10-27-2020, 07:37 AM
Duccrazydave-
I had my troubles, too. Frame cracked at the steering head (warranty- made a deal with the dealer where I did the changeout in exchange for a custom leather jacket), sixth gear needle bearing came apart, broken head studs, carburetor troubles for thousands of miles until I put a set of Keihin flat slides on (best overall mod I did) and a broken cam belt. The final straw was nicked fork sliders that I didn't figure out until I had already replaced the seals. Took it all apart and had the sliders ground down and re-chromed. Six months later it started leaking again and I sold it. Many people would say it was a lemon but I really enjoyed working on it and especially riding it until the last bit (did all my own maintenance). Anyone else would have said goodbye to it years sooner.
That's one pretty Duck you've got there!
Frank
I had my troubles, too. Frame cracked at the steering head (warranty- made a deal with the dealer where I did the changeout in exchange for a custom leather jacket), sixth gear needle bearing came apart, broken head studs, carburetor troubles for thousands of miles until I put a set of Keihin flat slides on (best overall mod I did) and a broken cam belt. The final straw was nicked fork sliders that I didn't figure out until I had already replaced the seals. Took it all apart and had the sliders ground down and re-chromed. Six months later it started leaking again and I sold it. Many people would say it was a lemon but I really enjoyed working on it and especially riding it until the last bit (did all my own maintenance). Anyone else would have said goodbye to it years sooner.
That's one pretty Duck you've got there!
Frank
'23 R1250RS, 9000 mi. 1 yr., '03 R1100S BCR #6/200, '85 K100/1100RS- 38 yrs. 331,000 mi., '17R1200RS- 51,054 mi. (gone), '16 R1200RS- 28,322 mi. (gone), '11 R1200RT-30,000 mi. (gone), '05 R1200ST-58,000 mi. (gone), '96 Ducati 900SS/SP-89,000 mi. (gone), 560K+ BMW miles