Ben....you missed my point somewhere in translation: My Ducati 907 (AND
the previous 750 I rode for 30,000 miles) have never gotten out of
adjustment or needed shim changes, that's how good the Italian metal
quality and tolerances are. They seldom, if ever, NEED adjustment. I've
gone 10,000 and they were fine! Ducati still 'rules' and is a lot
prettier than any Japanese bike. :-) So next time you're down in MD,
bring you Suzuki, we'll see just how much 'more power' it has, there are
some nice twisty roads for us to go play on. The local young bucks can't
seem to keep up with their 140 hp Yamahas, for some reason. :-)

Karl

Benny boy wrote:
> Ducati need frequent (3k to 5k miles) adj. They are nice exotic V-Twin
> bike... period.
>
> My Suzuki SV1000S V-Twin goes a 20k miles  between valve adj. produce way
> more power and torque for the same amounth of CC.
>
> The RC51 is also an awsome V-Twin, sadly, it's run way to hot for the legs.
>
> They all use T-Chain, but i fitted mine with an external T-Belt :-), a Subi
> one...
>
> Ben