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[monkie]

hi Guys, love the new site but think I'm a bit dumb as I cant find where or how to get to my messages !

can anyone help??

Monkie

 

[monkie]

found it just had to hover over the tool bar at the top Doh

[RobMc]

Someone sends you messages????? have you told the missus?

[monkie]

she wouldn't notice me getting messages with her phone bleeping every 10 seconds with facebook and the like

[RobMc]

Bike looks great but of course being 'exotica' don't expect it to run too long, especially if it's raining, where do you live?? oh yes - Manchester - hmmm?

[Ghostlupus]

22 hours ago, RobMc said:

Someone sends you messages????? have you told the missus?

Haha...get messages all the time on the phone tho...missus wonders sometimes 

[RobMc]

Ah how times change, up to 2 years ago my phone never stopped, at any time of day, now nothing - bliss, I used to live an exciting life now quiet, I prefer quiet.

[monkie]

Mine never stops pal, just got off it sort a fault out on some heating controls.Thats what comes with having an electrical company lol

[RobMc]

Did they fix the mapping?? on modern bikes any fault now seems to be the mapping.

[monkie]

no still in ducati. they have put the standard map back on and checking its not cutting out when warm now. then they will put the race map back on to suit the exhaust. hope to get back this week!!!!!

[RobMc]

Jesus Christ what's that 3 weeks to fix a fault? I'll bet now they can't fix it and the mapping you get will be the standard mapping, pity theres no way to check the power output when (if) you get it back, there should not be a great deal of difference between the normal and 'race' one if it's street legal? a true race exhaust massively alters the pressures and fuelling/timing but thats because they're almost straight through, what make is that 'race' exhaust Akro or Termi? because the mapping on those should be well known. It should not take this long to do a job like that, I could do it in 3 hours, I strongly suspect the problem lies elsewhere and they can't trace it, if it were carb straight away I'd say the idle jet, it only cuts out for one of two reasons, no fuel or no spark (i.e. electrical) with fuel injection it's probably more simple, I would strongly suspect the TPS (throttle position sensor) is either faulty or not set up correctly and just altering the mapping in the ECU won't cure that totally, but they will know that (I hope). They are fantastic bikes when running but can be temperamental, the electrics are renowned, but you're the boy for that. Sure you're going touring to Italy on it??

[monkie]

its the termi exhaust.  I met the mechanic last Thursday and the had the cutting out when it was warm and blipping the throttle. he out the standard map on and the fault has gone. so saying they got to put the race map on next. they don't seem to rush ducati for you got to be right for June as it my only bike and not missing out on my Italy trip

[RobMc]

Just leave it as standard for reliability, you might lose a couple of horsepower but so what? in my opinion if you want to tour you do not want a stressed, peaky motor possibly running lean too, me I'd leave the standard mapping, bite the bullet and pick up a standard exhaust off fleabay, then it should be reliable (if it doesn't rain lol), you boys love your loud exhausts,absolutely NOT perfect to tour with. I'm still deaf from the Dunstalls I had fitted to a triumph in the 70's, hearings never recovered.

 

What????????????

[monkie]

ear plugs david ear plugs

[monkie]

ducati saga continues!!! called in today and the guy dealing with it was off and all they could tell me was a new part has been ordered  will be calling back tomorrow