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6000 mile service ducati 749

Started by That Nice Guy Beck!, May 29, 2009, 11:40:04 AM

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hmmm now shes leaking what looks like windex, do they put windex in the bikes at all? i don't see a reason for windshield washer fluid? ??? then again this is a ducati maybe it does?

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Quote from: That Nice Guy Beck! on June 11, 2009, 01:20:51 PM
hmmm now shes leaking what looks like windex, do they put windex in the bikes at all? i don't see a reason for windshield washer fluid? ??? then again this is a ducati maybe it does?


now you're just pulling our legs and having fun.   You're not serious!? 

This is getting very old.
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Quote from: He Man on June 10, 2009, 08:23:55 PM
what was wrong with the valve covers? they are covered by the fairing and your bike was to few miles for them to be damaged unless something crawled in there and put a hole in them.

He probably means the valve cover gaskets.  That'd be standard for a 6k. 

Quote from: That Nice Guy Beck! on June 11, 2009, 01:20:51 PM
hmmm now shes leaking what looks like windex, do they put windex in the bikes at all? i don't see a reason for windshield washer fluid? ??? then again this is a ducati maybe it does?

It's probably NOS.
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That Nice Guy Beck!

Quote from: Statler on June 11, 2009, 01:51:55 PM

now you're just pulling our legs and having fun.   You're not serious!? 

This is getting very old.

lol yea figured it was coolant.
is it normal for a little bit to come out? noticed it in my garage this afternoon.
and im going to change the belts myself and take pics of it and post a how to here once they need to be changed

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Quote from: That Nice Guy Beck! on June 11, 2009, 02:02:37 PM
lol yea figured it was coolant.
is it normal for a little bit to come out? noticed it in my garage this afternoon.
and im going to change the belts myself and take pics of it and post a how to here once they need to be changed

It shouldn't be leaking.  That said, if you haven't already ridden it since you picked it up, take the bike out and warm it up.  Let it run for a bit.  Then let it cool down.  Sometimes slight coolant leaks will heal themselves, particularly if your hoses are old. 

I don't know if they need to take of the radiator to do a 6k on a 749, so I'm not sure if they undid any of your hoses.  Either way, check that the hoses are all on properly and that the hose clamps (to the extent there are any) are tight. 

BTW, if it's leaking coolant, DO NOT RIDE IT AROUND THE BLOCK to test it out.  If you get coolant on your rear wheel while you're moving, you're make the beast with two backsed. 
Occasionally AFM #702  My stuff:  The M1000SS, a mashed r6, Vino 125, the Blonde, some rugrats, yuppie cage, child molester van, bourbon.

That Nice Guy Beck!

thanks spidey ill see if it leaks again