Sports: Re: [DucatiST] How difficult to set timing on ST3?

Have you ever had the bike seviced in those 2 years? Sounds like the bikes needs to be serviced. What model year is it? 2004 and 2005 have a different EFI system than the 2006 and 2007. Sometimes, those later model bikes require a piggy-back type EFI tuning device like a fat Duc or a Power Commander 3 since until like earlier models, they meet Euro III emissions and run leaner, ie popping and stalling and use a closed loop system as opposed to an open loop system. If you worked on cars, you should be able to do what may be required, once you find out what that is. You may need to buy special tools to set it up correctly, like Technoresearch software and a TB sync tool. It may require a shim adjustment and a belt change too. Good luck. :-)

From: "mpmenard@comcast.net" <mpmenard@comcast.net>
To: st2_owners@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, February 7, 2012 1:34 PM
Subject: [DucatiST] How difficult to set timing on ST3?

My wife and I each have ST3s, love them dearly. But over the past two years, mine has been "coughing" from stoplights, sometimes stalling in the process, to where I am less comfortable with the bike.

I had checked with Ducati Indy last MotoGP, they said it was timing, and with the Indy crowds they just didn't have time that weekend. I'm thinking that maybe I could do this? (I used to be a mechanic, worked on cars {BMW, Lotus, Alfa Romeo, Ferrari}, and on motorcycles {Honda, Yamaha, the early single cylinder Ducatis which I should not have sold}

Anyhow, is this a realistic thing to undertake?

Thanks,

Beppe in Chicago area (midway between Chicago and Milwaukee)

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