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Old 23-Jun-2013, 17:42
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916 Nose cone on this one

Since taking the pic the bike has now grown a set of calipers, throttle, grips and a start switch

Mastercylinder and front hoses next

Bit more Progress
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Old 23-Jun-2013, 23:37
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I will try this on Wed at Castle Combe.
It is a convertible SuperTwin/Streetfighter
based on a 900ssie donor with 804 engine.

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Old 24-Jun-2013, 23:10
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I will try this on Wed at Castle Combe.
It is a convertible SuperTwin/Streetfighter
based on a 900ssie donor with 804 engine.

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Castle Combe will explain the standard exhaust, only chance of getting it through noise testing.

Got to decide what to do with the forks in mine

I have hopefully sorted out the Cartridge fork conversion Dallas tried twice last year with dismal results, now that the internals are in the correct externals they should work.

But also building up a set using 996 internals in 750SSie Dark Outers with 1000SS fork caps

Trouble is both sets are a good 40mm longer than the adjustable Monster S4 forks currently in it, so I may have to have a lot protruding above the top yoke and run 54mm clipons


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Old 25-Jun-2013, 11:20
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Castle Combe will explain the standard exhaust, only chance of getting it through noise testing.

Got to decide what to do with the forks in mine

I have hopefully sorted out the Cartridge fork conversion Dallas tried twice last year with dismal results, now that the internals are in the correct externals they should work.

But also building up a set using 996 internals in 750SSie Dark Outers with 1000SS fork caps

Trouble is both sets are a good 40mm longer than the adjustable Monster S4 forks currently in it, so I may have to have a lot protruding above the top yoke and run 54mm clipons

what's the advantage with the 996 internals?

And wouldn't they be better off in 996 forks?
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Old 25-Jun-2013, 17:22
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what's the advantage with the 996 internals?

They are intended for a Sports bike unlike the internals in ST and Monster S4 forks

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And wouldn't they be better off in 996 forks?

Not when you see the state of the outside of the 996 forks, the braided hoses had rubbed through the anodising and then the corrosion set in, talk about scabby, those parts will be heading for the skip. Mind you it did make them very cheap.
Besides my 996 has already had its forks upgraded, re-anodised, Ti coated and billet lowers with 40mm mount for the 6-pot Calipers


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Old 25-Jun-2013, 17:35
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I'm not the first to do it by a long way, Chaz has been doing the fork conversion for a few years now and Tom Roberts and Simon Allen have had theirs done,
But when searching for more info on it I came across this
http://www.ducatisuite.com/monstersbkforks.html

And there are few mentions of it in the DSC archives


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Old 25-Jun-2013, 23:16
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Suspension scares me .. the thought of taking forks apart makes me positively poo my pants
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Old 01-Jul-2013, 16:30
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But also building up a set using 996 internals in 750SSie Dark Outers with 1000SS fork caps

Be nice if someone hadn't already botched the 996 internals
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Old 02-Jul-2013, 01:57
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The cap looks ok .... might make a nice paperweight
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Old 04-Jul-2013, 00:04
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The cap looks ok .... might make a nice paperweight

Caps no good for a DD bike as its to big

Forks are now all assembled, just need to add oil, set the appropriate air gap and see how the after market seals hold out


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