Apologies for being a tad off topic...
I guess not everybody thinks 4 valves are the way to go after paying for service.
Good point, Bill. We should all be grateful we don't have 4 valve bevels to look after.
Seen the Silver Shotgun on eBay?
No, hadn't seen that one Craig. Can't be too many around that haven't even been started! (EDIT: I wonder now if it means "never been started since the restoration" as the header pipe colour indicates some use)
Richard (the guy with us with the 350 Shotgun who you met in Serre Chavalier) just bought a nice 450 Desmo with 5000km on the clock Nigel Lacey had for sale for 9000 GBP. That's pretty cheap by Australian standards. I think it would go for north of 13,000 GBP over here, I'd reckon. He's bought it so that his son can ride it with him and his shotgun next year in the Giro.
http://www.laceyducati.com/ducati-parts ... a35e58899c
Gotta go now. Need to go and have a chat with Dad about meeting his fatherly obligations...
Kev