Bummer of a first post...

[ducducgooseme]

Gdamn you kingbaby...coffee all over the keyboard now.  snarf! 

[TheLos]

  that video was perfect to see first thing this morning at work! That...  Was... AWESOME!!!!

[TheLos]

Just a quick something about the bike... I had a new front brake line made yesterday here in town at a place called PECO (plant equipment company [i believe]). i had it made while i waited! and for $35 (for steele braided line) it cant be beat! if anyone needs any sort of hydraulic line, i would recommend them to this company.

focker out.

[TheLos]

holy cow holy cow... ok. i'm making headway on the bike finally. but i am having some trouble bleeding my front brakes. i have been bleeding them for like 2+ hours... maybe im retarded, but i am an ase master certified mechanic, that does turn wrenches for a living. anyway, the clip-ons are almost done, gages mounted below the top triiple clamp, headlight lowering brackets are done with the dual headlights ready to plug, and bollt in, the wheel was fixed (by me) and i got a new front tire mounted. i got the "new" leo pipes mounted, and the new rearsets are on. i just pulled off the carbs, i'm gonna take them to work tomorrow to install the dyno-jet jet kit. i'm looking around to see what k&n filters i need, but am having some trouble. can anyone help with my brake and k&n issues?!

[kingbaby]

Call mike at PJ's. 

[Cloner]

i am having some trouble bleeding my front brakes. i have been bleeding them for like 2+ hours...

On most Ducatis the banjo fitting at the master cylinder holds an air bubble that you have to bleed.  Just pressurize the system by pulling the lever, break the banjo joint with a wrench, then retighten the joint.  Repeat a few times if required.

You'll want to wrap the joint in rags to keep the brake fluid off of the painted surfaces.

The alternative to this is to dismount the master cylinder and turn it so the reservoir is above the banjo fitting (fitting down) and pump it a few times.  This will usually bleed the bubble into the reservoir.

This has been an issue on every Duc I've owned, and this solution has worked every time I've encountered it.

My 2 cents worth,

Cloner
ABQ, NM

[Scottish]

On most Ducatis the banjo fitting at the master cylinder holds an air bubble that you have to bleed.  Just pressurize the system by pulling the lever, break the banjo joint with a wrench, then retighten the joint.  Repeat a few times if required.

You'll want to wrap the joint in rags to keep the brake fluid off of the painted surfaces.

The alternative to this is to dismount the master cylinder and turn it so the reservoir is above the banjo fitting (fitting down) and pump it a few times.  This will usually bleed the bubble into the reservoir.

This has been an issue on every Duc I've owned, and this solution has worked every time I've encountered it.

My 2 cents worth,

Cloner
ABQ, NM

Yeah I had the same dealio with mine. I finally got tired of opening and closing the bleeder valve and just began to pump the lever vigorously  whatever it worked and seemed to push the bubble through. No problems since.

[TheLos]

sweet! thanks guys! i'll have to check out that top banjo bolt air bubble trick(s). unfortunately, i work 14 hour days the next three days, and i'm racing my shifter kart both days at the swms event this coming weekend... so it may be a bit before i can try any of this. i'll update before that with the re-jet  situation.   

[TheLos]

ok, quick update. i re-jetted the carbs, thanks to dyno jet, and got the k&n filters (pn: RU1750) but they seem to be too big. the tank wont go down all the way. i need to try it again, moving the location of the filters... but have not had the time as of yet.

[kingbaby]

ok, quick update. i re-jetted the carbs, thanks to dyno jet, and got the k&n filters (pn: RU1750) but they seem to be too big. the tank wont go down all the way. i need to try it again, moving the location of the filters... but have not had the time as of yet.

OK I give up.   Of course they don't fit.  Hell the cone filters "they" say fit (if anyone ever meets 'em let me know) barely, at best, will fit & flow like crap.

My recomendation (I feel like 2cent)  :  If fitting the K&N's are your goal via two indipendent pods, just bend them.  Or as Dusty says "field adjust".  Your motor still hates them. 

I dig your sense of adventure.   Any of you that know me, know I have tried some combos that people said wouldn't work. Some did. Some, let's just call them life experiences.         
 I will tell you there will be no performance gains here...but I still think it's cool.

[TheLos]

OK I give up.   Of course they don't fit.  Hell the cone filters "they" say fit (if anyone ever meets 'em let me know) barely, at best, will fit & flow like crap.

My recomendation (I feel like 2cent)  :  If fitting the K&N's are your goal via two indipendent pods, just bend them.  Or as Dusty says "field adjust".  Your motor still hates them. 

I dig your sense of adventure.   Any of you that know me, know I have tried some combos that people said wouldn't work. Some did. Some, let's just call them life experiences.         
 I will tell you there will be no performance gains here...but I still think it's cool.

well, if no performance gains, at least it'll be easier to tune the carbs w/o that HUGE p.o.s. airbox in the way... btw, "filed adjust"- thats awesome! i'm a (car) technician by trade, i'm going to have to use that at work for sure!! 

lifes a garden, DIG IT!! <--- random, i know...

[kingbaby]

well, if no performance gains, at least it'll be easier to tune the carbs w/o that HUGE p.o.s. airbox in the way... btw, "filed adjust"- thats awesome! i'm a (car) technician by trade, i'm going to have to use that at work for sure!! 

lifes a garden, DIG IT!! <--- random, i know...

That's for sure, it is a huge chunk of plastic. 
Dusty said that's the phrase they would use at Intel when working on equipment & the" by the book way" just didn't cut it. Next thing ya' know "field adjust"
Nothing like taking a hammer to a 10 million dollar piece of equipment.      Sounds fun 

[Scottish]

I'm actually glad I read this, I was thinking about the pods too as they look cleaner.

[kingbaby]

If you have a way to run a tube forward where there is an air chamber after the filter they tend to flow a bit better, and may give you some room.  Over the years they have changed tanks, air boxes & wiring so many times I can't keep up with which models this works with.

[TheLos]

If you have a way to run a tube forward where there is an air chamber after the filter they tend to flow a bit better, and may give you some room.  Over the years they have changed tanks, air boxes & wiring so many times I can't keep up with which models this works with.

you got any pics of this? sounds interesting...