Ducati
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I have a 2006 Ducati MTS1000s DS.
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Torque Settings
Multistrada Frame Torque Settings This is from the manual of the 2006 MTS1000DS.
Amazon stuff
Ducati Parking Sign Yes, it will make you look like a dork.
tuning computers
Suspension -- Ohlins
http://www.ducati-upnorth.com/tech/suspensionspring.php
exhaust
termignoni collector pipe $454.95 http://www.hattarmoto.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=14_78_80&products_id=690
Staintune headerset $595 model 428T5bwo http://www.motorsports-network.com/cgi-bin/dbsearch.exe?mdb=/exhaust.mdb,tbl=data1,dbtype=2000,template=/dbcart3/returnex.htm,DB_Category=Ducati Installation info http://www.ducati.ms/forums/showthread.php?t=16195
Arrow model AR-71299MI/457-6045 $300 (need to confirm that these will work with the 2006 MTS1000DS) http://www.ca-cycleworks.com/shop/catalog/ducati/exhaust.html http://www.motorsports-network.com/cgi-bin/dbsearch.exe?mdb=/arrow.mdb,tbl=data1,dbtype=2000,template=/dbcart3/returnar.htm,DB_Brand=DucatiM
Rear Mud Guard
This bike really needs a rear hugger! Even the stock Ducati 695 comes with one. The underside of the Multistrada gets really dirty. Of all the models of Ducati that really need a mud guard you would think that the adventure touring model would be the one. Instead you must buy it as an option. If you get one of these bikes and you do not add a rear mud guard right away you will eventually curse yourself for not doing it sooner when you finally do end up getting one.
Computer error codes
When the EOBD light (bottom right, amber light) comes on after turning on the ignition, the computer has diagnosed a problem somewhere on the bike. To display what is wrong: turn off the ignition, press and hold the "A" button and turn the ignition back on. Than release the "A" button. The main display now shows "EFI", and the smaller display shows the error code.
Inputs
1.1 Throttle Position Sensor (TPS) short-circuit to battery + 1.2 Throttle Position Sensor (TPS) short-circuit to ground 2.1 Oil pressure sensor short-circuit to battery + 2.2 Oil pressure sensor short-circuit to ground 3.1 Oil temperature sensor short-circuit to battery + 3.2 Oil temperature sensor short-circuit to ground 4.1 Air temperature sensor short-circuit to battery + 4.2 Air temperature sensor short-circuit to ground 5.1 Battery HI 5.2 Battery LO 7.1 Fuel sensor short-circuit to battery + 7.2 Fuel sensor short-circuit to ground
Outputs
10.1 Horizontal cylinder coil short-circuit to battery + 10.2 Horizontal cylinder coil short-circuit to ground 11.1 Vertical cylinder coil short-circuit to battery + 11.2 Vertical cylinder coil short-circuit to ground 12.1 Injector 1 short-circuit to battery + 12.2 Injector 1 short-circuit to ground 13.1 Injector 2 short-circuit to battery + 13.2 Injector 2 short-circuit to ground 16.0 Fuel pump relay open circuit 19.1 Starter solenoid short-circuit to battery + 19.2 Starter solenoid short-circuit to ground 21.1 Stepper motor short-circuit to battery + 21.2 Stepper motor short-circuit to ground 21.3 Stepper motor open circuit
Functions
30.0 Generic ECU error 34.0 Signal panel (sensor discovery) 36.0 Speed (sensor discovery) 37.0 Immobilizer (key / transponder not found) 37.1 Immobilizer (antenna discovery) 37.2 Immobilizer (instrument panel serial driver) 37.3 Immobilizer (serial cable disconnected) 37.5 Immobilizer (key not acknowledged) 37.6 Immobilizer (immo virgin - ECU progr.) 38.0 Can line
Oil Mesh
To open remove the oil mesh filter plug on a Ducati Multistrada 1000sDS you need a 14mm hex socket. After you remove the plug you also need to unscrew the recessed oil filter, which also takes a 14mm hex.
It got a Facom hex socket because I wanted to be able to put it on my torque wrench to tighten the plug to the factory recommended 44 NM setting. I couldn't have done this with an allen key. None of the local stores had allen sockets over 10mm, so I had to mail order it.
It's moderately annoying that they didn't use the same hex size for the oil drain plug. You're right there! Doing the same job!
Damn Stickers
You know, you don't HAVE to leave all the stickers on your beautiful trellis frame. There is no law from removing all those safety, DOT, EPA, Noise, and unleaded fuel warning stickers. You can also remove those fugly reflectors from your Ohlins forks. They just stick them on there with double-sided sticky tape. They are an afterthought to meet US requirements, which is why they are so ugly.
I went to the hardware store to find something to remove all the stickers from my motorcycle. Most of the stuff sold especially for removing labels was expensive and sold in teeny bottles. Then I remembered that my mother used to use Ronsonol Lighter Fluid to remove stickers from books. This stuff costs about 1/10th what Goo and other label removers cost. Ronsonol won't hurt the finish, carbon fiber, or rubber. I used it on my Multistrada and Monster with no problems. Of course, your results may vary if you have an inferior bike.
Charcoal canister
I took mine off my Multistrada. It's a trivial task. This will not improve performance in any way. It's not even heavy (it's just a plastic box filled with charcoal). This modification is just for looks. It looks REAL BAD with the canister on. Ducati stuck it way out in front and it's HUGE. It's bigger than the charcoal canister in most cars. I'm sure they did this on purpose because they also made it easy to remove. They might as well put a sticker on in that says "to be removed by customer". This canister is another US-only thing they stick on as an after-thought. At least on the Monster they tucked it away and hid it nicely, so I had no reason to remove it from that bike.
Just follow the big hose back until it is split by a T into two small hoses. Plug the small hoses that feed into the fuel-injectors. I closed them with a stainless screw.
I have mixed feelings about this modification. I figure I'm ahead in the karma game just by riding a bike. But BEWARE, there are downsides to doing this. On a hot day, when you put your bike in your garage it will give off some strong gasoline vapors. Once it was so bad that I was sure some fuel had spilled somewhere. My garage air was nicer when the canister was on there.
Sensor Hackers
On an open-loop ECU system it sounds plausible that distorting sensor readings can shift the injector mixture. Most people dismiss these devices as worthless. These devices do not have a programmable map. Instead they distort sensor input by a constant factor -- this may or may not be a good thing. While I am skeptical, I do find the idea enticing. Sure, a "real" racer wants a totally programmable map, but I wonder if these devices might actually help for normal road conditions. After all, simple needle and jet upgrades on stone-age carburetors are not much smarter than these devices and carb upgrades do help. Of course, needles do have profiles... So an ECU hack might make the system run richer, but it would be doing this all the time. Yes, this could be a not good thing.
But this makes me wonder: What about a simple hack that senses RPM and adjusts IAT distortion with a simple map? maybe 3 or 4 settigs... At idle, run stock then as throttle comes on run the system a little rich until cruising RPM is reached where the gizmo returns to stock. But this is probably what is done in a factory performance ECU -- I think I read that Ducati just uses a different map in the ROM; the ECU is otherwise the same.
None of this applies to the new closed-loop engine systems. Any dumb, simple hacks would likely cause unhappiness to both engine and rider.
Dyno-BOOST hack chip that tries to fool the ECU into higher performance by distorting IAT sensors. The horsepower claims seem patently absurd: 15 to 35 HP gain is claimed. NFW!
http://fatduc.com/ Fat Duc O2 Manipulator] This is another unintelligent sensor hack, but different sensor.
Carbon Fiber
The carbon fiber came with the bike. If it were up to me I would not have put it on there. It can't possibly make a difference (to me). It does look better on the timing belt covers. The stock gray is a weird color. ... I wax the carbon fiber with carnuba. It looks nice. Maybe it protects it from UV. I see a lot of carbon fiber go bad fron sun-light exposure.
Electrical problems
I had a recurring electrical problem that caused one of the ignition coils to burn out twice. It took a couple months to resolve and I was starting to get pissed off. I was close to going through the legal process to get a lemon return. I was even walking into my dealer just before closing to discuss with them reasonable terms. The shop owner was working on my bike when I got there. He said that he finally found the root cause of the problem -- the frame had been rubbing on part of the wiring harness ad had finally worn through the insulation. The wiring harness was sometimes grounding a wire that would lead to the ignition coil burning out. The problem was that you could not see the worn cable by visual inspection and the wire only rarely actually shorted out so the mechanics couldn't measure anything being out of spec. As a software engineer, I know it can be hard to find bugs even when you go over everything a thousand times. I still wrote to Ducati to express my unhappiness with the whole situation and they gave me a $1000 voucher as a consolation. I have had no problems with the bike since the problem was fixed.
