Bit more this weekend. The rear brake is on. This was a breeze but for the fact that my dad removed it when the engine was out so didn't need to remove the brake lines to remove. I installed it with the engine in the frame so has to disconnect the lines to get it to fit properly. No biggie but a slight annoyance as this line probably hadn't been removed since new. Good old record vice helped me out. Clip ons installed (largely so my wife thinks I'm making real progress!), but they look impressive and make it look even more like a bike. Tried to install the better P4/34 calipers with my existing hardware but have since learned that Ducati changed the mount bolts for the later bikes. My standard pitch 1.5mm M10s will not fit the fine pitch of the massive brembos. Thankfully the right bolts (M10 X 1.25 X 25) are only £1.87 from moto rapido. Couple more snaps.
Clutch slave cylinder. Mine apparently works fine but looks a little grubby. Are there any merits for installing an after market/replacement and if so, what is the way to go? Ignore the front sprocket, I was justing seeing how it all went together, appreciate this may be the wrong way round.
oberon mate avalible in a range of colours and will make the clutch lighter. Id also fit a braided clutch line aswell while your there looks alot better and will have more feel to the clutch over time.
Oberon or MPL are both good. MC Motoparts also do a copy that looks pretty good but they are Hong Kong based so quality needs to be examined. I have some of their fully adjustable levers on two bikes and they are perfect.
+1 on the MPL clutch cylinder. Quality part which makes the clutch much lighter and reduces rider fatigue. I also have braided lines fitted.
Biggest plus to changing the clutch slave is that the Ducati original WILL let you down one day in the middle of nowhere. Cant say i noticed much difference on lightness though.
Indeed it is. The bike is now back with my dad for finishing off. We got it to a full rolling state, with only small niggles to sort prior to actually completing the bike. Unfortunately, the bike wasn't quite as "perfect" as I initially thought, and required more expenditure. This put the brakes on massively. In short the bike needs to the following in order to complete. New Front pads for the calipers. The calipers are taken from an R version and as such require 4 pads in each caliper. These seem prohibitively expensive, can someone advise any reputable alternatives to the Brembos. New front brake lines needed, as the ones supplied have been kinked and split New rear wheel nut (no biggie but irritating) as a monkey removed the last one which, given the state of the nut, must have been with a tin opener. New tank. This is the kicker, as is quite a pricey piece of kit. Lots on eBay, but all quite expensive and most with the wrong decal type (I need the old type). The earth fixing point on the block has been sheared and cut off so i need to try and find a new suitable location. Owing to the stage of the build, this is now more tricky. So with all that required (plus more im sure), and the fact that we are moving house, it seemed only sensible to take the bike back to Essex where my dad and I can complete it once the house move it all sorted. So a bit of a sad end. Thanks to everyone for the help and advice, more to follow ... not 100% sure when though. Jamie
