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I am interested in the GTS seat. Love to see some pics and get a price. Thanks.

I'm considering selling my 77 900 GTS. I purchased the bike fairly recently from a dealer not far from where I live. The description of the bike was vague at best, but since I love these old bevel drive bikes, I made the hour drive to see it. Apparently it and another old bike had been purchased by ...

Kev-
When I took the bike apart, the pistons and rings still looked somewhat new. Some slight vertical markings on the skirts, but nothing too deep or obvious. The rings were especially clean. They were free of any carbon build up or anything else. They were also spaced properly, I thought maybe ...

The bike runs great. Blipping the throttle or rolling it on pretty hard, the bike returns to a very steady 1k RPM almost immediately. The pipes are not bluing, nor are they different temperatures indicating a leaner run. Thanks.

I had posted before, several months ago, how my 75 860 had a rattle noise from the engine under slight load. Turns out that I got pissed off one saturday afternoon (at my bike) because I had been through most everything, save for a rebuild, chasing that damned noise. Anyway, back to being pissed off ...

You know, I checked the spark plug hole for any evidence of damage. I had a very good view with my video inspection scope. No hole in the piston. That was my first inclination--but no evidence of that in the cylinder. I pulled the rocker covers to make sure the valves were moving the way they should ...

Lumpy-
Thanks for the advice-- unfortunately that was not the issue. Perhaps this thread should move to the engine section of the forum. I was seeing red yesterday when this happened--and did infact check for spark while I was sitting on the side of the road contemplating setting fire to it. Checked ...

Hello-
Talk to me about 1975 Ducati 860 ignition failures. I think I may have experienced such a thing today. Thus far, this bike has never left me stranded or even so much as burped. Up until today it has always settled into a nice idle when at a stop. Earlier this evening, I was riding it down one ...

Alright, engine's all back together and running. Fixed a small oil leak in the process. I was able to isolate the noise positively to the clutch side. It will make the rattle noise for a split second now when blipping the throttle. My question now is could this be a mid-range throttle issue? Or, do ...

Scratch that last issue-- I pulled the bearing plate and gears out. The bearing is not seized, it just needed to be seated straighter. It was only slightly binding, as I loosened the corner nearest to the horizontal bearing, it freed up and started to spin. Im learning a bit of history as I go along ...

OK--I brought the bike to my shop to do some more exploratory work. I pulled the clutch cover and removed the clutch plates. Clutch basket is rock solid. More good news, the clutch looks brand new. Still has the branding on the friction plates. I removed the alternator cover and shifter cover. This ...

Thanks Steve. I hope it is as simple as that. I love riding that bike, and though I have several others, this is the one I always default to. I'll keep us all up-to-date on any news.

Cheers.

JD

Thanks all for your help. I managed to check it out yesterday, briefly. I pulled the plugs to see if it seemed lean...nope. Plugs are just on the darker side of chocolatey brown. I rode it for a bit to see if it was chain noise hitting the case. Not that either. When I pulled the clutch in, the ...

I let my brother ride my 75 860 this last weekend. He pointed out a noise that I either had'nt heard or just ignored in the past. It is a slight rattle noise with the engine in gear, under a load and is most pronounced under 3500 rpms. The bike runs out wonderful. Starts first kick, no smoke and no ...

Marty-
That was the link I was attempting to put on. Appears to be a fool proof kit.
Thanks.
JD