[Ducati] Kevin's Summer Trip

[Ronald Betts]

Kevin , what weight oil are you using ?



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





>From: "Kevin Kachadourian" <kkachadourian at cv.k12.ca.us>
>Reply-To: Ducati Owners Group <ducati at ducati.net>
>To: <ducati at ducati.net>
>Subject: [Ducati] Kevin's Summer Trip
>Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 22:14:20 -0700
>
>Well, things seem to  be falling apart out here in Montana. After the 
>second repair job (both of the mechanics who did the two repairs so far, 
>Bellevue WA and Bozeman MT, were described as the best wrenches this side 
>of the Rockies), the bike is still leaking oil about as bad as it was 
>before, only now, it seems to be leaking from more places (the tacho 
>drive/cable fitting into the head, the oil cooler hose entries to the 
>engine, and there are still gatherings of oil around the vent holes on the 
>clutch cover). Whatever exactly is wrong, these expert mechanics can't seem 
>to fix it. To add insult to injury, the body is starting to fall apart. So 
>far, the right fairing side well nut will not stay in the post that 
>attaches it to the frame, and the tail light seems to be hanging loose. 
>Meanwhile, my notebook computer has a software glitch and is unusable (I'm 
>at the hotel's public access terminal). I haven't checked my camera lately, 
>maybe I shouldn't.
>So, I'm in a hotel in Laurel, MT, wondering if I should continue the 
>struggle forward, or turn and make a dash for home. My next move tonight is 
>to see if there's another motorcycle mechanic east of here who can fail to 
>fix my leaks.
>Any suggestions are welcome. I'll be posting in the morning.
>Kevin Kachadourian
>'96 900 SS SP (doesn't seem to be up to the task)
>'85 650 Alazzurra (yep, I definitely should have taken this one)
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