another Ducati 1000 build....

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Do you know if the S4R and ST4(S) outer tubes are equal length?

I don't know to be honest...  the S4R forks have gone now so I cant even measure them...

I couldn’t resist modifying the clutch cover… I guess that the clutch is going to be even more noisy now!

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Next job has been to make the plate and trigger wheel for the hall sensors for the ignition. I have made some modifications from the last couple I made, the trigger wheel bigger and i have fitted a heat sink to the plate. I tried to order the same hall sensors as I used the last few times, but everyone seemed to be out of stock, with a delivery date of sept 2022! Fortunately a good friend found me some in Germany, so they are on the way!

The hall sensors are triggered by two tiny magnets in the rim of the trigger wheel, south pole turns the hall on, north off.

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Finished making the belt covers… they cut easily with a hole saw and a diamond wheel in the Dremel… as does the 3mm Polycarbonate. not everyone like the fake carbon look...  but I like it, and its very durable when coated with some 2K clear.  In fact, more durable than the real thing in some case!  Its cheap and easy to do as well...  here is a short video of the process...

the engine is now finished, time to start assembly soon!

[koko64]

Pleasing to the eye from a number of aspects.

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started to pull it all together now, its amazing how quickly it all comes together once the engine is finished...  it must be the easiest bike to put the engine in!

slight halt in proceeding now though, the car failed its MOT yesterday so I have to fix that...  the parts are only available from Mercedes and only Germany hold stock...  first time in over 40 years one of our cars has failed an MOT...  I was guttted! 

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The rear shocker was actually OK…. but the plating was poor on many of the parts, and I knew that would niggle me! so I pulled it all apart and zinc plated all the parts that needed it, including the banjos on the end of the pipe. I bought a new seal kit, and some oil and re-assembled. the only tricky part was undoing the threaded centre tube out of the body. I didn't want to use grips so I wrapped some thin rubber around it and tightened a couple of jubilee clips around it and used the grips on that. worked a treat!

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here are a few photos of the detail as it comes together… I am particularly pleased with the rear number plate arrangement and speedo housing. 

Another batch of polishing done...  its a hard, filthy and quite dangerous job, so I tend to do it in batches, I thought this was the last batch, but as usual when I had finished and cleaned the workshop and myself... I find parts I have missed!

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Funny how you think some jobs are going to be easy… I needed to bend some stainless steel rod into some hoops for the exhausts springs… easy enough I though, and tried to bend it over an 8mm bolt. After about the 5th attempt and failing to get a nice radius I ran out of rod..  I needed to think again! so I made this little jig and managed to finally get some nice even bends!

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Started work on the wiring diagram… I always do one of these for a build, and invest some time in it as (1) its easier to design in stages, and ( 2) I think of the poor next owner trying to fault find in years to come! and (3) I can do it while she watches stuff like Strictly come dancing 

Its not finished yet, but its getting there. I love the wiring stage of a build

I did start to do it on my iPad on an App… which was a actually very good... but I got conned! after a few days it came up “your trial period is over – please pay” I wish I had spotted that in the small print before I started! so it was back to good old Microsoft Visio

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Late to this party, but welded on now.  Some awesomeness goin' on here for sure 

[Jaman]

+1...  have been excitedly watching for new posts of the progress for a few weeks now...

Good Stuff!!

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+1...  have been excitedly watching for new posts of the progress for a few weeks now...

Good Stuff!!

probably last update for a while as its detail stuff now, and paint prep...

First time in the sunlight for a while… the exhaust is now finished and I have added a heat shield to protect the underside of the seat, and some protectors for the stanchions.

[Jaman]

 

[koko64]

Not pissing in your pocket as we say here, but...
There's a new type of porn, intake porn. I just like your manifold solutions. You would also have useful things to say at the Borgo Panigale design team meetings.
Good choice of tyres. I run them on my M750 and while not great anywhere but hard packed dirt roads, they are not bad most places.

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yes, the reviews on the tyres are good...  I think they suit what I am trying to achieve on the look...

A little break today to do something I love doing… making things from scratch…. I have always liked the window in the cover on some of the bevel bikes, so I decided to make a window for the desmo valve gear…