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Originally Posted by boom boom
Today i had to bring it in for its federal inspection. Instead of trailering it down i called my Ins. co and had it insured for the day, so i geared up and hit the road to our local Canadian Tire (canada's fed insp garage). First impressions...this thing has grunt...it pulls hard but vibrates worse than a harley. the mirrors are almost flopping around till 50mph or so (i think some of this may be attributed to a weakened fairing cage (can this be welded or will i have to take out another mortgage) secondly i found the brakes to feel very wooden. it was difficult to get a feel for them. I found the clutch very heavy but i did sustain a bad injury to my wrist last year. ( i have read threads about an aftermarket slave that reduces pull effort...any advise) I am going to get rid of that 190 rear tire ASAP....!
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I find that the perfect primary balance of the 90 degree V-twin is much smoother than the terrible primary balance of the 45 degree V-twin; I have ridden a few Harleys over the years and frankly wish I hadn't. And, my mirrors don't flop around; they are blurry though. Are you sure your SS doesn't need a tune-up? Both of my Ducs are smooth through the rev range. They are also smooth during a roll-on at highway speeds; no shakes. This may be attributable to them both being in tune, FCRs, modded airboxes and straight-thru cans.
Your brakes should not feel wooden. Consider new pads and a fluid flush.
A new clutch slave will reduce lever effort and the possibility of leaking. Yoyodyne or Evoluzione both make good slaves; Yoyodyne being the preferred one.
Yes, get rid of the 190 rear tire. Go back to the stock size of your bike. In fact, make sure both tires are of the correct size.
I love both of my Ducs. I find them fun and easy to ride. They have character and soul; which is lacking, sadly, in bikes from the big 4. And they are fun and easy to work on (for me).
If you don't feel pasionate about your Ducati, if you don't get a warm & fuzzy feeling when you first walk into the garage, if you don't feel like the luckiest person alive when you're out on a ride and you can't help patting it on the top of the vertical cylinder when the tank is off, then maybe a Ducati is not for you. And that's OK; an Italian mistress is not for everyone.
