Who owns a classic
 

Just wondering who owns a classic Ducati or any other Eytie make apart from that chris bloke with the dodgy tache? If so what? I've still got my 900ss from 1979 plus some modern junk.

I've got my roundcase 750. !975 stripped down , no lights , open 2into1 race megaphone (119db), Lives in my dining-room. Not had her out for a couple of years. She'll never be sold. Also got my Triton.

I've got an 81 mark 1 Laverda Montjuic which i'm on restoring.

If we still had signatures you could see a lot of us have old ducs too :)
Whats a classic now anyway ? Some people are calling the 916 a classic already and its only 15 !
I've got a '72 roundcase 750 sport, '74 450 mk3, '74 350 mk3, 2 x 350mk3 racebikes, and an '81 harris tt2 replica.
They are all new-fangled compared to my '59 velocette 500 racebikes :lol:

i've got a narrrowcase 350 sebring that my dad brought new in 72.
the engine is seized
love to get on and work on it
but i can't have it in my room at Uni

I`ve still got my 83` Jota and will never part will it or my 998s for that matter.

All I want is a nice 350 or 450 Duke to re build and play with.

No problem - 15mins and the engine is out of the frame ;)
You could easy take it with you :lol:

well they say i can't have a mountainbike in my room
didn't say anything about engines;-)

Rallys mate has a Bentley engine in his bathroom!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...6522%26fvi%3D1

or ebay item 130029986522

Very rare in the UK. Like to know how it got here. Someone buy it before I do! I want one, but I've got too many on the go at the moment.

I've got an engine from a Ducati scooter,....does that count?;) :lol:

1952 Gilera Saturno, 1988 Gilera Nuova Saturno.

John

Good article about the old nail bevel SS in the latest 'Classic Bike' magazine.;)

1989 851 , does that count ? :D :D

yes in 2014!
Until then it's worthless. So you might as well give it to me to look after........

hehe I,m tempted but maybe I should just rebuild it this winter :D

Just sold my Duc' Monza race bike, still got my Aermacchi 350 to play on though.....

I am or should I say John Mossey Restorations are currently restoring my Pantah 600. Not quite a classic as mine's a 1986 model, but getting there.

On this subject I'm having a little difference of opinion with the engineer resoring the bike. He will be shortly sending everything to paint and wanted to know if I wanted the wheels painted gold (as they are now) or silver as they were originally.

In all the photos I have the wheels are always gold. I cant find any pictures of the bike with silver wheels. Mine is a 600cc Pantah in the silver blue bodywork, so the silver wheels wouldlook better but I want to restore this to the original state so my head says gold.

Who is right the restorer or all the pitures I have???

Every Pantah I have seen has the wheels in gold.
The only bikes I can remember with silver wheels was the much later TL version and the Cagiva Allazzura.

Who's that then???

I'm Chris but I haven't got a dodgy tache. Got a 59 Norton Domi and a 72 RGV250 though:D

A 72 RGV250?
Was that some sort of secret prototype?
I thought the GT250 was the dogs in '72!:lol:

Ive got a 1963 Ducati Brisk which I am slowly restoring.

Ian

750 tt1 bkm no1
860 gt

The TT1

You could try the Ducati Owners Club. I'm sure they will be able to give you the ref no and of the correct shade of paint too.:)

I've had quite a few ' classic ' bikes and my view is so long as you aren't doing something which is irreversable and the bike in question isn't a particularly rare or valuable machine ( Say a Brough Superior ) then what the hell, it's your bike so if you prefer silver wheels then paint them silver.

I've listened to folk at the classic bike shows arguing over whether footrest rubbers are correct..get a life!

Personally I prefer bikes which haven't been restored. I was down at Beulieu this summer and there was an old boy who had ridden there on an ancient flat tank Norton and sidecar, hand gearchange and all that. It was covered in burnt on oil and looked like it got washed with an oily rag every 2nd year. The stories that bike could probably tell! I think it should be against the law to restore a machine like that.

Hope you post up some piccies when you've finished, it sounds like she will look gorgeous:)

I've already put some before and "during" pictures are the site. Check under the my photos sectio of the forum (headed Pantah restoration.. The story so far).

I've checked with Ducati via the official web site and the wheels should be gold. The restorer has agreed he made an error in saying they should be silver, so gold they will be. Apprecaite your comments about the bike being how you want it and not being over restored.

I intend to ride the Pantah as often as I can as well as taking it to a few shows. The restoration is described as a sympathetic rebuilt as opposed to a ground up nut & bolt job. Foe example I'm not having the frame fully repainted just touched up around the swingarm, and centre stand.

Check the pictures and let me know what you think. I'll post more when the restorers send some to me.

Had a look at the pictures and she looks in quite reasonable condition to start with, so shouldn't cost an arm and a leg to end up with a nice example of a model which isn't often seen any more.

ive got a 600 pantha to be honist do not think i will ever get to put it on the road. its all there and is quiet clean.but not been run for quiet a while

Not a Ducati but all 24BHP ready to be unleashed at any time, when i get it out of the house that is. :lol:

I have a 1978 Phil Read Replica that I've had from new. Ran it at the 2004 TT lap of honour but binned it at the Creg. Its now 836cc with Yoshi cam.

All repaired now tho'

Been a while since I've seen one of those Phil, must be as rare as rocking horse do da

Neil thats real nice old Thumper, my mate Adrian would love that, who dusts it :)

Not Italian,but so what,its my Bonnie and Bsa 250.

Kev how dare you suggest that my house is dusty. My maid would have a fit if she could hear you. :lol: :lol: :lol:

Might bring it to Cadwell in October for the Dave Holland meeting. Providing i survive all the DD races before that.

Got a couple of old uns
 

Got a 81 MHR, recenlty sold my beloved 78 black and gold SS900 (should've kept it), ditto my Laverda 120 Jota Formula, currently building a Cafe racer out of an 89 Guzzi.

Classic Bike
 

Having had a number of "classics" including a Darmah and Jota120, I now run a 916. But I've never got rid of the old Italian bike fetish (the 916 is fantastic but not quite the same) and am currently restoring a '81 Benelli 504Sport. Hardly a classic but I hope it will prove to be a bit of fun and occasional track day mount in a year or two, or three, or ..... well sometime anyway.

I have a 350 Bevel that's needs some lovin

old classics
 

I have 900ss bevel 1976, laverda 500 monjuic,