Ducati's new Twin

Looks like a Winner.
Interesting to see what they put it in..

MichaelB said:

Looks like a Winner.
Interesting to see what they put it in..

Ducati Builds A New V2 Engine - Adventure Rider

There’s an entirely new engine for the Ducati motorcycle range, and it’s not a […]

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That'll be nice in the DesertX. Desmo's time has gone, has been for years IMO.

My '13 Multistrada required valve adjustment at 15K miles. Ducati dealer service is very expensive, but I saved 50% by taking the bodywork off and hauling the bike to the SoCal Ducati Owner's club president, who does the job better and cheaper. But it was still over $800. DesertX interval is 18K miles. I may get the tools and learn the process myself, as my 19 y/o son just got one.

It's a '23 with 5K miles, a premium extended warranty, and about 3K in extras, for $11K. It was an unbelievable deal, the original owner had 25K into it by the receipts. Crazy. I urged him to sell his '22 Tenere 700, which has less miles and tons of extras and should fetch about $9.5K.

The ride by wire stinks. The RPMs drop with a small amount of movement, so you need to adjust to it and it will not be good in technical off-road stuff. The Tenere was direct by wire, and nearly as good throttle response as my '83 Suzuki GS1100E. That and the typical Ducati leg roast are the only flaws I can find.

One of my friends was the main Ducati agent in Melbourne. He said none of the bills for the services he provided were ever less than $5000. The most expensive were due to owners working on their own bikes. He used to pull the bikes apart in front of them and show them what they had done. To fix the 4-valve heads, you need ten fingers on each hand.

Yes I can imagine, there are some real hacks out there. I almost adjusted the handlebar, then realized that's a dealer task. Imagine if I had rotated the bars to a position other than the two lines on the bar!


Coolant? "Check that the level is between the MIN and MAX marks on the side of the expansion reservoir. If the level is below the MIN mark have it topped up at a Ducati Dealer or Authorised Service Centre." Pretty tough to do when you're far off in adventure land!

But seriously, folks, the previous owner spent over $800 to have the lowering kit fitted (fork springs and shock spring, and shorter kickstand). The service manual shows the procedure - remove forks! No, you don't need to. Did the job with my chain hoist in 45 minutes. Free. They can P up a rope, I will only take to a dealer for tasks that must be done there to maintain the warranty or for warranteed fixes.

On the my 3rd Ducati , all 992cc power , first was water cooled other 2 A/C , all Desmo , all lightly used at purchase , took ST3s across Canada …. Never been to a dealer for any reason , I love the Desmo set up … valve adjustments much easier for me than any 4cyl import I have done. Diff strokes , eh?

Craig said:

On the my 3rd Ducati , all 992cc power , first was water cooled other 2 A/C , all Desmo , all lightly used at purchase , took ST3s across Canada …. Never been to a dealer for any reason , I love the Desmo set up … valve adjustments much easier for me than any 4cyl import I have done. Diff strokes , eh?

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Have you done 4 valve Ducatis or 2? I'll take on the 4 now (carefully, given the tiny collets) now that I have more time on my hands.

As for 4s, my GS1100E has screw-type adjusters, so it's simple. Shim over bucket is a bit of a pain - I still have a bunch of old GPz1100e and Suzuki 2 valve shims left over from various bikes, and the special tool. But you can use a bent zip tie through the spark plug hole to hold a valve open, which is much easier than fiddling with the special tool that rides on the side of the bucket and goes 'snap' half the time you try to get it to hold. Shim under bucket is the worst.

ST3 is a 3V 992 , other 2 straight up 2V … what made service on ST3 was the damn plastics … will never have a bike with the full touring body work again , well nuts can drive ya to drink

Craig said:

ST3 is a 3V 992 , other 2 straight up 2V … what made service on ST3 was the damn plastics … will never have a bike with the full touring body work again , well nuts can drive ya to drink

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Yeah in retrospect having taken all the bodywork off my '13 Multi I might has well have bought the tools and done the job, just busy with work at the time. The DesertX airbox is buried under the tank, same as the Tenere, really tough placement to maintain on an adventure bike that gets a lot of dust.