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Old 25 Sep 08, 09:43 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Bike: 1998 Ducati 916

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Originally Posted by blackie View Post
Are the electrics not similar to the 749/999. as in you can swap engines over to the same loom ?
No, 916 have lower-powered 2-wire alternator. From 1999 (996) onwards had the 3-wire unit which was better. It might be possible to use a 916 regulator/rectifier to adapt it to a newer model but the charging is marginal on 916 so may struggle on a newer bike.

Good news is that early ('94-'95) 916 didn't suffer the rocker problems of later models.

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