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27-01-2020, 09:36 PM | #1 |
aka Phil
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Really nice bit of work Buzzer.
Thanks for posting, looking forward to seeing it coming together. Looks like it'll be a beaut.
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30-01-2020, 06:55 PM | #2 |
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Spent a couple of hours making a chain guard today… should keep the MOT man happy. He follows my builds, and sometimes messages me to say he will fail it!
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30-01-2020, 07:56 PM | #3 |
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Sorry if I’m being a bit dim but isn’t that going to foul/crush when the swingarm rotates round its pivot under suspension compression?
Bloody lovely work otherwise. |
30-01-2020, 08:04 PM | #4 |
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Glad you noticed that Rob, I didn't want to be the first to say anything!
I'm sure buzzer has made it so the arm swings inside the guard? I do like the footrest hangars and controls. What are they from? They seem to put the pegs in just the right place for one of my projects.
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30-01-2020, 08:25 PM | #5 | |
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30-01-2020, 08:43 PM | #6 |
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Many thanks for that buzzer. Just what I'm looking for, except maybe a curved brake lever for me.
I had faith in your fabrication..
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30-01-2020, 08:24 PM | #7 |
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its my photography skills.... its the angle of the photo... there is 10mm of clearance to allow the swinging arm to go up inside
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30-01-2020, 08:16 PM | #8 |
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polished until perspective is lost ;-)
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01-02-2020, 06:15 PM | #9 |
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well thanks to a member on the Ducati Custom manufactures group mentioning a case saver, I have now made one out of stainless steel and put it under the chain guard I have made. a bit of googling suggests that chain breakages, and subsequent case damage is all too common on some Ducati bikes! Plenty of case savers on the market and quite cheap, and a dam site cheaper than new cases!
Also made a start on the tank and seat... my wife is moaning about filler dust on her plants!! A trick I learned many years ago is that when you want to get filler to shape, make sharp edges so you can see the lines, then when you are satisfied they are right, sand them off! its much easier that way. its the best way to get something like a car wheel arch spot on… I know the seat will divide opinion… I could have made it any shape, and played around with quite a few shapes at the foam stage… but in the end I decided on this on, as I like it, and that’s all that matters at the end of the day, I build bikes for me! |
01-02-2020, 06:58 PM | #10 |
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I nearly mentioned a case saver as you were operating in the front sprocket area, but figured you would already have it covered. We have a sticky thread on them. http://www.ukmonster.co.uk/monster/s...ad.php?t=49399
I like the boldness and originality of your seat shape.
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03-02-2020, 02:12 PM | #11 |
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I think it goes well with the 999? tank shape.
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06-02-2020, 08:46 AM | #12 |
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Well here it is in primer... just got to decide on colour now... I have plenty of time to think about it, this will be the last update for a while... I am being kidnapped and sent to a tiny (and I mean tiny!) island where there are no cars, bikes, transport, just beaches... and sun... and no internet. Quite frankly, I don't know how I am going to cope
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06-02-2020, 11:02 AM | #13 |
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very uncluttered, looks great, where is all the wiring and cable ties etc.?
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07-02-2020, 07:57 AM | #14 |
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Nice looking machine! Might need some padding on the seat though...
As to cable ties: I think Ducati went very OTT on them. I've taken dozens of the wide rubber ones off the S4R and, where necessary, replaced them with discrete nylon zip-ties, often securing cables to other parts rather than disfiguring the tasty blue trellis frame. If there's one thing that always bothered me about the aesthetics of Monsters, it's that they mostly look like the mess that is my workshop! Nick |
09-02-2020, 10:49 AM | #15 | |
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Here is the seat being made… I have used closed cell EFP30 foam, which is firm, but has the advantage that it can be sanded to shape. it will be covered with some 6mm foam and trimmed. Trimming is one of the jobs I cant do at home! |
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