You guys wanna hear something awesome?

[hooligan machinist]

  Check this out. I finally got my 7 fiddy running again.




I had a hard time starting it at first. Had to get fuel back into the carb's.

[MattoSandman]

Did you put oil in it ? 

Is it me, or do 750's sound different than the rest? 

[BryanS]

Awesome!

I bet it will run even better with a happy face on its side

[hooligan machinist]

  You got it!!
 Put me down for one of those crank covers in black and silver.
Just tell me where to send the money.

[ToasterTank]

Helmet cam for maiden voyage.

[BryanS]

  You got it!!
 Put me down for one of those crank covers in black and silver.
Just tell me where to send the money.

They're availabe for presale in our store. http://store.hoosierhooligans.org

The first batch is pretty much sold but I'll be ordering more right away and they shouldn't take long.

[hooligan machinist]

  For those of you who don't know.
I've been chasing a non starting issue for the last 9 months.
 It's been a real pain in the ass and expensive too. But i've finally narrowed it down to the carbs.

[BryanS]

Did they need replacement, rebuilding, cleaning, or what? 

[hooligan machinist]

  I'm not sure exactly what they need. I haven't pulled them yet.
The only way to get the bike started when cold is to drain the float bowls and air out the cylinders.

[GRUBBY]

like it's flooding ? I wonder if something could be sticking open

[sTD]

I'm guessing you've got some sort of jet kit in the carbs, and I'll bet the needles are too high.  Dynojet tapers are famous for this, but the last one I worked on with a similar problem had a Factory kit.  Raise the clip to the highest position, thus dropping the needle all the way, and give that a try.  Those Mikuni BSD carbs are also famous for wearing out the needle jets pretty quickly, so investing in a new set of those might be a good idea while you're in there.  Go to www.factorypro.com, then tech, then motorcycle tech, then scroll down to "Float Height, Ducati with CV carbs".... follow the instructions.

HTH

[hooligan machinist]

I'm guessing you've got some sort of jet kit in the carbs, and I'll bet the needles are too high.  Dynojet tapers are famous for this, but the last one I worked on with a similar problem had a Factory kit.  Raise the clip to the highest position, thus dropping the needle all the way, and give that a try.  Those Mikuni BSD carbs are also famous for wearing out the needle jets pretty quickly, so investing in a new set of those might be a good idea while you're in there.  Go to www.factorypro.com, then tech, then motorcycle tech, then scroll down to "Float Height, Ducati with CV carbs".... follow the instructions.

HTH

  Talk about hitting the nail on the head!
Last winter while i had it apart i paid a guy to install a Factory jet kit.
  I don't know anything about what jets he used or settings. But when i put it back together it seemed perfect. Then 400 miles later it started acting up. 600 miles later it died and hasn't been worth a shit since.

[hooligan machinist]

 Well, she's officially fixed.
I yanked the bowls yesterday and found the problem right away.
The float pivot pin on the right carb had fallen out of the bracket. The floats were just dangling at an angle. I put it back from the opposite side. Now she starts and runs like new money.

[BryanS]

Awesome!  I bet your glad with the weather getting nicer and nicer

[GRUBBY]

Beautiful. I doubt I'd have figured that out.