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Author Topic: What to do with a $350 Paso?  (Read 8129 times)
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« Reply #15 on: May 13, 2013, 05:45:35 PM »
Haha, Here is what I read...

What do I do with 350 Pesos?

Sorry, it's been a long day.

Back on track though, could you strip off the plastic and make it naked?
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« Reply #16 on: May 13, 2013, 06:07:02 PM »
Quote from: roggie on May 13, 2013, 05:45:35 PM
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Back on track though, could you strip off the plastic and make it naked?


You could, but they're hella ugly without bodywork.
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« Reply #17 on: May 14, 2013, 12:49:53 AM »
Quote from: ducatiz on May 13, 2013, 09:59:58 AM
it's hideous.. utterly.. kill it with fire.
Which? the Peso or that elefant? I reckon both.
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« Reply #18 on: May 14, 2013, 05:28:18 AM »
Quote from: ducatiz on May 13, 2013, 05:07:02 PM
I do too but that one looks like it was whipped with an ugly stick.

I am troubled by the front end too, the front wheel looks way too small.  Perhaps that's the long Elefant Marzocchis doing that, but then you have the problem of the gas tank being at the wrong angle.

Something just doesn't look right, and it's not just the bubba-licious headlights..  Ugh my eyes.


I know this is still way off topic so I'm sorry. I just read the description of that bike and it's got the same size front rim/tire as any of our monsters. I agree it's hideous, but there's a lot of potential there.
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« Reply #19 on: May 14, 2013, 05:32:06 AM »
Quote from: brimo on May 14, 2013, 12:49:53 AM
Which? the Peso or that elefant? I reckon both.

The clustermake the beast with two backs Elefant in the auction.  Both are beautiful in original kit.
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« Reply #20 on: May 14, 2013, 08:36:00 AM »
Quote from: triangleforge on May 12, 2013, 07:27:59 PM
Every weekend, my neighbor seems to drag home another motorized project - the v12 BMW, a pair of '60s Fiat 500s, a Crosley, a clapped out Triumph flat tracker... It's always something interesting.

Tonight, it was a Ducati Paso that he picked up for $350. It's hard to say much about it, as all the plastics, tank & seat are off & I looked it over just now in the dark by cellphone flashlight, but best I can tell it's complete, dirty, a little dry-rotted, mostly un-messed with, original Weber carb, 2-into-1 D&D pipe. It's been sitting for several years with a full tank of bad gas. It's got a title & it runs.

He's generally pretty good at putting some modest effort into these projects (he's an automotive machinist by trade) and turning them out at a profit, but well short of a restoration. He said he'd like to ride it, but isn't really interested in hanging on to it long-term.

So what should he do? Aside from changing the old, dried-out belts before he tries running it again, that is...

I'll tell you what you should do with it.

Find the nearest cliff and push it over, or park it on the tracks.

Paso's are the most hideous bikes ever made vomit

They need to be exterminated
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« Reply #21 on: May 14, 2013, 09:17:42 AM »
Quote from: Monsterlover on May 14, 2013, 08:36:00 AM
I'll tell you what you should do with it.

Find the nearest cliff and push it over, or park it on the tracks.

Paso's are the most hideous bikes ever made vomit

They need to be exterminated

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.  It is a great handling bike, fyi.  The looks are funny but given its "fully enclosed" engine design was revolutionary, you have to give Tamburini some slack. 

That being said, they are mechanically nearly identical to the 89-90 900SS.
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« Reply #22 on: May 14, 2013, 09:36:39 AM »
True, but they still make me heave
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« Reply #23 on: May 14, 2013, 09:54:07 AM »
To OP. If you need some bits and pieces for it, there is one getting parted out: http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/mcy/3753605332.html
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« Reply #24 on: May 14, 2013, 07:20:02 PM »
I say make it into a 10' digger with purple flames
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« Reply #25 on: May 14, 2013, 08:10:15 PM »
Being a young guy and having never heard of this particular model Ducati I had to do some google-fu to pull up some images..."Holy god that's ugly" is what first game out of my mouth lol.  Sorry.
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« Reply #26 on: May 15, 2013, 03:45:23 AM »
Quote from: NakedPastaRocket on May 14, 2013, 08:10:15 PM
Being a young guy and having never heard of this particular model Ducati I had to do some google-fu to pull up some images..."Holy god that's ugly" is what first game out of my mouth lol.  Sorry.

Everytime I see someone busting on the Paso, I wonder if these people are looking at the same bike.

What is there not to like about it?  It was a very innovative bike at the time.
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« Reply #27 on: May 15, 2013, 04:17:01 AM »
They just look super dated.

Riding one would be like trying to drag knee on a pig Grin
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« Reply #28 on: May 15, 2013, 04:53:42 AM »
I finished a project on a 906 Paso a few months ago.  The bike ran better (read:  smoother) than any other carbureted Ducati I've played with after the carb was dialed in. 

Dump the fuel.  Change the oil, and both fuel and oil filters.  Add a pair of tires if needed.  Ride.  It's ugly, but it's darned comfortable.

Goldentyre now has an importer in Colorado if he needs rubber.  Last I read she's stocking Paso tires there.
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« Reply #29 on: May 15, 2013, 05:18:07 AM »
Quote from: Monsterlover on May 15, 2013, 04:17:01 AM
They just look super dated.

Riding one would be like trying to drag knee on a pig Grin

They are excellent handling bikes.  Seriously, if you ever get the chance try it.  Esp the 906
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