S2R 800 General failures.

[trontastic]

Hello everyone.
This my first post. And 1st ever Ducati / V-twin bike.
I come from owning a few jap 4's over the last 30 years.

What are the usual failure parts on this particular Model ( S2R 800. 2005 ) 12,000 miles on the Odo.
Call me paranoid but i have been worried about being let down too much by such great looking motorbikes, and want to keep and cherish it !!

Oh yeh already got the place i bought it from to fix the left hand LCD ( a freebie ).
I look forward to the replies. And hope i've stuck it in the right forum area . Cheers.

[jduke]

Can you get the complete service history? This is the most important info to get.
Without it, you're looking at belts, valve check, filters, etc. Easily $800 - $1000 at a dealer.
Unless you want to set up payment plans at the dealer, you need to plan on working on the bike yourself.
Get the LT Repair manual - www.desmotimes.com
Get to know http://ca-cycleworks.com/ great source for belts and parts and home of the BEST video's on how to do the valves and belts yourself.
Go through both sides and make notes of all the tools and parts you'll need and start accumulating them.
Find a fellow Ducati rider in your area and ask him/her to come over one Saturday and give you some pointers.
Start with the easy stuff, change the fuel filter and check out the hoses in the tank, change the oil / filter, change or clean the air filter, change the spark plugs. While you're there pull the cam belt covers and take a look at the belt system.
Learn to do as much as you can yourself. That way you know it was done right.

[trontastic]

Thanks jduke.
I'm UK based and i'm on the uk monster forum as well.
So i will have a world wide help base if need be.
Yeh the guy who sold it me has done the belts / oil / plugs Etc.. plus he
give it a 12 month MOT ( uk test ) so i got a good deal.
He was a great help and is a v. good mechanic, he even got in touch with the previous owner and made him look
for a spare black key  which he found 
Cant wait to have a good ride out !!
I will be able to tackle nearly all jobs myself as i used to work in the car industry for 12 years ( TVR Cars ) ( google it  ).

[stopintime]

My first 50,000km resulted in a warranty replaced oil pressure sensor, two clutch packs + of course the regular services.

If you race the bike, expect to deal with known problems with the APTC (~slipper) clutch. Other than that, pretty much bullet proof.

I strongly recommend lots of care - they seem to love lots of care and respond by working so much better. Grease what should be greased, adjust and lubricate the chain, tire pressure, fork oil, brake fluid.... much like what you're probably used to.

After a while you might find a thing or two that you want to modify and then the fun begins  (brakes, suspension, geometry + + +)

Welcome and have fun

[xsephirot]

Don't forget about needing to tighten and red loctite down that clutch nut in case it undos and causes massive engine failure.

[SpikeC]

 OOOh, TVR!! Very cool!

[Howie]

If you can deal with a TVR you can definitely deal with a Ducati!

[Ducatamount]

My brother's S2R rear hub combusted after either having the rear brake adjusted so it was slightly dragging or it ignited from him, inadvertently, having his foot on the brake lever (jury's still out).
Anyways I've heard it's kind of touchy to get it adjusted properly.

[trontastic]

Thank you to everyone who has replied .
It has got rid of the thought of buying the wrong bike for me.
The Reg/Rec and battery are the first spares i'm going for ( piece of mind ).

Glad to say i had the chance to go for a decent ride on it today while the weather was quite good. What a difference to my 1200 Bandit. Took about 10 miles to get used to it. First thing i did was miss the rear brake pedal completely, it's well tooked in !!
Only did 50 miles on it but i just know it'll be great for a blast up the back roads to the Lake district / Devils Bridge Etc.. Put a great big smile on my face like the Suzy, but for completely different reasons, excellent
Thank you all for the info, plus all the info on and around this forum.
Cheers.
Dave.
P.S. Yeh Spike TVR was a great place to work ( well the first 7 years were  ), and Howie i was helping in making them bad, even from new they were made on the cheap.   

[Howie]

My bad,trontastic.  Great car, just a wee bit more inconvenient to own than a Toyota, particularly on this side of the pond. 

[trontastic]

Hey Howie not your bad, it's close to the truth. TVR's are terrible cars to own and look after. Even over here you just dont see them on the road's anymore.
Now they are a totally unreliable car !!
Anyway the factory does not exsist any more and they are going to build an Ice Rink on the site 

Going to use the Duke as much as i can during the Christmas hols.

[djomlas]

clusters LOL, thy get wet and don't work, or make your whole bike non-rideable hahahah

[Howie]

clusters LOL, thy get wet and don't work, or make your whole bike non-rideable hahahah

Yep.  Not much you can do about the cluster itself, but if you have the computer flashed to get rid of the immobilizer the bike will start if the dash fails.  You can then also run an after market cluster.

Some bikes have been through multiple clusters, some never.

Back in my youth it was predicted I would own one of these:
http://www.tvrblog.com/tvr-griffith-400-a-stunning-car/
Never happened.

[trontastic]

Wow thats a mint example !!
A guy in Blackpool still has the original moulds for them. And chassis jigs as well i think 
Does a lot of spare's and keeps them on the road. 

[MostroS2R]

Hey stopintime, how did you know your clutch packs were on the way out? Mine isn't slipping or anything but I noticed my clutch oil a little low.

My first 50,000km resulted in a warranty replaced oil pressure sensor, two clutch packs + of course the regular services.

If you race the bike, expect to deal with known problems with the APTC (~slipper) clutch. Other than that, pretty much bullet proof.

I strongly recommend lots of care - they seem to love lots of care and respond by working so much better. Grease what should be greased, adjust and lubricate the chain, tire pressure, fork oil, brake fluid.... much like what you're probably used to.

After a while you might find a thing or two that you want to modify and then the fun begins  (brakes, suspension, geometry + + +)

Welcome and have fun