Proper Red Bike

Discussion in 'Ducati General Discussion' started by Borgo Panigale, Oct 26, 2018.

  1. Yes, just enough for his own 696 and my Mille R in his garage :upyeah:
     
  2. Ha, just thought I’d ask.
     
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  3. At a risk of getting hung drawn and quartered ......the tank lettering is too big in my humble opinion
     
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  4. I bet that exhaust keeps the inner thigh warm.... X
     
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  5. It was designed that way as a racing aid, you just had to go fast so you didn't burn your leg offl!
     
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  6. I can’t stop myself revisiting this red bike:heart::heart::heart:. In our times of ever-encroaching Orwellian scrutiny, something of this era makes an increasingly appealing option.. (to me)!

    I should get on my 750GT, but the after effects of various treatments have left my hands next to useless for ‘proper’ clutches and heavier controls. So I may actually have to sell the GT and perhaps give up altogether :weary_face:
     
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  7. Nah there will be a solution! Hydraulic or cable on your bike?
     
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  8. another early one for you;
    Phil Schilling and Cook Neilson, Pocono International Raceway, 1977.jpg
     
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  9. look at Rekluse clutch kits (probably not for Ducati though)
    This could be the answer...
     
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  10. It's New Year and time to make those resolutions & I reckon Mr Borgo, yours must be to start to exercise those hands and get the GT on the road with a clutch you can operate. As you've said yourself it is an appealing option which I can heartily agree with, after a year biffing around on the Darmah. You soon learn to slip him into neutral before coming to a stop, and the throttle isn't really a pain at the sort of openings you'll be using.

    Obviously do the usual cable/push rod checks and perhaps you may be able to change the bar lever to one that gives a different ratio in conjunction with one of these ? https://www.mdinaitalia.co.uk/SKU075516410_ext.html

    Or how about a full blown hydraulic system? https://store.bevelheaven.com/Engine-Related/Hydraulic-Clutch-Conversion-Kit-Bevel-Twins/

    Either way within about 400 yards of taking the GT out you will be so glad you did summat about it.
     
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