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I had an interesting dilemma this past weekend on a country road in the middle of Wisconsin while i was running an "unofficial" road race.
I lost power in a turn. Twisted the throttle and had no response. The bike died and I pulled over in the weeds next to a barn. Nothing but farmland for many miles. Nearest Dealer was Ducati Milwaukee about 200 miles away.
I immediately thought the fuel line problem but i had racked up 15k miles w/out any problems to date. I checked the lines and they were ok, no fuel leaking anywhere. I checked for spark on all wires- everything ok.
I could hear the fuel pump cycling on for 3 seconds when i turned the key but i was still convinced there was a fuel delivery problem as the bike would start roughly but then die when i twisted the grip.:think:
finally i pulled the pump out. It seemed fine but after some inspection there is a short length of fuel line connecting the fuel filter to the pump. The line had a small split. I cut a piece of replacement line from tank drain hose but this may be a smaller ID. Not sure yet. Buttoned her back up, she started right away and rode twisties for another 300 miles that day and 300 more miles the next. Needless to say after an hour and a half of tinkering i did not win the race. That and i got mega lost.
I havent heard of this problem yet on the forum which is why i posted. So, the dreaded fuel line problem can also be inside your tank.
I lost power in a turn. Twisted the throttle and had no response. The bike died and I pulled over in the weeds next to a barn. Nothing but farmland for many miles. Nearest Dealer was Ducati Milwaukee about 200 miles away.
I immediately thought the fuel line problem but i had racked up 15k miles w/out any problems to date. I checked the lines and they were ok, no fuel leaking anywhere. I checked for spark on all wires- everything ok.
I could hear the fuel pump cycling on for 3 seconds when i turned the key but i was still convinced there was a fuel delivery problem as the bike would start roughly but then die when i twisted the grip.:think:
finally i pulled the pump out. It seemed fine but after some inspection there is a short length of fuel line connecting the fuel filter to the pump. The line had a small split. I cut a piece of replacement line from tank drain hose but this may be a smaller ID. Not sure yet. Buttoned her back up, she started right away and rode twisties for another 300 miles that day and 300 more miles the next. Needless to say after an hour and a half of tinkering i did not win the race. That and i got mega lost.
I havent heard of this problem yet on the forum which is why i posted. So, the dreaded fuel line problem can also be inside your tank.