[Ducati] 2002 Monster S$

[pcoulon at oxya.com]

Hello

I would not bother speeding money just to get the red key. If you need it
there are some ways to get the bike back running :

On a 2003 ST4S (same engine type 996) there are some "performance" ECU
that do not check the key code (possibly ducati performance, or the ones
made in Australia).
Here  in Lyon France a guy crashed his bike, it was cheaper to buy the
performance kit (2 mufflers +ECU) + dash than changing the dashboard, ECU.

If you want to be prepared set the money aside, check with the ECU
manufacturers or reseller (I think desmotimes had one of these) to be
ready to get one fast in case of troubles.
But actually needing a red key is a remote situation.

Check with your insurance though : they might demand that you show the
keys (all of them red included) in the event of thief to show that you did
not let them on the bike.

Philippe

> Message: 2
> Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2007 21:22:50 +1100
> From: "Kerry and Brad Black" <bikeboy at alphalink.com.au>
> Subject: Re: [Ducati] 2002 Monster S$
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> the red key is fuctionally a normal key as well as an immobilisor 'master
> key'.  it's used to:
>
> 1/ turn on the bike, but not recommended in case you lose it.
>
> 2/ initiate a key coding procedure, needed if you want to activate a new
> key or recode the keys you have to exclude an old key.
>
> 3/ code a new ecu to the immobilisor (inside the dash on '02 s4).
>
> 4/ code a new immobilisor to the ecu.
>
> it's the sort of thing that you don't need until you need it, and then you
> really need it.  realistically, you can replace anything and have the bike
> still run with virgin ecu or dash, but it might start a key coding
> countdown on the dash everytime you key on and the immobilisor won't work.
>
> all immobilisor bikes prior to the 1098 have 1 red and 2 black keys.  if
> you have only 2 black then you didn't get the red.
>
> brad
>
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