Naked Italian Classic.

[Supervox]

Originally Posted by Lissa

I think it's more either,

A....It makes your fairings really, really easy for people to steal so you have to buy really, really expensive replacements from Ducati.

Or

B....your average Ducati owner knows about as much about bike mechanics as a hamster, so they make it really, really easy for them.

Lissa - you forgot option C :-

C....your average Ducati is so temperamental that easy (& frequent) access is required to keep the owner+hammer to bike interface within 'acceptable' levels !!

Although my feelings regarding Ducati are well known hereabouts I think, I'm pleased for you - that you've found another bike to love & pamper

[Lissa]

Originally Posted by Supervox

Lissa - you forgot option C :-

C....your average Ducati is so temperamental that easy (& frequent) access is required to keep the owner+hammer to bike interface within 'acceptable' levels !!

Although my feelings regarding Ducati are well known hereabouts I think, I'm pleased for you - that you've found another bike to love & pamper

Hee hee

Thanks, Hun

[yorkie_chris]

So why, pray tell, did you put the tupperware back on?

[_Stretchie_]

Originally Posted by petevtwin650

Italian Electrics

Looks like a curvy SV....


Runs and hides

[Skip]

My Zed is in a similar state at the moment - also not a pretty sight!

Was that you two or the previous owner learning to wheelie....

What makes you say that, DD?

Originally Posted by petevtwin650

What makes you say that, DD?

Large amount of oil traces in the airbox, and the dirty puddle behind the rear bellmouth are the usual signs of "wheelie oil" in the Duke airbox.

I used to own a 916.

[Lissa]

Originally Posted by Dangerous Dave

Large amount of oil traces in the airbox, and the dirty puddle behind the rear bellmouth are the usual signs of "wheelie oil" in the Duke airbox.

I used to own a 916.

Ah, right. We thought it was down to the horrible DTI filter that was originally in there. We changed to Pipercross ones, and when we had the Ultimap chip fitted last weekend there wasn't a trace of oil in there.

Originally Posted by Lissa

We thought it was down to the horrible DTI filter that was originally in there.

I would agree with you there, but one thing stood out shouting "wheelie" is the rear indent has traces of heavy oil build up where as the one in the middle shows no sign.