[Ducati] new Ducati owner - clutch

[Alec Moss]

Low rpm?  How about chain snatch?  Just guessing because it doesn't sound
like a clutch thing, though it could be fuel delivery as was suggested.

Alec 


On 6/4/07 6:07 PM, "Alex Obst" <alexobst at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Hey I have a similar issue with my '06 999
> 
> putz'ing at highway speed or in low RPM in any gear.....the clutch basket or
> assembly sounds like it's engaging, then not, then on again, off.....   only
> at the 1st tiny crack of throttle just to keep her cruising.  very low load,
> doesn't matter what gear....open clutch by the way
> 
> I assume it's the play in the dry clutch config, I purchased the bike new.
> 
> Under normal accel/decel...no problems
> 
> Sound like the same thing??
> 
> -Alex
> 
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>> From: "John Sheerin" <jsheerin at hughes.net>
>> No erratic throttle - I'm just cruising along and there's a very small,
>> quick jerking back and forth.  It's nothing real drastic, just a bit
>> annoying.
> 
> 
> Sounds like a combination of riding below the power band (lugging the
> engine), and maybe some FI surging going on. What bike are you riding,
> again?
> 
> John Filak
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