Re: [Ducati] Howdy (Mario)
Mario,
Agreed!
I have my 1994 SS/SP getting a new motor installed at AF-1 right now. It may take a while since they are installing a 2006 Monster 1000 motor and are working out the kinks (mainly the ignition). I agreed not to rush them and they agreed not to knock my head of the repair bill, lol.
I also recently picked up a 1996 SS/SP that needs a little love to get back on the road. It may take a little while, but it will be all stock save for exhaust. Just because.
In the mean time, I do have the VFR800 available for now. Not as fun, but it gets the job done well. Lets try to meet up one weekend maybe in Luckenbach or Blanco.
Thanks!
Staton
Message: 1
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2019 18:05:15 +0000
From: Mario Baroz mariobaroz@hotmail.com
To: Ducati Owners Group ducati@list.ducati.net
Subject: Re: [Ducati] Howdy
One of these days we gotta meet up somewhere in the Hill Country.
Mario
Keeping a '96 900 SSSP stock? I can't imagine. Now that I have gone through
2 '96 900s (a CR and my current SP) and a sequence of modifications to the
SP, I would never go back (except maybe for the lightened flywheel). Each
change made the bike sweeter, better performing, and more fun to ride. I
have pretty much always considered the 900 SS a kit bike.
Well, it's your bike. Do whatever floats your boat, and have a blast.
Kevin
On Mon, 18 Mar 2019 at 20:09, Staton Shed tojo92@msn.com wrote:
Mario,
Agreed!
I have my 1994 SS/SP getting a new motor installed at AF-1 right now. It
may take a while since they are installing a 2006 Monster 1000 motor and
are working out the kinks (mainly the ignition). I agreed not to rush them
and they agreed not to knock my head of the repair bill, lol.
I also recently picked up a 1996 SS/SP that needs a little love to get
back on the road. It may take a little while, but it will be all stock save
for exhaust. Just because.
In the mean time, I do have the VFR800 available for now. Not as fun, but
it gets the job done well. Lets try to meet up one weekend maybe in
Luckenbach or Blanco.
Thanks!
Staton
Message: 1
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2019 18:05:15 +0000
From: Mario Baroz mariobaroz@hotmail.com
To: Ducati Owners Group ducati@list.ducati.net
Subject: Re: [Ducati] Howdy
One of these days we gotta meet up somewhere in the Hill Country.
Mario
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I think there's merit to keeping (returning) it stock. It's nice to have a reference point. Plus, finding clean, molested, original bikes is getting harder and harder. I never thought those mid-80's GSXRs would ever be considered collectible but try finding a clean, unmolested one nowadays, besides going to Iconic Motorbikes. That said, mine is nicely modded, IMHO.
Anyway, yeah Staton, meeting up in Luckenbach would be cool. My 900SS is not running right now but I have my Desert Sled (and my buddy's Triumph Street Twin), which is a hoot to ride. Just give me a date and we'll make it work!
Mario
P.S. Going to MotoGP? My son and I will be there. I got General Admission tickets because I procrastinated too long and all the best T15 seats were gone. We'll be hanging out at Ducati Island a lot though! Hi Vicky!
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Subject: Re: [Ducati] Howdy (Mario)
Keeping a '96 900 SSSP stock? I can't imagine. Now that I have gone through
2 '96 900s (a CR and my current SP) and a sequence of modifications to the
SP, I would never go back (except maybe for the lightened flywheel). Each
change made the bike sweeter, better performing, and more fun to ride. I
have pretty much always considered the 900 SS a kit bike.
Well, it's your bike. Do whatever floats your boat, and have a blast.
Kevin
On Mon, 18 Mar 2019 at 20:09, Staton Shed tojo92@msn.com wrote:
Mario,
Agreed!
I have my 1994 SS/SP getting a new motor installed at AF-1 right now. It
may take a while since they are installing a 2006 Monster 1000 motor and
are working out the kinks (mainly the ignition). I agreed not to rush them
and they agreed not to knock my head of the repair bill, lol.
I also recently picked up a 1996 SS/SP that needs a little love to get
back on the road. It may take a little while, but it will be all stock save
for exhaust. Just because.
In the mean time, I do have the VFR800 available for now. Not as fun, but
it gets the job done well. Lets try to meet up one weekend maybe in
Luckenbach or Blanco.
Thanks!
Staton
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Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2019 18:05:15 +0000
From: Mario Baroz mariobaroz@hotmail.com
To: Ducati Owners Group ducati@list.ducati.net
Subject: Re: [Ducati] Howdy
One of these days we gotta meet up somewhere in the Hill Country.
Mario
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The 80's Japanese bikes are surging at the moment for a few reasons -
first, they were the first generation of sport bikes, and they were
completely accessible unlike the Ducati exotica. Being the first sport
bikes, there was a new found limit being explored and crossed regularly
leading to lots of crashes. Being fully faired, they became obviously laid
down, and more expensive to fix than their worth (at least perception).
But more importantly, because they were cheap, they were somewhat
disposable, and many found their way to the race track. Finding an
unmolested, pristine, undropped one of the early bikes (late 80's early
90's) is definitely harder than some of the more exotic brands. Try
finding an unmolested Hurricane 600 for example...
Do whatever floats your boat - motorcycles don't have to make sense.
Pags
On Tue, Mar 19, 2019 at 7:33 AM Mario Baroz mariobaroz@hotmail.com wrote:
I think there's merit to keeping (returning) it stock. It's nice to have
a reference point. Plus, finding clean, molested, original bikes is getting
harder and harder. I never thought those mid-80's GSXRs would ever be
considered collectible but try finding a clean, unmolested one nowadays,
besides going to Iconic Motorbikes. That said, mine is nicely modded, IMHO.
Anyway, yeah Staton, meeting up in Luckenbach would be cool. My 900SS is
not running right now but I have my Desert Sled (and my buddy's Triumph
Street Twin), which is a hoot to ride. Just give me a date and we'll make
it work!
Mario
Greetings,
I'm sorting out a problem with my '96 900SS/SP, which has been filling the
lower cylinder with fuel, and it's draining to the crankcase.
The bike has Keihin FCR 41's
I know it's likely the float is stuck, or the float valve needs replacement,
but there are a couple of things I don't understand in regards to the fuel
pump. When the fuel pump is running, I'm guessing it fills the float bowls
until the float valves close, then fuel ends up going to the return. I
didn't realize the supply and return hoses are both attached to the arms of
a "Y" connector, with the third hose going to the carbs. When the float
valve closes, I assume there's enough resistance to the fuel doubles back in
the "Y" to the fuel tank.
What's odd is that the last time I worked on the problem, I turned off the
fuel valve, and cleared the engine by running the starter (kill switch off)
with plugs removed. I then replaced the plugs. A few days later I tried
the starter, and the engine wouldn't turn over. Pulled the plugs, and sure
enough, the lower cylinder was full of gas.
I was thinking that my fuel shutoff valve was leaking, gravity feeding to
the carbs, but I turned off the valve and pulled the hose, and no leak. I
thought it might be the return hose, but there again, I pulled the hose and
no leak (about 3/4 tank of fuel).
Next step is to pull the carbs and make sure the float and valve are
working, but I don't understand where the fuel in the cylinder came from
with the fuel valve off.
Just checking to see if I'm missing something.
Thanks!
John Magrann
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