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Another thing You can do, while the clutchcover is off to check Craig's points, is see how the clutch pressure plate lifts. Sometimes some of the springs don't have the same force (anymore) and tilts the pressureplate, still engaging on one side creating drag and making it difficult (or impossible) ...

Looks like a 1980 500 (to start with) because it has the oldstyle fairing.
There WAS a defective batch Speedlines, but they were also used on the 500 SD without (as far as I know) breaking.
Better let them xray.

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Taking the spring out of the tube, and with just the forknut finding the right spot for the "click". Mark the position of the nut (with a marker ;) ), put spring back in, with the nut just a tad back, You don't have to search for the start of the thread. Whipe everything clean :-D Is there so much p...

But did it improve riding in the dark ? I have the impression that 2 ordinary 6€ LED flashlights give me more light then the H4 in my 600SS. The last 3 miles are on a non-lit road with trees (and dropping branches). I don't really need more light (a few weeks before retirement) and I don't like tour...

Yes, those Veglia clocks have been used on the SD500 and SD350 paralleltwins
As if those are easier to find
Veglia (now Veglia Borletti) is still around, not making those clocks, but those Ducati stamped ones are getting difficult to find (working).

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I think those are still available , except for the alu tops : keep them.
Carefully change (if needed) the injector plastics.

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ducadini

Completely off topic but too lazy to start yet another discussion. I'm with 81mhr and Steve about the use of fb (don't know why most write it in capitals :shock: ) Although I have a relatively quiet job (keeping an eye on things working hard and auditive alarms keeping me awake) I never have any cel...

You could Always go with a different slide. The reference on the slide : /1 to /5 is a indication of when the accelatorpump is activated, from low slide-opening to high slide-opening. As for filling crankcases with fuel : that is an indication that the carbs are overflowing. OR another reason could ...

Took some time to find a the right pics to clarify. Marzocchi and Ceriani have similar builds, nothing interchangeable though. Bottom of the pic is the damper unit, on the right is the piston that moves up and down in the forktube. The left is the flow restrictor, (the ally part, the washer with the...

I don't think so ! The spring is for when the fork is completely extended (like when doing a wheelie :rad: :rad: ) to prevent a hard metal/metal contact. It is a bottoming spring, to soften the jolt if all the travel is used up on a sharp bump. Its rate is much stiffer than the main spring. That par...

Red circle : The meshing of the teeth is indeed off. Not much of a problem, they just return the shifter-pat to its Original position. Adjustment is for returning the shifter to the center position, and when it's off too much the shifter doesn't return correctly. Shifting up OR down will become diff...

Last weekend, up in the Alps at walking distance from Gavia, Stelvio and some other nice places. Weatherforecast wasn't too good, temperatures dropping to the mid twenties and intermittend showers. Not good if the only stuff we had were two bikes (nothing petrol nor electric) and walking gear. So we...

I think We can find the reason in the first sentence : Rolled the bike out today for the 1st time after a fresh engine rebuild With new clutchplates and springs and a new setup (extented lever) it was SURE to get exciting :-D :-D Give the plates some time to oil up and VERY probably it will become s...

Is it possible totake the whole system off the bike ? Then You could position it so that the air flows out on itself. Later You can put a little pressure on the master, the bubbles get smaller and flow faster. I made sure the "business-end" of the piston was VERY smooth, same for the lever and apply...

NIce bike
Now get it on the road

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ducadini