Saw a nice Ducati 900 today

Jun 15, 2008 11 Replies

But at idle it rattled like a diesel.



Wonder why Steve likes them?


"Dry multiplate clutch"

Try one and you're likely to find out.

well I saw a yamaha R1, a fireblade, a triumph daytona and some real old BSA stuff down at hylands park in chelmsford, also saw 2 F355 one convertible the other hard top and a shed load of aston martins was good! got pics somewhere might upload if i can be arsed :)

...is the right answer.

I've not had the pleasure yet myself, but may try one in the near future just because I can (1).

ObDynoRun: Not forgotten, just need to find out when it can be done as they're having a bit of a reshuffle down at the unit.

(1) I've been promised a go on the ST4S I took my mate oop north to buy earlier this year.

-- JackH

Ahhhh... I came back to where I'd left the Passat parked earlier to find an Audi R8 sitting next to it.

I got a good look at the engine bay and took a pic...

*Want*

-- JackH

TBH I'm inferring from my 900SS Darmah, which has the earlier bevel drive engine. Completely useless below 50mph, but above that...

No worries, I'm collecting go faster bits at the moment and will only bung them on the car once I've got all the bits I need so we've got a few weeks...

Which reminds me, must talk to someone oop north regarding the exhaust for the MX5.

Aren't the 2 words "Nice" & "Ducati" mutually exclusive?

Duc are loverly bikes. Spring engineering.

Umm don't you mean no spring engineering?

I meant to say something else, not spring, but I can't for the life of me remember what it was. I think the alzheim..........

The word is desmodromic.

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are still messing with it now
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Oh I know about desmodromic valves. That wasn't was I was after either. It was a completly different word all together and I still for the life of me remember what it was.

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