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I have found pushing a broom handle up te centre of the fork tube to press damper rod against the end of the stanchion works most times.

cheers
jon

Been a mixed few days;
Wednesday:
Get home from work for 2 week break.

Thursday:
Sort insurance, CPT insurance, do last checkover and adjustments for roadworth first thing Friday.

Friday:
Go to start it to ride around for roadworthy, nothing other then clicking solenoid, into the back of ute ...

Hi

The 4 settings requires buying washers of different outside diameter.

When I rebuilt mine i just painted them, i have had springs powder coated before and it works fine.

Cant help much with the way up for the valve washers, i put them on a zippy tie on dissambly didnt take them off until ready ...

Have my bike ready for rego and just tidying up last little things.

Unsure on the finish of the side covers (clutch, alternator, front sprocket)?

Brochure shows them as unpolished, but has satin finish on exhaust too so maybe dulled down to stop reflection in photos?

In Falloon's book the ducati ...

Stripped it this am; Crank to primary gear key sheared in half, obviously not tensioned up correctly on last assembly.

Luckily shaft and inner bore primary gear are still serviceable.

Strange bit is that I took it for a lap around the block to check for unusual noises, wheeled it into the shed and ...

Went to start up my bike after finishing the wiring.

The starter is turning but motor is not so I figure sprag bearing?

Puzzling bits (to me):

If I put it in gear it will turn the back wheel with starter.

If I turn the back wheel in gear it looks like the flywheel turns through starter chain ...

Top stuff Steve.

Hope to ride mine to the Story Bridge Bike show on 18th of July.

congratulations
jon

Hi Darren, if you want to go with cartridge emulators (as per Vargas1 post) try Steve Wood of Suspension Improvements in Slacks Creek.

That i swhere I got the parts for mine (in my S2 tidy up thread in Bevel pictures), he will also do the whole job for you if you want.

My S2 is not on the road yet ...

Spent the day putting bits back on to the bike, boxes are getting fairly empty now. :-D

I eventualy got around to doing some on the electrics, main loom is in pretty good nick other than a couple burnt out terminals in the dash to main loom plug:
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w278/jonra23 ...

Have pulled horizontal head off for a look, no sign of media in oil gallery or cylinder (there doesn't seem to be a smiley for relief).

Other than put on the exhausts I haven't done much else to the S2 as the fun vouchers got distracted badly again.

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w278/jonra23 ...

Martin Mille / SSD wrote:I'd be more worried about the blast media that got past the cylinder head "O" rings straight into your oil system

M

I wasn't....................Until i read this!!!

The head faces should be pulled down tight enough to stop media entry, o ring is to stop oil seaping?

regards
jon

Did you bead blast the engine complete? No issues of the media getting into places it shouldnt?

Yes, blasted motor complete.
I made steel plates for intakes, exhausts, starter motor and breather tower, put a smear of silicone both sides before installing then left cure before about 24 hours ...

Probably not a good idea to rock up on my MKiii then.

Marty

Wont have the S2 going by March (was meant to be finished by new year)

Excuse my ignorance, B&B run? when and where?

jon

Got the motor back from being glass bead blasted yesterday evening, plated up the Intake, Exhaust, starter motor hole, breather tower and plugged clutch rod hole so fingers crossed.

Was going to get is soda blasted but the guy that did it for me recomended the glass beading, I am pretty happy with ...