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March 8, 2009

Brakes

One factor affecting my riding behavior on the F1 is the weak braking from the front. Readers may recall that the fluid was just about empty when I took delivery of the bike, and that subsequent investigation revealed a small bead of fluid at one of the brake line fittings. I reckon the F1 deserves to stop as well as she goes, so I am taking the old off to get some new made here in town.

I picked up some Ferodo pads at PJ's to replace the fluid-soaked old ones.

Also, I thought I would replace the clutch cover with the spare that the PO included in the sale. Trouble is, it is not the right one. Evidently, Ducati made a couple of different versions of clutch actuating pistons. Mine is the smaller of the two and the spare supplied is the larger. Not sure which is best, but I need either a smaller-piston cover or a larger-piston piston & spring to replace what I have now.

Posted by Underblog at March 8, 2009 7:54 AM

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