Ahh, I see. I'm pretty sure my titanium pin should be up to it then Anyways, the silicon was a success, I dribbled a bit on the bench last night so I could have a play with it this morning, to see how strong/flexible/set it was, and it's just the right kind of stuff. The finish of the top cover:- And the decal applied:- So there you have it, ready to fit. I think it looks mega, exactly what I wanted.
Lol. We trailered the bike down to Brizzle this morning, and had the cam belts done. Last time I went to Louigi Moto I wasn't actually buying anything, so didn't stick around too long as I felt a bit out if place. It was nice to actually speak to Rich and pay him for his time. As I took the bike off of the trailer, Rich was all over it, spotting various Gucci parts like the forks and brakes etc. Once it was wheeled into the workshop he could get a better look at what he was working with. I offered to help, and took off all of the parts he wanted to gain access to the belts. Very quickly. Like race team quickly. Goes without saying this wouldn't take long. He showed me how to tension the belts by hand, and then double checked them with the Ducati tool to reassure me that his method was perfect. I have no problem with doing them myself from now on, I just needed someone to hold my hand this once. I also took down that slipper clutch I bought years ago to see which parts I needed to get it running. He had a rattle around a parts bin of spares he had, and came up trumps with the various spacers and nut that I was missing, no charge. The labour charge was very reasonable, cheap infact. I would not hesitate in recommending them to anyone with an Italian bike, a Ducati especially. However, Chris the dyno man was also there and I asked if I could use the dyno to run the bike up and check everything was ok, after all I'd rather it showed any problems there than mid corner on track. He wasn't so accommodating, and didn't have time for me. Not really that impressed. Good morning out tho on the whole.
Not really an update as such, but I have had the fuel cap surround re-anodised black, along with the breather connection. It'll look better in black when I (eventually) get around to getting the panels painted.
Very nice, and thanks for the stickers as well ... will post a photo up when I get round to fitting them
nice build... i like what you've done with the crankcase breather....what do you put the other end in? might look at doing something similar as fed up with it putting oil in the airbox!
Mine goes straight into the airbox, just like standard. Iv got the standard breather valve on the crank case, and the standard slash cut pipe on the airbox, and just whatever extension I needed to get the 900ss breather box to reach. To date, iv never seen any moisture in the airbox, and I would be worried if I did. :/
^^^^ The airbox breather is for sucking in crankcase gases if you are getting oil into the airbox you have either overfilled the crankcase or you have pressure build up in the crankcase itself which should be investigated.
Ive gotten tired of not using the bike, it has sat dormant since the visit to louigimoto, so rather than let it go to waste I decided to get a quote for insurance and look at the possibility of using it on the road. I was surprised how cheap the insurance was, so I took the plunge. Earlier in the week I added a number plate and holder, and a horn and button. I took it to the M.O.T. station this afternoon, and shes now relatively road legal. I did however find a fault with the engine in that it is ejecting oil from the centre of the clutch assembly, on closer inspection the clutch pushrod is worn, the bearing seems ok, but the little seal is completely missing. I have ordered a new bearing and seal, and will use the pushrod from the other engine as that is almost new. I kinda fancied going for a ride tomorrow. Never mind.
Not sure if I posted a pic of this, it's the slide puller I made to remove the bearing on the first engine. I made it from the old worn out clutch pushrod and added a hammer. Anyway, I just used it to remove the worn bearing, it made a bit of a mess of it, but it's out now. New seal and bearing ordered.
Wow that's very impressive. Just read through this thread start to finish. But we haven't seen it finished. Please can we see.
