[Quackquack]

2008 ducati 1098 16,000 miles.

so the first time came out of the blue...made the chunking sound. i was stuck way out in the middle of no where and kept hitting the starter trying to get it to stop jamming. once home i replaced the sprague with a new OEM BUT i cheaped out and only replaced the sprague itself as the surfaces looked decent on the flange and flywheel. the sprague was in pieces this lasted about a year.

then the clunking noise came back.Opened her up again the spring had gone and the pieces were all loose. I tried the stealing the spring off a the oil gasket and no luck..it broke and same symptoms.

So...i bought a new flange, new gear drive, new sprague from gotham, a new larger CC battery ytx14. This lasted November 2014 to the other week....approx 4000 miles....

so now i dont know what to do...i cant keep dumping money in this damn problem as im replacing practically everything. could it by the flywheel?

 

[Shazaam!]

Does it have an aftermarket lightweight flywheel? Often the cause.

 

[Quackquack]

nope. but i did have the crank balanced with Fox Performance during the rebuild. thats the only modification to the engine itself i have done.

 

[Carbon]

good will warranty with Ducati
they have one for 2008 1098's

-Carbon

 

[Quackquack]

What carbon?

 

[Carbon]

theres a good will warranty item for 1098's on the Sprague starter gears, they have a upgraded kit they use to replace it, mine never broke on my 08 1098S but dealer told me about it

-Carbon

 

[andrewinbriz]

I replaced only the sprag, and it failed again not long after. Then I replaced the sprag, the flange, and the gear, and put in a high cca lithium battery ( and a home wiring upgrade, electronics is a hobby), and no worries now (this was about a year/ a year and a half ago). I now nolonger wonder if this time it won't start!

 

[ANORXIC'51]

I think bigger battery PLUS upgraded wiring is key. The weak OEM setup is straining the starting system more than it needs to be just to crank the engine, especially on the bigger 1x98 bikes.

 

[denali804]

What carbon?

what was the outcome of this quackquack?

 

[Ducless]

So the slow fire up (kicking over of the motor) is something that could be fixed?

 

[219R]

So the slow fire up (kicking over of the motor) is something that could be fixed?

Viagra does the same thing....so I hear......

 

[Carbon]

So the slow fire up (kicking over of the motor) is something that could be fixed?

yeah get a better battery, the stock battery is such shit, once i got my shorai i never had a issue cranking bike ever again. mine was also servo assisted as it was a 2008 1098S, i do miss that, press button once and it did everything for ya

-Carbon

 

[denali804]

Quack what was the outcome of this. My starter system on my 1198 has caused a >$3000 repair bill. Fingers crossed that warranty company will take care of it.

 

[cb4265]

I just replaced my sprag assembly on my 998, parts for the 3 components was $500AUD, labour is only 1.5 hours
Japanese quad bikes suffer this same problem often due to stop starts.
I would call it a Ducati weakness, so it pay's to keep, battery, cables, connections, relays etc in good order at all times, and try to avoid short trips to Starbucks

Craig

 

[Quackquack]

Outcome is good. I went on a boat battery custom cable and bought all new 4 gauge wire for about 20 shipped. This makes my starts almost instant as opposed to 3-6 revolutions. I put all new parts from ebay and a new 14yt battery.. Starts like a champ.

 

[deweyduc]

How the heck does this happen?

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I replaced the sprag gear and bearing last fall. after 500 miles I got a god awful grinding and clanking when starting. Got it started rode it home and took it apart. Sprague gear itself has 14 sheared teeth. GONE. What in the world would cause that?

 

[Rusty Helmholtz]

You had the crank balanced, you're having repeated issues with an oil fed component. I'd question if debris from damage or milling was restricting oil feed throught the crank or case cover.