Ducati Sporting Club UK > DesmoDue Race Series > DesmoDue - General Questions and Chat > My prep for the 2013 Season

[skidlids]

I think you will find several started theirs a day or two after Snetterton, if they're like me it doesn't mean it will be finished any earler than March but I hate last minute panics and would like to get out before the first race meeting to check the bike is back to how it was pre my Snetterton Crash

[bally71]

i'm only jealous kev .. i'd love to be that organised

you've inspired me tho .. the battery is out and connected up to the optimate

[skidlids]

Identical Harris Bars to the one I snapped at Snetterton have arrived this week, so I will be able to set the bar position and lever positions to exactly as they were pre crash

[skidlids]

Running out of time, but at least the Van passed its MOT today, very little done in the way of converting it into a race van
My own race bike is still waiting for me to sort out the bars and mastercylinder from my crash at Snetterton, let alone have a look over the engine

[brummydave]

the fairing may be yours kev,i am looking at fitting some r125 fairings,but i will let you know more when the refurb is under way (about the 22nd march !)looking like class b this year with a view to getting a class a motor sorted mid season.

[skidlids]

Originally Posted by brummydave

the fairing may be yours kev,.

please

Originally Posted by brummydave

with a view to getting a class a motor sorted mid season.

Might be able to help out there if I don't convert Phil the Drills old class B bike to a Class A bike, although I hear Ghost may be looking to move on a 620 engine he out bid me on

[Ghost]

Originally Posted by skidlids

please



Might be able to help out there if I don't convert Phil the Drills old class B bike to a Class A bike, although I hear Ghost may be looking to move on a 620 engine he out bid me on

No it turned out to be a 750 Kev, Spotless clean, don't think it did much. I may just strip it down and put the 6 speed into it then its an easy job when I decide to run the 6 speed by just putting the barrels and heads off mine onto it.

[skidlids]

Originally Posted by Ghost

No it turned out to be a 750 Kev, Spotless clean, don't think it did much.

It was quite cheap, but I didn't fancy bidding any higher as the seller wasn't certain what it was, an hour after the auction finished I passed within 5 miles of it in the works van so it was worth taking the chance with a bid.

I'm off over to Dave Wood's (DWR) on Saturday for some Dyno time on Dallas's old bike, so a bit of winter prep but not on the bike I'm racing

[coppersaucepipe]

Originally Posted by skidlids

It was quite cheap, but I didn't fancy bidding any higher as the seller wasn't certain what it was, an hour after the auction finished I passed within 5 miles of it in the works van so it was worth taking the chance with a bid.

I'm off over to Dave Wood's (DWR) on Saturday for some Dyno time on Dallas's old bike, so a bit of winter prep but not on the bike I'm racing

I was there last week, Dave's son is interested in racing a class A bike.

[skidlids]

Originally Posted by coppersaucepipe

I was there last week, Dave's son is interested in racing a class A bike.

Steve, they have had a steady flow of DD bikes over the last few years, along with my own bike , they have had Matt Larret's, Ron Jolley's, Hugh Simpson's, Kev Palmer's, Dallas's and a few others.
Junior emailed us the other day about the Class A regs, he has even raced with us on his SV when we were with New Era and entered the Allcomers.

Still hoping to arrange a Dyno Day for the Club with them some time.