Classic Ducati help needed

[Bodge]

Anyone in the Wellington area with a good knowledge of 70's and 80's Ducati's able to help a newbie Ducati enthusiast buy his first classic?

[jrandom]

Oh dear.

It all goes downhill from here, you know.

[Cajun]

Oh dear.

It all goes downhill from here, you know.

no problems going down hill, its when they go its uphill where the problem is

[vifferman]

You're both wrong; it's when they're not going at all that there's a problem, or when they're due for a service.

[Cajun]

You're both wrong; it's when they're not going at all that there's a problem, or when they're due for a service.

thats more true really

[Ghost Lemur]

ZOMG This thread has existed for an hour and there's still no sign of Linda.

Her Duc raidar must be in for a "service".

[idb]

Anyone in the Wellington area with a good knowledge of 70's and 80's Ducati's able to help a newbie Ducati enthusiast buy his first classic?

Ignore them all Bodge, Ducati owners are above cheap mudslinging - have you got something in mind?

[Eddieb]

Anyone in the Wellington area with a good knowledge of 70's and 80's Ducati's able to help a newbie Ducati enthusiast buy his first classic?

When you find one send him/her my way to help fix mine. It's not actually broken but hasn't been on the road in 15 years, and it's a little older than that.

You're both wrong; it's when they're not going at all that there's a problem, or when they're due for a service.

An old one you should be able to do yourself, a newer one you're spot on, speaking as one who has just paid his servcing bill a few weeks ago.

[TwoSeven]

Ignore them all Bodge, Ducati owners are above cheap mudslinging - have you got something in mind?

given the price of a ducati - they'd have to be

Anyhow - when is a duke not in need of a service and a complete makeover with a sledgehammer

[Bonez]

Anyone in the Wellington area with a good knowledge of 70's and 80's Ducati's able to help a newbie Ducati enthusiast buy his first classic?

Pete Sales (Total M/Cs) Palmy North may 06 3296868 Mobil 021-2102144. He races a highly moded bevel drive in Post Classic racing. His machanic mate specialises in Ducatis. Tell Pete Bonez sent ya and I may get a discount on my next chain HTH

[Sensei]

Make sure that it's had big end's etc checked or been done by someone that knows what they are doing .They usely need checking around 40-50k. Bevel drive's need to be setup right or will grind themselve's to bit's . There is a MINT Original black SS900 here in New Plymouth for sale Contact Craig Flood at Energy Honda NP you want be disappointed SENSEI

[Mooch]

Anyone in the Wellington area with a good knowledge of 70's and 80's Ducati's able to help a newbie Ducati enthusiast buy his first classic?

Bodge ,
IMOC or Ducati owers club could be a good source. (Don't listen to a word that PaulinNZ says though)
The IMOC website has a Ducati "Classic" for Sale at the moment.
http://www.bike-italian.co.nz/

As for the rest of the Duc knockers here.
Only bike of mine that's failed getting up a hill was a Jap 250. $3800 engine rebuild and 10 months later it was back on the road.

Cajun , You know you want one . This is a reply you sent me a while back .
"and you got one of the bikes i wanted if is yellow?? or red?"

[Paul in NZ]

Bodge ,
IMOC or Ducati owers club could be a good source. (Don't listen to a word that PaulinNZ says though)
The IMOC website has a Ducati "Classic" for Sale at the moment.
http://www.bike-italian.co.nz/

As for the rest of the Duc knockers here.
Only bike of mine that's failed getting up a hill was a Jap 250. $3800 engine rebuild and 10 months later it was back on the road.

Cajun , You know you want one . This is a reply you sent me a while back .
"and you got one of the bikes i wanted if is yellow?? or red?"

AARRGGHH!

Run you fool! For gods sake don't listen to this madman!! This mans wife sees his bike disappearing on the back of a pick up truck and thinks "oh, it's off to the shop again" instead of thinking it's been nicked.... He's on first name terms with the head mechanic (who has named 3 of his children after him)....

Lordy lordy... The wretched thing managed to wobble it's way throught the sprints last weekend and he is back in love with it and forgotten that he has spent the equivalent of the entire economy of a mid sized south american nation (not one of the poor ones either) just to get it to achieve a half mile under full throttle... Turgid kitten jugglers the lot of them, seduced by drug dealer wheels and mufflers up their arse!

Early Dukes are OK to look at and run up to the shop for coffee but you better be a brilliant mechanic (not to mention a rich one). I have mate in aussie that is a genuine hexpert but his wife thinks he is a nut job (she is a Guzzi fan)

Mate... Buy an old Guzzi!! It will add inches to your knob, seldom break down, cost peanuts to run and you can look forwards to endless fun composing emails like this!!

Paul N

PS OK. It cost $3,800 to rebuild the KR1 Mooch.... Lend me the 748 for an afternoon and lets see what THAT costs to rebuild??

PPS Pantah pete is rebuilding his Pantah, stupid thing lunched a piston after a mere 190,000 km...

PPPS Just kidding, buy and run what you heart desires. When they are good they are VERY good, when they are bad.... (shudder)

[idb]

Heathens!!!
Living with a Ducati is not just a matter of ownership - its a commitment, a relationship, AN AFFAIR OF THE HEART DAMMITT!!!!
Every sense is engaged and heightened, every act of kindness is returned and when you jump on it, massage that beauty awake with your trembling thumb, knowing that you are about to receive your just reward for the love and affection you have showered on her, you can then....hold on......just about there.......aaaaaaahhhh...oh yeah!
Er..gotta go....

[Blakamin]

Still no Lynda????? must be somefing wrong with her 'puder