Ali\'s Desmo Due Diary
 

Updated:

http://www.voodoo-racing.com/desmodue3.htm


Cheers,

Ali

[Edited on 31-1-2005 by ali]

[Edited on 9-2-2005 by ali]

What no spewing oil or horrible noises from the engine, plus high level pipe, seat convertor and all bodywork intact. Compared to mine yours is a Gem. But considering the price difference thats what I would expect.
Nice one Ali I will try and keep track of your diary.

Kev

very professional Ali.

Despite your concerns, I reckon she will still be one of the best turned out SS's, even in it's current state.

That is far too pretty to race! Very, very nice work there mate.

Any chance I can borrow your high-level can to get some pips made up?

Cheers guys. Close up things are a little murkier than the piccies show. I'm not convinced the frame is completely straight, but I won't be able to tell until she'd stripped down.

On the plus side, I went to hellfords to get a few bits and spotted a pricing mistake on one of their 'professional series' socket sets, should have been £200 down to £149, but was marked £99. Bit of argy bargy with the cashier but they relented and I'm now the proud owner of the largest socket set outside of a snap-on catalogue!

Ant: Best thing would be if you could measure the diameter of the inlet pipe on the can you want to use. I think the wolf can on mine is off a jap in-line four system as it's pretty chunky and the inlet pipe is very wide. I'll do measurements tomorrow when I've got my vernier there.

Cheers,

Ali

Nice work Ali....

Strangely I think the javascript cuts off the edges from some of the pictures on my 'puter - but that might be me I guess !!!

Good piccies of the ladies / Kev and a real Duke ;)

Frank

Are you in your element, or what? Don't get too distracted by the spannering to keep up the diary, though. Your excitement shines through and even I can glean some technical stuff from it, in spite of my efforts to be obtuse!

Whose garage is it? I wondered why I hadn't heard from you. You obviously don't need my garage space any more :lol::lol::lol:

Updated:

http://www.cngmusic.co.uk/ali/desmodue2.htm

Frank: Not sure what the prob could be. Try the new page and let me know if it's still clipping the windows.

Ruthie: Glad you like it! Garage is rented off an ageing granny nearby, but has no 'leccy so it's cold and dark. Especially bad as it means I've got no chance of working on her during the week. :(

Not to worry, as this week I'll be making my shopping list for the factory. :D

Roll on Friday......

Ali

Nice one Ali, it's all coming together!

Nice work - yup one piccy is still getting cropped (but not by much) the piccy where your back end is suspended :o

erm...yes...the little oil spill is almost completely chopped off on my monitor.

(careful where you lift the bike from as well my friend, better to use the main rails, even if it does mean taking the side panels off).

here is a great idea for building a front stand if both forks are coming out and you dont have a head stock paddock stand:

http://www.mcmototech.com/virtual/SHOWA.HTM

Take care - Frank

Cheers Frank, that link's exactly what I was looking for before dropping the forks out next weekend!

Had a look at the code and cant work out what could be giving you tech difficulties. The pictures aren't that big so I guess it must be a clash with your browser version. Are you using Windows? IE? A vintage calculator??:lol:

Cheers,

ali

Cheeky Beggar - its a Vic-20 with an 16Kb expansion card I'll have you know !!!!

Here is my attempt at a front stand (sponsered by my works ;) )

This doesn't appear to be up to date, Ali.


Where's the pictures of the Brembos then??? :P:P
Are you trying to keep it all hush hush??? :devil:

definitely the way to.

Keep it hush, hush? Strictly on the QT? Not my style....:lol:

http://www.voodoo-racing.com/desmodue3.htm

nice update Ali - she's really coming along.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but your novelty kill-switch positioning is not going to pass scrutineering. The rules say that the "Electric starter switch and engine stop switch must be located on the handlebars."

Since there's no room between the grip and the master cylinder, perhaps you can mount it in place of your bar-end weight? If you could also be so kind as to attach an extra large handle to this switch, the other DD racers would be ever so grateful. :devil:

Ditch the lights cluster on the left clip-on and put it there instead.

Sweet.....I like the new m/cylinder, very nice.

I ended up having to rotate the throttle assembly so that the cables were on the underside - It did leave a bit more free space on the 'bar.

Halfords also do nice custom type sockets will Allen fittings over and above 14mm - I got a full set from a autojumble with differing 'bits' that does the same job.

Frank

Unfortunately the cables are too long due to the drop from the clipons. I'll look into making up shorter cables at a later date.

Good tip. I'll keep an eye out as I'm sure to need it for changing to wets....:frog::lol:

There speaks the voice of sanity. I knew I joined this club for a reason...... :)


Cheers,

ali

You may be lucky and just be able to route it slightly differently (or just cut a few zip-ties!) to get it to reach, but if not just make up a short extension lead for it.

I'll have a look this evening, but I have a feeling it'll need an extension. Fnarr, fnarr......

Just like the owner...

I can forward some e-mails out of my hotmail junk folder that can help you with that extension if you like

:lol:

Thanks, but Ange told me the results were less than satisfactory!:lol:

This thread is officially getting out of hand. :D

That's what she told you! ;)

*cue sound of violent barfing*

ps: please send photos of you in leathers with chocolate sauce to antipodianleatherlust@twickenhamducatiowners.com

:lol:

Nice update, Ali. Hope your first outing at Cadwell on Saturday rewards your endeavours so far. Will you be sporting your new leathers? Get some pictures, won't you (and I don't just mean of the bike!)
:devil:;)

How are you getting the bike up there? :puzzled: