Sports: [DucatiST] RE St 1999 noisy

Andre,im with Dave dont run the bike any more, until you get advice from those experienced,i do have like most on the list a background in things mechanical, if mine sounded like that, i would be concerned, possibility it is not terminal,but as others have mentioned, a correct diagnosis requires direct contact with the machine, hope all turns out well mate, regards.lee

--- In st2_owners@yahoogroups.com, David Gooch <doghaus@...> wrote:
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> Sorry, I am too far away from you to help in person. I used to live in Greenfield Park QC , but I moved away to follow a job 20 years ago.
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> I listened to your video and I have to agree that does not sound good. It doesnâ€™t sound like the clutch to me, especially since the clutch is on the right hand side and the sound seems louder on the left. (Unless that was a trick of the video). If it was the clutch, I would have expected the noise to change when you pulled in the clutch.
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> If you put the bike in gear does the sound change?
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> If you are going to get it fixed, donâ€™t wait for spring. Now would be a good time to get it to the dealer before there is too much snow. You may want to trailer it over. Until you identify the noise, I would be careful with running it for too long.
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> Try the Ducati Owners Club of Canada forum (www.docc.ca) . You may be able to find someone there who will be willing to help out.
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> Good luck and sorry I canâ€™t be of more help.
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> From: st2_owners@yahoogroups.com [mailto:st2_owners@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Andre Gagnon
> Sent: November-27-11 7:32 PM
> To: st2_owners@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [DucatiST] RE: [Ducats] St 1999
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> I live just outside Montreal, in Laval a stone throw away.
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> De : st2_owners@yahoogroups.com [mailto:st2_owners@yahoogroups.com] De la part de Robert McNabb
> EnvoyÃ© : Sunday, November 27, 2011 12:53 PM
> Ã€ : st2_owners@yahoogroups.com
> Objet : RE: [DucatiST] St 1999
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> Hey Andre,
> Normal clutch music. http://s38.photobucket.com/albums/e108/rockingM/Ducati%20750%20GT/?action=view <http://s38.photobucket.com/albums/e108/rockingM/Ducati%20750%20GT/?action=view&current=MVI_1747.mp4> &current=MVI_1747.mp4
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> I think some of the fellows offered to stop by and check it for you. And I know some fellows in Canada that would probably be glad to do the same. There also Ducati riders.
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> --- On Sun, 11/27/11, Andre Gagnon <andre.ga@...> wrote:
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> From: Andre Gagnon <andre.ga@...>
> Subject: RE: [DucatiST] St 1999
> To: st2_owners@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Sunday, November 27, 2011, 1:58 PM
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> Sorry but I do not have the mechanical expertise to remove a clutchâ€¦â€¦sorry about the responses missing for some questions but I am very worried
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> and I am doing my best to respond. I guess I will have to wait until spring and take it to a mechanic and pay and arm and a leg for it.
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> Thanks you anyway for all your efforts I really appreciate.
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> De : st2_owners@yahoogroups.com [mailto:st2_owners@yahoogroups.com] De la part de Robert McNabb
> EnvoyÃ© : Sunday, November 27, 2011 7:18 AM
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> Objet : Re: [DucatiST] St 1999
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> an excellent idea! Be a good first place to start because it would be quicker than take of the skins to trying determine just where the noise is coming from. :)
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> --- On Sun, 11/27/11, Beinstein <beinema@...> wrote:
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> From: Beinstein <beinema@...>
> Subject: Re: [DucatiST] St 1999
> To: "st2_owners@yahoogroups.com" <st2_owners@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Sunday, November 27, 2011, 9:08 AM
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> Why not taking out the clutch and see what it does then ?? Takes 15 minutes...
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> From: Jack Ward <jaxn51@...>
> To: st2_owners@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2011 3:05 PM
> Subject: Re: [DucatiST] St 1999
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> Nick, in this country we have a microswitch mounted there on later years that serves as a starter interconnect. The purpose is to prevent the bike from starting in gear, unless the clutch is pulled in. Big Brother's way of protecting us from ourselves. My Y2K bike doesn't have that, it just does not start or run with the stand down.
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> I asked Andre some other questions in my previous post that he did not answer. He only responded to my mention of what the noise sounded like through my laptop speakers. If he answers my other questions, we may be able to narrow the diagnosis. I bent a shift fork once in my Y2K ST2.
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> On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 2:44 AM, Nick Woods <nickw@...> wrote:
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> --- In st2_owners@yahoogroups.com, Andre Gagnon <andre.ga@> wrote:
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> > I have the bike on center stand, 1st gear wheel turning and the noise is so ever present
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> You are right to be concerned! I don't like the sound of that at all. It certainly isn't normal clutch rattle. I think you need to get the bike in to a decent Ducati mechanic to sort out. And where is Nick Alaniz when you need him?
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> No-one else has responded to your query about the 'missing part', and your closeup is somewhat blurred, but I still think you are looking for a micro-switch as fitted to the front brake on the other side. UK-spec bikes do not have a switch on the clutch, though the mounting holes are there. In any case, a switch would have no bearing at all on your noises, which are more fundamental and serious in my opinion.
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> Sorry we can't find an easy fix for you!
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> Jack Ward
> '00 ST4 Ducati (New Street)
> '92 750ss Ducati (Restoration Project)
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