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With the 'back-end' almost complete, it was time to focus on the front subframe, the remainder of the wiring, instrumentation and lighting. Up...
It's not helped by the Nanny State media who insist on touting life as insurmountable in the face of arduous weather and who perpetually advocate...
For my sins, a commercial offshore helicopter pilot for the last 29 years. Have ridden bikes since I was 16 years old and always had a soft spot...
About time the project had some wheels fitted. I managed to swap out my OZ Gass RA wheels from the 1299, so simply asked the dealer to change over...
Sticking with the ravages of stone debris, it always puzzled me why Ducati ever considered the exposed area of the fuel tank above the rear wheel...
Stripping the bike down is a relatively quick process. Cleaning, bagging and labelling every single part is not. If I had everything to hand and...
Ilmberger....again another name some may not have heard of but who have become increasingly popular over the years. I have cherry picked the CF...
Staying with the subframe for now, it was time to start fitting some of the ancilliary items. First up were some carbon fibre subframe covers from...
No, but I guess I will have saved some weight, owing to the number of heavier components I've dispensed with. It's never going to be in...
That's all for today folks, this last post takes us up to around May 2019. More posts to follow soon. Time for a break. [ATTACH]
Here's how the bike looked at this point in the build. Well almost.....the eagle eyed amongst you will notice that neither the indicators or...
Rear sub-frame was next. I'd split this to remove the cross member that needed to be Cerakoted. The mounting bolts must be replaced after every...
Hydraulics, possibly my least favourite job. I removed the entire system as one, lines, calipers, clips, reservoirs etc. Most would end up being...
Speak to Chris Schipfer at Desmoworld in Germany, else contact MotoGadget direct.
With the exhaust on, save for the LH silencer, it was time to fit the radiator/oil cooler assembly back on the bike and finish off all the...
I'll say this now, so I don't have to explain myself later. I am not a fan of matte carbon fibre. For me, clear coat brings out a depth to the...
That's the stock length as per OEM bolts, though granted they could be shorter. Hi Noobie, no not that I have experienced with a similar set up...
Fitting the radiator and oil cooler assembly to the bike is quite a fiddly job and on reflection it is best if two people do it as it's hard to...
So now it's on to the cooling system. Won't take a genius if you've read through the thread thus far to realise there is more Cerakoting involved...
Yep he's a top bloke Bridgland. Nice work by the way!