Well you asked for another Ducati build

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Re: Well you asked for another Ducati build

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:lol: :lol:

Pie's yum yum. Don't worry I have messaged your wife :lol: :lol:

Excellent audio from your video, don't tell me you recorded that on your phone :eh:

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sirch345 wrote: Tue May 09, 2023 8:25 pm :lol: :lol:

Pie's yum yum. Don't worry I have messaged your wife :lol: :lol:

Excellent audio from your video, don't tell me you recorded that on your phone :eh:

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Ok, I wont tell you that I recorded it on my old Iphone 11 :lol: :lol:
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buzzer wrote: Wed May 10, 2023 7:09 pm
sirch345 wrote: Tue May 09, 2023 8:25 pm :lol: :lol:

Pie's yum yum. Don't worry I have messaged your wife :lol: :lol:

Excellent audio from your video, don't tell me you recorded that on your phone :eh:

Chris.
Ok, I wont tell you that I recorded it on my old Iphone 11 :lol: :lol:
:thumbup: :thumbup: Excellent :D :D


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June, the weather has been great and I really am enjoying this bike and putting a few miles on it! however, every time I looked at the under slung exhaust I felt it didn’t suit the bike 8O I know a lot of people liked it (some didnt...) but for me it was wrong. it was the long straight front pipe… So out came the welder and I made a new one! here it is!

this feels like a hooligan of a bike The combination of the light weight, the torque delivery, the riding position, and the handling all bring out the hooligan

I have had the wheel come up a few times :eek2 :eek2 :eek2 :eek2 :eek2 :eek2 :eek2

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Thats actually proper mental looking as a road bike :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
the older i get,the faster i was :lol:
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Looks awesome


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WOW that is neat 8) 8)

As much as I liked the original underslung system you built, you're right now you mention it, the long front header pipe did look a bit out of place.

What you have now with the vertical part of the headers/link pipe running parallel with the frame/chassis and the end can at the same angle as the under seat rails really works, well done :thumbup: :thumbup:

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They say a custom build is never really finished… that’s a true statement! while the four cable throttle worked really well… it was just a little too slow for my liking, taking just more than a fist full from closed to open. Also, after buying a clutch cable from Venhill for the Guzzi and being impressed with how much lighter it made the clutch, I decided to buy some of their teflon lined conduit, and some of their flexible wire rope as opposed to cable. That has made a significant difference to the feel of the throttle, especially as I extended the liner into the adjusters and throttle housing. I also incorporated a positive stop for fully open on the throttle, save straining the cables. I always enjoy silver soldering and watching the solder flow into the gaps to make a seamless joint! I did have to buy some more sticks of solder as I was getting low… £10 a stick now! it used to be £1 last time I bought some!

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That looks like another fine job 8) 8)
You must be getting very experienced in producing these 4 cable twist grips now :wink: :lol:

Interesting to hear about the Inner and Outer cables you are now going to try from Venhill, I would have thought being Teflon lined should make a difference for sure :thumbup:

With the inner cables now being flexible wire rope (this is all new to me), are you still able to use your tin/lead solder for soldering the brass nipples on the ends :?:

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yes, the galvanised wire solders nicely and makes a strong joint. they do stainless rope as well, but its more difficult to solder apparently, so I avoided it...

I have been out and about on the Guzzi quite a bit lately... A photographer captured this at a local bike meeting... my smile says it all!

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That is just proper looking :thumbup:
the older i get,the faster i was :lol:
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I agree, nice one Tony 8) 8)

Thanks for the information on the galvanised rope and soldering 👍

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had to be done :D :lol: :lol:

if anyone is interested I have done a blog page on spraying at home...

https://jtccc.wordpress.com/projects-2/ ... g-at-home/

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Definitely a man from Outspan :lol: :lol:

A cracking job Tony :clap: :clap:
What a finish.

Many thanks for the link on spraying at home :thumbup: :thumbup:

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Looks great well done 👍
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