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Not a technical story on the Panigale but it is a Ducati. So I have been working on my old bevel trying to improve the shifting to get it into neutral at the traffic lights. As suggested by a member on the bevelheaven forum I changed from straight 50 oil and changed to to a full synthetic 10W-50. To change out the oil filter you have to swivel the carburettor for the horizontal cylinder. Anyway today was time for a test ride after doing the oil change and some other little adjustments.
Did a final check of all bolts and a quick chain adjustment and then it was ready for start up. When I got her going there a small backfire which is not unusual and then I heard the idle just did not sound right but that is normal till they warm up. I looked at the exhausts and thought, it looks like the vertical cylinder is putting out more sound, who the hell is that about. Then I looked down at the side of the bike and at the horizontal cylinder carburettor and it was sitting about an inch away from the inlet flange. In other words completely disconnected. The bike was just running on one cylinder.
I had twisted the carb back to the correct position but had not tightened the hose clamp to the flange and the backfire had blown the carb off the flange. Shut her down, pushed the carb onto the flange got a screw driver and tightened up the clamp and restarted the bike. Went for a 30 km ride on my local twisty test track and all good. And with taking a touch more freeplay out of the clutch lever the bike goes into neutral like a jap bike. That is what I love about these old bikes, you can fix most things yourself. Now time to get back to work on my 1199.
Did a final check of all bolts and a quick chain adjustment and then it was ready for start up. When I got her going there a small backfire which is not unusual and then I heard the idle just did not sound right but that is normal till they warm up. I looked at the exhausts and thought, it looks like the vertical cylinder is putting out more sound, who the hell is that about. Then I looked down at the side of the bike and at the horizontal cylinder carburettor and it was sitting about an inch away from the inlet flange. In other words completely disconnected. The bike was just running on one cylinder.
I had twisted the carb back to the correct position but had not tightened the hose clamp to the flange and the backfire had blown the carb off the flange. Shut her down, pushed the carb onto the flange got a screw driver and tightened up the clamp and restarted the bike. Went for a 30 km ride on my local twisty test track and all good. And with taking a touch more freeplay out of the clutch lever the bike goes into neutral like a jap bike. That is what I love about these old bikes, you can fix most things yourself. Now time to get back to work on my 1199.
