind of issue)? I've not had personally any issues with stale fuel causing non-starting but I've had stale fuel cause the motor to feel lethargic and almost like it's missing. Fresh fuel took care of that. The E10 stuff is new enough that I'm not sure how extreme the fuel / water separation would be but if it's separated sufficiently that your pump may be sucking in water then ideally drain the fuel down and put fresh in, or give the bike a good shake to "remix" the fuel up and see if it at least tries to fire. I don't have enough E10 experience to sort myth from fact but engines certainly seem to "put up with" the stuff rather than enjoy it. Private purchase or dealer? If the latter, give them a ring in a friendly way and ask their advice. If it's a decent dealer they may take December - March time of year into account and offer to take a look either on the basis of goodwill or warranty.
Has the bike been on a battery tender whilst unused? If not, then charge the battery and see if it starts. The electronics are voltage dependent and the starter motor takes it’s lion share.
My breakdown i was riding along and at first my throttle response was juddering then about half mile further up road it did it again but this time the bike shut off completely and I rolled to a stop. It was a dealer I've been in touch and he tasked me checking fuel and connections over phone but he's not a mechanic so help wise he would just be taking my bike to be fixed at a garage, with distance been a factor too its a process lining up times he's available to collect and sort. Ill give draining tank and refilling with fresh a go.
I've had bike on trickle charge since I bought it, AA came to collect me and did a test on battery with multi meter and it was fine battery was fully charged he even tried his 700amp booster to try and get bike to start but it just wouldn't turn over just kept doing what it's doing in video even on booster
Certainly do! Mine have been so slow cranking that I’ve fitted ExactStart cables on both. Makes a difference. This one sounds like fuel/spark.
Cranking sounds ok to me so I’d agree with others, spark/fuel, if it was spark would all plugs fail together or it turn over but misfire?
Based upon what’s been said so far, Drain the tank (I know it’s a chore to do but it’s necessary) then refill with the best quality fuel you can get in your area. Keep the battery on an optimiser during this time as the constant attempts to start will not be doing it any favours. Try once the new fuel is in but before you actually press the starter just turn the bike on/off 3 times. In doing so you are injecting a minute amount of fuel into the throttle bodies, it enriches the initial mixture. Then press the starter on the 3rd on/off of the key. If that doesn’t work after a couple of attempts it’s time to do as others have suggested and check the fuel is getting in there and the plugs are sparking. Pull a plug from each cylinder, are they wet? If not then we have to go through a systematic process of elimination for it could be any one of a number of things.
If the fuel pump runs at switch on the relay is OK. You should check for sparks. If none then possibly the crank sensor has failed. This would tie in with the period of rough running before reaching down altogether.
Much appreciated responses, It gave me a game plan to look at this weekend. In a nut shell: I stripped tank off and emptied fuel out checking connections to on my way down. Stripped fairing, checked fuses, while it was stripped started servicing it too, had to abandon and piece back together. Who ever designed this bike must really hate bikers who want to do there own maintenance. The spark plug that is inside the frame with a screw in cap is just ridiculous. So it's going into ducati garage next week to be finished and repaired. it beat me. Once bike was back together with fresh fuel in it fired up for about a minute before cutting out. Once again thanks for help
Other things to check are the kill switch (be very careful if you take it apart to clean, lots of tiny bits to lose), Side stand switch, clutch switch and neutral sensor. Any of these could cause the bike not to fire (although the starter won't usually turn the bike over either if there is a fault).
when it cut out was it a sudden stop just as if the kill switch has been used or did it splutter a bit before stopping?
