Sports: Re: [DucatiST] St 1999

Don't take this the wrong way Andre, I am not trying to insult you, but is it just the dry clutch you are hearing….when you pull in the clutch lever. Like the rattle of loose change in a can? Is it possible that you are just paying closer attention to everything since the drop. I have days like this when I think my wheel is out of balance or I think I hear a strange noise while riding down the highway.

Glad you are on two cylinders. Is there anyway you can take video of the bike running with/without clutch pulled in to give us an idea of the sound you are hearing?

On Nov 22, 2011, at 1:36 PM, Andre Gagnon wrote:

I have checked all connections to all headers they seem tight. What it does it that once the clutch is depressed the noise is normal at idle. The trans. is not running I suppose. When the clutch is left alone at idle noise increases from within the motor compartment. . It seems to be running on two cylinders. I took it out this am. At minus 1000…below freezing point anyways and when I tried changing gear I could feel that noise increasing. The power well it does not seems to be decreased as far as I could tell. But remember it was cold outside this am. Of course in gear the clutch lever is not depressed. Therefore, it seems to do this noise only when the clutch is at its resting position not pulled back,

Andre
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Ha…i can imagine how hilarious that conversation mid ride played out….."Stop the whiplash please"….."Its the bike, I swear!"……."Sure, it is Mr. Showoff". Yeah, nothing like doubling your power unexpectedly huh?

On Nov 22, 2011, at 12:24 PM, Robert McNabb wrote:

Mere childs play, my wife and I went to one cylinder in the rain on top of Mount Mitchell and had to limp down to Asheville. The bugger would go on two intermittently and fell like it want to pull a wheelie. My wife asked me why I was doing that when we got to the hotel.;)
But this is on the ST4 and probably losing one on it's a bit more noticeable.

Robert McNabb
Blue Ridge Mountains, Virginia
ST4 1999 RED

--- On Tue, 11/22/11, Will Fulford <williford112000@yahoo.com> wrote:

From: Will Fulford <williford112000@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [DucatiST] St 1999
To: st2_owners@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, November 22, 2011, 12:20 PM

Same feeling hear Ian, which is why I suggested it. I was sorting a pickup sensor issue on a friends 750 and it would start, idle on one cylinder. It sounded sluggish, but was not "immediately" apparent that it was the problem. Friend thought it was just "cold-natured". Not until, I rode two up with him to try and feel the problem. The sensor was on its way out so it happened intermittently. As we pulled up a grade, it went out and it felt like somebody just threw the anchor out when we suddenly transformed from a twin to a thumper, but it was still running/surviving on the one cylinder.

Point is, some people may not recognize a cold cylinder unless it is pointed out. If Andre is losing power, its more than a bent lever, air in the line or slipping clutch problem.

On Nov 22, 2011, at 11:51 AM, Ian Ellison wrote:

> I'd hope you'd notice if your only on one cylinder. Having been there it's a pig on one cylinder and couldn't break out of a wet paper bag. I think you'd know it. ;)
>
> Robert McNabb

It's funny, my Elefant 900ie had been standing when I tested it and it was a flat as a flat thing. Absolutely pathetic. Some years previously I had an '89 750 Sport which went on to one pot (it lost a black box) and it still pulled OK and it took someone else riding it to draw my attention to the lack of power. The again I'm just insensitive. :-)

IanE