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Flip · 06-06-2022, 06:02 PM

Admittedly that’s gone up about £10 per year since I replaced mine but given it was about eighteen years old I reckon it hadn’t done bad and even at £80 if it lasts a similar amount of time that’s less than a fiver a year so personally as your 900 must be approaching a similar age as mine, I’d say suck it up- do the job properly and do it once.

As I’ve said before, all the carburetted models are getting on now and so with the ravages of time and the added effects of Ethanol they are starting to need almost yearly nurturing to keep them sweet which, to paraphrase the words of Yoda ‘Either do or do not- there is no try’ (coz it’s asking for the kind of trouble that got Ducati a bad name when the motors had valve checks every service and when they were missed people complained they ran cr@p and were unreliable).

I wonder how many owners of twenty plus year old Ducati’s are prepared for the valve service bill (if they’re not able to carry it out themselves) or simply just miss it and hope for the best??

Cr@ppy idle and small throttle openings anyone?

06-06-2022, 06:02 PM	#19
Flip Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Beachtown Bike: M900 Posts: 2,188	Admittedly that’s gone up about £10 per year since I replaced mine but given it was about eighteen years old I reckon it hadn’t done bad and even at £80 if it lasts a similar amount of time that’s less than a fiver a year so personally as your 900 must be approaching a similar age as mine, I’d say suck it up- do the job properly and do it once. As I’ve said before, all the carburetted models are getting on now and so with the ravages of time and the added effects of Ethanol they are starting to need almost yearly nurturing to keep them sweet which, to paraphrase the words of Yoda ‘Either do or do not- there is no try’ (coz it’s asking for the kind of trouble that got Ducati a bad name when the motors had valve checks every service and when they were missed people complained they ran cr@p and were unreliable). I wonder how many owners of twenty plus year old Ducati’s are prepared for the valve service bill (if they’re not able to carry it out themselves) or simply just miss it and hope for the best?? Cr@ppy idle and small throttle openings anyone? __________________ You're perfect, yes, it's true- But without me you're only you! Last edited by Flip; 07-06-2022 at 04:56 PM..