Carb. Icing

That's the 2nd week in a row I've taken the Ducati out for an early blat
on a Saturday morning.

It's the 2nd week it has largely been a pig to ride due to carb. icing.

Is there a simple solution for this?

 

Only ride it in summer.

 

But I wanted to ride this month, not wait for the roads to be stuffed
full of weekend drivers, just because it's a bit warmer out there.

 

More throttle.

 

Bloody thing keeps bogging down when getting back on the power, then
spitting and popping as the excess fuel hits the hot exhaust.

 

Silkolene pro fst.

 

It *should* have an anti-icing kit which is a set of oil lines, running
to the carbs. There's a junction box and a tap, like an old Italian fuel
tap on a 1970s Guzzi, on the junction box. This is so you can turn off
the heated flow if you want.

I've never found it necessary to turn it off - I suppose in an Italian
heatwave you might. But it's possible someone's turned it off on yours.

 

I shall investigate later, as I am swapping a fairing panel - managed to
get a replacement for the one I scraped on the BOTAFOT last summer for
less money than having mine painted.

 

My Duke used to have the same issue. I found that Super petrol helped.
Didn't eliminate it, but made a pretty good job.

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Silkolene pro fst.

 

Fuel injection.

 

Can you buy that in a bottle at Halfords?

 

So I heard. I went for the FI option.

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Triumph Sprint ST 1050: It's blue, see.
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Not round here, they weren't. Lovely it was.

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Triumph Sprint ST 1050: It's blue, see.
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Quite... bit of an expensive retro fit though.

 

Yeah, but the fringe benefits were pretty good. Lots more BHP, blacker,
got an extra cylinder into the deal as well.

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Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply)
116 Giulietta 3.0l Sprint 1.7 145 2.0 Cloverleaf 156 V6 2.5 S2
Triumph Sprint ST 1050: It's blue, see.
www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk