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My mate of many years has always wanted a Ducati... but he does not have a lot of cash... We have both been looking for a bike for him for a while, but his maximum budget was £1800 all in.
Last Sunday we picked the bike below up off Ebay for £1500. its a low miles bike with 3500 miles on it, but its a bit tatty... though I would post some pictures of how it progresses through a mini restoration this week. I have been working hard to get it ready for him by this Sunday!
First off I got it on the hoist as I dont have a paddock stand yet. its a convenient way of working on it
One of the first jobs was removing the air filter… looks like a mouse has been in there!
Jobs so far include a full brake rebuild, replacing the front fork oil seals and dust covers along with fresh oil, replacing both tyres as they were original from 1995!
the cam belts looked new, but as I don't know their history I will be replacing them with the pair that came with the bike. Last owner bought them in late 2017 but never fitted them.
to be continued!
Last Sunday we picked the bike below up off Ebay for £1500. its a low miles bike with 3500 miles on it, but its a bit tatty... though I would post some pictures of how it progresses through a mini restoration this week. I have been working hard to get it ready for him by this Sunday!
First off I got it on the hoist as I dont have a paddock stand yet. its a convenient way of working on it

One of the first jobs was removing the air filter… looks like a mouse has been in there!

Jobs so far include a full brake rebuild, replacing the front fork oil seals and dust covers along with fresh oil, replacing both tyres as they were original from 1995!
the cam belts looked new, but as I don't know their history I will be replacing them with the pair that came with the bike. Last owner bought them in late 2017 but never fitted them.






to be continued!