The 671 Build

[671M900]

So I heard this is the spot to post my progress... Frame is now powdercoated black.

The story is that a member of the local drag racing forum is deployed in Afghanistan. While mildly active on the forums, he proposed a deal with me for his 1998 M900 with the below goodies. A GREAT DEAL!!!! He gets back next week, so I'm stocking up on the beer. Coincidentally, I'm off from work for at least a week, so I get to spend some precious time with the Ducati. It's gonna be a good October.

I used to ride a 1981 Suzuki GS650 and a 2002 Buell Blast. Both were sold for the ducati, but both were immensely fun bikes. If you ever get a chance to putt around on a Blast, take it!










Not in the pics:
Cyclecat Billet Triple Trees
Rearsets
Keihin FCR41's from Cycleworks
Misc. Bodywork (Carbon Fiber)
14T sprocket ( I think)
New Fuel pump amd assorted gizmos!

[bunnyman666]

Schweet stuff, matey!!!!

[Slide Panda]

Obviously the bike hasn't been getting enough action... it's got blue bolts 

[671M900]

All in good time!

As I wasn't the one who tore it down, and the above mentioned friend is in travel from deployment, I have a question. From what I can see in the servicemanual for the m900, the only bolts/points that are attached to the motor are the swingarm pivot, and two bolts on the frame that go through the engine, right? Rear shock goes to the frame, correct?

[Slide Panda]

The shock connects to a rocker. One side takes the shock, the other that hoop on the swing arm

[671M900]

Well, my friend is due in on saturday. Can't wait! Also has Dyna coils too!

Reading up on the FCR's really scares me sometimes. The Zuki was enough for me power wise, and I was thinking a stock 900 was gonna be more than enough for me, but then i hear that the FCR's turn monsters into... monsters! I might recoup a whole bunch of my money back by selling of the FCR's and getting another set of carbs. Original carbs were dismantled by the previous previous owner and of course... he or she lost some parts.

[greenmonster]

Good luck w the project!

A pic of the dashboard would be nice, looks like an unusual one.


And DO NOT sell the FCRs, M900 w them are a match made up in heaven.....

[671M900]

Good luck w the project!

A pic of the dashboard would be nice, looks like an unusual one.


And DO NOT sell the FCRs, M900 w them are a match made up in heaven.....

Noted, will at least give it a go and ride it for a few months and see how I like them. Will get pics of the dashboard by saturday, if not sunday. That's most likely friday or saturday for you conus folks.

[dropstharockalot]

by selling of the FCR's and getting another set of carbs.

If you go this route, PM me.  I'm very interested.

Good luck with your rebuild!

[Raux]

based on your flooring, I want to say you are in Italy?

[671M900]

Italy? I wish!?!

Guam USA!

Wednesday here, 10:00 AM, ETA of the Duc is 3 days, ARGH!!!!

Oh well, more reading to do on the DMF!

Also, as I'm going to Dyna's, FCR41's, K&N Filters, and have some sort of CF exhaust, not sure if it's slipon or full, don't even know the brand yet, will I need some ECU mod to make the bike function correctly? Or will the FCR's supply enough fuel?

[The Mad King Pepe']

Your bike does not have any devilish fuel injection, on the purity of carbs (the FCRs) 

will I need some ECU mod to make the bike function correctly? Or will the FCR's supply enough fuel?

[671M900]

Alright! So the FCR's should dump more than enough fuel to compensate for the better spark of the dyna's, and extra flow from the exhaust. Hopefully just minor tuning will be needed.

[greenmonster]

Go for just a slipon, full system is f engines w extensive internal mods.

The 2 square boxes on ech side of the coils on battery box handles ignition, you have no ECU.

Check your carbs has this jetting
http://www.ducatitech.com/2v/fcr_faq.html
and you`ll be fine.

[Slide Panda]

some sort of CF exhaust, not sure if it's slipon or full, don't even know the brand yet, will I need some ECU mod to make the bike function correctly? Or will the FCR's supply enough fuel?

From the photos - they are just slip ons. If it was a full system, you'd probably see a better match between tubing sections.

One option might be to have the headers and s-pipes of the slip ons (or even all the metal parts) ceramic coated. This would clean them up and give them a unified look + cut down on some radiant heat. Good news is that you won't need to disassemble the cans to do the s-pipes like some folks have had to. Just remove the two springs and it should pop right out.

If you do pull the headers off - you'll want to replace the gasket that sits between the head of the engine and the pipe. I just pulled the headers off my '00 900 and that gasket was looking way tired. Good news is for a Duc part, they are cheap.

A random suggestion - if the battery is in need of a replacement look at a SpeedCell. They are a good bit more than a normal lead-acid battery, but about 1/4 the weight and 1.3 the size. One of the cheapest ways to dump 7 pounds of dead weight and allows for some possible tucking of misc stuff in around the batter box. I was able to move my bulky PowerCommander (which you won't have/need) from under the seat to the battery box.