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First post here - Searched previous posts but couldn't find one with this problem under my specific conditions:
I recently bought a 1998 M900 with 1700 miles on it. No mods except a Staintune exhaust / header, a tach kit, and a few carbon fiber bits. Obviously it wasn't used much over the last 11 years but it was immaculate and the dealer tightened & replaced anything that needed it before I rode it home. No problems in 500 miles except an oil leak (loose filter).
I was riding today, let it warm up, and then revved it to about 8k for the first time. Before this point it was running fine. When I stopped at the next light I immediately noticed that it was running rougher, popping, and backfiring here and there. When I accelerated away the engine would bog down and then rev up unpredictably (=bucking) and the backfiring continued. Fortunately I was only a couple of miles or two from home so I awkwardly rode it home without a major incident.
I don't have a lot of tools or much experience with Ducatis, but I'd like to check whatever I can myself before trucking it back to the dealer. Where should I start? Spark plugs? Also, could I have broken anything by riding the bike a couple of miles after the problem developed? Thanks for your help; I assume most of you can remember how you felt the first time your bike acted up :-(
I recently bought a 1998 M900 with 1700 miles on it. No mods except a Staintune exhaust / header, a tach kit, and a few carbon fiber bits. Obviously it wasn't used much over the last 11 years but it was immaculate and the dealer tightened & replaced anything that needed it before I rode it home. No problems in 500 miles except an oil leak (loose filter).
I was riding today, let it warm up, and then revved it to about 8k for the first time. Before this point it was running fine. When I stopped at the next light I immediately noticed that it was running rougher, popping, and backfiring here and there. When I accelerated away the engine would bog down and then rev up unpredictably (=bucking) and the backfiring continued. Fortunately I was only a couple of miles or two from home so I awkwardly rode it home without a major incident.
I don't have a lot of tools or much experience with Ducatis, but I'd like to check whatever I can myself before trucking it back to the dealer. Where should I start? Spark plugs? Also, could I have broken anything by riding the bike a couple of miles after the problem developed? Thanks for your help; I assume most of you can remember how you felt the first time your bike acted up :-(