Swiss Froggy
- Sergio Desmo
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- model: 907 I.E.
- year: 1992
- Location: Switzerland
Swiss Froggy
Hello to all,
Well another stange story... Currently living in Singapore and heading to Switzerland by the end of the month, I did ask a friend of mine in Europe if he would agree to sell to me one of his Ducati. Answer was positive and here I am, owning a 907ie without having seen it but for three poor quality pictures... 65 000km on the clock and red. Since winter starts to hit Switzerland, i will take the time needed to service it hoping for better days. To start with, i did place an order yesterday to Ohlins to have a rearshock beeing built for it. Agree with the ones who will say it is a lot of money thrown at the Paso, but I have so much great experience with the sweedish suspension so far. I would be happy to link with other swiss based owners if any. Oh I forgot to mention : I am french, therefore the title....
Cheers,
Sergio desmo
Well another stange story... Currently living in Singapore and heading to Switzerland by the end of the month, I did ask a friend of mine in Europe if he would agree to sell to me one of his Ducati. Answer was positive and here I am, owning a 907ie without having seen it but for three poor quality pictures... 65 000km on the clock and red. Since winter starts to hit Switzerland, i will take the time needed to service it hoping for better days. To start with, i did place an order yesterday to Ohlins to have a rearshock beeing built for it. Agree with the ones who will say it is a lot of money thrown at the Paso, but I have so much great experience with the sweedish suspension so far. I would be happy to link with other swiss based owners if any. Oh I forgot to mention : I am french, therefore the title....
Cheers,
Sergio desmo
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Re: Swiss Froggy
Hi Sergio.
Welcome to the strange land of owning a Ducati Paso/906/907ie. I don't think it will be a lot of money to throw at an older Ducati! If it gives you that little edge that makes you enjoy the ride, then it is all worth it. 3 poor quality pictures are the start. You will start taking pictures of the bike in front of the house, in front of the local Café, and before you know it, you have an album full of pictures.
Keep up the good work
Oh, and I forgot to mention, I am in Australia most of the time. Others will put up reply's from other parts of the globe. Its what we do...
Enjoy the ride.
Cheers.
Nick.
Welcome to the strange land of owning a Ducati Paso/906/907ie. I don't think it will be a lot of money to throw at an older Ducati! If it gives you that little edge that makes you enjoy the ride, then it is all worth it. 3 poor quality pictures are the start. You will start taking pictures of the bike in front of the house, in front of the local Café, and before you know it, you have an album full of pictures.
Keep up the good work
Oh, and I forgot to mention, I am in Australia most of the time. Others will put up reply's from other parts of the globe. Its what we do...
Enjoy the ride.
Cheers.
Nick.
- Sergio Desmo
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- year: 1992
- Location: Switzerland
Re: Swiss Froggy
Thank you Nick for your kind welcome. I know what you mean, you should have seen the face of my wife when yesterday i explained to her that we will put the Paso in the living room.... She was kind of surprised, but didn't say no. Good wife
- Sergio Desmo
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Re: Swiss Froggy
Hello Guys,
nice landing in Zurich, gosh it is cold here in this part of the world !!!! My friend Patrick did deliver me my 907ie and it is standing now in the living room to avoid being killed by the cold. I kind of like the idea of doing the full service, in the warm anyway
wish you a good week end ahead
Sergio
nice landing in Zurich, gosh it is cold here in this part of the world !!!! My friend Patrick did deliver me my 907ie and it is standing now in the living room to avoid being killed by the cold. I kind of like the idea of doing the full service, in the warm anyway
wish you a good week end ahead
Sergio
- Thebenelliman
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Re: Swiss Froggy
What a luxury having the bike in the living room! Not sure my wife would let me bring a bike in the lounge? I did bake the paint on an exhaust down pipe in the oven! The house stunk of burnt paint ,I don't think I will do that again.
The Benelliman
1992 907ie
1981 Benelli 900 Sei
1989 Benelli 900 Sei
1976 Benelli 125 Enduro
1981 Benelli 250 2c
1976 Benelli 250 Quattro
1980 Benelli 254
1992 907ie
1981 Benelli 900 Sei
1989 Benelli 900 Sei
1976 Benelli 125 Enduro
1981 Benelli 250 2c
1976 Benelli 250 Quattro
1980 Benelli 254
- Derek
- paso grand pooh-bah
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Re: Swiss Froggy
If you want to get in real trouble, try boiling up your chain in a tin of Linklyfe on the kitchen stove. The tin of course inevitably tips when you try to lift it with the pivoting handle, dumping chain grease all over the cooker and the kitchen floor.Thebenelliman wrote:What a luxury having the bike in the living room! Not sure my wife would let me bring a bike in the lounge? I did bake the paint on an exhaust down pipe in the oven! The house stunk of burnt paint ,I don't think I will do that again.
Thankfully, with O-ring chains these days, immersing the chain in a tin of molten grease is a thing of the past
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- Thebenelliman
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Re: Swiss Froggy
I thought only my brother had managed to do that , it set all over the cooker and the house was filled with Toxic Fumes!
I still have a tin that I use on my small 2 stroke chains it lasts forever!
I still have a tin that I use on my small 2 stroke chains it lasts forever!
The Benelliman
1992 907ie
1981 Benelli 900 Sei
1989 Benelli 900 Sei
1976 Benelli 125 Enduro
1981 Benelli 250 2c
1976 Benelli 250 Quattro
1980 Benelli 254
1992 907ie
1981 Benelli 900 Sei
1989 Benelli 900 Sei
1976 Benelli 125 Enduro
1981 Benelli 250 2c
1976 Benelli 250 Quattro
1980 Benelli 254
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- paso grand pooh-bah
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Re: Swiss Froggy
Huh? none of you guys washed your crankcases in the dishwasher ?
I wish I was young again............Id be heaps smarter than last time
- higgy
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Re: Swiss Froggy
I've done that Hamish.Of course I had to buy a new dishwasher after words but at least I have my own
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If it ain't broke keep fixin it till it is
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There's no problem so bad that a little fixing can't make it worse! : )
If it ain't broke keep fixin it till it is
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- paso grand pooh-bah
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Re: Swiss Froggy
Ha ha , I had been doing it ( engine parts in the dishwasher) for a couple of years before she twigged ...... what could she say, me being an appliance service tech an all that , plus ,if she had no idea I was doing it how could she say it was bad for the dishwasher.................I didn't actually win that battle and now have my own DW in the workshop ............which she uses for the roasting dish because A, it fits and B, its also set at 95deg c where as the kitchen one is at best 60deg c . I also put gym shoes in the washing machine, lawn clippings in the recycle bin and old tires in the log burner ( no , not my precious Michelins )higgy wrote:I've done that Hamish.Of course I had to buy a new dishwasher after words but at least I have my own
I wish I was young again............Id be heaps smarter than last time
Re: Swiss Froggy
Hey I want to get back to Sergio telling us just how he talked his wife into having the 907 in the living room. What's the secret? I know I could look at that bike all day long and not get tired of it but I think the Mrs. would throw me out in the street or worse, throw the Ducatis out in the street.
Good going Sergio!
Good going Sergio!
RMR
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1992 907ie
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2017 Supersport S
2014 BMW Sertao 650
2017 Cadillac ATS-V
- Thebenelliman
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Re: Swiss Froggy
My wife does let me have 6 bikes and never mentions anything about all the parts I buy, but bringing a bike in the lounge would also see me and the bikes on the street! Perhaps people in Switzerland are more tolerant? . It must be great having a real work of art in the lounge ! Paintings don't do it for me!
The Benelliman
1992 907ie
1981 Benelli 900 Sei
1989 Benelli 900 Sei
1976 Benelli 125 Enduro
1981 Benelli 250 2c
1976 Benelli 250 Quattro
1980 Benelli 254
1992 907ie
1981 Benelli 900 Sei
1989 Benelli 900 Sei
1976 Benelli 125 Enduro
1981 Benelli 250 2c
1976 Benelli 250 Quattro
1980 Benelli 254
- Sergio Desmo
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- model: 907 I.E.
- year: 1992
- Location: Switzerland
Re: Swiss Froggy
she will get used to the fuel smell...
I barely notice it after two days only.
I barely notice it after two days only.
- Sergio Desmo
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- year: 1992
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Re: Swiss Froggy
Ok I shall agree that the WD40 smell is a bit persisting in the house this afternoon... Or this is the coolant liquid... Well anyway, I told my wife that if she feels dizzy; that must be the altitude.....
Spark Plugs changed
Coolant changed
Belts changed
Lithium battery on
New Fuel filter in the tank
Brake pads new
New levers for clutch and front brakes
Tomorrow :
Ohlins rear shock
Engine oil
Change electrical cables for 16mm2 section ones
and the following weekend I will do the valves clearance check and adjustment.
Have a cool week end guys
Spark Plugs changed
Coolant changed
Belts changed
Lithium battery on
New Fuel filter in the tank
Brake pads new
New levers for clutch and front brakes
Tomorrow :
Ohlins rear shock
Engine oil
Change electrical cables for 16mm2 section ones
and the following weekend I will do the valves clearance check and adjustment.
Have a cool week end guys
- Sergio Desmo
- Posts: 50
- Joined: Sat Dec 26, 2015 2:41 pm
- model: 907 I.E.
- year: 1992
- Location: Switzerland