Ducati 996 engine custom build

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here is a short video of how it sounds....  I did take it up the street and the throttle response is fantastic! 

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Made a stand today to keep it upright and safe in the garage…  The wheels are idler bearing i changed on a car recently when I did a can belt...  makes it roll nicely.   Also fitted the seat badge and tank protector....  with all the Corvid 19 issues its looking like I won’t be riding it for a while…

[koko64]

Bloody nice.

[buzzer]

Bloody nice.

Thanks!

Scratching around for jobs to do now while I cant ride it!  made some frame finishers…

[koko64]

I appreciate your preference for a clean style.

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well I came to make the last frame finisher that was actually a different size to all the rest...  then I noticed that Ducati had cut the frame at an angle!  So I had to make an angled finisher...  this took some setting up in the lathe to get the angle just right....

[koko64]

  bravo.

[Howie]

You did better than Ducati

[buzzer]

You did better than Ducati

As an aside from working on the Ducati....   I have been busy doing a job on my Harley V-Rod today...I changed the oil and filter and in doing that took the opportunity to check on the timing bolt in the engine that can come loose on some bikes, which wrecks the engine!  nice and easy job, just drain the oil and remove the alternator cover which comes off easily.  I checked the torque of the bolt before I removed it and it was tight...  However to be on the safe side I removed it and cleaned both the internal thread and the bolt, and used some high strength thread lock on there as advised by the factory...

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None Ducati this time, but with lockdown still in place I helped a mate out who needed some brake calliper pistons for a Norton Commando he is rebuilding...

I made two out of stainless steel for him as the originals were pitted quite badly...  took a while to grind a tool to the correct angles  and get the speed of the lathe right to get a nice finish, but I got there in the end...

[Duck-Stew]

You rock!!

[Mhanis]

Ooohhhh, to have a talent...……….

But alas.

Well done!

Mark

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Been a while since I updated....early May, lockdown continues, still can’t ride, it’s very frustrating to have bikes on the drive and not ride them!!

done a few more jobs like programme the ignition advance to get a steady tick over, and importantly retard the ignition at cranking speed to give the starter motor an easier time.

Also balanced the carbs.  for years I used a mercury gauge for this but a mate borrowed them  and broke it!  so I bought a set of gauges, but noticed I could get it closer by ear!  so I checked the gauges by connecting them to a single vacuum source and found they were all reading differently!  hence the single gauge with 5 valves.  the 5th valve provides damping to the gauge.  I have found you can get a perfect tick over with this method.

lets hope we can ride soon!

[Pinion]

Very nice build 

[buzzer]

Very nice build 

Thanks!


Middle of may and lockdown has eased a little and I have been out doing a few miles...  It runs REALLY well on the carbs!  the throttle response is amazing and it feels very crisp and lively!  made a few adjustments to the  timing at low RPM, but the jetting feels OK, and a plug chop confirmed its not far out...  just need to put a few miles on it now...  its VERY loud though!

will post a video soon as I can get someone to take it!