And it was all going so well.
During the covids some people got dogs, I got bikes.
I got a Jap import MHR from DK in Stoke.
Very pleased with it, had not been run for ages, cracked tyres etc. Potential.
After a lot of very enjoyable work, research and head scratching, it fired on the 3rd kick. OK a year or so later 
.
I have run it for a year or so with a big grin.
But a few days ago I had to push the bloody thing home, b***#&&d
Many hours later it started first kick, friends again
but after a few minutes it simply cut out, b’kh**#d.
Like it had been turned off.
Lights remained on the dash.
You know the drill, fairing, seat, tank
Fuel is good, i checked jets and there was no sediment in the bowls.
Must be electrical, gotabe.
I removed a kill switch that I had fitted over a year ago.
Now I have had the LHS cover off to free up my sticky clutch (after the winter),
Now this is where the clever Bosch pick ups hide, i was careful not to disturb them.
I read that the wires from the pick ups to the brain are not very ‘robust’.
Whatever it is, it effects both cylinders, as they warm up after a few minutes.
So that should rule out coils, and other stuff right.
Any ideas guys, I am sure after i have slept on it another possibility will spring to mind
Over to the Ducati Owners Club massive
Thanks Tony
Hi Tony,
I had a similar problem on a different make of bike, took me ages to find it, but it turned out to be the ignition switch. You say the dash stays on so maybe not in your case, but no harm in checking it over.
While you are in that area have a really close look at any wires that pass the headstock, this is a frequent site of chafed and broken wires due to the flexing when you turn the bars.
Other things that can stop it dead are faulty/corroded kill switch contacts or wiring (try bypassing it) or - depending on how your bike is wired up - the side stand switch. Again you can bypass it to see if the problem goes away.
I can’t think of much else that would stop both cylinders at the same time while the bike was still powered up except, as you say, the ignition pickups.
Thank you for your response Jeremy,
I like your thinking, ignition switch. I will go there today.
Yesterday i removed the ignition system and checked the connections etc, nothing obvious there.
For the recent MoT i had to renew the fuel cap seal, as i used a similar not exact copy. I thought the tank may be creating a vacumn, but it seems OK.
The last time the engine stopped, it was on the centre stand at fast idle for a few minutes.
Onwards
Sorted.
Nothing to do with my recent tinkering.
One of the connections had come off my regulator.
No charge, flat battery, no go.
Being only kick start not that obvious
I had assumed all was good in that dept 
A good pulse charge and I am back on t road 
Tony
Ducatis are great.