[Ducati] Misc ponderings about regulators

[Ronald Betts]

Ya know Garth , the biggest issue is in design and suppliers. They never 
work in the same building let alone the same room. You see it in Automotive 
manufacture all the time, but not as bad as it used to be as they have 
finally wisened up and taken the approach of some of the more successful 
Japenese companies (Honda). The idea is to have everyone on the same page by 
having the Engineers , designers , Suppliers and so on work in the same 
building with no walls between the departments. Bob Lutz saw the wisdom of 
this appraoch when he stepped in at MOPAR and designed and built the Viper 
in three years with little to no problems. More manufactures are starting to 
see the wisdom of this approach and reaping the benifits of a good solid 
product. Anyway, that's how I see it.



Peace...Ron"Desmohead"Betts 95 900 SP
I've learned that I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy it!





>From: Garth Williams <garthw at houston.rr.com>
>Reply-To: Ducati Owners Group <ducati at ducati.net>
>To: Ducati Owners Group <ducati at ducati.net>
>Subject: [Ducati] Misc ponderings about regulators
>Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 08:18:23 -0500
>
>My Dear List:
>
>I was wondering the other day about regulators.  Italian bikes in general, 
>and Ducati specifically, tend to have issues with their regulators "letting 
>all the smoke out."  As my old shop teacher told me, "smoke makes 
>electrical systems run- that's why when they let all the smoke out, they 
>don't work no more."  He was kidding...I think.
>
>Why is this an Italian characteristic.  No slur against gli italiani here, 
>I just see this as something that's pretty common among Italian bikes. Is 
>it a specific manufacturer that Ducati goes to that just does bad work? Is 
>it bad Ducati design?  Are there things one can do to prevent this badness 
>from happening?
>
>I personally haven't had the issue crop up, but I have a three-phase bike, 
>which as I understand it is a little less prone to killing regulators.
>
>Anyway, respond as you wish.  Thanks in advance. No hurry.  :-)
>
>
>Garth
>
>
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