Threw a valve, maybe worse. See pic for explanation of how it happened.
:-X
(http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/k582/joaramos/769b7a46.jpg)
I was taking My Monster to Ducati Austin, but now Ducati San Antonio has a new technician that has a whole lot of Ducati certifications and he sounds knowledgeable also and pretty easy to talk to. If you don't want to go that route you might check out Road and Track cycles on West Rhapsody or AF1 Racing in New Braunfels.
Wasabi
Local Duc shop in San Antonio has a Duc Master Tech. I've talked to him a bunch and he's worked on my bike, I believe his name is Ben. You're going to pay Duc shop prices but I believe he'l treat you fair and try and keep the cost down.
Also, mental note to self to put the covers back on my belts.
Thanks for the recommendation guys.
I called up Ducati SA and was told their service rates are $98/hr with an estimated 2 hour work time to tear the bike down to find what the problem is.
So for 4 dollars shy of $200 I get to know what the damage is. :P
I'm going to give AF1 a try. I've heard very good things about their service.
Quote from: Pedro-bot on November 05, 2011, 11:43:24 AM
Threw a valve, maybe worse. See pic for explanation of how it happened.
:-X
I don't have to worry about a rag getting caught in my belt covers because a rag never gets close to it!! ;D
Hey man, that's terrible to see! Sorry :'(
But to be honest, you have the skill to do a tear down yourself (probably don't have the time I'm sure though, which then means how much is your time worth).
You could do some preliminary checks by just looking inside the valve covers to see if damage is obvious (I'm guessing the motor won't turn by hand?). If you see something, it wouldn't take much to pull the heads off just to see. Once the heads are off, you would get a pretty clear picture of what's wrong I would think.
At that point, you have to ask is it really worth getting it fixed because honestly, if you threw a main bearing or something on the bottom end, it's probably the same cost to buy a new motor, especially since it's the 750, that would be easier to find than the elusive 900 carby.