Frustration is...

[steveb64]

Getting the bike set for a WOF, with nice new front tyre, everything working, get there, and they discover a crack in the swingarm.

THEN - spending 6 months tracking down the best option of either a weld/repair job, or replacement swingarm - locate Verlicchi swingarm (in Japan), purchase (thanks Ok!Shon) and get it to NZ, fit it - need more shims to cure side play, so wait for bits - shims arrive, get new swingarm fitted, discover original hugger won't fit - after cutting bits off - think "what the hell, I'll mainly be riding in the dry anyway...), so continue assembling.

THEN - get to last item (seat), and as I'm doing up a screw, the screwdriver slips, and just taps the tank... ...and pissssssssssss goes a stream of gas! CRAP. Pulled the tank off, and gave things a sanding, to discover the arse end of the tank is rotten. It was just the paint holding the gas in!. Now I'm looking for a replacement tank.... for $350 - $2k depending on whether 2nd hand original or new carbon fibre...

Shit. And I was all set to scoot off and get the WOF and rego done on Saturday, and catch up with the Northland tour.

The only good thing is that it didn't start leaking in the middle of some fast thrash somewhere, where it would have been peeing gas over red hot engine bits...

[Bikernereid]

Glad to see that after all that you can still see the positive side of thing!! Good luck with your tank hunting.

[Taz]

Ahhh Ducati's. Making mechanics out of owners for many years!

[Mully]

Now I'm looking for a replacement tank.... for $350 - $2k depending on whether 2nd hand original or new carbon fibre...

Holy flurking shnit.

Can you not get a steel one fabricated for less than that?? We must have someone on here who knows someone who knows someone that can do it.

[Chickadee]

Have you tried Corsa www.corsa.co.nz They are a wreckers that do a lot of Ducati stuff. We got a card off them from a fellow Ducati rider (McJim's got a 600SS). Good luck with the search!

[steveb64]

Have you tried Corsa www.corsa.co.nz They are a wreckers that do a lot of Ducati stuff. We got a card off them from a fellow Ducati rider (McJim's got a 600SS). Good luck with the search!

+1. Sweet! Thanks for that! Have just e-mailed them about a tank and some other bits.

...and Frustration is: Sitting in the lounge, watching a bunch of (6-7) bikes loaded with gear blast through the windies our house is on. The 'Northern Exposure Tour' better watch they don't get too much exposure - or they'll go some fierce red colours today! Gorgeous weather for a ride...