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... the new breed of Dukes are bloody quick, anyway just about to retire so maybe I’ll treat myself to a new old Duke I can cruise on in my old age lol Welcome to the Forum. And you're right, of course. The current generation of Ducrappis are absurdly fast and over-powered, not in the least suited ...

The (white) float on the front carby was full of fuel <snip> Yup, that would certainly do it! :-D Small comfort, I know; but you're far from being the only one to have had problems with white floats - or at least a certain batch of them. Plenty of similar postings on Laverda and Guzzi Forums. The f...

81mhr900ss wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 24, 2020 11:23 am

Nippon Denso were the original coils

And sometimes Motoplat . But I guess you had N-D, right?

Understood and agreed. After pulling out all the old stuff, I was able to determine that the likely culprit for my initial pre-Sachse lumpiness was the front coil. I'm very happy with the decision to go with a new ignition system. Thanks for the info. Tell me, did you have Motoplat (red) or Nippon ...

Pickups and wiring are are in good condition ... Resistance measurements are within specification <snip> Well, I guess that's progress, Mark ... in a way :roll: So, is it still banging and popping on the front? Back to basics, then: - Have you checked the valve clearances? - Don't forget the plug c...

rjk40 wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 21, 2020 6:07 am

I might still be around when I finally get to kick this old soldier alive.

Yeah, course you will. You can't give up before it's finished ...

Hi Richard

Yup, as 900tic: bit of board under the engine just to help balance things, and away you go ...

Ciao

Craig

I am just waiting on getting a 22mm bolt turned down so i can remove engine side cover to inspect pickups. In practice, you don't need to fab up a puller, Mark. Once all the screws around the cover are out, some gentle taps with a rubber mallet all around the casing will release it. (I guess you kn...

Yes, the taper section is visibly longer. (Estimate 0.5mm.) Inspected both under magnifying light thinking that shorter one may have tampered with but appears to be original. There are at least 3 versions of the PHF/PHM mixture screw, 2 of which you can find on Bevels - see the picture below, with ...

As suggested i then swapped carbs front to rear. Still backfiring on front cylinder. Good! That's progress, Mark :) You probably know this already, BUT DON'T DISTURB the pick-ups unless you absolutely have to. If you do, they will need to be re-positioned using a special tool, and even then it's no...

Oh, and maybe this will help.

If your choke piston looks like this, change it.

Further thoughts: 1. The idle on a PHF depends on a clean air feed as shown below. Idle air passage.jpg Now, as you can see, that drilling narrows within the carb body. As you can imagine, it can easily get partially blocked at this point - and stay so, even after an ultra-sonic clean. So be very fu...

Initial quick thoughts/questions: 1. Have you checked for air leaks around the intake manifold, both where it bolts to the head - did you fit a new gasket? - and where the carb clamps on? (Don't over tighten the clamp). Hold the engine at a low idle and get someone to spray something inflammable lik...

Hi Brad, Yeah, they can be a little difficult - me too, SSD owner. The oil change is a good 'first idea'. You should be running a synthetic 10-50 anyways - or at least that's what Ducati told you to do :-D (ref. last page of the owner's handbook). The only problem you may encounter is a little clutc...

I was stripping more paint on the frame today and found a faintly stamped 350GT in front of the frame number. Interesting! I have found no reference in any of the published sources to this "350GT" frame stamp*. However, I see there are 2 registrations (ref. 1025 & 1031) of bikes with it on the Beve...