Sounds like a fuel problem to me. Change/check your fuel filters. Then try again.

Yes, the cosmetics will probably take a back seat to some other projects for the summer. Ill just ride the bike naked for now to work out any more mechanical problems. Then make her real pretty this coming winter. On another note. What do y'all recommend for motor oil? Is synthetic a good or bad idea?

For any other 750 sport owners looking to buy a new battery. I bought a MotoBatt MB16AU, It was quite a tight fit, as in pretty much press fit. I don't want to have to take that out any time soon. one benefit is they come with a 2 year factory warranty, which is pretty good.

Once I got all that sorted, I installed 2 new rear blinkers, filled the tank with some premium and cranked her over. To my surprise it started right up :shock: . After warming up it settles nicely into a slow idle at about 800-900 RPM. It seems hard to believe that it just runs like that after sitti...

I also sourced a used/ good condition kill switch assembly as mine had the kill switch it self busted off.

Update 2: Both of my handlebar switches were busted. The only thing wrong with the Left side was that for some reason it was taken apart and the blinker toggle was missing (I assume broken in the wreck). The rest of the assembly was actually in pretty nice shape. I ended up buying this ratty looking...

Long awaited update: I was able to clean up the tank quite well with the MEK. There really wasn't any rust under the goo in the tank so that was a relief. I installed the new pump, and after sourcing a new battery, I reinstalled the tank. Somewhere along the way I decided to modify the intake setup....

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/prod.mm.com/uploads/2018/05/08/1525793356_20180508_112553_hdr_mmthumb.jpg New fuel pump arrived. P/N HFP-360 on amazon. Appears to be a direct replacement for ducati 750 sport and 900ss. It comes with the pump, rubber isolator, fuel tube, hose clamps, and 2 choice...

Andrew2 wrote:Ethanol??

I doubt it. This has been sitting since 1999, well before ethanol gas was prevalent in my area. You can still get non-ethanol 93 octane at some stations around here.

Even if the pump HAD worked I don't think I would have had much fuel flow that fuel line was designed to be in bad gas for 17 years.

I managed to get the pump out. Its locked up with scum. New one is on the way

Update. $70 dollars later I have ignitiin keys thanks to the local locksmith. I removed the seat, cleaned the mouse nest out of the tool storage, and removed the tank. After disassembling both carbs im happy to report that the previous owner must have drained them prior to shelving the bike. Both fl...

That does look nice, I really like the stock look though.