Tech/ maintnace session II

[bullethead]

Shop:
Trans/gearbox and…
crank/con rods/pistons including bearing replacements
fork service
Suspension basics
fueling issues and TPS
Ducati engines(comparative design aspects)
Ducati engines(general function) installing pistons and rings
lapping and cleaning/polishing valves
Proper care and adjustment of your chain.
How to remove and properly reinstall the front and rear wheel


Emergency:
Diagnosing the bike won't start. Is it electrical or fuel?
What to do if the motor dies while riding.
Diagnosing bike failing to shift.
What to do if you do get a flat tire.
What should be in your tool kit.(Bike specific tools and a more general emergency tools/  expendables and how to use them.)
The above would include emergency fixes.

Other:
Make Cher an engine builder

I am going to talk to Stuart today so we will see how this shapes up after that.

Kirk

[sdlrodeo]

Keep us posted please and thanks for setting it up.

Steve

[Samsonite]

nwod edis pu si murof siht

[bullethead]

Shop:
Trans/gearbox and…
crank/con rods/pistons including bearing replacements
fork service
Suspension basics
fueling issues and TPS
Ducati engines(comparative design aspects)
Ducati engines(general function) installing pistons and rings
lapping and cleaning/polishing valves
Proper care and adjustment of your chain.
How to remove and properly reinstall the front and rear wheel


Emergency:
Diagnosing the bike won't start. Is it electrical or fuel?
What to do if the motor dies while riding.
Diagnosing bike failing to shift.
What to do if you do get a flat tire.
What should be in your tool kit.(Bike specific tools and a more general emergency tools/  expendables and how to use them.)
The above would include emergency fixes.

Other:
Make Cher an engine builder

I am going to talk to Stuart today so we will see how this shapes up after that.

I talked to Stuart today and got feed back on the posted list. He is recommending the below topics  in a three and a half to four hour class.

Chain care and removal/replace
Wheel removal
Basic electric
Fuel System
Air and Oil filter
Basic breaks and pad
Specialized tools
These topics would be along the lines of DIY maintenance/ service intervals and limp it home in a fix.

He would like to do this in no more than a six person class based on the size of his shop and his student herding abilities.  I suggested two classes on different weekends based on the interest expressed previously. This also allows us the students some wiggle in our schedules.  The Saturdays we talked about were the middle and end of April trying to split the month that lines up with these potential dates 11th, 18th and 25th. There is no reason we can’t roll over into May if that is what you want. But we need to pick two.

The subjects not addressed especially the engine stuff. Stuart brought up the unaddressed subjects with some hesitance on how to 1. figure put at what level of technical expertise one could assume everyone would have and so where to start. 2. Whose engine could you use to potentially screw up. So I asked him if he would be interested in doing something like a two hour, for lack of a better term “lecture”. He doubts there is interest in this but is willing to do a lecture type thing. He is not opposed to this serving the purpose of establishing a base line for a dirty hands kind of class, but it still leaves the question of where to get the donor engine. That leaves Fork service, Suspension basics, TPS and I regret to report I failed to address these subjects with him at all. I was driving and pulled over to talk to him, so I didn’t have the list on me. Sorry. Who is in and what Saturday.

[Ronr]

I'm in.  Date flexible for now.

Thanks for chatting him up.

If we do suspension sometime, we could use Tommy's forks as the lab experiment.

[Samsonite]

werd

996sps forks could probably use something [moto]

[alexisonfire]

bookmarked and interested in participating.

Also interested in seeing the following performed (maybe another board member has time to demonstrate):

-Valve checking & shimming
-Timing belt replacement
-Clutch / Brake fluid flush and bleed

[Ronr]

werd

996sps forks could probably use something [moto]

We could do fresh fluid and check your springs.  Sounds like the rest of the hardware (the forks) is good to go.   

[Samsonite]

We could do fresh fluid and check your springs.  Sounds like the rest of the hardware (the forks) is good to go.   

maybe beefier springs while they are torn down....

[Ronr]

maybe beefier springs while they are torn down....

If you cannot get your sag set correctly with existing springs, tell your friendly neighborhood Ducati Ohlins merchant your weight with gear and what bike and forks, and they can get you the right springs ahead of time. 

Same deal with the shock.  Your butt feels that more than it does the forks, so it has a lot to do with general feelings of confidence.  Stuart ought to be able to change that too.  It might run into more time than is available in class, so you might have to pull the suspension off the bike and bring it with you.

[muskrat]

If you cannot get your sag

[GeorgeInDallas]

I wonder if Stuart might be interested in:

1) Holding these tech sessions at Motopia (they have no mechanic there now and are looking for one), and
2) Operating a "satellite shop" at Motopia a couple of days a week - I'd sure patronize him there.

That nice little shop is just sitting there empty, and I gotta believe he could stay pretty busy - even if he transported the Ducs back to the home nest.

Well, that's what I wonder...time for my meds.

Pura vida!
George

[bullethead]

werd

996sps forks could probably use something [moto]

does werd mean word and does that mean your in?

[bullethead]

I wonder if Stuart might be interested in:

1) Holding these tech sessions at Motopia (they have no mechanic there now and are looking for one), and
2) Operating a "satellite shop" at Motopia a couple of days a week - I'd sure patronize him there.

That nice little shop is just sitting there empty, and I gotta believe he could stay pretty busy - even if he transported the Ducs back to the home nest.

Well, that's what I wonder...time for my meds.

Pura vida!
George

Interesting. I will attempt to answer these questions tomorrow after collecting more info.

[hiero]

I would be interested in heading up to dallas if he ever gets around to demonstrating/teaching how to install rings, lap valves, and clean heads.  I'll keep an eye out on what's going on, but like everyone said, thanks for checking for us!