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The exterior inspection revealed only two minor snags:...

Got some more material for my chronic thriller....

I started to take it apart a little bit. ...

When the motorcycle was running, suddenly there was a loud knocking noise and the engine seized up. With great difficulty the spark plug was unscrewed from the right cylinder, or rather its...

Lower left half was broken in two pieces, top fairing a piece was barely holding on and another big chunk missing. Read online that abs plastic can be melted with a soldering iron so i grave it a try...

I came across this on the internet a few months back. I am in the middle of chopping a spare set of cans for my ST4. I have used this as the basis of my mod. I will try to add an extra section to this...

So, let's get on with it. The components have been found, so we can get to work on the motor....

The Ducati ST4s ABS has some of the best brakes of the day: Brembo Gold P4.30/34 brakes with 65mm ear mounts. First of all, they need to be removed from the bike (your captain obvious). These calipers...

In fact, there are still many different compositions of pads, for track, civilian use, in my small experience - if you do not drive on the track, you need to put on the front civilian baked, and the r...

Drive chain following chain adjustment for slack (50-60mm) when on centre stand. Rear wheel axle nut tightened to 95 to 105 ft-lbs. The laser alignment tool I got from Bikesmart for £66.90 inc vat and...

After removing the cable, the default position is open or closed under spring tension? Anyone know for certain?...

The mileage on this remarkable motorcycle has approached 70,000 km, and it could go just as much further, but a "disease" has let it down - the first gear slips out. Of course, with such a large engin...

Next, we remove the motor chain guide screws and then the chain itself....

I've got big plans for a road trip to Oregon next month so I've been spending some time with the Big Red Bitch getting caught up on maintenance. New air filter, new front brakes, also changed the fina...

I got the Dunlop American Elite rear tire as I heard it was good for long straight commutes. Got my chain and sprockets changed also....