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Imola Duke
19-Jul-2009, 19:43
Just had a inspection of my dd bike and found a crack in the paintwork around the headstock :o
scrapped some of the paint off and the crack is 3/4 around the top l/h
tube .. gulp!! FFS!! :(

Has anyone got a spare frame for sale please ? SS 583cc class B
URGENT! racing at cadwell in 2 weeks time................praying :)
Ghost
19-Jul-2009, 19:51
Just had a inspection of my dd bike and found a crack in the paintwork around the headstock :o
scrapped some of the paint off and the crack is 3/4 around the top l/h
tube .. gulp!! FFS!! :(

Has anyone got a spare frame for sale please ? SS 583cc class B
URGENT! racing at cadwell in 2 weeks time................praying :)


You have pm Steve on the other channel
Imola Duke
19-Jul-2009, 20:00
You have pm Steve on the other channel

Cheers Phil :)

Panic over :D
antonye
21-Jul-2009, 13:54
Options:

1. Get it welded. This seems to be the quickest/most popular route and experts agree that if repaired correctly it won't give further problems.

2. Get it replaced. Ducati issued a check/recall on the 900SS for a known issue with frames cracking around the headstock. There have been a few reported cases here. Some have managed to get a replacement frame from Ducati UK foc even though the bike is out of warranty by a good ten years plus, so it may be worth contacting them.

Lots of threads about it if you search:
http://www.ducatisportingclub.com/showthread.php?t=51544
http://www.ducatisportingclub.com/showthread.php?t=25806
http://www.ducatisportingclub.com/showthread.php?t=23540
http://www.ducatisportingclub.com/showthread.php?t=19640
http://www.ducatisportingclub.com/showthread.php?t=17140
paynep
21-Jul-2009, 17:26
That's not the frame you wanted to sell me after my Brands frame-adjusting session was it?? Phew!
Imola Duke
21-Jul-2009, 21:53
That's not the frame you wanted to sell me after my Brands frame-adjusting session was it?? Phew!

Hi Paul,
No Mate I sold that frame last year to Nog.
Now wishing i kept it :mad:
2 kind class B racers who can't make the next round have offered me their bikes to use at Cadwell if all else fails :)

Thats what i love about DD racing :D
Imola Duke
26-Jul-2009, 19:49
Big thanks to Ghost for repairing my frame :)
skidlids
26-Jul-2009, 19:55
Big thanks to Ghost for repairing my frame :)

Thats handy as it saves me lending you the one from the DD bike I'm building.

On my original Class B bike I had to have the frame welded up by the headstock, luckily I didn't attempt it myself but left it to a professional.
Imola Duke
26-Jul-2009, 20:00
Thats handy as it saves me lending you the one from the DD bike I'm building.

On my original Class B bike I had to have the frame welded up by the headstock, luckily I didn't attempt it myself but left it to a professional.

Thanks Kev :)

TBH.... Zimbo and Nog both offered me their bikes to use at Cadwell.

Thanks Guys :)
Ghost
26-Jul-2009, 21:57
Thats handy as it saves me lending you the one from the DD bike I'm building.

On my original Class B bike I had to have the frame welded up by the headstock, luckily I didn't attempt it myself but left it to a professional.

I'm such a person qualified and certified. :D Not that I doubted the comment. :)
skidlids
26-Jul-2009, 22:50
I'm such a person qualified and certified. :D Not that I doubted the comment. :)


Like I did Steve left it to a professional, its not the sort of thing you want to leave to chance
Ghost
26-Jul-2009, 22:51
Like I did Steve left it to a professional, its not the sort of thing you want to leave to chance


Your a star Kev, see you at Cadwell. ;)