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Hi all. First time Ducati owner after trading my 2007 R6 for a 2004 999 Biposto last weekend. It has roughly 26.4k miles on it, and the previous owner claimed that at 24k mi the engine was fully rebuilt, which was also roughly 3 years ago. He claims he hadn't done any maintenance to it since, which has led me to a few things I believe will need replaced.
1.) Belts. Any recommendations for these? I've seen a supplier named "Exactfit" or something similar with decent prices.
2.) Forks are leaking. This I have not been able to find the proper seals, bushings, circlips and dust seal/cover for the rebuild. What oil is also recommended, and how much should be added (I believe that I have the Showa GD051 forks, and have found a video and a PDF on how to do the process, but just need pointers on what to use).
3.) Brakes need to be flushed. There is no brake feel as the previous owner wasn't able to finish bleeding them before the trade and left it as is. I won't be taking it to a track anytime soon, so any sort of DOT 4/5.1 recommendations would be appreciated.
4.) Clutch... The previous owner swapped it over to a dry kit. What are some things to know about these over that of a wet? How often do these get replaced with normal riding? I assume this is a hydraulic operated clutch with a second reservoir on the top of the fork, what do I need to know about that? Type of fluid to use, how often to replace, etc...
5.) Battery is dead. What is the recommended battery/most used around here? It had the Xtreme XTA12B-BS AGM in it. How well do the lithium's perform? Is it worth the cost?
6.)What else do you think should be checked?
Something else I'm curious to know is the starting procedure for the bike. For it to be fuel injected, and have a choke, as well as the servo-start system, what is the typical cold & warm weather startup? Do I use half choke to start or full? I assume full is pulled back and no choke is pushed forwards?
Finally, after getting the bike home off the truck, I attempted to start it up and noticed something was causing it to smoke/vapor after 2 failed start attempts. The smoke was coming out from what appeared to be a lose plug, just in front of the rear cylinder on the right side, going into what I assume is the airbox? Any clue on what that plug is for?
As a college student away from the bike for most of the week, I'm unable to post that many pictures to give a better representation of things but I appreciate any help that I can get.
Thanks,
Jacob
1.) Belts. Any recommendations for these? I've seen a supplier named "Exactfit" or something similar with decent prices.
2.) Forks are leaking. This I have not been able to find the proper seals, bushings, circlips and dust seal/cover for the rebuild. What oil is also recommended, and how much should be added (I believe that I have the Showa GD051 forks, and have found a video and a PDF on how to do the process, but just need pointers on what to use).
3.) Brakes need to be flushed. There is no brake feel as the previous owner wasn't able to finish bleeding them before the trade and left it as is. I won't be taking it to a track anytime soon, so any sort of DOT 4/5.1 recommendations would be appreciated.
4.) Clutch... The previous owner swapped it over to a dry kit. What are some things to know about these over that of a wet? How often do these get replaced with normal riding? I assume this is a hydraulic operated clutch with a second reservoir on the top of the fork, what do I need to know about that? Type of fluid to use, how often to replace, etc...
5.) Battery is dead. What is the recommended battery/most used around here? It had the Xtreme XTA12B-BS AGM in it. How well do the lithium's perform? Is it worth the cost?
6.)What else do you think should be checked?
Something else I'm curious to know is the starting procedure for the bike. For it to be fuel injected, and have a choke, as well as the servo-start system, what is the typical cold & warm weather startup? Do I use half choke to start or full? I assume full is pulled back and no choke is pushed forwards?
Finally, after getting the bike home off the truck, I attempted to start it up and noticed something was causing it to smoke/vapor after 2 failed start attempts. The smoke was coming out from what appeared to be a lose plug, just in front of the rear cylinder on the right side, going into what I assume is the airbox? Any clue on what that plug is for?
As a college student away from the bike for most of the week, I'm unable to post that many pictures to give a better representation of things but I appreciate any help that I can get.
Thanks,
Jacob