Don't know about you mate, but I'm enjoying the warmth in my legs and nether regions on morning rides.....At the moment:smile2:
Don't know about you mate, but I'm enjoying the warmth in my legs and nether regions on morning rides.....At the moment:smile2:Hoping that someone might be able to tell me whether replacing the standard exhaust system with the Akra full system eases the underseat heat problem by getting rid of the cat or does it make it worse by direct heat onto the legs as the pipes come up close to the seat area. Hoping someone who has experienced both might be able to provide a comparison
His consumption sounds excessive regardless. I ride mine hard, hitting redline somewhat frequently. I've never had to top up between changes and I'm at 11,500km.“Mine was burning more than 500ml of engine oil every thousand km on average...”
How hard do u ride the bike?
Mine burns about 200ml per 1000k - Ducati Dealer says normal and won't due anything. Usual BS Ducati/Crap Dealer. At least yours tried to fix.I don't ride it that hard.. I hardly hit redlines if ever.
I usually shift between 6-7 thousand rev/min, so I do rev it a bit.
Mine is also the only Ducati I know of burning oil at all. This is specific to track bikes where oil is changed much more often.
Mine is also the only one with the engine remap. When they rebuilt the engine, they said it was some leaking gasket in there, but the bike is spotless. Only thing is the break side exhaust, it smells like ****. It's noticeable when you park. So it was burning it all up.
But this is still unfolding. I hope it ends well for Ducati 👿
Yes, agreed... but it depends how one defines "ride hard". Hitting red line frequently is not necessarily riding hard. But sustained (hours) high RPM, with loaded bike, is another way of thinking of riding it hard.His consumption sounds excessive regardless. I ride mine hard, hitting redline somewhat frequently. I've never had to top up between changes and I'm at 11,500km.
That's good to know, did you carry oil with you on the trip?Yes, agreed... but it depends how one defines "ride hard". Hitting red line frequently is not necessarily riding hard. But sustained (hours) high RPM, with loaded bike, is another way of thinking of riding it hard.His consumption sounds excessive regardless. I ride mine hard, hitting redline somewhat frequently. I've never had to top up between changes and I'm at 11,500km.
The reason I mention this, is that my bike barely consumes a drop when I sport ride frequently hitting high RPMs, but when I went on an extended trip and sustained high RPM for hours with loaded bike against significant headwinds at also high MPH, mine consumed quite a bit of oil. And, it has not consumed a drop since then with spirited sport riding all the time.
Nevertheless, agree that it seems like badmistake has another issue.
Normally I do bring oil on trips, but my panniers were already overloaded on the 3 week journey and didn’t this time.That's good to know, did you carry oil with you on the trip?
Well as you can see, they're not really right under the seat, they are 4 inches above the pillion pegs level at most. They get plenty of air flow even in stand still traffic and the ends are titanium, so they cool a lot quicker than steel. 30 seconds after switching the engine off you can touch them and they just feel warm, while the steel pipes still radiate enough of heat to deter you from coming into contact with them.Let's face it, if you put your pipes under your seat- it's going to add heat.
You wut? I guess its the tropical heat here but I have to top up 200 ml in every 500-700 kms or so. I dont even ride that hard.His consumption sounds excessive regardless. I ride mine hard, hitting redline somewhat frequently. I've never had to top up between changes and I'm at 11,500km.