Another build thread - Ducati 1000

[crawsue]

https://i.postimg.cc/k5btHR5v/B570-C...1-A6-FAADD.jpg This popped up in a Google push feed this morning, minimalist style ,close to Buzzers usual style?

[buzzer]

Originally Posted by crawsue

https://i.postimg.cc/k5btHR5v/B570-C...1-A6-FAADD.jpg This popped up in a Google push feed this morning, minimalist style ,close to Buzzers usual style?

I really like that! saved it for inspiration!

My build is coming to an end... here is how it looks with clothes on....

[Ron1000]

Originally Posted by buzzer

I really like that! saved it for inspiration!

My build is coming to an end... here is how it looks with clothes on....

Do i like that, yes yes i do.

[crawsue]

Stunning ��!!! For a nice dry day , though, with your choice of front mudguard!!!

[walkingpictures]

Superb bike Tony,a credit to you......guess there's no chance of you selling the other one?

Kimbo

[buzzer]

Originally Posted by walkingpictures

Superb bike Tony,a credit to you......guess there's no chance of you selling the other one?

Kimbo

for the moment I will be keeping both

This will be my last post for a while... the Ducati build is almost at an end and before I start the next project I have a list of house DIY jobs to do :lol

this has been my 9th Ducati build / restoration so I fancy a change... the next bike will be a Guzzi 1100

For now, here is a short video that tells the story of the last build...

merry Christmas!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crADLkGfx3w

[mickj]

Fantastic work.

[Mr Gazza]

It looks well put together and it will be interesting to see how it goes.
You could try it out at Cadder's Hill https://www.norwichvikings.co.uk/2017vikings/index.php
Or if not, my mate has his own course near Bungay.

If you bring it to Cadder's Hill you could nip round to mine afterwards for quick hose down if the clutch still works..

[Bitza]

Lovely job, high degree of finish, and I really like the fact that from behind it looks so narrow looking more like a 250cc trail bike. Much to admire, what I would call an interesting bike. Bitza

[jerry]

Very Sweet job great engineering and style

[buzzer]

I have a bit of a gap before I start the Guzzi in earnest, so I am doing some small jobs, the first of which was to make some Bell Mouths out of thin wall Aluminium tube by the old method of spinning... you have to anneal the tube first by heating it and letting it cool. A good tip, is mark the alloy with a sharpie pen and the heat it until the marks disappear that's the right temperature for annealing!



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9rEkZzNBnw

[buzzer]

I have a bit of a gap before I start the Guzzi in earnest, so I am doing some small jobs, the first of which was to make some Bell Mouths out of thin wall Aluminium tube by the old method of spinning... you have to anneal the tube first by heating it and letting it cool. A good tip, is mark the alloy with a sharpie pen and the heat it until the marks disappear that's the right temperature for annealing!

here is a video of how its done...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9rEkZzNBnw

[buzzer]

A couple of things were bugging me about this build… one was the inlet manifold where I had used the original rubber manifolds, they looked out of place, and gave to much movement on the carbs. I decided to re-make the manifolds. they are a bit difficult as the carbs are bigger than the port, so I had to expand some alloy tube a bit with a tapered mandrel.

The other thing was the foam filters… I really wanted bell mouths, but as the carbs were forward facing it was to risky to have big open, sucking carbs… So I decided to make some bell mouths with mesh… they came out well! I have also tidied up the under seat area.

Finally, I set the timing accurately it was out by 2 degrees cylinder to cylinder, probably do to me getting the positioning of the hall sensors slightly out. Its easy to correct for that in the ignitech software though.

A couple more videos... she says it sounds like a bag of spanners with the clutch out!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7tI42rBjfw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brYe3Hnpd1g

[buzzer]

Question for you guys... My Ducati builds have come to an end for now as I have gone to the dark side and bought a Guzzi, which I will be doing a custom build on.

The question is, do I continue to post in this thread the progress on the Guzzi, or say goodbye until the next Ducati? happy to do either...

I have to say I find some of the Guzzi guys a bit "strange" !!!

Here is the guzzi on the hoist!

Crack on Tony is my vote, always good to see a good build thread, hey it is Italian