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| I just bought a brand new 2003 Ducati 749 (red) Biposto and am having just a tiny problem. When the bike is cold (I live in Florida), and I start it up, it seems as if I need to keep reving it at first to prevent it from stalling. I figured out on my own that you can't put it in gear if the kickstand is down but because it is fuel injected, doesn't that mean its supposed to start and idol on its own by way of computer? It seems to need this sort of attention until it reaches 90-100 degrees. Then it idols fine. Strange, I thought it might be because it's so new and needs to be broken in a bit. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE THIS BIKE!!!! Very sleek and easy. Exceptional lady finder!! lol...
Oh, and how many miles does a full tank get on average? And when the fuel light comes on, how many miles do I have before the walk of shame? Thnx!
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| There is a fast idle lever on the left handgrip. Pull it down util the bike idles good, let it run while it is warming up. Then push the lever all the way back up. Read about it in the owners manual.
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| For idle, the "choke" lever on the left side adjusts the idle during warm up. Wait until the temp reaches 114F then it should idle fine. As for mileage, the low fuel light comes on at about 110 miles even with hard riding. You should get another 30 miles on it on reserve.
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| | The bike being fuel injected has absolutely nothing to do with putting your kickstand down while the bike is running in gear. It's a safety precaution so that you don't take off with the stand down and attempt a left hand turn and have some obvious difficulties. I am not sure about the fuel economy but a friend of mine that rode a 749 filled up whenever I did and I ride a liter bike and he had plenty of fuel left. I ride a GSXR-1000 and if it's exceptionally cool out I have to keep my hand on the throttle for a minute or it will stall out on me. I am not really up on a motorcycle's fuel injection but I have determined that it's not on par to a car's. Also being your bike is fuel injected you don't want to run it out of gas as that can cause damage to the fuel injection system. I say that as the fuel pump for my GSXR is in the tank and I know that running it out of gas is a bad thing to do. Good luck with your DUCK. |
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