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Ducati Diavel Owners Manual: Charging and maintenance of the battery during winter Storage

Ducati Diavel Owners Manual / Main maintenance operations / Charging and maintenance of the battery during winter Storage

Your motorcycle is equipped with a connector (1, fig. 147) To which you can connect a special battery charger available from our sales network.

Charging and maintenance of the battery during winter storage


Charging the battery
Before charging the battery, it is recommended to remove it from the motorcycle. Important The battery is housed in the cowling, always contact a ducati dealer or an authorised service centre for ...

Checking drive chain tension
Important Have chain tension adjusted by a ducati dealer or authorised service centre. Make the rear wheel turn until you find the position where chain is tightest. Set the vehicle on the side ...

Other materials:

Description of the clutch assembly
The clutch is disengaged by a drive unit consisting of a thrust piston (c) accommodated inside a small cap mounted to the generator cover. This piston (c) pushes a pushrod (b), which runs through gearbox primary shaft and operates the Pressure plate (4) located on top of the clutch plate pack ...

Clutch lever
Lever (1) disengages the clutch. It features a dial adjuster (2) for lever distance from the twistgrip on handlebar. The lever distance can be adjusted through 10 clicks of the dial (2). Turn clockwise to increase lever distance from the twistgrip. Turn the adjuster counter clockwise to decrea ...

Recharging the battery
Examine the label on the battery showing the check intervals in order to determine when to test the voltage. Charge the battery if the open circuit voltage is lower than 12.8 V. Leaving the battery discharged for more than one month could damage it. Check the battery charge with a voltmete ...

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