Think positive

Started by tex-mex, March 17, 2012, 08:13:28 PM

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seevtsaab

Good news for all of us!

trippin

Quote from: sofadriver on March 20, 2012, 08:10:49 PM
Nice to hear some good news!

Check the updates this poor guy has made to his post.............

I feel really bad for him.

hah! thats me.  im over here also now for better tech info.  

so far this is the list of costs:
25$ new alternaor rotor
104$ various top end gaskets and spark plugs (damn thin wire plugs are $35 a piece!!)
XX$ for a new side cover since the bearing pocket is damaged and the stator bolt holes are buggered.

since im doing the work, its not going to be very expensive in ducati terms, but still a headach on a new to me bike.

congrats Tex for the easy quick fix!

Novelo

I'm happy for both of you  [thumbsup].The reference post from Ducati.ms could have been a lot worse. I found a few shavings in my screen two oil changes ago but I'm pretty sure they were from a few false neutrals as my most recent oil change was spot clean. I'm starting to think I may never be able to part with my Monster I would like to ride something else for a change but I have a distinct feeling if I sell my S2R I will regret it forever. 

Privateer

Quote from: tex-mex on March 20, 2012, 06:12:42 PM
Alternator bearing: $28 plus labor.  No other internal damage.  I'll have my bike back in a week or so!  I've spent that last few days scouring the web for used motors.

Just this afternoon I noticed an intermittent rattle which I isolated to the left side cover, seems like it's near the front.  Goes away once the bike is warmed up, and goes away when I throttle up.  I only hear it at idle.

Clearly I wont really know anything until I pull the side cover off.  Can anyone say what I can look for to determine if it's something like the above?
My fast lap is your sighting lap.

Privateer

found the rattle.

3 bolts holding the stator in backed themselves out 1/4 or so.  Thread locker must not have set up all the way before I put oil in /shrug


that doesn't explain why my bike died on the highway this afternoon.

My fast lap is your sighting lap.

trippin

Quote from: Privateer on March 28, 2012, 06:23:39 PM
found the rattle.

3 bolts holding the stator in backed themselves out 1/4 or so.  Thread locker must not have set up all the way before I put oil in /shrug


that doesn't explain why my bike died on the highway this afternoon.



maybe the stator is damaged and not charging? when i pulled the cover i found one stator bolt missing, part of that bolt was still in the hole. and both other bolts backing out. one of the remaining ones was also broken with about half an inch still in the hole.

Blackout

I know that guy from another forum ;D

2003 Ducati Monster 1000
2005 Triumph Speed Triple 1050
2003 Honda CR250
2008 KTM 990 SuperDuke

Privateer

so I solved the rattle with the loose stator.  When I was reinstalling the stator and the cover last night, I was carefully inspecting it.

It looks like the stator has some rub marks on it so I think when it got loose it rubbed, heated up terribly, and that cause my bike to die.  When I was cutting across 6 lanes of traffic with the clutch in, right before I got to the side I noticed the temp said 330-something.  I had planned a bunch of maint anyway and I haven't finished it all, but Im hoping that was the problem.

Also hoping my 6 month old stator wasn't damaged.  Visually it seemed fine.  Have to check the output I guess once it's all back together.
My fast lap is your sighting lap.

tex-mex

I pick up my bike today from ECS after having it repaired. I leave the shop as it's closing for my 100 mile road trip home. About 30 minutes into my trip a bolt in my shift linkage falls out leaving me sitting by the side of the highway watching the sun go down miles away from home on a Saturday evening.

I call the shop which is now closed and luckily a staff member picks up and transfers me to the the GM. His response was "I'll have a tech on his way to get your bike fixed." The tech arrives with a bag of screws and allen wrenches and reconnects the linkage. I was able to make it home without further incident.

All I can say is that ECS stands behind their bikes, their service, and most important their customers. There is no doubt why I've been a loyal customer of theirs since 2005 when I purchased my bike from them.

Howie

Quote from: tex-mex on April 07, 2012, 07:38:33 PM
I pick up my bike today from ECS after having it repaired. I leave the shop as it's closing for my 100 mile road trip home. About 30 minutes into my trip a bolt in my shift linkage falls out leaving me sitting by the side of the highway watching the sun go down miles away from home on a Saturday evening.

I call the shop which is now closed and luckily a staff member picks up and transfers me to the the GM. His response was "I'll have a tech on his way to get your bike fixed." The tech arrives with a bag of screws and allen wrenches and reconnects the linkage. I was able to make it home without further incident.

All I can say is that ECS stands behind their bikes, their service, and most important their customers. There is no doubt why I've been a loyal customer of theirs since 2005 when I purchased my bike from them.

Yes they do.  You can trust them with your first born.

ducpainter

Quote from: howie on April 07, 2012, 08:44:33 PM
Yes they do.  You can trust them with your first born.
I don't think he's talking about Steve and crew...
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."



Howie

Quote from: ducpainter on April 08, 2012, 04:44:09 AM
I don't think he's talking about Steve and crew...

Two ECS?  Life is so confusing.

ducpainter

Quote from: howie on April 08, 2012, 05:04:29 AM
Two ECS?  Life is so confusing.
Well...

based on his screen name.

I think he's pretty far south of NY.

...and it gets more so all the time. ;)
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."



tex-mex

The shop I use is European Cycle Sports in Plano Texas.

http://www.bmwmotorcyclesdallas.com/

ducpainter

Quote from: tex-mex on April 08, 2012, 11:56:27 AM
The shop I use is European Cycle Sports in Plano Texas.

http://www.bmwmotorcyclesdallas.com/
howie was referring to European Cycle Services in upstate NY...

They're good people too.
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."