AS NEW: REVIVING A DUCATI MIKE HAILWOOD REPLICA

[weeksy]

https://www.bikeexif.com/mike-hailwood-replica-revival

[Nidge]

So much yes!

[Scotsrich]

Lovely bike and a ton of work obviously went into it but why why why did they powder coat the frame instead of painting it.

[Horse]

why why why did they powder coat the frame instead of painting it.

Is it more resilient to knocks during reassembly?

[Rockburner]

Now that's a fantasy garage piece

[Druid]

That's lovely, one of my favourite bikes ever.

demo, sorry about the pod filters but the original didn't have an airbox anyway. My 900SS had bellmouths with a bit of wire mesh over the end.

[demographic]

For me, personally powdercoating a frame isn't always the best.
For a start it makes it a right pain in the arse if you later decide you want to move a bracket and just want to clean a bit of paint off, weld it on then painting that bit.
Inspecting a ferromagnetic frame for cracks can be done with magnetic particle testing through a bit of paint but as it gets thicker its not as effective and powdercoating is a usually a lot thicker.
Admittedly I don't think thats common on bike frames but it's possible.
Also powder coating can rust underneath it when it cracks or uncoated areas like where the engines mount, stone chips can be a place where salty water gets a real foothold and causes the powdercoating to come off in fair sized flakes. Check out 4wd bullbars and towhitches for that one.
Paint can but its simpler to repair.

Then theres the time spent sending it away where you can't work on the project, everyone has a local paint shop but not as many have a powdercoating shop just round the corner.

I think powdercoating has its place but I feel theres a good reason a lot of bike manufacturers still paint frames.

[demographic]

That's lovely, one of my favourite bikes ever.

demo, sorry about the pod filters but the original didn't have an airbox anyway. My 900SS had bellmouths with a bit of wire mesh over the end.

Hell, I never even noticed the pods but as you say a few bike never even came with filters in the first place.
What gets on my tits is when the builder launches the mudguards, the airbox the and the filter in the skip and theres a straight line of sight from the rear tyre and the inlet side of the carb for water/crap/dust to shoot into the engine.
Even more so on modern bikes where a rebore involves re-nicasil coating the bores instead of ambling into the local precision engineering shop with a new oversize piston, the cylinder and some cash.

[Mr. Dazzle]

What gets on my tits is when the builder launches the mudguards, the airbox the and the filter in the skip and theres a straight line of sight from the rear tyre and the inlet side of the carb for water/crap/dust to shoot into the engine.

On the plus side however, when you're not sure if the bike is running lean on one side you can reach down and covet the bellmouth a bit with your hand.

[demographic]

covet the bellmouth a bit with your hand.

The 11th commandment "thou shalt not covet thy neighbours belmouth"

Another way is to pull the choke to richen the mixture.

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

It looks nice
I'm not a fan of powder coated frames, it's too thick and scratches too easily, but it's a hell of a lot cheaper than getting a frame sprayed properly.

[Pirahna]

A friend has one, and a mint black 70's 900SS, and MK1 Le Mans.

[demographic]

We often gravitate towards something we lusted after at an impressionable age so this Ducati is one I like.

[Druid]

covet the bellmouth a bit with your hand.

The 11th commandment "thou shalt not covet thy neighbours belmouth"

Another way is to pull the choke to richen the mixture.

There's no choke on those Dell'ortos. You had to tickle the carbs until they flooded then jump on the kickstart and hope.

[demographic]

There's no choke on those Dell'ortos. You had to tickle the carbs until they flooded then jump on the kickstart and hope.

Ahh, fair enough.
The only time I remember anyone having to tickle a carb was my much older brothers Triumphs and I have no idea what carbs they had.

One brother must have pushed his Triumph further than he rode it and another brothers Triumph took him to Nordcap and back with no issues.

[DEADPOOL]

Catastrophically ugly machine. Thank goodness for Massimo Tamburini.

[Nidge]

Catastrophically ugly machine. Thank goodness for Massimo Tamburini.

That’s possibly your most contentious post....

[Mr. Dazzle]

There's no choke on those Dell'ortos. You had to tickle the carbs until they flooded then jump on the kickstart and hope.

Ahh, fair enough.
The only time I remember anyone having to tickle a carb was my much older brothers Triumphs and I have no idea what carbs they had.

One brother must have pushed his Triumph further than he rode it and another brothers Triumph took him to Nordcap and back with no issues.

The Amals on the Bonneville do have chokes, but like a lot of people my FiL removed them.

[Nidge]

There's no choke on those Dell'ortos. You had to tickle the carbs until they flooded then jump on the kickstart and hope.

Ahh, fair enough.
The only time I remember anyone having to tickle a carb was my much older brothers Triumphs and I have no idea what carbs they had.

One brother must have pushed his Triumph further than he rode it and another brothers Triumph took him to Nordcap and back with no issues.

The Amals on the Bonneville do have chokes, but like a lot of people my FiL removed them.

Strictly speaking they have an air slide rather than a choke- but yes removing them and plugging the hole where the cable enters is pretty common practice

[GuzziPaul]

A friend has one, and a mint black 70's 900SS, and MK1 Le Mans.

Thats a high value garage there. I've always thought of a MH replica to be a 900SS in a different froc and slightly more affodable. I've put pod filters onto my Le Mans asthe wire mesh on the original bellmouths are only good for stopping small children and birds been sucked in.

I do like this MH rebuild, although do think it's more for looking at rather than riding.