I feel a trip to my local parts supplier for a voltmeter coming on, together with a steep learning curve. I'm trying to avoid paying out at the main dealer again if I can help it.

Thanks G. I'm going to nip out to the shed once the rain eases up (good old English weather lol) and take a look. Unfortunately I dont have anything to measure the voltage but I'll try swapping the coils over.

Well guys, turns out everything wasn't as hunky dory as first thought. I picked the bike up last week and as soon as the mechanic bought the bike out it was clear that it was still running on one. I was assured it was on two and that it just needed a good run to bed in and the 25 miles back home wou...

They did specifically say it had the original Weber

Thanks for all the advice guys. The bike went into the shop yesterday as I dont have the space at the moment to work on it myself. Its all sorted now and the diagnosis was........drum roll..............water in one of the carbs. The tank was drained, but no water was found in there and the carbs wer...

No not yet. Only just got round to doing the fuel lines and was hoping against hope that was the ptoblem. It's booked in to have the swingarm removed and welded next week so I'll get the running looked at the same time.

Quick update chaps. Finally found the time to replace the Y joint, the fuel lines. Bike started up and ran fine on full choke, but as soon as choke is knocked off it goes back to running on one cylinder. Never had this trouble with jap crap!

Thanks chaps. I knew owning an older Ducati would involve getting my hands dirty and I must say that I'm quite enjoying it. I've ordered new fuel hose (8mm or 5/16"_ internal diameter), I've gone for the nylon style hose to keep it looking original as the bike is totally standard, even down to ...

Cheers Peter, apology humbly accepted.

I've never had any issues before. The bike was very low on fuel - the fuel warning light was on.

It does have the original Webber set-up mind.

Sorry fellas, maybe I wasn't clear in my original post. The bike started and ran fine initially when I went to get petrol. When I restarted it after filling up, it immediately ran on one cylinder and continued to do so on the two miles home. My first thought was to check the spark plugs. I removed b...

In no way is this an April Fool! I disconnected the battery terminal because I was trying to get at the coil

Thanks Paso750. There was indeed fuel all over the engine and the floor. The blue wire runs to the battery negative terminal. I guess I'll start the elimination process at the weekend. I did try swapping the HT leads over and the same cylinder still wasn't running, so that's one thing I guess.

I'm going outside to stick myself in the ear with a blunt pen

Thanks guys

Anyone got any real suggestions though

Yeah, the capacitor definitely seems to be fluxed. Well and truly fluxed!