Rebuilt M750 Cafe Racer

[craig2494]

Gents thanks for the help with the fueling issue. I've added picture of the finished bike though i have a catalogue of picture since it arriving as a accident damaged scrapper should anyone be interested.

Be Kind :spin::D
https://i.postimg.cc/bNCp9wWS/AJEKE3337.jpg (https://postimg.cc/7f2Fxwxq)
https://i.postimg.cc/Y0CTv1pn/WREQ2160.jpg (https://postimg.cc/tZ8BfnnW)
https://i.postimg.cc/SR13CJRy/BPWP4259.jpg (https://postimg.cc/q6n1dB2Y)
https://i.postimg.cc/wBJzzcvD/IMG-5265.jpg (https://postimg.cc/qtkSXK27)

[mickj]

I bet it's got quite a bark on it. :biggrin:

[Albie]

Very nice indeed. Full credit to you sir I love the colour scheme.

[craig2494]

I bet it's got quite a bark on it. :biggrin:

Yes it is quite shouty. Not to loud though, there is baffles in the forward facing exhausts. Only small ones though :chuckle:

[Grumpy]

Oh!....that's nice.

[Darren69]

It's a 'Coffee' racer! Eh? Give it some beans.

[Flip]

Very nice, reminds me a bit of JMo’s ‘Sméagol’

https://i.postimg.cc/ydvx88DB/42-D913-F6-A5-E8-4925-95-A2-A188-F6-C5-C74-E.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

https://i.postimg.cc/qRkgr3Mj/AE8535-FE-E395-4-EB7-A4-E3-24-E4-DFA5-F9-F5.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[Darren69]

Very nice, reminds me a bit of JMo’s ‘Sméagol’

https://i.postimg.cc/ydvx88DB/42-D913-F6-A5-E8-4925-95-A2-A188-F6-C5-C74-E.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

https://i.postimg.cc/qRkgr3Mj/AE8535-FE-E395-4-EB7-A4-E3-24-E4-DFA5-F9-F5.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

Was thinking exactly the same actually!

[craig2494]

You both a liking it to that stunning machine is a compliment in its self.
:hail:
Loving the belt covers and the exhausts. :heart:

Over the winter I intend on another strip down to powder coat the parts i painted Black (swing arm,rear sets) and redo the engine after a Fuel line split and stripped some paint off. I have already repainted but it was in the frame and its not up to the required standard. Id also like a set of spoked wheels if anyone knows of a supplier ?

[Darren69]

Spoked wheels are around £1600. I want a pair too but just can't justify the cost atm or ever. If you want to upgrade the wheels then the later 5 spokes are a nice option and very nice. Rizoma belt covers are just a myth, never seen any come up for sale. The exhaust is Road Racing again I believe kinda mythical. Quat D do a similar system but its heavy and ugly and way expensive. You'd be better off sourcing a Termi type spaghetti system if you want to get more power with just an exhaust change. Ducatis need a proper exhaust system in order to work properly. Those on yours aren't doing any real favours to engine performance except being loud.

The Smeegal swinging arm was also a kit for the Monster but I forget the name of the company, it wasn't the same as the 916 one but specific for Monsters, fittting a regular 916 arm to a Monster would probably not be the best combination for handling as it was designed for the 916.

[Moco1961]

Nice job Craig,looking forward to seeing your handiwork in the flesh, love the colour scheme too.......:yoparty:

[Flip]

I’ve not spoken to Jen for some time- last time she was travelling the world on two wheels after recovering from her Dakar injuries.

I am pretty sure the belt covers were made by someone in this very club but can’t remember who I’m afraid- it was about fifteen years ago.

The exhaust however I do remember because we spent a week hooning round Wales before riding to Bradford where a company called ‘Zorstec’ worked their magic. Although of similar design to Road Racing it was actually much nicer looking without the ground clearance issues. as it was made of stainless pipe work rather than being pressed and welded with ugly seams of the RR system. It was a bit loud though!

[Darren69]

I had assumed the belt covers on Smeegal were Rizoma ones but they look kinda similar, even so you probably won't see any around.

I think your engine covers would definitely benefit from blasting and powder coating. That's probably a job for over winter.

[the lodger]

Warning: thread hijack. You must be referring to Jenny Morgan , who I have met a couple of times trail riding in the Pyrenees. I had no idea she was into Ducatis. Jenny is the best offroad rider I have ever seen.

[Flip]

Warning: thread hijack. You must be referring to Jenny Morgan , who I have met a couple of times trail riding in the Pyrenees. I had no idea she was into Ducatis. Jenny is the best offroad rider I have ever seen.

Yes the very same and while on the subject of hijacking threads this was Sméagol before it was ‘the ghost of Sméagol past’ - in fact even before it had the single sided swing arm conversation but taken somewhere in Wales 2003 before heading to get the exhaust made.

https://i.postimg.cc/P52pfCH5/29-E36271-1-F8-B-4-FFD-AB49-62-E66-AEAF593.jpg (https://postimg.cc/WdqbXbtB)

We blatted around the green lanes of Sussex for a while, her on a Honda XR400 and me on the DR-Z until most of the lanes got closed to vehicular traffic.

https://i.postimg.cc/VN2N5MVm/D147-A159-B6-C0-4-B56-AD1-F-AB9402-DD9-ECA.jpg (https://postimg.cc/sB9zNBzN)

I spent most of my time picking it up out of the mud :D before she took things more seriously doing the Heroes Legends, which was the original Paris Dakar route and they still allowed the ‘big bikes’

https://i.postimg.cc/SxyYpWwP/4-F503-F8-A-C7-B9-4-F6-B-B433-CAA5-AC6-D30-B8.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[Flip]

Spoked wheels are around £1600. I want a pair too but just can't justify the cost atm or ever.

The Smeegal swinging arm was also a kit for the Monster but I forget the name of the company, it wasn't the same as the 916 one but specific for Monsters, fittting a regular 916 arm to a Monster would probably not be the best combination for handling as it was designed for the 916.

Spoked wheels do look good keeping on trend with a retro look but the trouble is you have to run them with tubes in which, if anyone whose had a puncture while moving isn’t a lot of fun as they go down very quickly!!!

Lots of modern bikes equipped with spoked wheels are clever double skinned jobbies that are run tubeless (like a lot of mountain bikes) making them much safer.

I can’t remember the name of company that made the single sided swing arm kit either but the main advantage of it over using a 916/748 item was that it used the standard Monster pivot bearings (meaning it was reversible) whereas using a 916/748 item meant the Monster engine cases needed to be machined to accept the bearings and pivot.

[Darkness]

It was made by Febur. They still do a magnesium version if you are feeling extravagant.

Only €3k!

http://www.feburstore.com/en/magnesium-swingarms/1306-magnesium-racing-mono-swingarm-ducati-monster-400-600-750-800-900-.html

The other advantage over using a 916 swingarm is it’s longer so it keeps the monster wheelbase the same as standard.

[Darren69]

The Sport Classic wheels that will fit a Monster are a. heavy, b. require tubed tires, c low spec ones are chrome steel and the higher spec eg rarer ones are alloy and d. you need to downgrade brakes to single caliper type or modify existing ones to fit. if you still want spoked wheels that will fit with tubeless tyres?

Then you are looking at Aplina or Kineo or similar for about £800 per wheel! I thought about it a lot but no, its not worth it considering that the spoke wheels are actually heavier than the standard wheels and if I wanted to upgrade then I would want to fit lighter wheels I would go carbon for a similar cost anyway.

[cactus]

Very nice work, but wow, those clip-ons are low.