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I guess you mean the heads, rather than the stems? I have one that often shifts but haven't worked out any way to tighten it. My only thought is to try and infuse some Loctite 601 into the ball-joint but I doubt it would last even if it worked.

Why wasn't the faulty gear-select drum included?

Welcome SR. You'll have fun on your new machine! Hopefully it's new enough to not need a lot of the info here as regards the earlier iterations of the 4-valve motors but they all give a very lively ride! Cheers, Nick in Norfolk

Welcome, and I applaud the excellent accommodation!:D

Hi Alan, Thanks for that, and my thoughts exactly. If, when Spring arrives and my HS is back on the road, it starts to show any weakness, I'll look into the possibilities. If the original is a Yuasa, it won't surprise me it has lasted. I had a Honda NTV 650 with a Yuasa that did twice as long!

OK, I've just looked at the BP website and it specifically states that the 821 HS only has the one temperature sensor out front so my comment above is not relevant.

Do you suppose that the front sensor of the HS and HM also doesn't influence the ECU but only the dash readout? This would explain the less-than-dramatic results of putting a Booster Plug on my bike.

My battery charger is telling me the battery of my 2013 821 is nearing replacement time and I suspect it is the original. Looking online, I note that MotoBatt versions, which have done well for me on other bikes, are listed as 12AH or 14AH. Any advice on whether both will fit? I'm not...

Sounds just like a new version of the Booster Plug, telling the motor the air temperature is lower than it really is? The BP works for some bikes/people but not all.

I can't get over the design of so many (Ducati) bikes with next-to-no front mudguard. All that precious motor, not to mention radiators, to get covered in sh-one-t! At least the 'Strada has a decent mudguard to which one can add a CF extender. Of course, all Italian roads are pristine and it...

I'd suspect a faulty starter motor.

Glad to hear you've now got a Hyper that hits the spot. The 698 Mono would be an interesting addition to a collection but I reckon the best Ducatis have two cylinders like the four I enjoy: 821 Hyperstrada, 916 ST4, 904 Cagiva Gran Canyon and 600+ Cagiva Alazzurra! The 750 and 996 Monsters...

Has anyone actually checked the fuel delivery, pressure/volume? I don't know how you'd do that but it would seem important. And the curse of Beru may still be active!

And they'd been waiting for months to find someone to take it off their hands! ;) Sorry to hear of your bad experience. I'd try a twin Hyper if I was you. They are pretty well sorted by now.

We'll have to think again. I suppose the sparkplugs are OK and the old Beru coils have been junked?

Sounds bad! Of course, lithium batteries seem not to be at their best when cold but this amount of usage should warm it. You don't state the year of the bike but have you still got the original starter motor that was fitted early on? That can drop the voltage so much that the other electrics...

Thanks for that and I'm glad your post got through eventually. As we know already, there's a bunch of tweaks Ducati need to do in the next iteration of the 698. Judging by the news on the latest V2 motor, desmo will soon be a thing of the past so valve trains will be quieter and need less...

That's weird, considering that the moderator/owner allowed your original post. Summat's up!

Which main page would that be?

badgb: I'm looking forward to hearing your impressions of the mono! It's only pie-in-the-sky but I'm still hoping Ducati puts that motor in another platform. Fun can mean different things for different folks!