So far I've been concentrating on my riding skills and learning to know the handling of my S2R 800.
5 track days this season.
The bling mods will continue, I've done the suspension, probably will do the brakes next.
But, in addition:
I stop, sit on a bench and feel a new kind of curiosity - what's behind that cover, what if I take this part off, what if....
The need to educate myself is growing. No garage or suitable place to work on the bike, but a few basic maintenance jobs should be fine. I think I want to read first, before I start.
I have downloaded '06 work shop manual. Maybe it would be nicer with a real book version of this than 600 pages of printed sheets - is that available anywhere?
Are there other sources for newb tech education?
In addition to the shop manual, I highly recommend LT Snyder's Ducati Desmodue/Desmotre Maintenance and Modification Guide. You can order it from his website, desmotimes.com [thumbsup]
Quote from: DucAtomic on July 08, 2009, 02:21:17 PM
In addition to the shop manual, I highly recommend LT Snyder's Ducati Desmodue/Desmotre Maintenance and Modification Guide. You can order it from his website, desmotimes.com [thumbsup]
+1, this book makes a lot more sense than anything out of the shop manual. And it is probably a lot cheaper.
Quote from: stopintime on July 08, 2009, 02:06:11 PM
I have downloaded '06 work shop manual. Maybe it would be nicer with a real book version of this than 600 pages of printed sheets - is that available anywhere?
Just print the PDF out double-sided on heavy weight glossy paper and put it into a 3-ring binder. Same thing as having a book. The FSM and the LT Snyder manual are great companions.
QuoteThe FSM and the LT Snyder manual are great companions.
+1
If you have any trouble ordering the LT Snyder book to ship to is it Norway? Let us know and we will lean on him from here :) Not that I expect a problem.
The LT Snyder book and online tutorials from places like www.ducatisuite.com (//http://) are very useful for practical tasks. The FSM is good for things like detailed electrical diagrams and oil system schematics and is also useful for maintenance. I don't like reading manuals from a computer monitor and I found a reasonably good printed copy of an FSM for my M620 about US 15 on ebay - again, don't know how the postage would work to Norway.