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2009 696 Recall

Started by Underblog, May 03, 2009, 07:26:26 AM

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Underblog

Not sure if any in this tribe have one of these, but thought I would provide a heads-up:

http://www.usrecallnews.com/2009/05/nhtsa-5412.html
2003 ST4s; 1991 851 Superbike; 1985 750 F1; 1973 Benelli 250 SS; 1980 Morini 500 Sport; 1967 Honda Trail 90; 1955 Maicoletta 250

Diavolo

Quote from: Underblog on May 03, 2009, 07:26:26 AM
Not sure if any in this tribe have one of these, but thought I would provide a heads-up:

http://www.usrecallnews.com/2009/05/nhtsa-5412.html
The bastards!  Now if they will admit to the horrible lean condition at 4k rpm and fix that... :-[

Thanks for the heads up [thumbsup]

Underblog

Maybe they'll fix it while they are at it and bill it to DNA.
2003 ST4s; 1991 851 Superbike; 1985 750 F1; 1973 Benelli 250 SS; 1980 Morini 500 Sport; 1967 Honda Trail 90; 1955 Maicoletta 250

Scottish

Quote from: Diavolo on May 03, 2009, 07:43:38 PM
The bastards!  Now if they will admit to the horrible lean condition at 4k rpm and fix that... :-[

Thanks for the heads up [thumbsup]
I suspect that woe may be fixable with an aftermarket ECU and exhaust..... such as most Ducati's go.

TheMav

Quote from: Scottish on May 04, 2009, 12:33:37 PM
I suspect that woe may be fixable with an aftermarket ECU and exhaust..... such as most Ducati's go.

agreed.  I asked the very same question of the Magnificent Mulleted one at the store when I got mine, and he says that most Ducatis will run lean at the 3.5/4k-6k range, since the ECU is mapped that way to run lean at highway speeds, which coincindentally happens to be the same rev range used for EPA testing.......

The moral of the story....even the SBKs run lean, so you are not alone.
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