rough idle and no power

[samuraibiker]

hey ducpainter

thanks, will do... did the same thing to my vespa...bogged like crazy...ran rich as hell...fouled the plug constantly... bigger main jet cured the problem

[ducpainter]

Make sure you ride it before you just start replacing jets.

The carbs are not all that easy to get to.

Most people get a kit either from Dyno-Jet or Factory Pro.

[cutter]

Hi All,

Thought I'd post here since I'm dealing with the same issue and just want to confirm, is this the individual pick up coil I need to order: http://ricksmotorsportelectrics.com/part/21-509/OTlEdWM3NTBNT05TVEVS? I haven't pulled the cover yet to access the sensor so I don't have a visual.

thanks all

[ducpainter]

That's it

[cutter]

Thanks Nate

[samuraibiker]

ok... so I changed one of the pick up coils as you know... had big trouble trying to get the bike to run well

finally gave in and took it to the ducati dealer ( ducati minoh osaka )

its the carb  they said

no...its the pick up coil  i replied

ok, we`ll look at it.

FOUR weeks later....

we checked the carb and gave it an overhaul ( which i did not authorise them to do ) and it is the pick up coil so we changed it

what??? it just needs setting up properly

another two weeks later

well, we changed it anyway and the total cost is 89.000 yen ( about 400 UK sterling )

WTF??


so i contacted a lawyer and ducati italy and am taking legal action against them.

it turns out that many official ducati dealers in japan are pretty crap ( like fiat or alfa romeo dealers )

real shame because it has really turned me off ducati ( just like my old alfa 147 gta...great car but what a pain to maintain )
and when I do get the bike back its going up for sale....

moral of the story..... if in japan, stick to japanese bikes

there are some very well informed people on this forum and if you live near anyone who is good with ducatis treat them better than your wife ( or husband )!

mike

[samuraibiker]

ok...now some closure... after our family legal eagle got on the phone and read the riot act I got a phone call from them...they arent going to charge me for the carb overhaul... so the bill was dropped to 59,000 yen... acceptable...

the pick up coil that I bought on ebay is apparently a different shape to the oem one and is very difficult to set right they said. the oem dropped in, air gap set correctly and bike ran perfectly straight away.

i do admit it was rather exhilarating on the duc compared to my vespa or suzuki......

anyway, case dismissed, court rules in favor of plaintiff, as they say.....