New Mexico's mods and help thread...

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Thanks again stewwwwww..


Like Beeeeeeffff Sttteeewwww

[Duck-Stew]

NFJ got his new tires.

DucMouse got her shifter adjusted and a little A/F mod.

Plumber got his ride height rod 'bushed'.

My Triumph got it's tail tidied up.

Long weekend, but worth it IMO.

See some of y'all on Wednesday for the last 'push' for maintenance before we roll....  DucMouse will be posting up w/details shortly.

[Zaster]

Matt's Arrows are ready for Ouray...not sure about these guys

[Duck-Stew]

Mufflers?  Ready to go.

Those 3 clowns...  Er, not so much.








(but they're going anyways!) 

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My thread in tech.. All finished.. go look

http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=41277.0

[NFJ79]

Anytime, NFJ.  It's Nick, right?

How did it go?  I saw Stuart today but I didn't think to ask him how the change went.  Happy with the new buns?   [moto]

Correct.

It went pretty well.  Stuart taught me a lot of useful stuff.  I like these new tires.  The bike turns much easier then it did when i had the Pirelli Diablo's.

[Luv A Duc]

My luck with meeting up with you guys is horrid!

I jammed my middle finger on my clutch hand pretty good and unless it gets better by tomorrow AM I am going to have to pass which royally sucks!

I will let you guys know tonight if I can come or not.

 

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[nicrosato]

Most intelligent decision I've made in a while: I gave the '97 M900 into the care of Stew. As my budget permits, he should be able to deal with its issues. I told him to use it as much as he wants- I think that's much better than leaving it in a shed for months at a time.

[Ratfink749]

Not so much of a Duc-Mod.. but Duc Related none the less.  I "acquired" a receiver hitch assembly for our Jeep.. but I have no trailer, no trailer ball, etc.. so I figured the best thing I could use it for at this point was to show my support for Ducati. 

[Ratfink749]

Note to anyone doing something new that they've never done before on their bikes.  If unsure, and 20 tons of pressure aren't working, Consult the service manual *before* pulling out the torch. 

Case in point:  Removing swingarm pivot bearings from my swingarm so that I can sandblast it clean.  Left side bearings came right out, easy as pie!  Left side, not so much.   After pressing and pressing and pressing, I thought, "Maybe some heat" so I proceeded to heat the swingarm (not to the point of melting or anything that extreme)  Next thing I knew my completely rigged pressing setup popped and came undone.  At this point instead of looking at the small little .pdf file pictures, I printed large pictures from the service manual.  Right side is not ONE large bearing, it is in fact two smaller bearings with a sleeve between them AND Shoulders milled into the swingarm behind them!!!!  One of my milled shoulders is now.. uhm.. Lets say its "Compressed" for lack of a better term. 

I put back two of the 4 bearings, and the sleeves that they utilize, the pivot still slides right through and works fairly well.  I believe with a new set of bearings my swing arm will be reusable with no significant problems. It turns out, torches are also good at ruining the seals on self contained bearings. 
 

[Ratfink749]

Where the hell has Wayne been?  Haven't seen him on the last couple rides... ??  Well.. He's been doing "garage stuff" Yeah thats it.  First off, Lets start with "inspiration"



... I have a black bike...  And .. What if my frame and wheels were White??  That would look pretty killer I think.. So.. Here's the current state of the Duck.

Keep in mind, These are all crappy cell phone pictures.
The beginning: Build stand to lift front end up into the air:


Next, We start tearing lots and lots of parts off:



Cyborg??





Swing arm torn apart, all holes plugged up to keep sandblasting sand out of the arm.  I'm going to blast off all of the black then SOS pad it for that nice "brushed" aluminum look.




Duct tape, Pipe wrench, Triple clamp top nut comes right off!




Frame off:





Lay out the parts for artistic fun!



Plans for the exploded Duck include:  Powdercoating the frame and wheels white.  Brushed aluminum swingarm.  I'm still up in the air about the rear subframe:  Ducati Red? Brushed aluminum? Either would look pretty cool I think.  On a more practical note, I'm going to redegree the cams to the "updated" specs that Ducati has laid out for the 749S engines.  Also make sure the clearances are still close enough to live with for a while longer.
May be attempting another exhaust... a little QUIETER this time.  A nice lightweight lowmount 2 into 1 system.  Possibly wearing a Competition Werkes stainless can.

And so my winter project begins!  With a little (lot) of luck..  (and money) it will be ready to ride again in the spring time. I'll keep posted with updates as they happen!

[nicrosato]

Very ambitious, Wayne. Good luck.

[Ratfink749]

First off, Measuring valves while the engine sits on the floor is MUCH easier than in the bike. Go figure.  I've checked all of my numbers, Most All of them are technically in spec.  Just want to run them passed the experts to see if there is anything I should be on the lookout for.

Max Permissible Spec as outlined by 2006 service manual:
.003" - .009" (converted from .01mm - .25mm)

Horizontal cylinder:
Intake 1
Opener: .003"
Closer:  .0075"
Intake 2
Opener: .003"
Closer:  .006"
Exhaust 1
Opener: .005"
Closer:  .004"
Exhaust 2
Opener: .005"
Closer:  .005"

Vertical cylinder:
Intake 1
Opener: .003"
Closer:  .0075"
Intake 2
Opener: .002"
Closer:  .006"
Exhaust 1
Opener: .005"
Closer:  .006"
Exhaust 2
Opener: .005"
Closer:  .005"


The only ones that stand out to me are the two Intake 1 Closers, and the Vertical Intake 2 Opener.   They're on the outer edge of the spec limits.  (technically the .002 is too tight and all my .003's are borderline)  So I'm just wondering if anyone has any words of wisdom they can offer.  At 40-50$ per shim I'm trying to hold off on adjusting anything unless I absolutely have to.