Ducati SS Project

[Yorkie]

As well as the other two Ducati's I have almost finished this one, its finished enough to use as my everyday ride.  This was originally a 750 SuperSport (1992) that I bought of a mate for £365.



After stripping it down, I needed to replace loads of bits:



I sold off all the plastics and powder coated the frame:



I found a broken carbon Monster S4 Challenge rear hump that with some work fitted over the original rear seat:

 

Yorkie

[Yorkie]

I sold off the 750SS engine and polished up the rear swing-arm all part of some mad plan:



I got hold of a carbed 900 bottom end, ready for some modification:



The only barrels and pistons I could find were from a 900ie:



With a bit of cleaning the fitted just fine.  After a few weeks I managed to get some heads.  The only down side was they were from two different bikes:



Yorkie

[Yorkie]

I fitted some Blackshadow discs to the front wheel:



The frame and rear sets were put in place:



Slowly but surely it started to take shape:



Again custom adjustable cam wheels were fitted to the engine:



Yorkie

[Yorkie]

The front end came together easily. 



It started to look like a bike:



Part of the project was to make it a single sided exhaust so a bit of chopping and some really bad welding and it was done:







To top it off I managed to get my hands on this end can:



Yorkie

[Yorkie]

With the carbs on it was time to fit some good looking alloy intakes:



I then fitted some really good bar end indicators:



Carbon front mud guard:



The grips were wire locked in place for a little racer look:



Next it was on to the limited body work.

Yorkie

[Yorkie]

After a bit of glassing and some filler the rear seat cover was looking quite tidy:



The fuel tank was cleaned up and prepped:



A friend then did the top coats:



The best part for me was my custom Ducati decals, based on the Relentless energy drink writing:



I missed out some lighter bits that were put in the engine:



Yorkie

[Blackout]

You know your stuff.

Are you otherwise employed? This must take up a lot of time.

[koko64]

  & +1 on that. You surely have your own workshop/business. If not you should!
Those carburettor velocity stacks are great. You make them?
How much work to match up the top end oil galleries, etc?
Cheers.

[Yorkie]

I fitted race pattern rear-sets for a difference:



The exhaust was so easy to fit and it soon turned out that the end can did not need any supporting brackets, so it was a really clean look:



With the body work on it starts to take shape:





Yorkie

[Yorkie]

You know your stuff.

Are you otherwise employed? This must take up a lot of time.

Total amateur mate, I do the work on Saturdays only.  Fully employed and this is a hobby.

Yorkie

[Yorkie]

& +1 on that. You surely have your own workshop/business. If not you should!
Those carburettor velocity stacks are great. You make them?
How work to match up the top end oil galleries, etc?
Cheers.

The lock-up is a mates, he charges me nothing for the space or his time, and he has the skills.  He has all the bits made (by another friend) and sells them here:

http://www.madasl.co.uk/products.php

All the engine bits are plug and play really, so just a lot of cleaning. 

Yorkie

[Yorkie]

Nearly at the end!

The rear seat cover had to look right, so a lot of playing around with how it sits was essential:





With the exhaust tighter to the swing-arm it was looking good (well I think anyway):



The headers were covered in exhaust wrap to tidy it up:



The very small rear light and number plate hanger had to fit nicely under the seat:



Yorkie

[Yorkie]

The loom was a nightmare and I ended up cutting out about 3 meters of wire to tidy it up:





A lot of after market stuff was fitted to make it right for me, I hid the electrics to the rear in a plastic pipe to keep the lines clean:



Custom alloy top yoke:



The last bits of wiring were almost done:



I cut some flat carbon sheeting to mount my Acewell speedo on:



All wired up:







All done:



Yorkie

[Yorkie]

Here's a few more pictures:







My replacement oil pressure switch:



The bike runs the minimum of electrics and bodywork, no idiot lights and all additional body work removed.

Hope you like it.

Yorkie

[Mhanis]

That is a heck of a lot of work done there, well done!

For no reason other than curiosity, how long from start to finish?

Mark