Ducati Forfar - Award Winning Service!
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rockjock620
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you coming out to play this weekend then?
239desmo
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So...up she goes for sale again - ’98 M750 Monster (with over £2000 of extras), tuned by the great man himself
Pictures? Price? Which one?......the project? Should you not try riding it just for the novelty factor?
I'll tell you Steve.I guess Derek found out what was causing all the trouble with it Niall, so are you going to let us know what it was??
Quite simply the carb needles were in the richest possible position and given that this was on a 750 which has carbs off a 900 fitted it was gonna be too rich anyway. As it was it was 8-stroking, wouldn't run above 60mph and, not surprisingly, was fouling the plugs.
I have adjusted the needles to a much leaner setting and the bike is now running like it should.
eonan
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Pictures? Price? Which one?......the project? Should you not try riding it just for the novelty factor?
The 900? Are you kidding?!? That'll be with me until my dying days. Hopefully before those days arrive I'll have had the chance to ride it though eh
As for riding the 750...after experiencing the one hour I did manage on the FCR'd/pod filtered/lightened flywheeled/14/40T sprocketed/dynacoiled/SBK suspensioned/clip-oned/rearsetted/gp radial mastered bundle of fun that is the 900...the novelty wore off long ago
Steve, we always kinda knew what was wrong, or at least roughly what was wrong...it's the fact that the mighty MacShazaam took just 2 1/2 hours to test ride it, strip it, fix it, re-build it and test it again. Probably had a couple of coffee breaks in there an' all
Sorry Pete, I won't be able to come this weekend. I never expected to have a bike so I made alternative plans.
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239desmo
Is it nearly bedtime?
The 900? Are you kidding?!? That'll be with me until my dying days. Hopefully before those days arrive I'll have had the chance to ride it though eh
Steve, we always knew what was wrong, or at least roughly what was wrong...it's the fact that the mighty MacShazaam took just 2 1/2 hours to test ride it, strip it, fix it, re-build it and test it again. Probably had a couple of coffee breaks in there an' all
Sorry Pete, I won't be able to come this weekend. I never expected to have a bike so I made alternative plans.
Glad it's sorted! Too bad you won't make the weekend but at least every cloud has a silver lining........ I have thrown a carb on the wee single and thanks to a snapped chain 30 seconds into it's first "trial", have not been able to set it up. SO..... assuming I get chain fitted in next 24 hours I can turn up at Applecross with a selection of main and needle jets and a couple of slides and know that our ace troubleshooter is not going to be working on your bike!
Spud Raver
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Yeah yeah yeah.....but can Derek put a Fruit Pastile in his mouth without chewing it???
Yeah yeah yeah.....but can Derek put a Fruit Pastile in his mouth without chewing it???
its a little known fact that derek cant even open the packet
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ProjectImola004
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I'll tell you Steve.
Quite simply the carb needles were in the richest possible position and given that this was on a 750 which has carbs off a 900 fitted it was gonna be too rich anyway. As it was it was 8-stroking, wouldn't run above 60mph and, not surprisingly, was fouling the plugs.
I have adjusted the needles to a much leaner setting and the bike is now running like it should.
...I just read this - Niall, I had this conversation about the jetting and needles on the phone with you - remember. I know it could only be something simple like that! Ho Hum, I'm sure it will sell very easily now mate.
by the way, whatever plans you have - change them!!!
eonan
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Course I remember...sorry, you deserve some credit too
To be fair I knew what it was too, but just couldn't face faffing about with them. Honest whatever plans you have - change them!!!
No way...I'm on a promise this weekend! These days I just can't afford to let rare opportunities like this pass :comp2:
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ProjectImola004
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Davieravie said:Yeah yeah yeah.....but can Derek put a Fruit Pastile in his mouth without chewing it???
That's you two off the list :boxing:its a little known fact that derek cant even open the packet
I hope your bikes f@ck up good style in the middle of nowhere at 2 o'clock in the morning in the black dark when it's bucketing rain and you can't get a signal on your mobile
Scottch
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That's you two off the list :boxing:
I hope your bikes f@ck up good style in the middle of nowhere at 2 o'clock in the morning in the black dark when it's bucketing rain and you can't get a signal on your mobile
Hell hath no fury ...... errrrr
rockjock620
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That's you two off the list :boxing:
I hope your bikes f@ck up good style in the middle of nowhere at 2 o'clock in the morning in the black dark when it's bucketing rain and you can't get a signal on your mobile
mate , your talking to someone who has fixed vespas and lambrettas at the roadside at 2 am before mobiles were even invented, so i wont do too bad......davie on the other hand is fecked