Over the years my 2015 1299s would throw up a random code or a des on the dash they all happen on a lazy start for me and always disappeared. The only fault that I had to fix was the quick shifter which was bloody dangerous when it failed .
midweek,the odd occasion it struggles to start. so chrisw could be on to something with the battery.
i will check the battery first. i have a ducati charger. point 2 can be eliminated cos the bike was cold but the sensor could be damaged with the extra heat. sorry missed your question at the end, MIL never came on and the suspension seamed as normal.Read
lazy start sums it up. i will keep on top of the battery with the ducati charger.
put the ducati charger on the bike and it went onto charge for 2 minutes and then onto maintain . battery sitting at 12.90 then 14.26 ticking over. the terminals are nice and tight. forecast is good for wednesday so i will give it a good run.Read
do you mean the cable set to make the bike easier to start
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thats a shock to the system. i thought ducati had sorted this problem out with all of their bikes, as far back as the multistrada 2010--2014.
TBH i never read up on this issue with the more modern ducati,s. i just presumed that lessons had been learnt and they had sorted out the starting problems of the past. my 2011 multistrada started first time, every time . i have your leads fitted on my 1098s. hopefully my issue was just the battery needing a little charge or needing replaced. thanks.Wha
The first beneficial move from Ducati was on the 1199 Panigale with mechanical decompression in the engines to aid cranking which the 1299 will have also - but they still use the same low quality cables and even smaller batteries. Starting isn't generally such an issue with the Panigales.
Some of the newer bikes (like monsters etc) are even worse - skinny low grade cables and terminals, no decompression system and even smaller batteries than the older bikes.
My biggest sellers out of 45 kits I do are the 749/999's and the 848/1098/1198 bikes and the 2010 onwards Muliti's including the 3rd Gen DVT's are also a massive seller.
I sell 70 to 80 kits a month on average all over the world
I find my 1299 is just a heavy started but always starts but it does need a full battery my older 998 and 999 definitely needed the upgraded leads so far I haven't bothered in the 1299
Is it not worth doing em just to look after the sprag a bit? Or its that not really an issue on the panini bikesI find my 1299 is just a heavy started but always starts but it does need a full battery my older 998 and 999 definitely needed the upgraded leads so far I haven't bothered in the 1299
I've not heard of it the 998 barely started on the standard cables
Same as the 749 when i got it, upgraded cables but the sprag is pretty shit. Works but ya get the occasional horrible whavking noise when it doesnt catch..I've not heard of it the 998 barely started on the standard cables
Done my 999 trying to start it
