I think the likely problem is the exhaust valve guide showing wear. When the motor is stopped and cooled down this allows oil to seep past the seal and coat the valve. Hence, smoke on start-up.

I doubt 'opening up' the manifold would aid performance in any way. Imagine that this were so, then air speed thru each throttle body would be reduced, leading to fuel mixture problems due to the reduced vacuum. Incidently, running the rear cylinder richer (cooler) is most likely due to it being hea...

DO NOT USE Molybdenum Disulfide grease for any of the swingarm linkage bearings. Even the slightest heat will disassociate the Molybdenum from the Sulphur. The free Sulphur then forms SO3 which is particularly capable of bonding with Iron. Result? Heaving pitting to bearing surfaces. Actually, don't...

Posted about these bearings before. It will make things much easier if the sprocket carrier is heated to about 100°C before drifting out the bearings. When I did this I was holding the carrier in my hand, placed a socket on the bearing and gave it a pounding with the hammer. Whoosh - out it came.

Hi spaggy. This is an excellent post- thanks for sharing. I spotted another rear wheel solution elsewhere see photo. What are your thoughts? I'm a but concerned at how much higher the rear of the bike could be with some chain tension positions.... The weakness of the 750/906 Paso swingarm is that t...

One look at two and three phase Alternator diagrams will produce many variants. Three wire 3 phase alternators are available, for instance. This Ducati Alternator is a 2 phase with centre-tap and yes, it appears the tap can be connected to 12v as this next link shows (wiring diagram from a 750GT at ...

I can see how that will work but it's NOT the arrangement of the original wiring and regulator in which the red wire is not the for the charge light and the regulator has an output terminal dedicated to it. Well it works for me my friend, the battery is charged and I have my warning light back. I k...

OK, here is how it works and what to do if you have purchased an aftermarket Rectifier with no charge warning light circuit. The two yellow wires enter the Rec/Reg and the AC voltage is converted by a full-wave rectifier. Once rectified this represents the 12v DC system. You can still use a three-ph...

The three wires from the Alternator are yellow (2) and red. The two yellows are power output. The red is for the charge (idiot) light. Don't connect the red to an unknown rectifier, it will melt wires and is a 'wrong' connection. A new reg/rec might not have a terminal for the red wire - don't worry...

The Spondon floaters are a huge improvement over the standard cast-iron rotor braking which couldn't be much worse. How this bike got through TUV testing etc with that set up is beyond me. You might have some trouble setting up the radiator - thermostatic valve etc since the hose routing is far from...

Here are a few images. You can see the discs' and the sliding adjusters (which are a bone of contention among other Paso owners)

Here is a the Spondon Ducati I was thinking of. This machine is owned by a rider from Hampshire but I expect the frame spec is the same as yours. I don't know what Ducati engine is in this one. I notice you have yet to add a radiator to your Paso, that will give you a chance to connect the thermosta...

I have had floating front discs and sliding adjusters for the swingarm made. Will post some pics or redirect you to the relevant ducatipaso.org page. The point of Spondon used to be racing frames when the mfr's were not much good. They are doing a lot of work for the 'New' Norton now but still make ...

I've heard about this build some time ago. I'm jealous. Are you local to Spondon? I've had some work done for my Paso by them.

I'll say it again that I thoroughly recommend a sliding adjuster conversion. This can be done by practically any drag racing specialist. Additionally, the box section swingarm of the 750/906 is ideal for this work, it being a heavy gauge aluminum. Since this failure has happened after many years of ...