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steve, i sent you a pm w/the video link; sometimes google links don't work on line. or, you can try cut/paste into your browser:

https://tinyurl.com/yn94zsf6

thanks,

doug

i'll try again, w/long links
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AIL4fc-AtpuUuxaytAdxqusIP-BQS7MyCD7IFwzwJ_ES_Tm3z5itEYjvU3QJowN3MdMjfK-Q_gDyTTrOau8S_WYb3HJghK_fvgjZ3hF7oTeotGyUBsbWCaFM-6Kz_tPzXzfEvBbfdIUUwEF76TkEYqnTREb50W3EnCaM1cmQ4MAeh_G03JUNFY0Rf8w7P5CW0Z48TkYp34Sb7wmwbFdUoJvNO09f5E5m8waqYi9C ...

ok, update:

and i think the fix will be a bit above my paygrade. (now if i had a real shop and real tools, maybe it'd be different...) but it will take at least a payday to get someone else on the case, i suspect. 😢

pics show the story; all the easy/inexpensive fixes look ok already - the clutch ...

hi steve,

thanks for the reply. with a heat gun and tapping on a razor blade, i was finally able to get the starter motor cover off. i don't think i dented anything.

so, re: spring, selector fork, shift for eccentric and gear selector shaft - if i need these, it seems you have the correct spring ...

bonjour, craig; thanks for the reply!

so, i will try a little heat to remove the cover; the hard rubber mallet thing has already proved unsuccessful. not going to use a torch, but a hot air gun. might be a little safer.

besides the clutch center nut, on a facebook bevel forum where i also posted a ...

hi all!

my '78 darmah seems to have recently developed an issue w/the dashboard lights - the generator light won't go off; and i believe it's still charging - when i went for a ~60 mile ride a couple daze ago w/the headlight on, i stopped twice, no issues restarting, headlight still bright. when i ...

hi all,

reviving an old thread because i'm hearing another strange noise (w/o my earplugs - heh!); it's noticeable when i'm going very slowly - such as backed up in traffic - it seems to be related to wheel rotation, as you can hear a consistent clank/rattle noise at a steady beat as you're inching ...

thanks; i'm sure 250 will be more than sufficient.

doug s.


i believe the carbs on this bike were swapped out for the original 32mm carbs. would a 250 work with the complete float valve assembly, even if something different is in there now? and/or are you still confident that a 250 is the right ...

i believe the carbs on this bike were swapped out for the original 32mm carbs. would a 250 work with the complete float valve assembly, even if something different is in there now? and/or are you still confident that a 250 is the right size?

(and why don't i get email notifications that someone's ...

ok, so this carb is a 36 phf nd - do i have to pull it apart to verify the size of the float valve assembly?

thanks again,

doug s.

thanks for the tips; i will check things out. re: gas in the oil; i thought about that, and will check smell. but, i don't think much would have gotten in, it was only 15-30 minutes of leaking going on. and, w/full synthetic, and then giving the bike a good run; i'd think the oil would be ok. but, i ...

hi all!

well, i was doing some headlight work the other day - replacing the bulb with one of those new-fangled led types, (this one works like a charm, btw), and deciding whether or not to replace the bosch headlight reflector, which has about a 2"x2" area at the bottom that no longer reflects ...

hi steve,

i'm going w/the 7 heat range. but the plug listed in the ducati service manual - the bosch w7b - is actually equivalent to the ngk 7 heat range.

thanks,

doug s.

hi rob,

well, i ordered a set of bp7sh's and the bpr7hix's. i think i should gap them per ducati spec, not per how ngk gapped them - even ngk says it's possible that the vehicle mfr may have a different spec. i'm also going to gap the plugs that are in there now, before i make a final decision.

as ...

fab - that's what i was thinking, but my bike has the hotter plug in the front. and, unlike my buell s2, whose front cylinder is in the way of the rear, on the ducati, w/the front cylinder close to being parallel to the ground, and nothing in front of the rear cylinder, i suspect the rear cylinder's ...