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Ducati 400 F3

Started by Duck-Stew, January 26, 2009, 09:36:33 AM

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Oldfisti

#15
January 26, 2009, 06:59:45 PM
Quote from: desmodue on January 26, 2009, 06:42:03 PM
A diamond in the rough. This is what it should look like.




I really like this one.   [thumbsup]
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BellissiMoto

#16
January 26, 2009, 07:50:31 PM
Where is the bike located now?  I may be interested...

ducatiz

#17
January 26, 2009, 07:52:35 PM
The F3s' were in 400 and 350cc depending on the country.

I saw a 350 import at Mid Ohio, I think nydesmo has it on his page
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Monsterlover

#18
January 26, 2009, 08:54:05 PM
Quote from: MrIncredible on January 26, 2009, 04:28:40 PM
Am I the only one who thinks it's hideous? Was the tail section made as boxlike as possible to match the square headlight? Neither of which seems to match up with the lovely flow of the rest of the bike?


It's like it was drawn by two separate people, who weren't allowed to communicate, then meshed together with no chance for a redraw.


[puke]

You're not the only one.  I hate it too.

It reminds me of the Paso.

[puke] [puke]
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ducatiz

#19
January 27, 2009, 05:33:58 AM Last Edit: January 27, 2009, 05:36:00 AM by ducatizzzz
The design is as removed from the Paso as a Honda.

taste is relative I guess!

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Monsterlover

#20
January 27, 2009, 07:58:57 AM
It's the fender and nose/headlight that reminds me of the Paso.

The tank is cool [thumbsup]  reminds me of an SS tank.

Does that help?

[laugh]
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ducatiz

#21
January 27, 2009, 08:32:36 AM
 ;D

i can see some of that too, but i think that was a fairly common style.

also, the paso's windscreen is opaque and the mirrors are integrated with the front turn signals, giving rise to the "Admiral Ackbar" look of the Paso from the front.
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Duck-Stew

#22
January 27, 2009, 08:36:32 AM
Quote from: BellissiMoto on January 26, 2009, 07:50:31 PM
Where is the bike located now?  I may be interested...

Quizon City, Phillipines.

PM sent also.
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Grampa

#23
January 27, 2009, 08:38:09 AM
Quote from: Duck-Stew on January 27, 2009, 08:36:32 AM
Quizon City, Phillipines.

PM sent also.

pleeeeeeze nooooooooooo

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ducatiz

#24
January 27, 2009, 08:49:19 AM
at about 30 hp, i doubt ppl will be interested in it.

it's the same frame and crankcase as the F1 (750 cc) with a shorter crank and smaller jugs.  they were made for markets where wheel tax is imposed based on engine size. 

rare yes, exciting NO.
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Duck-Stew

#25
January 27, 2009, 09:06:23 AM
Quote from: ducatizzzz on January 27, 2009, 08:49:19 AM
at about 30 hp, i doubt ppl will be interested in it.

it's the same frame and crankcase as the F1 (750 cc) with a shorter crank and smaller jugs.  they were made for markets where wheel tax is imposed based on engine size. 

rare yes, exciting NO.

Yes, but would you cut-up a 750 F1?!?  No...  But you could build this bike and no purist would scream...  My plan (I'm no longer considering the bike) was to drop in a 650Allazura motor with some head work and blast the local canyons on it with the RGV front end and wheels.
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ducatiz

#26
January 27, 2009, 09:31:10 AM Last Edit: January 27, 2009, 09:36:17 AM by ducatizzzz
Quote from: Duck-Stew on January 27, 2009, 09:06:23 AM
Yes, but would you cut-up a 750 F1?!?  No...  But you could build this bike and no purist would scream...  My plan (I'm no longer considering the bike) was to drop in a 650Allazura motor with some head work and blast the local canyons on it with the RGV front end and wheels.

well, yes, i would scream.  the 400F3 was a small-pin swingarm like the F1B, Paso and Sport (Nuovo).  You can't drop a large-pin Ally engine into it.

I guess you could sleeve the stock swingarm.  It is do-able but not drop in.  Bear in mind the swingarm is also about 30% smaller than the 750 (and Allazurra's) so you'll be putting torque on it that it wasn't designed for.  Ducati did the same thing on the 600ss (made the swingarm smaller) for weight.

However, importing it is going to be a pregnant dog though.  It doesn't make the 25 year cutoff and you'll have to import it 100% stock, add the US DOT/NHTSA stuff (mainly reflectors) and have it EPA certified for the YOM which will be 1986 or 1987.  I looked into importing a '90 bike and the RI wanted $3000 for the EPA certs and I would supply the hardware (reflectors and a US spec headlight since it was a UK bike).

FYI Ducati made a 540cc kit for them back in the day.  I doubt you can find one now tho.

These pics are a 400 F3 with 750F1 seat (and logos), look at the tiny swingarm.




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bullet boy

#27
January 27, 2009, 12:19:31 PM
Quote from: ducatizzzz on January 27, 2009, 08:49:19 AM
at about 30 hp, i doubt ppl will be interested in it.


47 hp, according to this site:

http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/ducati/ducati_400f3%2086.htm

tho that sounds a little optimistic to me.

I've always loved the styling of the F1.

Rob Hilding

#28
January 27, 2009, 12:52:51 PM
Thank god it's not yellow   ;D


















Please PM me if you have any yellow bikes with issues, that while simple to fix, I won't accomplish, and thus help stop global warming  [roll]
Desmosedici - it's the new Paso (except the bodywork doesn't fit as well)

BellissiMoto

#29
January 27, 2009, 01:26:45 PM
Quote from: Duck-Stew on January 27, 2009, 08:36:32 AM
Quizon City, Phillipines.

PM sent also.

Thanks for the PM,

Definitely a cool bike, with lots of potential, but I'm not up for the risk involved with importing it from the Philippines (for some reason I thought the owner imported it already)...

I was just imagining that you could paint it in the tricolore fashion, modify the frame and drop in an 1100DS motor, reinforce the swingarm with carbon dry, and give it a modern front end with real brakes....

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