[Ducati] Need a GhostBuster

[Bruce Bradsby]

Thanks Bob.
I'll get out my witching stick and start poking around. The starter  
relay... I'll try to re-create the condition, but this time with the  
clutch lever in to see if the starter tries to kick in. What scale on  
the voltmeter is safe for this exercise? I fried one before,  
definitely NOT being a Double E.

all this talk of occult missions has my ST headed out the garage on  
its own night runs...

Bruce Bradsby

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> From: "Bob Ryan" <ryanr256 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Ducati] Need a GhostBuster
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> The contacts in one of the relays has fused together. I don't remember
> which is usually the culprit, but I'm thinking starter relay for some
> reason.
>
> -Bob
>
> On 8/29/06, Bruce Bradsby <bbradsby at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>> OK, lets see if I can stump the band here... Last night, after
>> tucking the Triplo9 away after the commute home, I returned to the
>> garage an hour later to the strangest thing I've ever seen a bike do:
>> the '02 ST4s, parked adjacent to the 999, had its headlight on,
>> radiator fan going full blast and apparently the ignition ON, ready
>> for take-off even as I had the key in my hand and the ignition switch
>> was in the Off & Locked position. The key in the ignition switch in
>> any position would not change the fault; only removal of the main
>> fuse at the dash chased away the poltergeist. Just to check which
>> circuits were kicking in, I replaced the fuse and sure enough, the
>> fuel pump fired up for its pre-start pressurization cycle. Other than
>> jealousy over being regularly left in the garage by me and my 999 ,
>> or a ghost rider ready to taker 'er for late night spin, does anybody
>> have a rational explanation for this behavior? The bike hasn't been
>> started in about three weeks and is on a trickle charger at 2  
>> milliamps.
>>
>> My guess is the ignition switch or ECU went teats-up, but I'm hoping
>> for a cheaper explanation. anybody seen this one before or have any
>> ideas?
>>
>>
>> -bruce/SF
>>  '03 999mono
>>  '02 ST4s Ti
>>  '95 Cagiva Mito
>>  '87 BMW K75s