Ducati Diavel Owners Manual: Timing system
Desmodromic (type) with four valves per cylinder, operated by eight rocker arms (4 opening rockers and 4 closing rockers) and two overhead camshafts. It is operated by the crankshaft through spur gears, belt rollers and toothed belts.
Desmodromic timing system (fig. 159)
- Opening (or upper) rocker.
- Opening rocker shim.
- Closing (or lower) rocker shim.
- Return spring for lower rocker.
- Closing (or lower) rocker.
- Camshaft.
- Valve.
Engine
Twin cylinder, four-stroke, 90 "l" type, longitudinal, with
deep sump die-cast crankcase.
Bore, mm: 106
Stroke, mm:
67.9
Total displacement, cu. Cm:
1198
Compression ratio:
11.5В±0 ...
Performance data
Maximum speed in any gear should be reached only after the
correct running-in period with the motorcycle properly
serviced at the recommended intervals.
Important
Failure to follow these instruct ...
Other materials:
Front wheel
Nut
Washer
Left spacer
Sealing ring
Bearing
Front wheel rim
Inner spacer
Screw
Right spacer
Front wheel shaft
Valve
Spare parts catalogue
Diavel abs front and rear wheels
Diavel carbon
abs
front and rear wheels
Important
Bold reference numbers in this section iden ...
Checking and adjusting the valve clearances
Note
For clarity, the figures show the engine removed from the frame.
Move the piston of the cylinder being checked to tdc of the power stroke: in
this condition, all the valves are closed and
the timing shafts come in neutral position and, therefore, free to rotate; check
to the valve cl ...
Hands free key (hf) not recognised
The activation of this (amber yellow) "warning" indicates that the hands free
system does not detect the active key (1,
fig.62) Near the vehicle.
Note
Check that the active key (a) is near the vehicle (and has not been lost)
or that it works properly.
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