HI all as a new Ducati (Engine ) owner of a Alazzurra 350 which I have been customising since winter, Didn't like the plastic bits!! has anyone else had a problem with the insulation of the Ignition sensor cables turning to powder - possibly due to the heat as it passes close to the head & exhaust - bike was running fine till I moved the connector to add a digital rev counter when I investigated why it was only running on one pot I discovered the wires were bare for a good bit of their length!! Very pleased with the look now just need to shorten the shocks & forks as being a short arse in my 70's can't get my leg over! (the saddle!!) PS if anyone knows the length & rating of the Alazzurra rear shocks it would help me get shorter ones from Hagon.
Hi and welcome to the Ducati forum great intro with pictures and did I see a black bin lurking in the background of the first picture
Welcome Tom, when you're done with it you can sell it as a Norton chrome jobby thing (there still won't be any on the road to compare with )
I suppose I could try trimming my 'tache ! Thanks for the welcome guys! I first drooled over a 250 bevel in the mid 60's but as a student couldn't afford it but got a Norton Dommi 55 from the Motorcycle Graveyard in Twickenham followed shortly by a Triumph T110 amalgamating the two into a Triton and then using the leftovers to make a Nortry which I sold on (cheap) to help pay for the Triton. Still wish I had bought the Duke though!
Yes. I had the the same issue when doing a Pantah 500 restoration. Scroll to the bottom of this page https://www.ducatiforum.co.uk/threads/another-pantah-rebuild.41343/page-3 If you look further in that thread you will see information about the shocks which I would assume are same as the Alazurra. £10mm between centres and 10mm bushes. I can't help you with the spring rate though but Hagon should be able to work that out based on the weight of the bike and rider.
Welcome to the forum Tom . Seeing ( and hearing ) a Pantah for the first time was one of those moments that made me realise that Ducatis were something special .... .... not just " another " make of bike ....
