Ducati motor holding s.P.A. Advises you to read this manual carefully in order to become familiar with your motorcycle. If in doubt, please contact a ducati dealer or authorised service centre. The information contained herein will prove useful on your trips - and ducati motor holding s.P.A. Wishes you smooth, enjoyable riding - and will help you keep the performance of your motorcycle unchanged for a long time.
This booklet uses a set of symbols with special meanings:
Warning
Failure to comply with these instructions may put you at risk, and could lead to severe injury or even death.
Important
Risk of damage to the
motorcycle and/or its
components.
Note
Additional information about
the current operation.
The terms right and left are referred to the motorcycle viewed from the riding position.
Warranty
Useful information for safe ridingRemoval of the front wheel
Support the bike so that the front wheel is raised from the ground.
Remove the front brake calliper (b) by unscrewing the two screws (a) securing
the calliper to the fork leg; do not
disconnect the calliper from the hose.
Warning
Do not operate the brake lever when the callipers are ...
Checking valve lift
Set the engine to the configuration described for the "checking and adjusting
the valve clearances", previously indicated.
Position the tool 88765.1518 On the cylinder head: the part marked "a" should be
on the intake side and the part
marked "s" should be on the exhaust side.
Seat the pl ...
Main bearings
The main bearings have are of the angular contact type with offset inner
races so that the balls transmit loads from one
groove to the other along straight lines at an angle to the axis of the bearing.
The angle-contact ball bearings are
designed for bearing combined loading (radial-axial load ...