M750 oil change time

07-06-2014, 06:44 AM

It's Ducati oil change time, so with "little joy" I took my partners M750 out for a thrash sorry ride over a almost sufficient distance of 60 miles to "warm the oil" taking care to "get a feel" for the bike through the bends to ensure the handling "hadn't deteriorated" and there weren't any "chassis defects".

Whilst on the ride I thought a low speed section was called for to check for rattles taking care to slow down for a tricky corner by down shifting at 6000rpm outside a mates house at 7 in the morning to ensure the 2" straight through pipes were "still clear" and "fully attached" to the bike!

Only one defect was reported, it requires a steering damper as it tends to shake it's head when exiting corners with "spirit".

Just love M750's, almost the perfect compromise IMO!

S4R next week, must remember to wind it back after riding the DBD34GSC for the last two months...

Nickj · 07-06-2014, 10:40 AM

Changed mine and did the belts yesterday.

Wagging out of corners or anywhere is due to play/flex somewhere, I've always tried to fix the root cause rather than paper it over.
I've seen it cited that the monster wag is due to the slight frame change needed to fit the air box, there was on the original frames a cross brace. Quite a few DD's have a bolt on or welded on cross brace which seems to stiffen the head stock end of the frame.

07-06-2014, 11:39 AM

It's nothing I'll change, more of a comment than anything else, the S4R is far worse and I can live with that, it adds to the character of the bike. If I wanted a stiff sports bike or even a supersports bike I'd have a 916, 996 or 998 but the Monster is so much more interesting for all it's little faults!

jerry · 08-06-2014, 09:36 PM

Non of my ducatis have the headshake that so many people report but i do tune the suspension for compliance and always raise rear ride height by 10mm at least,

07-06-2014, 06:44 AM	#1
bluestoesonnose Guest Posts: n/a	M750 oil change time It's Ducati oil change time, so with "little joy" I took my partners M750 out for a thrash sorry ride over a almost sufficient distance of 60 miles to "warm the oil" taking care to "get a feel" for the bike through the bends to ensure the handling "hadn't deteriorated" and there weren't any "chassis defects". Whilst on the ride I thought a low speed section was called for to check for rattles taking care to slow down for a tricky corner by down shifting at 6000rpm outside a mates house at 7 in the morning to ensure the 2" straight through pipes were "still clear" and "fully attached" to the bike! Only one defect was reported, it requires a steering damper as it tends to shake it's head when exiting corners with "spirit". Just love M750's, almost the perfect compromise IMO! S4R next week, must remember to wind it back after riding the DBD34GSC for the last two months...

07-06-2014, 10:40 AM	#2
Nickj Too much time on my hands member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Forest Of Dean Bike: S2r Posts: 3,195	Changed mine and did the belts yesterday. Wagging out of corners or anywhere is due to play/flex somewhere, I've always tried to fix the root cause rather than paper it over. I've seen it cited that the monster wag is due to the slight frame change needed to fit the air box, there was on the original frames a cross brace. Quite a few DD's have a bolt on or welded on cross brace which seems to stiffen the head stock end of the frame. __________________ "The final measure of any rider's skill is the inverse ratio of his preferred Traveling Speed to the number of bad scars on his body." Song of the sausage creature

08-06-2014, 09:36 PM	#4
jerry Old Git Join Date: May 2006 Location: Cricklade Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 2,826	Non of my ducatis have the headshake that so many people report but i do tune the suspension for compliance and always raise rear ride height by 10mm at least, __________________ MONSTERMAN

07-06-2014, 11:39 AM	#3
bluestoesonnose Guest Posts: n/a	It's nothing I'll change, more of a comment than anything else, the S4R is far worse and I can live with that, it adds to the character of the bike. If I wanted a stiff sports bike or even a supersports bike I'd have a 916, 996 or 998 but the Monster is so much more interesting for all it's little faults!