Recent content by appliance821

If you bring the bike to a good dealer, I think they could confirm which model you have.

FYI: there was a service bulletin on the APS throttle sensor. You have to bring it to a dealer so they can check the part serial number, and if it is a defective one, they will replace it for free.

I live on a dirt road, and I had pirelli rally str on mine but it wasn't my cup of tea. Good tires, but I felt a loss of agility and speed on the street. I just put on Dunlop mutants and I like them better on the street - we'll see on the dirt. but from my house to paved road, they're doing fine..

Yes, I also had a bad front bearing. Easy to check. It also sounds like you did a lot of work - is everything aligned properly. Shouldn't need a steering damper, though some put one on.

Shouldn't be too heavy.You're saying it is a lot heavier than before the swap?. Did a shop do the work? They should double check things.

You are in limp mode. Bring it to the dealer and if it is the dreaded melt down from coil voltage spikes (or whatever causes it), it is very possible Ducati will do a good will repair for free. This happened to a friend of mine who bought a used bike and it screwed up - repaired no issues. It...

First I'd get a radiator guard. As far as graded gravel, I'd think that Pirelli scorpion rally STRs would be fine. I live on a dirt road, and I have them on my 821, and they work well on maintained dirt roads and on paved. People say they suck in mud - avoid mud. I've ridden them on wet dirt...

Been giving these a lot of thought for next season.

Ducati did a good will repair on my bike. They also did a good will repair on a friend's bike even though he had recently bought it used. I'd have given Ducati NY a chance to get Ducati to do the repair. Also, with the tank: I haven't found any need to do anything with the handlebars, but...

No problems since tightening those battery terminals. These bikes are sensitive to battery issues. A weak battery can light up the screen etc..The throttle assembly was replaced in 2014 based on the service bulletin. They had to look at the part on the bike to determine if it needed...

I hunted around and had no luck. Try contacting the company directly - they are a ducati OEM so they might have an answer for you. Let us know what you find.

I just took mine out and never put them back in. A PITA if any on road access is needed.

Get that 4mm socket - you'll need it to remove fairings and they never included it. There's also a 24 MM wellnut behind the fairings that you have to hold while removing an allan head. I just took those off with no detrimental affect. It makes working on the bike a little easier. I also...

Did this do anything to smooth out the strong engine braking on decel?

I find the Strada to be a nimble handler. I also put full nitron suspension. The other thing you might want to do is a judder spring/clutchpack replacement (full thread on this), as it transforms the clutch performsnce. The OEM is a grabby thing. In general it is a bike you have to get used...