[Ducati] 900SS - Wits End

[Alec Moss]

Thanks all.  The bike has about 10,000 miles and, in neutral, when I roll on
the throttle a bit from idle, it rolls on smoothly but won't hold the
slightly higher rpm.  It wants to race a bit.  Maybe it's time.  :-}


Alec


On 10/26/07 9:13 AM, "Bruce Bellm" <bruce19 at charter.net> wrote:

> FWIW, I had them on my SS for 3 yrs. before I sold it. And, living in New
> England (albeit northeastern CT) it never failed to start using the drill
> you mentioned.
> 
> 
> 
>> Alec,
>>    Having ridden both on a daily basis, from this  statement I would stick
>> with the stock Mikuni carbs. The Keihins are a kick in  the pants, but can
>> be a
>> little finicky upon start up (my ritual is 2-3 snaps of  the throttle
>> before
>> start up) and they have no choke, so depending on your  climate and riding
>> routine the stock carbs are sounding like the more practical  choice.
>> Now to contradict that, if I only had one carb bike to ride, I would  want
>> it
>> to have Keihins.
>> 
>> Rob
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