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The kickstart shaft has to be rotated 45° while sliding cases together for the ratchet lug to engage the stop. It's easier to check crank end play with just the crank in the cases. Check that your bearings slide on the crank without being too tight. They also have to slide into the steel case housin...

Temperature reached 50° today so I went for a 30 mile ride. Probably one of the last for this year. Total on the engine since rebuild and start up back in May is 6861 nearly trouble free miles. Had some oil push past the head o-rings that was fixed by moving the head oil restrictors and the dry clut...

I agree, big mistake. Girlfriend has a 71 Commando that I like to tear around on.
They're a bit more common than MHR's so you could maybe find another.

This last spring I noticed one of the caliper pins on the SS was hanging out a bit more than it should. I popped the cover off and found that the small center pin was rattling around on top of the rotor and pads! :shock: Checked the fronts and found a pad had sheared off the steel backing plate but ...

Waking up and seeing that every morning would brighten my day! Do you have a really low watt bulb in the lamp with just the right glow for
the long cold winter mood lighting?

Yeah, not many curvy roads in Iowa where you can lean it over, or on the Interstate for that matter! I think that front Avon has over 12,000 miles on it now from the last 2 or 3 years, can see some cracks down in the treads. My bikes are indoor temp controlled also, that hot and cold with humidity i...

Rode to the Barber Vintage Festival last weekend, the bike sat out in the rain one night and the rotors rusted. The first time you use the brakes a cloud of rust dust flies off and the result made for a cool pic I thought. https://i.imgur.com/dSjEAaf.jpg Was a good ride except for being caught in a ...

I can't believe no one commented about what may be the only bevel Ducati 900SS with beads on the seat!

Thank you Joe! It's so much fun to ride.

Mark G

Changed oil after Kansas and headed for northern Wisconsin and cooler temps for the 4th of July weekend. Really nice ride around the Turtle Flambeau Flowage. Back in Davenport Iowa Sunday night after 995 miles. It's been 3485 miles since May 19th, I'm pretty sure everything done to the engine is goi...

Rode to Kansas last weekend for the AHRMA races at Heartland Motorsports Park in Topeka. Temps in the 90's, don't know how the racers put leathers on and go race. Parked by a pair of Panigale V4's. https://i.imgur.com/bat2ZYf.jpg Stayed in Gardner Kansas, nice town. Just outside of town is where you...

After 1380 miles it was time for an oil change but first I wanted to move the oil restrictors in the cam supports to the cases to take pressure off the o-rings in the cylinder to head joint. I pushed some thick grease into the passages and tapped them to 5/16-18 maybe 3/8 deep. Was no need to drill ...

That's awesome! Glad you're getting some riding in.

Update after 856 miles. After a long high speed interstate run I noticed oil drops on the case behind the rear head. It's coming from the head to cylinder o-ring. I think when the oil is cold there is more pressure than the o-ring was intended to hold because of the restrictor in the cam support sho...

The old pump outlet is plugged with a short setscrew. https://i.imgur.com/7xCirch.jpg The restrictor Ducati presses into the crankshaft was drilled out - it looked like a spring pin. Brass setscrews with a 1.5 mm hole drilled thru were used as restrictors in the cam supports. The heads are still com...