Ducati Testastretta 749 998 999 Timing belt replacement 

Finished it yet?

because they're afraid of screwing it up and they see others doing it that way saying you have to.

just a trained monkey really.

n-Track Tuner and Gates Carbon Drive

the ducati spec is between the drive pulley and adjuster bearing on the horizontal and between drive pulley and idler bearing on the vertical.

don't think i've ever done testa roller bearings.

yes.

really, it's up to you to do whatever you need to do for it to make sense to you. i never have, but some people like to do it.

yes, just a few minutes on the bench grinder.

different ish. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-w8UMjIgc5g0.html

no. it's a liquid cooled engine so there really shouldn't be any variation due to airflow.

pretty much the same yes. i spin them in second gear usually, normal direction of wheel travel. if you go backwards you drive the starter through the drive system, it adds a lot of effort. can take some effort. use an engine turning tool if you want to make it easier.

n-track tuner, easy tension, conti tension 2 go, gates carbondrive

Awesome! Thanks! 🤘🏾

gates carbon drive n-track tuner conti tension 2go

i use 110hz on all models, except on the later (2005>) 2v ds engines when i use 100 as they can get noisy when hot over 100, and the mts1200 dvt where the spec is 90hz. there's a guy on the ducati ms forum who preaches a whole lot, but doesn't actually work on the bikes who claims you have to use 99 or something like that with the exactfit belts.

probably. take it to someone who knows what they're doing to get it set up properly.

this is how i always do it, but you can do whatever you like. not sure how else you would, but that's up to you.

i'm the australian distributor for california cycleworks products, so i use the exactfit belts or genuine if a customer specifies that. otherwise, i haven't tried any others.

Thanks for that - do you have an AU based website I can visit to check on prices for some bits & pieces?

Actually - never mind, I found it, also your stuff on Ebay. You don't have any TB1198 in stock by any chance?

not yet.

i only check valve clearances with the belts off.

Yes, the vertical cam end slot orientation is the only difference. The app used is Gates Carbon Drive, which I think is a push bike drive belt app primarily. I also use n-track tuner as well, which is a guitar tuning app that gives a heap of frequency peaks on a log graph.

looks like a 2005> model, maybe they changed the hose. different part # listed 04 vs 06. i don't recall now. as for the history of this specific bike - no idea.

@@bradthebikeboy Interesting. Thanks.

the big ring spanner is a 26mm (i think, must be), and the small spanner is 12mm.

gates carbon drive n-track tuner conti tension 2go

5 years or 20,000km. well, 2007> MS4R/RS would be 24,000km as they increased the major service intervals to 12,000km.