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If the float needle and seat are both metal,you might try lapping the two together with a bit of valve lapping compound. I remember a guy doing that once-don't know how it turned out.

I see that a complete set is available directly from Amal in England,specifically for the Ducati GT750 ,part # PACK129 . I couldn't get the price.

Another thought: why so much trouble with the Amals re "warping"? Too much tightening of the mounts,somehow? We used to buy complete replacement Amals because they simply wore out,for almost nothing.Given the hassle involved with a new brand of carbs,maybe sticking with Amals would be your...

You are going to get a lot of replies to this one! Yes,Amal carbs wear out,etc.Your replacement choices are endless. If you can find a good set of Delllortos from a GT750 or 860,with all the odds and ends,that could bolt right on,you would be very happy with them.You could also go into the unknown a...

How about: the brake arm/spline/index is one tooth off? I seem to remember some sort of incident from my mechanic days where something like this happened....?

No,I think you are right! You ought to be able to easily lock it up in that situation. But what is the cause.....?

Don't "MIG" anything on a Ducati ! A good machine deserves good welds,and MIG welding isn't good welding.It barely IS welding,being not far removed from a cold joint,with almost no penetration.

I raced a GT750 with that rear drum,and it was not an issue one way or the other.. I probably should have used it less than I did.

Part of this may be that many or most riders don't really care how powerful the rear brake is,indeed want it not to be powerful,and there are riders who don't use it at all-Freddie Spencer being one example.That said,maybe in stop and go riding the rear brake becomes more of an asset.

Did you look into indexing/grinding the new shoes in the old-fashioned way that a good auto brake shop used to do with drum brake linings? Also,check the hub/liner for roundness? Probably finding a replacement rear hub would be not too expensive,due to all the "upgrades" that have been don...

Just a suggestion: Set up that drum carefully,and put your efforts into other issues. (It being a Ducati,you do have other issues...). There is little to be gained-arguably,nothing-by the use of a more powerful rear brake. You may also be increasing unsprung weight back there with conversion to a di...

Right. I think this was not done by Ducati,but I may be wrong. The answer fill probably be found in the parts books.

I should add that the amount of oil which will by gravity flow down through this line is unknown,and the inner diameter of the braided steel line is not very large.Perhaps it is a big help,or perhaps not... I rigged the thing up for my race bike one winter,but never got back on the track to use it.

Also,if anyone is interested,I have one of those rigged up,with the upper end tapped into a welded bung on a valve cover and tapped into a filler plug.Braided steel line. Can send photo but only by e-mail (Posting a photo on this board is beyond me.) Will sell inc. freight for $50. U.S. only.

This may be irrelevant or it may help: In racing and/or when using too heavy an oil,the front rocker box on bevels may flood,causing the front exhaust valve/guide/seal area to run submerged in oil. Not good. One solution is to restrict the oil flow a bit with such a plug. Another solution,perhaps sa...