Well you asked for another Ducati build

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Well you asked for another Ducati build

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You guys seemed interested in my last build, and I have been encouraged to start another... No VTR parts on this one though! :biggrin


June 2020. I normally build bikes over the winter months... but with Corvid -19 we are not going on any holidays or getting out much so my wife suggested I start my winter project early! I think she prefers me in the garage!

I bought this bike a few years ago... and over the winter 2018/19 I built it into this you see below... over the summer of 2019 I put quite a few miles on it... and actually loved the bike! it feels light and nimble, handles and brakes really well! I normally sell my bikes on, but this time I decided to keep it. A couple of things bugged me though... The tank I used was a compromise, it looks wrong to me, and although the carb conversion worked well... I felt the Monster 38mm Mikuni CV carbs held it back performance wise.

So its in for another rebuild/refresh... cosmetic only as I did the engine last time, and that is running well. I will be fitting some 41mm FCR carbs, a new tank (999) and making a new seat. And maybe change the exhaust...

this build will take some time... but I guess that depends on how corvid 19 affects daily life!

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Here are a few pictures from the first rebuild...



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Re: Well you asked for another Ducati build

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Looks stunning ATM. Interesting to see how things progress 😁
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Absolutely brilliant mate😎
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Surprised to see that you sell them on.Cracking looking bikes.
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alanfjones1411 wrote: Sat Jun 13, 2020 7:07 pm Surprised to see that you sell them on.Cracking looking bikes.
Likewise.

I guess for some the joy is in the work rather than the finished ownership. I think we either build emotional attachment to a bike or we don't, although I've done nowhere near the amount of work put in on these bikes to generate such attachment!
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Good to see you've made a start :clap: :D

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That would cause a grown man to weep :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: carry on sir.
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Puts Flatline to shame.
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cheekykev wrote: Tue Jun 16, 2020 12:41 pm Puts Flatline to shame.
that's not too hard though is it? he will have to replace the cam belts again because it has been sitting in his garage longer than the operating service life :lol:
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Your threads are causing me serious stress. I can't stop looking at welders and I've spent half of lockdown slowly clearing and tidying my garage so I can fit in a welding bay.
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Been working on making the manifolds from scratch… it’s been quite difficult to get the shape and angles right, while maintaining approximately the same length.. there now though and I am pleased with the results. took a while to smooth the bore with the die grinder where I had penetrated with the TIG welds....

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Class work. Kudos to you!! :thumbup:
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nigelrb wrote: Sat Jun 27, 2020 12:06 pm Class work. Kudos to you!! :thumbup:

Thanks :biggrin

here is the subframe i have been making the last few days… I have deliberately kept it short as this will be a short single seat, which is the next job to do… I have used Rose Joints for no other reason than I just like the look of them!
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Good work, well done 8)

Having another read of this thread I can see how the red petrol tank will look better than the orange one with it being not so tall, although the orange tank looked okay to me until you posted a photo of the red tank on the bike :wink:

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sirch345 wrote: Sun Jun 28, 2020 5:31 pm Good work, well done 8)

Having another read of this thread I can see how the red petrol tank will look better than the orange one with it being not so tall, although the orange tank looked okay to me until you posted a photo of the red tank on the bike :wink:

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Or will it be orange 🤪👍
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