The Red Baron’s Ultimate Ducati Desmo Manual: BELT-DRIVEN CAMSHAFTS L-TWINS 1979 TO 2017 (Essential Manual)

An absolute must for any Ducati Superbike owner who wants to do their own repairs and maintenance on these wonderful machines.

This is the ultimate book for any owner of a belt drive Ducati. Packed with loads of info, easy to read and use, for both prosessional and amature mechanics. The number one book to have in your collection.

It is a great book, that covers everything regarding servicing a Ducati motorcycle.Great tips that make things look quite easy and accessible.

Very good pictures and guidelines. To be used as a guideline when restoring a Ducati 1994 Strada from scratch.

It is a nice book but I feel it’s written for people at a certain knowledge of Ducati systems and mechanics. I personally didn’t think it was worth the price

I don't write often reviews but this one definitively deserve it! I'm a ducati owner with an engineering background and this book managed to satisfy both my needs to understand how my machine works and how to maintain it.The paper quality is amazing, the pictures and diagrams clear, and most of all the explanations plain and practical whilst at the same time offering the reasons behind the procedures. The procedures explained goes from the simple oil of belt change to the complete cranckase split and internal bearings overhaul.He dedicates as well a couple of chapter purely to to the theory behind the Ducati engines which I thoroughly enjoyed.One word of caution though, this is not a a workshop manual, and as he says it clearly himself multiple times, it should be used in conjunction with one. What he gives though and the workshop manual don't, is the background and rationale behind the maintenance procedures and why we do them a certain way, which in turns permits us to be a much better judge of our own maintenance actions/procedures.

The manual covers; body work, fuel tank, engine, gearbox, clutch and drive train. No sections for rear suspension or electrical systems. What it contains is good, well presented and supported by pictures and diagrams. Certainly plenty scope for a second manual.

Bought this on behalf of hubby, who was very happy with it. It was as he expected. Delivery also was very prompt.

Uitstekend boek voor amateur die zelf aan z'n Ducati wil sleutelen. Ook nuttig voor de proffesional.Erg duidelijk uitgelegd en geïllustreerd.

Fantastic resource for anything, from basic maintenance, to full engine rebuilds on the majority of bike Ducati has ever released. Lots of pictures and background explanation. Far superior to the Hayes manuals and well worth the money.

Great book for the amateur mechanic that wishes to repair his own Ducati in the garage. Clear explanations with pictures to guide every process. Invaluable.

Been wrenching on Ducatis over the last 6 years, and this is really the best, most thorough service manual I've come across.What I appreciate most are the full-color pages, with clear markings of various aspects with highlighted and circled areas. So many other manuals are ambiguous in areas that really matter, and this manual spares no expense to ensure you understand exactly where that liquid gasket goes (an example when checking valves on a Testastretta engine).In addition, it's becoming more and more difficult to find service manuals that deal with four-valve (desmoquattro and testastrettas) Ducatis, as they are indeed more common these days, vs the two-valve versions--which of course are still around, but not as common as ten years ago.I still think other manuals (like the Desmotimes one) is essential to also have in your library, but between these two, and the service manual for the bike you're working on for torque specs, you're pretty much golden and can do almost anything needed as long as you can fab or buy the proper tools for said bikes.I hope this manual stays in print because it's that important I think.