Help! The shop that is rebuilding the shock can't find replacement seals or seal head. Does anyone know where to source these parts or have a cross referenced part from another vendor? Its a 14mm ID with a 40mm OD. My seal head has the hex head to accept a wrench rather than two holes for a pin driv...

Mine is for sale in Los Angeles.

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Ok, I do understand the need for an undamaged shaft. What affect does the N2 charge perform? Could this cure my rebound problem? Is it possible to perform a "leakdown" test on the unit to verify the seals/o-rings are bad? Can I add oil myself somewhere? Do we have a manual for the specific...

When I fully compress the rear shock, the rebound appears to be undampened for the first 80% of the return travel, then is dampened for the last 20% of travel.

Is it low on oil/N2? Service or replace it?

Update: Turns out that the horizontal cylinder had a 0% leakdown reading. Once this was resolved with a basic valve adjustment, the idle was restored. We confirmed by performing a synch with a manometer. All good now. Thanks for all the input - was very helpful to have all the information before mak...

Update: I followed some of your service and shop recommendations that eventually led me to Motoservizio in Long Beach, CA. The mechanic was outstanding. He promptly confirmed the problem with a leakdown tester; the exhaust valve on the horizontal cylinder needed adjustment (we could also hear the le...

The bike has 23000 mi. Yes, its a Ducati shop. All the Duc shops in Los Angeles are crooked. I do have a compression tester, when I get the bike home next week I will verify their opinion. I think I'll try the valve shimming and adjustment myself. If the valve is "tulipped", I won't be abl...

Took my bike to the shop today. The idle was low, and I decided not to do the idle adjustment myself. I asked them to check the idle/tps and perform a compression/leakdown test while it was there. Forward cylinder: 0psi Vertical cylinder: 125psi This is surprising since the bike appears to run fine ...

I can't believe it - the Dealer here in Los Angeles actually located a speedo cable with that part number (thanks guys!) in the Bologna factory warehouse. They said it will arrive here in 5-8 days at a cost of $21.00 USD. No shipping charges. They said it would have arrived sooner, except the boys i...

Take it easy on me, I'm fairly new to this hobby. ;) I'd like to find the same grips that the bike shipped with; I was speculating that the dealers don't sell them anymore... and opening the possibity that some aftermarket vendor makes clones. Yeah, I'm willing to pay the extra $ for concourse points.

Thanks for the info. I'm sort of a purist, so I was hoping to find grips very similar to oem. If there aren't any options, can anyone offer a suggestion about gel grips? That seems appealing to me.

Thanks

I need some recommendations on where to acquire some of these parts - don't see anyone parting out a bike like mine just now.

I'm willing to buy a universal internal cable kit if anyone has direct experience with one that worked perfectly.

Thanks!

I listed this bike last year, but unlisted it to fix it up *correctly* before selling it. So here it is 6 months later - ready to go! 42 mpg. 23,100 miles. Stock. Clean! Never dropped, cracked, scratched, raced or abused. Adult owned, ridden, and maintained. No drips. Starts great, runs great, drive...

Thanks for the additional info. I don't think you're appreciating my dilemma with the local shops here in L.A. I can afford a $300 service. I'm asking what the hours/rate is so that the shop doesn't screw me for additional work that I don't need. I had a perfectly tuned 1988 750 Paso with no leaks o...

Approximately what MPG would indicate a healthy bike? 45? 50? Don't bother giving me the disclaimer about how I drive - I drive like a grandma. I think you're suggesting that I can check the TPS without fussing with any of the other adjustments? If so, I'll start with that. I won't be using any blu-...