a new bride - Ducati.ms

mopgcw · Nov 16th, 2011, 10:02 pm

A sneak peek at some work I had done to improve the Italian beauty's looks and performance.

thanks to JC for all his help, and the guys at Munroe who helped put her back together again.

will post more details later...

mopgcw · Nov 16th, 2011, 10:16 pm

more pix

cb4265 · Nov 16th, 2011, 10:41 pm

Very nice, but you need to add some oil

mopgcw · Nov 16th, 2011, 10:46 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by cb4265

Very nice, but you need to add some oil

appreciate the pointer, she is on the side stand...

aeolian · Nov 16th, 2011, 10:57 pm

a pic of the full bike? I'd like to see those red exhaust hangers.

mopgcw · Nov 16th, 2011, 11:04 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by aeolian

a pic of the full bike? I'd like to see those red exhaust hangers.

sorry the focus is a little fuzzy in part..

mopgcw · Nov 16th, 2011, 11:26 pm

Special thanks to:

JC for parts, good deals, guidance and patience.

Ken @ universal polishing for making them side covers shine;

John @ finishing touch for getting the red triangles just right;

Todd & Dave @ Munroe for putting it all together;

Riderjeff · Nov 17th, 2011, 7:56 am

Wow! You've got some stuff goin' on there George. I'm assuming the Alpinas are new, and the demontech rear brake. I don't reacall seeing the 34/34 Brembos on your front before, you're gonna luv em.

And now I'm officially jealous of those bling side covers.

Really really nice. Also the chrome springs, very Retro.

mopgcw · Nov 17th, 2011, 7:41 pm

Thanks Jeff, exactly, wanted to hit that retro target dead on, with some performance. you are right, the new brembos are highly recommended, and the caliper with the demontech is a solid improvement as well. They make the cost of the alpinas' easier to justify...at least that is what i keep telling myself. to be straight, ducati should have made them stock.

New bits added:

Alpinas
YSS shocks
Brembo 4p/4p (#20.7850.30 / 20.7850.40) they took a while to find in silver
Demontech bracket/caliper
Custom brake lines from Max Moto a local shop -- clear steel braid
Aella foot pegs
Supersprox sprocket/new silver chain
side covers from ebay -- polished; note the glass windows are a bit "fogged" now due to the blasting, but still functional
black triangles from ebay painted

Still to be done:

Find a decent silver rotor/carrier combo; i probably could blast the carriers on the existing ones....we'll see

replace the black side stand.

evan wilcox aluminum tank?? with some red stripe?

Hope all is well with you guys up there.

take care.

**JCPakBikes** · Nov 17th, 2011, 10:44 pm

Looking real sharp
Thanks for letting us help get you there.

We are looking into front silver rotor and carriers
I have two possibilities
One from Discacciati and the other from a company in spain that makes OEM rotors for major brands
and
We have a all silver solid rear rotor from Discacciati that is real nice
and
We have a Full floater coming from Discacciati and a few other sources that are making them for us.
The Full floaters will only work on the Demontech brake set up.
All this will be happening in a week or two