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Historic exemption in the UK is at 40 years old. This MHR looks like a 1981 bike, so still needs an MOT; probably its last. Given a choice of (a)...
"Praying is like a rocking chair - it'll give you something to do, but it won't get you anywhere." Gypsy Rose Lee.
Turns out 26 June is too soon, so I have now pushed my Eurotunnel booking back to 21 August again at a cost of NIL. Still have no idea if it will...
One important question, for any Multistrada of that era and mileage, is whether it has had the "porous" cylinder head castings replaced under...
Very kind of you. Fortunately you can't see in this picture that the white leathers I'm wearing have a blue "Triumph" logo on the back; they were...
This was my first ever Ducati - 1974 750SS greenframe: [ATTACH]
2017 Multistrada 1200 DVT, in the Alps - [ATTACH] Paso 907, bought and quickly sold - [ATTACH] Pantah in ice blue - [ATTACH] 1965 160 Monza...
[ATTACH] My new Pantah in 1980 - 450 Scrambler - [ATTACH] 900 bevel Hailwood Replica - [ATTACH] OK not really a Ducati, but 850 Le Mans -...
With any collectors' classic bike (or car), it is always preferable to have matching numbers, i.e. the engine and the frame were originally...
True, but that's a lot of trouble to go to. The accelerator pumps should be self-priming. The diaphragms are quite delicate, and if they are 40...
OK, it may be helpful to go into more detail. The DellOrto PHM 40 carbs fitted as standard to 750SS greenframes, 900SS, and 900 Hailwood models...
At one time Mr Millyard explained that he had to shorten the stroke slightly so that he had enough room to fit the master-and-slave conrods in the...
Indeed. Damiano Chini in sales was one of the good guys. The service department was expected to work on Ducati/Triumph/Guzzi/Kawasaki/Vespa all...
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In good average condition, 500 or 600 SL Pantahs are £5K to £6K. If the one you mention is as superb as you say, and includes all the standard...
DellOrto 40mm carbs do not have a cold start enrichment circuit ("choke"), so starting from cold is a bit hit and miss. The routine in theory is...
Indeed. The wires which come out of the ignition pickups are notoriously weak, and the insulation on those wires is prone to deteriorate and crack...
I'll say £9K.
You could buy quite a nice widecase bevel single for that, early 70s. Ideal collector, also lovely to ride.
Classictransfers (Robert Derrick of Gloucestershire), the usual source of transfers and decals for classic Ducatis and all makes, is offering only...
