Highest mileage 4v Ducati???

[jerryz]

We have all heard of 2 valve air cooled Duactis 750 and 900 models reaching phenominal high mileages 150,000+ miles with little more then head refreshes and new rings ,but what about 4v models I have heard of a 91,000 mile 851 which has been very solid and sound for its 2 owners .

[PhilB]

Gary Eagan (noted endurance rider, record setter, Iron Butt guy) used an ST4 for a few years.  He set several records with it -- shortest time coast-to-coast, etc. -- and racked up about 225K before moving on to his next bike.  It's at the Barber museum now.

PhilB

[Johnny5]

Well, I can't answer your question at all... but I have to add that I'm really, REALLY hoping I can get even just half of the mileage of PhilB out of my new M1100 EVO without any issues other then Maintenance!

[Speeddog]

I've got a bit over 50k miles on my S4.

Haven't had to replace any rockers.

[SDRider]

Well, I can't answer your question at all... but I have to add that I'm really, REALLY hoping I can get even just half of the mileage of PhilB out of my new M1100 EVO without any issues other then Maintenance!

Same here.  I have almost 9,000 miles on mine now but I've had a few issues with it already.  Hoping that everything is worked out now and the trouble free mileage begins.

[rule62]

Well, I can't answer your question at all... but I have to add that I'm really, REALLY hoping I can get even just half of the mileage of PhilB out of my new M1100 EVO without any issues other then Maintenance!

Same here.  I have almost 9,000 miles on mine now but I've had a few issues with it already.  Hoping that everything is worked out now and the trouble free mileage begins.

I'm pretty sure the OP meant 4 valves per head, not 4 valves per engine.

My 748 just hit 20K miles. I've replaced 2 rockers, and all of the in-tank fuel lines within the last 7K miles of ownership.

[Rob Hilding]

I've got a bit over 50k miles on my S4.

Haven't had to replace any rockers.

Itz cuz them rockers is askeered of you

[Speeddog]

Itz cuz them rockers is askeered of you

Damn straight, they know who's boss.

 

[lazylightnin717]

Damn straight, they know who's boss.

 

Then why don't you come pregnant dog slap my S4 around a bit so I don't have to replace another 9 rockers next time around?

What if I ask nicely?

[Rob Hilding]

What's the flat rate on pregnant dog slappin' an S4

[Speeddog]

What's the flat rate on pregnant dog slappin' an S4

If it includes a plane flight, it's too much.

[jerryz]

I replaced all 8 opener rockers with megacycle rockers on my S4 when the bike had only 5000 miles on it although on 5 were duds, now it has 25,000 and no hassles its very reliable ,I have 3 ducatis so each gets used so it will take me many years to get each machine to colossal miles

[Nero-92]

Did 7500 mls on my s4 in the first year of owner ship and it's my first ducati only issue was a cooked regulator and a fried battery which fried a couple of micro chips in the clocks but was a cheap fix at €25 so I'm very happy.

[Desmo Demon]

I replaced all 8 opener rockers with megacycle rockers on my S4 when the bike had only 5000 miles on it although on 5 were duds...

Sounds like my '02 748. At 5600 miles, I had four bad rockers, replaced them with OEMs because they were $45 each back then, made it through the 12k, but by 18k I had more bad (including at least one replacement), and I replaced all the openers with Megacycle. I think I have 25k or so on the bike, now.

[DucHead]

I have a little over 45k miles on my '05 S4R (996).  With 4 bikes now the miles will accumulate more slowly than in the first few years of ownership.

Beyond routine maintenance, the only real problem I've had (or didn't cause ) was a broken fork shift spring and that was fixed under warranty.

There was a guy from Texas (I think) on the old board who must have 80k miles on a 996 S4R by now.