Hi from Switzerland
Posted: Sat May 23, 2009 1:26 am
Hi,
My name is Christophe and I am a proud owner of a 1972 750 GT since only one month.
I am from France, but I currently live and work in Switzerland. I have been riding a 1999 900 Monster for a few years until my girlfriend bought a 1972 350 Scrambler. Such great fun that I decided that I needed a vintage Ducati as well. After a lot of research and a few attempts, I finally found a reasonably priced 750 GT near Rome in Italy. It is from 1972, is red metal flake in color and has only 25000 km. There were 3 previous owners (apparently friends) and the history of the bike is known (I even have the original Italian papers issued in 1972 !).
It was running (at least kind of) when I bought it, but needs some work to get in registered again and back on the road. I am currently reinstalling some missing parts, rebuilding the carbs (Amal type), and the front brakes (original Lockheed components are being temporarily replaced with a Brembo calliper and Grimeca master cylinder until I can determine if the original parts can be rebuilt or not). Once the basic stuff is sorted out, I will probably go for a more deeper rebuild: frame would need some new paint, engine heads checked, forks renewed, engine parts cleaned and polished, Conti exhauts replaced (maybe, because they are rather damaged but still OK), and wheels re-spoked etc…. I might also consider installing an electronic ignition.
Can’t wait to ride the bike again !
Cheers for now,
Christophe
My name is Christophe and I am a proud owner of a 1972 750 GT since only one month.
I am from France, but I currently live and work in Switzerland. I have been riding a 1999 900 Monster for a few years until my girlfriend bought a 1972 350 Scrambler. Such great fun that I decided that I needed a vintage Ducati as well. After a lot of research and a few attempts, I finally found a reasonably priced 750 GT near Rome in Italy. It is from 1972, is red metal flake in color and has only 25000 km. There were 3 previous owners (apparently friends) and the history of the bike is known (I even have the original Italian papers issued in 1972 !).
It was running (at least kind of) when I bought it, but needs some work to get in registered again and back on the road. I am currently reinstalling some missing parts, rebuilding the carbs (Amal type), and the front brakes (original Lockheed components are being temporarily replaced with a Brembo calliper and Grimeca master cylinder until I can determine if the original parts can be rebuilt or not). Once the basic stuff is sorted out, I will probably go for a more deeper rebuild: frame would need some new paint, engine heads checked, forks renewed, engine parts cleaned and polished, Conti exhauts replaced (maybe, because they are rather damaged but still OK), and wheels re-spoked etc…. I might also consider installing an electronic ignition.
Can’t wait to ride the bike again !
Cheers for now,
Christophe
