Ducati Sporting Club UK > General > Idle Chat > 3 bikes 3months 3Grand (makeover)

[madmav]

Well late october i get the usual call "mav how busy are you?"

well you just know whats coming next!

After a couple of long runs down the south of france,two trips to Assen and a few more trips to the ring , It was time to do some makeovers.

ok so where do you realy start? The Key plan was to strip the bikes pretty much down to engine , frame, forks and wheels
and get started with the Refurb program.

first job is to remove all Tar spots Traffic film, crud etc etc

well it's not just a case of spray some Degreaser on and wash it of

so all the looms were disconected and all connections cleaned and a smear of waterproof grease on them etc etc

(you would be amazed how corroded the connections can become!)

Then it's on to some major degreasing with tooth brush and many a painstaking hour removing all the crap that had got into the places where you just cant get during normal cleaning!

After the bike is in "Bling" condidtion we then have a meeting to decide what if any MODS they want doing and so on !

wheels painted, Ohlins damper and shocks fitted , and whatever els takes their fancy

once that is all taken care of , i then start on pannels with a dam good "T" cut and polish or get paint work sorted if they are showing worse for wear

and after that it's rebuild time making sure of attention to detail

and the end results look A OK !

All Ready now to go and do it all over again NEXT year

ps some pics below..........mav

All in all about 3 grand in parts and labour was spent!

[Edited on 10-2-2005 by madmav]

[madmav]

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[madmav]

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[madmav]

and the last

2nd picture ... that grips filthy .. go stand in the corner ... call yourself a cleaner .. pah .... you should know by now its best left to the women ....

[Edited on 10-2-2005 by DIBBLE]

[madmav]

Dibble ! pot kettle:P

[JPM]

Oh god.... more bling!

[madmav]

Oi You TWO

if you are gonna keep taking the **** out of my posts

I wont BOTHER adding such great content to this board!

no pots or kettles here mate, i have a woman in once a week to clean the flat and iron ... and i have Nelly to clean my bike once a year when he services it ....

and i thought you were missing the banter ...... maybe I'm not wanted after all ....

[JPM]

......Handbag