If that's not a glowing endorsement of 'spirited riding' then I don't know what is..... and I LIKE IT.
Sounds great! However, my experience is that a Ducati ridden fast tends to run cool due to loads of airflow through the rad. If you want the engine to get good and hot, you need to ride slowly. Ride my 999 at 30 mph or less and it soon gets hot. Ride it fast all day long and it'll stay cool. Of course, it's the coolant temperature I'm talking about here but oil temperature has to be at least loosely related to coolant temp.
Not saying thrash it to death but instead of say 70mph in top gear use 4th and make the engine work a bit harder. Added bonus is it will sound better as well.
Cheers Hugh. I'm due out tomorrow or Sunday at the latest. I'm in the midst of moving my boy into his first flat
I'd say you're best off starting it once a month to; A: get the fuel pump spinning and B: moving the stagnent fuel through the fuel lines and opening/ flushing the injectors. Modern unleaded is absolutely sh1te, I've had the joys of dealing with it when it's gone off!. Even just tuning the ignition on a few times to prime the fuel system, get the pump moving is better than nowt. I had the joys of recomissioning an MV F4 750 SR recently, the bike was split mint, the fuel system was not!.
It was a garage ornament by the looks of things, new owner wanted to hear it going but couldn't get it started. It had 1/2 a tank of fuel in but had obviously had previously been left to dry out. We managed to salvage the fuel pump hanger, fit new pump/ filter and lines etc. Did a 1991 Ducati 907ie last year, had been stood 10 years. Same again was a right mess inside the tank. Manage to save the injectors (ultrasonic cleaner). Got it back on the road, new tyres / belts etc. One of the nicest bikes I've ridden, lovely smooth engine!.
There's a warning to all of us who put their bikes away and don't use them for way too long. Have to admit I've got a few that ought to come out of hibernation sooner rather than later.
If it's a carbed bike and you want to stand it up drain the tank and float bowls completely. If it's efi you'll never get it all out so a full tank with fuel stabiliser and at least prime the pump once a month imho. Biggest damage is caused by allowing the petrol to evaporate over time, the varnish for want of better word that is left behind is what causes all the damage.
