Let's see your old bevel Ducati

**orangeback** · 10th November 2006, 20:18

lets see some pictures of your old bevel Ducatis (Darmah, SS, GT, MHR, GTS, round case ,square case ETC). as i was suprised on how man people in here own them, or have had,

ill crack it of with mine
SD900 with drop bars, Ive hade for 11 years

**limbimtimwim** · 10th November 2006, 20:44

That's a cool bike!

Do Darmahs have oil filters (Before that, they didn't, right?) ? What are they like to maintain?

**98tls** · 10th November 2006, 20:50

calling TLDV8........les this thread was made for you......

**orangeback** · 10th November 2006, 20:57

Originally Posted by limbimtimwim

That's a cool bike!

Do Darmahs have oil filters (Before that, they didn't, right?) ? What are they like to maintain?

yes it has a small filter beneith the front cyl carby, they are a bike that like to be tinkered with all the time, had the motor and box done twice at great cost $$$$$$, second time i put 8 new V2 gears in it as the the o/e ones where lossing there hardining, but if you change the oil reg, and warm them up to get that SAE 50 oil warm your fine.

**HenryDorsetCase** · 11th November 2006, 22:26

the closest I have is a piston out of one that lives on the windowsill of my gargre..... a friend of mine had one in the day, nice bike. once wound up, locomotive stable, and such a nice noise... (misty eyed memories....)

**SuperDave** · 11th November 2006, 22:32

That's a great looking bike!

**Richard Mc F** · 12th November 2006, 08:32

Hmmm if I manage to attach it, my bitza S2900, 60k on the clock, and then I think me and the missus better ride to Kaiawa for fish n chip lunch.

**Maha** · 12th November 2006, 08:39

Originally Posted by Richard Mc F

Hmmm if I manage to attach it, my bitza S2900, 60k on the clock, and then I think me and the missus better ride to Kaiawa for fish n chip lunch.

Did you pass through Warkworth 2up last weekend Richard?....
Think it was last weekend, we were at the Bridgehouse having a drink....

**sAsLEX** · 12th November 2006, 10:20

The new old looking Ducatis aint looking too bad

**Richard Mc F** · 12th November 2006, 15:12

Originally Posted by maha man

Did you pass through Warkworth 2up last weekend Richard?....
Think it was last weekend, we were at the Bridgehouse having a drink....

That was me, thought I saw a blue triumph parked there.
Would have stopped

but the mrs was not feeling well, we were on our way up to Leigh for the Anika Moa gig, stayed at a local motel cruised back the next day down through 16.

Can't get the woman off the back now she has had a taste

around Awhitu yesterday, Kaiaua today

**cowpoos** · 12th November 2006, 18:17

heres a fine example of a old duc bevel drive.....

**merv** · 12th November 2006, 19:09

Way back in my first year at Uni in ChCh one guy had an old 450 bevel drive but he only came out for one ride with us and the shame is I do not have any photos of it to share. Then he left as a drop out never to be seen by me again.

**Kickaha** · 12th November 2006, 19:12

1982 SD900 I owned it for 6 years (I think) and did around 50,000km on it including the Southern Cross and two Rusty Nuts 1000 milers

In that time it had a crank done (V2 one shit itself with 11,000km on it) a little end bush and gearbox output shaft bearing

I put the SS fairing on as I got tired of having a sore neck trying to keep up with maniacs on the Ducati club rides

The shot loading it onto a boat is on Stewart Island after the Rakuria Sunset Rally in 1994

If I could afford it I'd have another one tomorrow although the one I really lust after is a MHR1000

**Richard Mc F** · 12th November 2006, 21:57

Originally Posted by cowpoos

heres a fine example of a old duc bevel drive.....

Desmodronic yes, but observe the rubber drive belt to the left of picture.....pppfttt should red ya for of topic

**98tls** · 12th November 2006, 22:05

Originally Posted by merv

Way back in my first year at Uni in ChCh one guy had an old 450 bevel drive but he only came out for one ride with us and the shame is I do not have any photos of it to share. Then he left as a drop out never to be seen by me again.

Damn....wonder if it still lives somewere................