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Hey everyone, so a few days ago, I was riding home, and I noticed a wire was hanging down by my wheel and the cap was ripped off. The following day I was riding to work early in the morning (still dark out) and I noticed I didn’t have lowbeams. My highbeams haven’t been working for a while...

Hello All, I've been looking throughout the forms and cant seem to find anything matching what problems I'm dealing with. The Problems: 1. When I start my bike it will run for a couple seconds and then die. However, if i start it and then give it a little gas it will sometimes hesitate to rev...

Dear all, I stored my Ducati M620 -02 in a garage in November last year, and went to check on it last week. But when turning the throttle I get this really harsh sound that wasn't there in November when I ride it, and the movement of the parts seem weird. Look at the ''hook'' shaking behind/on...

Hello everyone, I'm jumping from the Jap bikes into the Italian 2008 Ducati 1098! 8,400 Miles Arrow Cans Adjustable Rears Carbon Fiber (CF) Side Fairings CF Pipe Protector CF Rear Mud Flap Fairing I do have a question that I need some help on. The bike has 8,400 miles on it and the last owner...

So I was wondering, how do you guys take care of your bikes so it stays top shape? What do you guys do? I.E do you guys wash your bike after every ride, change the oil more often than required, lube everything more often than required, etc It's interesting to see how others do their things, so...

Hey everyone, New to the boards - just bought a 2011 848 Evo. I've had it for about a month and put ~850 miles on it. I was inspecting it today and it looks like the front brake pads are rubbing the rotors all the time. Has anyone seen or heard of this before? Also, any thoughts on how...