Hankering for a 900 Project

[kopfjäger]

 

[koko64]

Smartasses

[koko64]

Nibor has a 900ie motor up the road..

[koko64]

What I have so far.
Nichols engine to frame bolts.
Spare manifolds to port.
Ported BDST38 carbs.
DJ Jet kit and spare Mikuni jets.
Airbox and modified velocity stacks. I'll "enlarge" it and use a K&N Pani filter on top (fits better than the DU0900).
Mikuni quick action throttle with single cable operation.
Motowheels oil filler cap.
Alloy clutch basket and Vee Two billet hub. Alloy friction plate kit.
Add a K&N breather kit.


Need:
Motor & JE pistons (minor detail)
Heavy duty engine studs if necessary
Ignitech
Exactfit coils
Light flywheel either a machined stocker or Nichols or Yoyodyne.

[silas]

Good luck on this bike !
I love my 1.5 lb Yoyodyne flywheel. The stock one was 4.5 lbs I believe ('98 m900)

It seems to accelerate and decal with quicker response. It does "hunt" and surge a tiny more at lower rpm's, bike wants to be on the gas more than stock. Doesn't like trolling as much as stock. Monsters are made for hopping around cities/ short distance rips- so I like it.

One of the Nichols ones was 9 oz. Prob a bit too light for street use.

[kopfjäger]

http://www.bikeexif.com/ducati-monster-900-redmax

[koko64]

Good luck on this bike !
I love my 1.5 lb Yoyodyne flywheel. The stock one was 4.5 lbs I believe ('98 m900)

It seems to accelerate and decal with quicker response. It does "hunt" and surge a tiny more at lower rpm's, bike wants to be on the gas more than stock. Doesn't like trolling as much as stock. Monsters are made for hopping around cities/ short distance rips- so I like it.

One of the Nichols ones was 9 oz. Prob a bit too light for street use.

I was leaning towards a Yoyodyne flywheel or machined stocker. A stock flywheel with a kilo off at about 900 gms I have used previously and it was an excellent compromise. The bike had FCRs and I thought that with stock carbs the motor may tolerate a lighter Nichols flywheel. The CV carbs do soften and smooth things out with their slow response. I cant envisage affording FCRs again. If the kids ride the bike I will leave the heavy flywheel until they want more.

[koko64]

A mate needed a motor as his 944 was buggered. The above cosmetically tarted up motor is from my old Monster (ported, hi comp, light flywheel, dialed cams). A local dyno showed 86hp and 68ft/lbs with this motor.
I actually have an option to buy into part ownership of this bike which also has an Ohlins shock, carbon parts, Custom paint, Exactfit coils, Ignitech and FCR41s. The frame was painted while the motor was out and various tank leaks repaired. The bike is a 94 model and we looked around to find the closest Ford colour we could find to match the frame paint (that silverish, goldish, light bronzey Ducati colour of the era).

[koko64]

The original frame paint was terrible and acid damaged so the fresh paint (also cleared to bring out the sparkle) really made a difference. The suspension linkages and "new" motor were done too just to keep up with the frame paint. Wheel paint was good and tank just needed a cut and polish, but we will see after it's leaks have been repaired. Really like this bike and since it has the motor from my former bike I feel a connection to it.

[koko64]

Taking shape. I had to swap swingarms between the 94 and 95 models. I like the cobby look of the 93/94 models. Just a bit tougher and raw.

[koko64]

Just about done except for the tank which was leaking. We will see how bad the paint has been damaged. It leaked from quite a few areas and not just the hinge.

[koko64]

It has a few additions like the tachometer and some billet, anodized stuff. Nice. The bike gets ridden hard and is no show pony. The suspension on this bike is really nice with Ohlins on the rear, don't know what was done to the forks but they feel great.

[GK]

Looks great. 👍🏻👍🏻

[greenmonster]

If you want perfect match for frame Gold:


http://www.motorradlack.de/produktliste/ducati/ducati-spritzlack/
Ducati Rahmen gold met.Bj. 95 / Ducati frame gold met. 1995      49-3025/4

Touched up mine many times, you wouldn`t know where....

[koko64]

Thanks.
Is that the earlier colour or the later 916 Gold? Our dealer told me they no longer stocked colour samples anymore.
I have found touch up Ducati colours which I ordered from the U.S. but had to either colour match or find an auto colour that was close for larger volumes. I thought the frame colour changed in 95.