Keeping my S2R 800 going and healthy. Winter small things, again ...

[Howie]

Great!

[stopintime]

Thanks guys

I've become a tiny bit anxious... listening, feeling, looking. Hopefully it'll pass when this summer's speed picks up

[dimirex]

Great news!
Which brand are the pistons and what are the numbers so far? Is there more tuning to come?

[stopintime]

Great news!
Which brand are the pistons and what are the numbers so far? Is there more tuning to come?

Pistal (this is the third pair since the first engine build at about 50,000km)

No tuning to increase power, but a little here and there to maintain smooth running.

[stopintime]

Hmm... and a medium make the beast with two backs.
The new starter died. Couple of days ago a new starter sound developed. Slow flowing noise before it ran. Two instead of a half second. Yesterday no movement. Roll start easy. Got a used starter from my dealer. No threads in one of three holes. I'll get another.

Then a question.

What do think about this stator?

It ends a ride with 13.6 volts. Yesterday my return to home
 ride ended with 12.8 The only unusal thing, besides what you see, was the starter diagnosis.

Discussed further here :
https://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=79879.0

[koko64]

I've seen the discolouration of the windings before. Sometimes it's just about where the oil level sits in the case and sometimes it indicates burned windings with a loss of voltage output. I keep spare regulators for testing and check voltage output at various rpm. Of course the battery to regulator to alternator wiring is worth checking.
Anyway you know all this and I wish I could do some of the work you do.  

Howie is black belt in auto electrics so you're OK.