1260 Ms 1260 Enduro, A Different Type Of Journey.

Hey Bumpkin.
I can confirm the original rubber grommets are in place, the PUIG screen is just slightly the wrong shape.

I gave up trying to fix my Landie today and needed a small win to make me feel better, so decided to have a better look at the dodgy Sat Nav power feed added to this bike by a previous owner.
I stripped the old one out and used the proper White power feed plug under the plastics by the headstock.
The original blanking plug was in it with about an inch of wire attached, so I used that instead of buying a new connector.

The guy I brought the bike off said the old power supply had been done by a previous owner.

The cable had been taken the whole length of the bike and I thought spliced into the power supply to the double USB power socket in the tool tray under the Pillion pad, but I wasn't sure what I'd find underneath the insulation tape, or what damage I'd have to put right:



I need not have worried about what damage had been done to the original wiring loom as under the tape I found a huge bodge:



The bared ends of the Sat Nav power cable had just been jammed in the connector(Excuse the image):



What a bodge

 

Also found this by the Battery/Diag connector.

Is this a ready to go power supply for the rear of the bike?

 

My Landie is still out of action, so I've been using this bike as my only form of transport for the last week.

Commuting to work with all my gear and a change of clothes.
Going to the Gym.
picking up parts for the Landie.
Etc

Really been enjoying using it like that, and I've certainly got more used to it.

But am hoping I don't have to use it through the wetter weather arriving next week.

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This bike came to me not only with the Aluminium Paniers and Topbox, but also the Ducati/Givi Tank bag that fits to a filler ring:



The fact that it's set up with a power point and leads that plug into the socket in the dash is useful because you can charge your phone in there as you ride:



But I really don't like the shape and look of it:





I don't think it suits the bike at all, it's quite large and sit's on top of the tank like a partially deflated football.
The texture also looks a bit odd as it doesn't match anything else on the bike or the style of the Aluminium Paniers.

I had a quick look on Ebay and found this GIVI magnetic bag really cheap but in almost new condition.
There appear to be lots of unbranded knock-offs of this bag available too:



Now I know you are all thinking Nasher has lost the plot because his tank is Plastic, but I had a plan.
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I knocked up a couple of Aluminium plates to sandwich the GIVI Bags magnetic 'Wings':





Then took the locking ring off the bottom of the old bag and added it to the new bag:



I know it's smaller, bit I think it suits the bike far better than the original:









I even moved the charging point over from the other bag:



I'm happy, I'm sure others will disagree.

 

Yesterday afternoon was dedicated to a bit of maintenance on this bike.

It came to me with an invoice from Snells for the Belts and Desmo service to be done in Oct last year, and it's only done @2K miles since, so I thought I'd get some basic stuff up to date.

First off I changed all three sets of Brake pads as I'd noticed they were all a bit low for my liking.

Then I thought I'd dive in to changing the Airfilter which I'd seen was quite 'involved'.
I don't think it's ever taken me an hour just to get to the Air filter on any bike:



I was not only working it out as I went along, but was also hampered by several of the captive 'Moulded in' inserts in the sides of the fuel tank for the inner tank covers just spinning rather than being captive any more.
I got round that with a bit of force and twisting then keyhole slotted them ready for refitting.
I didn't fancy doing too much with the sides of the actual tank.

Why have I seen so many horror stories about breaking the breather pipe connector in the top of the tank and using 4 small screwdrivers to release it?
It's simply a case of flushing it out with brake cleaner, pushing the outer ring down and popping out the right angle pipe fitting!

But that filter really needed changing, and I'm still a little shocked at how small it is.

While I had access I thought I'd change all 4 HT leads, which I'd brought as a preventative maintenance measure having read about issues with them, and the plugs themselves.

That vertical cylinder side one is a bit of a fiddle.
I ended up popping out to B&Q to buy two really cheap 14mm ring spanners(I case I mucked one up) and ground the ring down so it would fit:



That went well, as actually did fitting the two front HT leads.
I was dreading threading them through the mass of plumbing etc over the Horizontal cylinder behind the radiator, but I realised that if I simply removed the horn and it's bracket I had loads of access.

I did have one fright though.
I put the new HT leads in place first then pulled the old ones out.
After pulling them out I looked back through the space I'd been working in, and right in the middle sticking up was the end of a disconnected small rubber pipe.
I spent ages trying to find where it had become disconnected from with a torch and small mirror, then realised in the end that it was actually the Breather pipe from the EVAP Canister, which instead of being led downwards like any other Breather pipe has been led up vertically into the space above the Horizontal cylinder.
I'm sure it wasn't visible before I pulled the old HT leads out, so I've disturbed it somehow, but I believe it just terminates in an open end so it should be OK.

I've not had a chance to ride the bike since getting it back together, and won't do today, but it started OK with no error messages.
It did however sound a little better to me, and idled a little better from start which it didn't before for the first 10 seconds or so.

 

I’ve been thinking overnight about my experience above.

It’s actually quite annoying that changing the Air Filter is such a massive undertaking on a bike that is meant to be a long distance machine and could require a filter change in the field without ideal workshop conditions, especially the Enduro that is theoretically more likely to be used in more dusty conditions.
It surely can’t be beyond the Ducati design team to have the filter above the tank just under the top cover, or even down one side.

Also, as mentioned, I have a receipt from Snells for the Belts and Desmo service to be carried out in October last year.
I have checked up on this, and it was done as a specific requirement, not as part of a full service.
Although there is also evidence the Oil and filter was changed shortly before by a generic bike shop.

Snells must have had the tank off to do the Belts and Desmo, so it would have been 1min of additional work for them to put a £40 filter in then.

 

Thanks Bumpkin.

Although I changed the plugs whilst the tank was off I think you can get to all 4 plugs with the tank in place.
Certainly the Horizontal pair.
The Vertical top one is just outside the area covered by the tank, and you have to go in from the side to get to the Vertical side one as the frame is in the way above it.
I've added a slimed down 14mm Plug spanner to my on-bike toolkit and reckon I could change all 4 at the side of the road if need be.
Although I think I'll carry just 2 spares to save space, which I'll choose from the 4 I took out.

Changing the HT leads however is definitely a Tank Off job because three of the coils are under the Tank.

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I've used K&N and the like filters for years on various bikes and cars.
Performance wise there will only be a benefit if the fueling is adjusted to suit, and in fact just throwing the filter in with no other adjustment is more likely to have a detrimental effect on performance, even with modern injected bikes.
But I do like a K&N for the long term cost advantage.
The Filter, cleaning and Oiling Fluids, may be @3 times the cost of an OE filter, but will last many times the life of an OE filter.

I have no intension of playing with the performance of this bike so have stuck with an OE filter.

Of course to wash and Re-Oil a K&N or similar you still need to take it out of the bike, although as Edward Cunliffe suggests maintenance can often be extended past the life of an OE Filter, but I'd suggest for example every other Oil change rather than every one.

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