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Title: It's coming together (finally) Post by: TAftonomos on June 28, 2009, 07:24:08 AM Spend the last week cleaning.....I was ashamend of how dirty the bike was, but now it's pretty clean.
Front end - torqued and done (cept for the front axle) Full floating buttons, All fasteners Ti, "special" front axle (lighter than Ti), Monoblocks, pilot power, forged marchesini PC'd gloss black, carbon fender, safety wired. (http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/TheoAftonomos/DUcati%20S4Rt/DSCN5810.jpg) Installed all the Ti hardware on the rear, still waiting on some special Ti bolts for the suspension (swingarm pivot, and shock linkage hardware) - pretty much just a shot of it cleaned. Bolts are all Titanium, including the caliper half bolts and speedo-sensor bolt. If I end up with a mill I'll whittle down the caliper bracket a bit, but for now it's done. The driven sprocket holder w/Ti isn't shown, as I'm still waiting on the PC guy to get my hub done. (http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/TheoAftonomos/DUcati%20S4Rt/DSCN5808.jpg) CC rearsets installed. I really like'm, but will be selling them shortly. I can't get them to line up while using reverse shift (all my other street bikes are reverse shift). Instead of using the retarded heavy steel bolts for the lower mounts on the rearsets, I came up with a better solution. Aluminum sleeves and Ti bolts. MUCH cheaper than machining a custom Ti bolt, and lighter as well. Between the sleeves and Ti bolts, it's more than a half pound in savings for just those 4 fasteners. The large aluminum bolts were hard anodized black. CC rearsets already came with some Ti fasteners (previous owner?), but the ones it's missing will be replaced. (http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/TheoAftonomos/DUcati%20S4Rt/DSCN5807.jpg) (http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/TheoAftonomos/DUcati%20S4Rt/DSCN5809.jpg) Still need to find someone to make me a reservoir holder for the ohlins shock, and finish a stainless hanger for the exhaust. My Ti hanger didn't last but 2 days....I suspect because I don't have a argon chamber to weld in. (http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/TheoAftonomos/DUcati%20S4Rt/DSCN5811.jpg) Oh, and the lathe is now in it's home :) (http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/TheoAftonomos/Lathe/DSCN5819.jpg) Title: Re: It's coming together (finally) Post by: al@sktc on June 28, 2009, 07:27:38 AM stunning! your shop looks great too.
Title: Re: It's coming together (finally) Post by: DucHead on June 28, 2009, 11:46:50 AM Impressive Theo!! [thumbsup]
I love vicarious modding...can't wait for more pics!! [popcorn] Title: Re: It's coming together (finally) Post by: Celli on June 28, 2009, 11:44:59 PM Yes, wonderfull! More pics please! [thumbsup]
Title: Re: It's coming together (finally) Post by: rockaduc on June 29, 2009, 12:30:32 AM Maybe you already told us in another thread, but could you spin a tale about that tail section?
Title: Re: It's coming together (finally) Post by: NAKID on June 29, 2009, 06:42:20 AM Maybe you already told us in another thread, but could you spin a tale about that tail section? That's the Ducati Performance CF Mono Seat. Title: Re: It's coming together (finally) Post by: corey on June 29, 2009, 10:50:23 AM There was one up on eBay a very short time ago for ~$750 bucks... I wanted it, but financial-physics denied me the opportunity :/
Title: Re: It's coming together (finally) Post by: rockaduc on June 29, 2009, 12:17:57 PM That's the Ducati Performance CF Mono Seat. Interesting... Title: Re: It's coming together (finally) Post by: dbran1949 on June 29, 2009, 03:18:36 PM "special" front axle (lighter than Ti) hmmmm... Beryllium, or some other form of unobtanium? |