I measured the length of my aftermarket closer tool, using my cheap Chinese micrometer, and found the length to be 0.5995 inches. I have no idea whatever what the length of a genuine original Ducati tool might be. Nor do I care. If the dealer lets me do a trade, I already know what the difference be...

I had always figured that the Ducati is no different from many other bikes, they deliberately set it so the speedo reads high. And the odometer reads further than I have really gone also. There are several advantages to doing it this way. First, we don't get as many traffic citations; that's a good ...