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Aladinsaneuk · #16 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 6:44 pm

Yep

Mine was an earlier, none rare version

I especially liked the instructions for removing the rear seat cowl

Something like:

Do not remove the saddle with the cowl in place

To remove the cowl, use the screw driver from the tool kit and undo the larger screw on each side

To remove the saddle, insert key and twist and lift the saddle

BUT may favourite bit....
The toolkit is located under the saddle....

Italian logic!

This was when I started carrying a Gerber multi tool

D-Rider · #17 Post by **D-Rider** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 8:29 pm

Aladinsaneuk wrote: This was when I started carrying a Gerbil

..... and when that failed to return from under the seat with the correct tool in it's paws .....

Aladinsaneuk wrote: This was when I started carrying a Green Flag card and a mobile phone

There, think I've fixed that for you

Aladinsaneuk · #18 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 10:56 pm

Lol

Damn right

And my hassle free approach to life is probably why I have so little grey hair.....

D-Rider · #19 Post by **D-Rider** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 12:25 am

Aladinsaneuk wrote:Lol

Damn right

And my hassle free approach to life is probably why I have so little grey hair.....

I don't have much grey hair either ..... though come to think of it, I don't have much hair ......

Aladinsaneuk · #20 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 6:22 am

nothing to do with the grecian 2000 sponsorship then?

Falco Frank · #21 Post by **Falco Frank** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 9:34 am

2V Dukes are straight forward - 4V a little less so:

http://www.ducatisuite.com/belttension.html

D-Rider · #22 Post by **D-Rider** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 9:43 am

Aladinsaneuk wrote:nothing to do with the grecian 2000 sponsorship then?

They never came through with it - something about "insufficient opportunity"

Aladinsaneuk · #23 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 7:10 pm

And you believed them???

We all know people get more gullible as they get older but still...

#24 Post by **mangocrazy** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 8:01 pm

iconic944ss wrote:2V Dukes are straight forward - 4V a little less so:

http://www.ducatisuite.com/belttension.html

I think that's old information, to be honest, particularly for the 4V motors. As you say, the 2V motors are comparatively simple to change and adjust the belts on. The 4V motors are more complex, and the current method of measuring belt tension doesn't rely on lasers, it relies on the pitch that the belt resonates at. The old method of 'twisting it a bit' to measure belt tension simply doesn't cut it any more.