Happy days.... are here again!

[muskrat]

OUCH!  I hope that's not the case.

[TresGatos]

OUCH!  I hope that's not the case.

me too. That's a great bike!

[CajunR]

If you guys get a chance, you may want to give the old 'loosen all the triple clamp pinch bolts and wiggle the bejezus out of the bars to reposition everything' trick a try.  I had to do this both times I took unplanned stops for a dirt sammich on my DR-Z.     The legs just got a bit twisted in the yokes and needed a little encouragement to get back into place.  I'm going to hope this is all you need to do to get the 999 back in the game!!

[Cher]

If you guys get a chance, you may want to give the old 'loosen all the triple clamp pinch bolts and wiggle the bejezus out of the bars to reposition everything' trick a try.  I had to do this both times I took unplanned stops for a dirt sammich on my DR-Z.     The legs just got a bit twisted in the yokes and needed a little encouragement to get back into place.  I'm going to hope this is all you need to do to get the 999 back in the game!!

That's great advice.  After looking at the situation a little bit more, that's kind of what Alan was thinking;  loosen up the triple clamps a bit and give the fork tubes a bit of *encouragement* with a rubber mallet.  Too me, that's all it is.  Doesn't look to be anything serious.  We'll give it a shot soon. 

[Cher]

My next question is... How do you bleed the clutch?    Looks to me like all you need to do is open the bleed valve on the top of the slave cylinder and pump the clutch lever until all you get is hydraulic fluid - no air gaps.

[hiero]

Pretty much the same process as bleeding your brakes.  http://www.ducatisuite.com/brakebleeding.html

I switched to an air compressor driven bleeding rig a while back and it makes the process super simple and without any guesswork (and works on the car too, which is helpful).

[Duc L'Smart]

I haven't been on in the last coupla months, but... Damn Frickin' Awesome, Cher!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can't wait to see the finished product & ride with you again.

Hill Country trip, Mid-April?

[Cher]

I got my 999 back from AMS Friday with a clean bill of health.  The only unforseen issue was a torqued steering stem    Everything else was good.  24k mile service was done also - tuned it to match my Leo Vince full system - and the thing is back to screamin' fast.

It so nice to have my Duc back 

I haven't been on in the last coupla months, but... Damn Frickin' Awesome, Cher!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can't wait to see the finished product & ride with you again.

Hill Country trip, Mid-April?

Haha!  April Hill Country might be do-able but it's still too far off to commit one way or the other.

[webspoke]

That is great news 

[TresGatos]

That is great news 

+1

[Duc L'Smart]

That is great news 

+ 11ty B!!!

[Cher]

WOO-HOO!!!!  Normal service has resumed  


Thanks very much to Stuart, Jordan, Dan, and Sophia at AMS.  Y'all rock  


The only kind of problem was with fitting the "new" 2005-2006 bodywork and the Leo Vince exhaust; clearance issues on the right side where the bodywork fastens below the foot peg meant I either had to cut my new plastic, fabricate a new mounting bracket, or put the original exhaust back on.  Opted for the path of least resistance:  stock pipes are back on.  At this point, I JUST WANT TO RIDE, and after a 150 mile loop this afternoon, I'd say it's all good!

[Mhanis]

F'ing-A Doo-Da!!!

Good for you Lisa, congratulations!

[LYD]

looks nice!  wish We would have been here when you 2 dropped by.     

[Ronr]

very pretty, glad it's back on the road!