Ducati 1000 DS build

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I would like to dyno the bikes...  but there is nowhere local thad does it...

If only we knew a guy with the required technical skills and equipment to build almost anything..... 

COME ON  Don't be boring. Build a rolling road.

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been a while since I updated....

I have been using the bikes quite a lot, despite the cold and wet spells of weather! One thing that’s always bugged me on the last Ducati build was the side mounted number plate… so when i was checking the bike over and noticed a crack in the plate, (poor design and manufacture on my part, I am ashamed!) I decided to fit a rear mounted one the same as a lot of bikes use these days, and also the same as I did on the honda build...

I made the bracket out of 12 and 16mm ERW steel tube which I cold bent around a former. it the walls on the former are nice and thick, you can do quite tight bends without kinking. I also made a carbon fiber finisher, using the tyre shape to create a mould. (I covered the tyre with tin foil first!) it came out rather well!

The other thing that bugged me was a slight fluffynes/hesitation on initial acceleration. I backed off the advance just a little and it completely disappeared! Red Vs blue line in the graph. just shows what a small adjustment can make!

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Welcome back 

Much better location. Make one long carbon fender instead? Maybe?  Also.... what about two-three trellis pieces between the two bracket parts?

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July 2024… the guzzi is running great and I am doing quite a few trips out on in, but the weather is so mixed a have found myself doing a few jobs… A couple of things I didn’t like about the bike was the seat and the side mounted number plate, so I decided to change both… I made a new seat, and a number plate bracket and small carbon fender (if you can call it that!)

New sear meant a new rear light as I was not happy with that either!

I also changed the bars for some flat ones and made some risers… I love the relaxed ride of the guzzi! very different to the Ducati!

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I agree. Improvement. Big!

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So, here's one of your bikes changing owner, but where are you?

 


https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/186660421038?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=KykeIpCPQ7C&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=xhXfc3IYTgy&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

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So, here's one of your bikes changing owner, but where are you?

 


https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/186660421038?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=KykeIpCPQ7C&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=xhXfc3IYTgy&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Yes, I saw that!  fetched a good price!


A few weeks ago my mate bought Sammy Millers old rolling road from his museum...  He has fixed the electronics on it and got it working!  I took one of my bikes today and gently ran it up...  A relaxed run as my bike is SO NOISY!  had to have respect for the neighbours... I definitely should have worn ear defenders even for a low speed run!  Later on, he ran his Suzuki GS500 up to 100 MPH on there...  what a noise!  here is a short video...

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Getting towards the end of the riding season for me... Last update for a while as I dont have another project yet!  Nothing has taken my eye...

It was a sad day yesterday, the end of an era in two ways...  early morning I joined 30 others to pay my final respects to a good mate on his memorial ride... RIP Richard....


I then visited my favorite biker cafe for the last time before it closes its doors for good. Bacon sandwich and a coffee for the last time there.  I first visited in 1972 on My 1965 AJS 250 14 CSR...  I have been a regular visitor ever since. My wife asked me why I was so sad...  Which made me think why I have always been attracted to the place, it definitely wasn't the decor or even the food!  Well it had an elevated position, and a large patio which was south facing...  it overlooked the road, river and the Severn Valley Railway line... but most of all it was the many like minded people I met... RIP the Food Stop Cafe at Quatt...

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That's not a nice feeling. Sharp reminders of development.