Ducati Belt Change Page2 - Adjusting Tension

A free method that might work even better than the factory tool for measuring belt tension is using a PC with a microphone and sound recording and frequency analysis software like Audacity.  

I have watched trained Ducati Techs try and pluck the belts and take frequency measurements with the factory tool.  Each pluck can produce different readings, and it is somewhat dependent on how the belt is plucked.

Using the Audacity software, you can see the quality of your signal versus background noise.  You can also perform several plucks and save the results easily.

The setup I use is a Asus Notebook UL30VT-A1

with a Logitech 980186-0403 Silver USB Connector USB Desktop Microphone: