A bit of tech help please !

Motorcycling
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Hi,

I recently (4 months?>) aquired a 2004 Multistrada 1000DS - IT was in a bit of a state having sat idle for 2 years. I have replaced repaired and rebuilt a lot of it up to the point where its MOT time on saturday …however …!

She is a little reluctant to sit and idle and i have trawled the manual for a little more info such as adjusting the auto choke or something mechanical i can adjust and cant find a thing. on the rare occasions i have got her up to running temparature since the project she has idled a little - I am assuming its an MOT fail if this isnt sorted which would be devastating given the hours spent laying on a wet road fixing her!

Thanks in advance!

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As a fellow Multistrada owner, to adjust the idle etc you need to plug it in to a computer. As far as I know you need the Ducati computer to do it. I will check the workshop manual I have at home tonight and get back to you.

They are reluctant to idle when cold, the air-cooled motor seems to turn to a block of ice overnight.

Suggest also you contact Mike MD Racing on this forum too.

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Stuart -

Thanks mate, you sent me the pdf of the manual months ago (well the link to it) and it was a godsend on the ipad putting her together.

I will put some before/after pictures up once the new saddle is fitted and i get the final clean carried out.

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I dont think a bike needs to idle for a mot . I have mot bikes that did not idle . Daylight mot on a race bike being the most recent . What side of town are you getting it mot done ?

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Im getting it done down in Hove - I only work in london

Hoping that it will pass s i think on sheer man hours since getting it its worthy of a pass!

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I think they do as I’m sure they still have to have the emissions test don’t they.

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Never seen am emissions test done on a bike for a mot . Local place dont even have a gas analysis machine .

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There is no emissions test for bikes in the MOT.

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There we in mr googleiano has the answer . So it wont be your idle it fails on . Lets hope your work is up to scratch :wink:

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Now thats a worry - its all down to my workmanship ! :smiley:

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MoT v Workmanship. I’d guess a lot of us who are prepared to get our hands dirty have been there a few time.

Nice ego boost/glow of satisfaction when the man says “That’s fine” though.

(The closest shave I’ve had so far is the fork seals on a freshly rebuilt front end failing on the way home with my new MoT Cert. in my pocket. Moral? Don’t buy cheap pattern parts from the internet.)

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So… SHE PASSED !

New front tyre which i fully expected and that was that - (small discussion about the distinct lack of breaking from the rear brake but aside from that flying colours!)

Now all she needs is a decent blast to clear out the cobwebs - scarey thign is that after all the efforts i may be forced to sell her. Buggar!

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The stepper motor on the throttle bodies can get gummed up due to not being oiled, which doesn’t help idling. The rear brakes are a pig to bleed and really you need to take the caliper off, which involves removing the rear wheel. But congratulations!