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thanks!

those rims I have put a lot of time into, in fact the front had to be disassembled
and some goo and an o-ring put into it as the spanish factory must've assembled it on
friday afternoon and it leaked air everywhere!

the rear floating brake hanger is handmade (and originally for an F3 260mm disc)
and the rear disc is from a 750 sport so I had to machine 5mm to just get it to fit

Andrew if you look at my profile now we may not be so far away from each other....

Sean

Oh and by the way this bike is for sale so if anyone is interested, drop me a line.

Sean

I thought you may have been in Australia somewhere Sean.That is a beautiful bike.Based on an F1?.Where did you get the seat unit from?.Are those carbies Lectrons.

Cheers
Andrew

Here are the specs and extra photos Andrew. F3400 base machine. muchly modified

http://www.gumtree.com.au/m-my-ad.html?adId=1033653110

customhead wrote:Here are the specs and extra photos Andrew. F3400 base machine. muchly modified

http://www.gumtree.com.au/m-my-ad.html?adId=1033653110

Very nice indeed.Makes me wish I still had my F1

yep...1987 F1 was my first ducati and that got sold but dont fret...they can still be found!

the rear floating brake hanger is handmade

I meant the front one. It looks like this

That looks nice Sean, I too have always wanted an F1 or TT replica of some sort. Mind you I'd be happy if I could get a nice proper single seat tail for my 900. Looks we are pretty much neighbours, I'm in Gympie.

Hey Grand One, that front piece is hand made too.

and fester do you need a seat tail for a 1989 900? I have a couple of 750 sport seat tails...

customhead wrote:Hey Grand One, that front piece is hand made too.

and fester do you need a seat tail for a 1989 900? I have a couple of 750 sport seat tails...

MAYBE... My current seat is pretty good but I'd really love to turn one into a single seat and modifying one would be far quicker and easier than moulding a whole new one off mine from scratch. Hhmmm. PM me some details if you like.

Wow, what a cool read!! Thanks for the idea on cleaning up the wheels! Guess I'll get out there and start the long process of stripping, sanding, polishing.....once it gets above -10!!! I hate winter!

viper1 wrote:Wow, what a cool read!! Thanks for the idea on cleaning up the wheels! Guess I'll get out there and start the long process of stripping, sanding, polishing.....once it gets above -10!!! I hate winter!

It was a big job but worth it.They still look just as good as when I did them.

Cheers
Andrew

customhead wrote:Andrew if you look at my profile now we may not be so far away from each other....

Sean

Sean,I'm in Wollongong so a bit far to meet up for the day

Cheers
Andrew

Now where was I .I got a bit more done today and with holidays due in 4 weeks I'm hoping to make a bit more progress.As I said before this is not a restiration but more a rescue therefor things like brake calipers and triple clamps etc will only be cleaned up and not repainted.
The fork tubes have a lot of rust spots on the front of the tubes.
That's a nice clear photo of the bench




I can't afford new legs at this stage so a clean up with 1000 and 1200 wet and dry will have to suffice for now.I'm aiming at removing the high spots and hoping this will stop the seals from tearing.A polish then turn them around and see how it goes.
I'm going to clean up the fork tubes and give them a paint at a later stage.


Same with the calipers and triple clamps.




But next is a good polish for the Staintunes.


More to come soon.....I hope


Cheers
Andrew

Can't wait for the updates Andrew

And I'll not book a ride day for August so you have a dry holiday