[Ducati] Re: Ducati Digest, Vol 13, Issue 9

Thu Jan 4 18:39:06 EST 2007

Scott... the name Brown's ferry does ring a bell. I graduated from college back in '77 so it was open till about then. Winter can be rough in that neck of the woods. I can remember having to dust off the snow off the seat of the Norton bfore riding home at night from AEDC. 

  You started the bike with just your ski jacket on...sweat running down your face, then went back in to punch out at the clock. Then you had the snowmobile suit on over everything else for the ride home. I bought myself a birthday present of a Windjammer for the ride to work and the early morning ride to Murfreesboro to school. Damn..I'm shiverin' just thinking about those dumb stupid..and broke days!  <LOL>

  Hey..Brad..those Anals are still Anal..especially with wear...and age!  <LOL> The new sleeving jobs being done on them has improved the beast though. And the Brits have been mispelling LuCUSS for years!!!  <grins>

  Hopper

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1. RE: Re: Ducati Digest, Vol 13, Issue 6 (Scott Cloninger)
2. NDC posting etiquette (kevink38 at comcast.net)
3. RE: Re: Ducati Digest, Vol 13, Issue 6 (jcarruth at click1.net)
4. RE: Re: Ducati Digest, Vol 13, Issue 6 (Ronald Betts)
5. RE: 749 sputters and coughs passing from 4500-6800
(jsheerin at hughes.net)
6. RE: 749 sputters and coughs passing from 4500-6800
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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2007 11:59:05 -0500
From: "Scott Cloninger" 
Subject: RE: [Ducati] Re: Ducati Digest, Vol 13, Issue 6
To: "Ducati Owners Group" 
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Hopper,

The only operating ferry left on the Tennessee river is the Old Washington Ferry that runs next to the new Hwy 30 bridge, just for nostalgia's sake. It's north of Chattanooga near between Pikeville and Athens, TN.

The only ferry I know that was west of Chattanooga was the old Brown's Ferry, and it's been closed for YEARS!!!

Cheers,

Cloner
Chattanooga, TN

-----Original Message-----
From: HOPPER ELDRIDGE [mailto:hoppereldridge at sbcglobal.net]
Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 11:42 PM
To: ducati at ducati.net
Subject: [Ducati] Re: Ducati Digest, Vol 13, Issue 6

Scot Cloniger over yonder in Chattanooga....Is that ferry still there that is to the west of Chattanooga? We used to do the HW 41/I24 down out of Monteagle and ride into Chattanooga. There was an olde british bike shop we'd check out there. We'd use the ferry just for the fun of it. A bit out of the way but neat! I was living in Manchester at the time and working at the wind tunnels at AEDC. FANTASTIC riding country all over there. Miss the heck out of it. Beautiful countryside, hott beautiful lady folks and good whiskey! I was 11 miles from George Dickel and 26 miles from Jack Daniels.

Couse back then it was a Norton Commando or a BSA Rocket Three or a Triumph Trident that I was terrorizing the country with.

Hopper...drifting back in time....

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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2007 17:22:28 +0000
From: kevink38 at comcast.net
Subject: [Ducati] NDC posting etiquette
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I think this has come up before.
A few recent postings included the entire issue the poster was commenting on. 
Please don't do this. It's a pain to have to scan past an entire previous 
issue to get to the next message.
--
Kevin Kachadourian 
96 900 SP
85 650 Alazzurra (old dog still bites)

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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2007 12:52:45 -0500
From: "jcarruth at click1.net" 
Subject: RE: [Ducati] Re: Ducati Digest, Vol 13, Issue 6
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Tennessee DOT has approved re-opening the ferry across the TN River at 
Danville in Benton County connecting to HWY 147 at McKinnon in Houston
County. HWY 232 (that is very close)is an excellent road.

I have not heard the date when this will happen.

There is an operating ferry at Cumberland City across the Cumberland River
on HWY 46, also an excellent road. FYI.

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From: Scott Cloninger scloninger at astecinc.com
Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2007 11:59:05 -0500
To: ducati at ducati.net
Subject: RE: [Ducati] Re: Ducati Digest, Vol 13, Issue 6

Hopper,

The only operating ferry left on the Tennessee river is the Old Washington
Ferry that runs next to the new Hwy 30 bridge, just for nostalgia's sake. 
It's north of Chattanooga near between Pikeville and Athens, TN.

The only ferry I know that was west of Chattanooga was the old Brown's
Ferry, and it's been closed for YEARS!!!

Cheers,

Cloner
Chattanooga, TN

-----Original Message-----
From: HOPPER ELDRIDGE [mailto:hoppereldridge at sbcglobal.net]
Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 11:42 PM
To: ducati at ducati.net
Subject: [Ducati] Re: Ducati Digest, Vol 13, Issue 6

Scot Cloniger over yonder in Chattanooga....Is that ferry still there that
is to the west of Chattanooga? We used to do the HW 41/I24 down out of
Monteagle and ride into Chattanooga. There was an olde british bike shop
we'd check out there. We'd use the ferry just for the fun of it. A bit out
of the way but neat! I was living in Manchester at the time and working at
the wind tunnels at AEDC. FANTASTIC riding country all over there. Miss the
heck out of it. Beautiful countryside, hott beautiful lady folks and good
whiskey! I was 11 miles from George Dickel and 26 miles from Jack Daniels.

Couse back then it was a Norton Commando or a BSA Rocket Three or a
Triumph Trident that I was terrorizing the country with.

Hopper...drifting back in time....

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Message: 4
Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2007 10:16:59 -0800
From: "Ronald Betts" 
Subject: RE: [Ducati] Re: Ducati Digest, Vol 13, Issue 6
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Ah ,Hopper, that would be Amal carb....;-}>

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

>From: HOPPER ELDRIDGE 
>Reply-To: Ducati Owners Group 
>To: ducati at ducati.net
>Subject: [Ducati] Re: Ducati Digest, Vol 13, Issue 6
>Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2007 20:30:02 -0800 (PST)
>
>Wendell, knowing little or nothing about fuel injection but going by the 
>seat of the pants and from reading, sounds like your fuel map is too rich 
>through that zone. Do a plug chop as suggested earlier (use a fresh set of 
>plugs on an already warmed up bike) when you're in the middle of your 
>"rough" rpm zone. Idea is to have the engine to do as few revolutions as 
>possible after you kill the bike at speed. Kill the engine, clutch in and 
>coast to a complete stop. Pull both sets if plugs and see what they say. A 
>good Haynes manual will give you a bit of info as to what you're looking 
>for. Next you can do the same but under the more "ideal" loading and then 
>compare plug readings.
>
> As for Champions...bet I can throw 'em further than you! Chunk 'em and 
>put some ND or NGKs of the appropriate range and style. Might open them up 
>to about .032 to .035 thou, but both exactly the same gap. The Champions 
>used to be damned good plugs but have sadly diminished in quality. Just 
>look at the electrode alignment and the "squeezed off" end of the 
>electrode...no sharp edges to fire off of.
>
> Keep us informed! Hopper..lets see where'd I put that olde Anal 
>carb.....
>
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>1. Re: 749 sputters and coughs passing from 4500-6800 rpm
>(Rich Roberts)
>2. Auxetic Fibres applied to motorcycle clothing (Veloce916 at aol.com)
>3. Re: 1 year old 95 SS CR (Bruce Bellm)
>4. Re: 1 year old 95 SS CR (Bruce Bellm)
>5. Re: Ducati Digest, Vol 13, Issue 4 (HOPPER ELDRIDGE)
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>Message: 1
>Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2007 03:54:33 -0800 (PST)
>From: Rich Roberts
>Subject: Re: [Ducati] 749 sputters and coughs passing from 4500-6800
>rpm
>To: Ducati Owners Group
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>Some say can not adjust on newer models, could be, but seems to me you 
>should still be able to check output from 3-87 degrees irregardless of what 
>ECU you have or what it does with signal. The key is to set position. In 
>past I have set em by reading at ECU or at TPS itself. At ECU can be tricky 
>for someone without shop manual. But I doubt TPS is the issue, they do not 
>move on their own, at best you could verify and maybe tweak position if it 
>needed it, which is not likely unless it hasd been moved. Rich
>
>
>----- Original Message ----
>From: Ronald Betts
>To: ducati at ducati.net
>Sent: Tuesday, January 2, 2007 6:46:32 PM
>Subject: RE: [Ducati] 749 sputters and coughs passing from 4500-6800 rpm
>
>
>The TPS is a voltage varying device. It has a supply voltage, generally .5
>to 1.0 volts,and reference return back to the ECU.As far as the plugs are
>concerned , I throw away the Champions and run NGK or ND u-tip or u-groove
>in just about everything I own that is gas powered. One thing you might try
>is to clean the plugs, let the bike warm up and go for a pass. When it
>starts to cough, stop and pull the plug that is easiest to get to and look
>to see if it's black and sooty or light and dry. At least you'll get an 
>idea
>if it's fuel or ignition related. Let us know what you find
>
>
>
>Peace...Ron"Desmohead"Betts 95 900 SP
>I've learned that I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy it!
>
>
>
>
>
> >From: "Wendell S. Martin"
> >Reply-To: Ducati Owners Group
> >To:
> >Subject: [Ducati] 749 sputters and coughs passing from 4500-6800 rpm
> >Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2007 16:34:34 -0600
> >
> >
> >The bike 06' 749 is running great except for this problem. If you go
> >through this range (4500-6800) at a "slower" acceleration, it does
> >nothing wrong. But, the greater the acceleration, the greater the
> >sputtering and coughing. I have put new plugs in. By the way, I can
> >not find even a reference on Google for these RG59V champion plugs. I
> >had to resort to NGK's. Where can I buy this champion plug. I am 200
> >miles from nearest dealer. What have we to speak to on this mystery
> >sages. And please help me. Can someone please explain the theory of
> >operation of the "TPS". I know that it communicates to the ECU the
> >position of the throttle. Is it a digital device?
> >Thanks
> >Wendell
> >
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>Message: 2
>Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2007 07:09:50 EST
>From: Veloce916 at aol.com
>Subject: [Ducati] Auxetic Fibres applied to motorcycle clothing
>To: ducati at ducati.net
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>The potential end to all excuses to do "the right thing". :-)
>
>_http://tinyurl.com/ymb5ev_ (http://tinyurl.com/ymb5ev)
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>
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>Message: 3
>Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2007 09:13:24 -0500
>From: "Bruce Bellm"
>
>Subject: Re: [Ducati] 1 year old 95 SS CR
>To: "Ducati Owners Group"
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>Now you've done it!! :) Count me in on the side of the pre-PT design
>afficionados.
>
>bruce19
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Tom"
>To: "Ducati Owners Group"
>Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 2:15 AM
>Subject: Re: [Ducati] 1 year old 95 SS CR
>
>
> >> The last of that breed came off the line in '98. The later SS's can't
> >> compare.
> >
> > Indeed not, as they (the later SSs) are far better bikes, and nicer
> > looking as well!
> >
> > Tom
> >
> >
> >
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>Message: 4
>Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2007 09:22:29 -0500
>From: "Bruce Bellm"
>
>Subject: Re: [Ducati] 1 year old 95 SS CR
>To: "Ducati Owners Group"
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>
>I've had a '97 SS/SP and a '96 SS/SP and I put 30K mi. on each. Both have
>hauled me and camping gear from CT to CO and WY. I've done 600-700 mi. days
>on these bikes in absolute comfort. Probably the best all-around bike 
>Ducati
>ever made, IMHO. And, although I don't hate the PT SS, it was his design
>that caused me to rush out and buy one of the last of the '97's.
>
>bruce19
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Ronald Betts"
>To:
>Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 12:22 PM
>Subject: Re: [Ducati] 1 year old 95 SS CR
>
>
> > Went for a little ride on New Years Morning with my son. He on his 05 
>999
> > and me on my 95 SP. I'll tell you this much, after a couple of hours in
> > the saddle my boy was wiped and I was ready for more. So I rode his for
> > about an hour and gave it back to him. Granted his is scary fast and
> > handles like it knows what you want, but there is a certain combination 
>of
> > that old shoe feel and familarity thats makes me glad I own the SP. I'm
> > the origanal owner and cant think of ever parting with it. Although I
> > wouldnt mind parking the new 1098 tri color in the garage to keep her
> > company...;-}>
> >
> >
> >
> > Peace...Ron"Desmohead"Betts 95 900 SP
> > I've learned that I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy it!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>From: Veloce916 at aol.com
> >>Reply-To: Ducati Owners Group
> >>To: ducati at ducati.net
> >>Subject: Re: [Ducati] 1 year old 95 SS CR
> >>Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2007 09:56:08 EST
> >>
> >>
> >>I'm with you Rick. It may not be the most cutting edge tool anymore but
> >>a
> >>day on an "early" 900SS is like hanging out with old friends. Leaves you
> >>wondering why you don't get together with the old gang more often! :-) I
> >>do
> >>appreciate the advantages the more modern 900's have to offer but
> >>personally if I
> >>am going to ride something that uncomfortable (and unexplainably tall) 
>it
> >>needs to be a Superbike. The early 90's version does look a bit square 
>in
> >>the
> >>headlight even to me these days but it's still a classic and I prefer
> >>that look
> >>to the newer model to this day. All personal preference of course and I
> >>suppose an argument could easily be made that the BEST 900SS ever was
> >>built in
> >>1975 (the old silver and blue ones) leaving both other versions in the
> >>dust of
> >>it's escalating resale value.
> >>Vicki
> >>
> >>
> >>In a message dated 1/2/2007 9:43:57 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> >>rmichantz at uswest.net writes:

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