Cheers guys. I spent the majority of this evening fitting some bits to the Ducati, the lower yoke arrived during the week, and although I am still waiting for the correct axle I could get the forks in. Looking pretty tidy. The wheel is only really balanced in there, but we get the idea. Also moved the switch for setting the dash up onto the dash, away from its previous location on the handlebar. This should make more sense later. The switch is a cheapy momentary switch from china. The nuts they are supplied with are m12x0.75, so I ordered a tap from eBay, and some 5/8 hex bar to make some nuts that accept a rubber boot. And fitted:- So, the new cockpit looks thus:- Productive evening!
Looking real tidy. Can you make some ally sleeves with a slit along them to pinch the axle? I have seen these on FG43 forks. One sleeve had a slight lip on the outer edge (top hat) the other was plain.
Just picked up on this thread...looks lovely...I'll say it and say it again....it'll be such a shame when it goes down the road....so much time and effort....beautiful.
Have you found one yet? Saw this blingy one and thought of you... Ducati 848 1098 1198 1199 Diavel Streetfighter Multist. 1200 racing front axle | eBay
antony, thats exactly the part i have ordered. :/ i have been waiting a few weeks, will email him now....
Ah right. I bet it got shipped normal mail and will probably take 5-6 weeks to arrive I was lucky and picked up an original for £30 off ebay, but was contemplating the same one!
Hey, I could but don't see this as a permanent option. I would worry that the clearance it would cause could be detrimental to the service life of the fork bottom. And they're bloody expensive, so I want to take care of these. It's possible that I could make a sleeve and shrink it onto the 748 axle I have, but I'd rather something proper. We'll see.
I buckled and ordered the fairings this week, from CRC. They arrived inside 24hours which was a pleasant surprise. However, although they are quite good quality, they are not the perfect fit that they have the reputation of. Here you can see that one side has been finished, which seemed to fit ok, the other side was not the same shape. :/ On and off I have been fighting for hours over the last few days to get the fit acceptable, and I'm still not happy. It's a shame they are not supplied with proper Dzus fasteners as the cheap copies just don't work as well. They are however extremely light, and exactly the right design/shape. Over and out.
Great thread, I really like the look of the Translogic Dash this is going to be my next project on my bike.
Cheers! The dash is pretty basic, but then that is reflected in the price. The quality is very high though. I think I have come to terms with the fairing. Having spent most of yesterday evening, and this afternoon and evening muscling them to where they want to sit nicely, I am happy. After researching the fit of the original corse fairings, I spotted that they didn't fit the bikes too well either, so I had little chance of getting copy fairings to fit any better. This evening, I made up some brackets to hold the belly pan steady. This also allows the catch tray to stay with the bike if you remove one or both of the side panels. The left hand side uses on of the side stand mounting points, so is a pretty sturdy M10 thread. Seemed like a nice idea to trim the bolt down a bit. And fitted to the bike. Almost ready to paint now.
Thats a nice neat bit of tig welding, being a mechanical engineer myself I love to see when people trouble shoot and make things like those items above. Man after my own heart!
Cheers pops. Had a free (most of the) day today, so got the duc out for a wash. it has been sitting in the corner of the workshop for weeks, no cover and was looking pretty dusty. Nothing new to report, just clean. And some pic whoring. I much prefer this body style.
Cheers. I was thinking of doing a track day in a couple of weeks with our little gang, but there's just too many little jobs to do to get it ready in time. A couple of things are happening tho, the bike is booked in to Louigi Moto for the cam belts at the end of this month, so that gives me plenty of time to cross the 'i's and dot the 't's. The plan is to get the bike on the dyno to see if it blows up, if it's all good then it should be fine on track. Eagle eyed readers would have noticed that the front brake lines were missing, I had them back yesterday evening. I used my little pattern kit to good effect to get the lengths and layout perfect. They are fitted and bled up now, and I am just finding little jobs to tidy up on the bike this evening. Happy.
