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Buchanan's has more than one size nipple. Measure the spoke, find the thread pitch and ask them again.

I only know of Syd's Cycles in St Petersburg Florida and DesmoPro in, um, some other town in Florida. I'm not sure about the showroom presence for either one. The only time I made it to Syd's they were closed, and DesmoPro just started up within the past year. Syd's is of course Syd Tunstall's shop,...

Hi Steve, I'm already putting together a wish list for Flanders, will probably order some things later tonight or tomorrow. I've got everything I need to silver solder so I'm going to try that I think. I worked as a bicycle mechanic for about ten years so not to be arrogant or anything but I trust m...

I'm not really sure where this question should go so I'll stick it in here and hope for the best... I have multiple projects going on right now and I think it's finally time to make good on my threats and start making my own control cables. I worked as a bicycle mechanic for a lot of years and know ...

I'm with everyone else here. Don't do the clip ons. Don't restore it just to make it look shiny. Fix what needs to be fixed, clean up what's dirty, and ride it. That said, you haven't given much indication on just how bad the cosmetics are. There was an editorial in a recent Road and Track magazine ...

Why so shy? Post the piccies here too!




Nice bike...

I'd recommend a TimerSert repair over a Helicoil. I know some people swear by Helicoils but I'm not a big fan...

I'm looking at one off a 250 so I'd say replace the 250 with 160... but here's what the numbers are 250 (type?) 196 (this is year, the last digit was left blank by Ducati to be filled in by the dealer when sold. Fill it in if you like) Engine Number Frame Number (they match) 125 (weight) 150 (max lo...

I think what you are thinking of are engines that use a "wasted spark". They fire both cylinders at the same time but that doesn't mean both cylinders are on their power stroke. Harley does this. It's been a long time since I did the math but I seem to recall that on a Harley twin, the wasted spark ...

On a properly assembled engine the dots only line up once every six revolutions. Did you have the engine apart or at least have the heads off? EDIT: I just saw a couple other posts and it seems you have had the top end off. Did you follow the instructions in the manual to time it or just line up the...

Yes it's rebuildable. It's been so long since I did mine I've forgotten the fine details but IIRC you have to press the piston out the back of the MC. There's a ring that holds it all in place and you need to fabricate a tool to press it all back together. FWIW I rebuilt mine twice and was never abl...

I really don't like the stock tank hold down on the old singles. Not that it matters, it wouldn't work with my tank and seat anyway, so I ran a bunch of ideas through my head and this is what I came up with. I ended up making a couple hooks and using a hold down I bought for my 750GT. It was too lon...

...The vision of what "after" should be has changed a few times, but now I think I'm pretty much set. I've got some flanged alloy rims for it, 35mm Marzocchi forks, an abused Mach 1 style tank, and it seems a 350 Sebring engine has also found it's way to my shop. I was torn between going with a dis...

Got the seat done. I'm not in love with it (the hump is too massive) but it'll work for now. Adding the trim helped a lot. The back of the tank needs to be raised a bit and I'm considering trying to lower the back of the seat a touch too... but it can't move too far before it hits the fender. http:/...

It seems the museum video I have on Youtube is corrupt, so I looked for the original and came across a few different Ducati videos. These all require Quicktime to view (.mov files) and are quite large - dial up users don't even bother! Ducati museum tour - ~26Meg http://www.teamyikes.com/Movies/DucM...