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Build-up of the engine commences… The tool for holding the flywheel is essential. This one is home made, but they are cheap anyway. When people...
Good! you do wonder sometimes if people get board with my ramblings!! when people say to me Ducati bikes are expensive to service I ask them if...
Starting to assemble the heads. New exhaust guides fitted as the originals were badly worn. I heated the heads up to remove and replace the...
My engine cases are back from the vapour blasters… another superb job from SP Vapour Blasting who are meticulous and I completely trust to do a...
Collected the frame and wheels from Redditch shotblasting… another superb job! its a 50 mile round trip for me, but well worth it for his quality...
Strip down begins… the bike is now all in pieces and the frame and wheels are at the powder coaters. The engine is all in pieces as well ready to...
been taking a few days off and getting about a bit on the bike and in the car. I have to say Covid and the restrictions to normal life have got to...
Thanks! With the new seat the rear foot pegs were too far back, and uncomfortable for her legs, so important to get this right! I have made...
many (many!) years ago I modified the frame on a Bultaco for a race seat. I put a complete back end on, much like what I have done here. I made...
The seat base is finished, added the rivinuts to hold it on, and made a bracket so it only bolts on at the rear so it comes off easily. The last...
the speedo/ rev counter I am going to use has a plastic case... which does not look good. I tried to get some tube the right diameter but it was...
Thanks DucatiScud... I do have a few TCT drill bits but they chip so easily especially on thin stuff... I hate working with stainless! With the...
Next job will be the exhaust system but to do this I needed a silencer to get the mock up right… I wanted a small slim silencer, that was...
One of the most difficult things I find to make on a bike is the seat… this one i have used a different approach as (a) its a dual seat and (b) I...
To mount the carbs I needed to make some alloy custom manifolds. I made these using the pie /lobster cut method. I set the chop saw to 7 degrees...
on my last build I run a pair of FCR carbs, it runs really well so for this build I chose the same carbs, but this time decided to bolt them...
Started the frame modifications, just tacked up at the moment. On this build I want to keep the seat height right for me, but also allow for an...
well the tank came back from the blasters… as you can see its full of pin holes, and for the first time in over 40 years of repairing tanks I feel...
Sometimes I just sit for a while and look at the silhouette of a build in the garage with the lights out… I did this the other night (my wife...
I have been doing quite a few miles, and thoroughly enjoying the bike! In fact its my go to bike when I go for a ride, and others have remained...
