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Been tidying up the garage ahead of putting a new roof on and leaning in the corner is my old Ducati Monster where I left it back in 2014 after an Italian touring holiday.

I needed to move it so pumped the tyres up and took the cover off and pushed it into the garden, while its out may as well give it a wash.

Now its clean may as well.....

So here we go, not a full cosmetic job, haven't got time for that, just back on the road running then do the cosmetics later.

I'll transform that tank into gleaming red loveliness in an hour or two.

Before

20200705_154146 by crust, on Flickr

After

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There's something to be said for the preservative qualities of manky chain lube

Swinging arm before by crust, on Flickr

A dose of SDOC, blast of rhino goo and tadaaa

Swinging arm clean by crust, on Flickr

So why did you leave it under a cover for 6 years?

Engine could do with a tidy up

20200705_170211 by crust, on Flickr

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KungFooBob wrote: Tue Jul 07, 2020 9:37 pm So why did you leave it under a cover for 6 years?

I bought a 996, then a GSXR1000, Superduke, then got back into trail riding - KTM 350 and mountain biking

So it just didn't get used and kind of got forgotten.

Frame has suffered developed red rash all over


20200705_170235 by crust, on Flickr

Tbh mate, once we throw some rubber at it and a set of belts, it's well on its way.


Happy birthday
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With a fair bit of trepidation I decided to have a look at the carbs to see how bad a mess of gunge lurked within, so out with the allen keys and in we go.

Luckily I'd replaced pretty much every nut and bolt on the bike with stainless and used copaslip on all of them.

10 minutes later and we're at the carbs.

20200705_180700 by crust, on Flickr

and they're on the bench

20200705_182131 by crust, on Flickr

weeksy wrote: Tue Jul 07, 2020 9:47 pm Tbh mate, once we throw some rubber at it and a set of belts, it's well on its way.


Happy birthday
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Yeah, don't run it for too long without changing the belts.

Which is piss easy on a SOHC aircooled Ducati.

Off with the float bowls and WOW, really, that clean inside, gob well and truly smacked.

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Lol fuck the pads, I'm booking you on Pembrey instead, it'll be done by the weekend

KungFooBob wrote: Tue Jul 07, 2020 9:49 pm
Yeah, don't run it for too long without changing the belts.

Which is piss easy on a SOHC aircooled Ducati.

Spot on, mate. Not even going to bother until belts are changed, oil drained, filter changed and motor spun over for a while with fresh oil. It's sat for a while so a week or two longer isn't going to hurt, not worth the risk.

Gave the fairing a polish and the screen a buff up, then took it off and hung it up.

While I was there gave the headlight rim a polish.

20200706_174031 by crust, on Flickr

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Took the front wheel and disks off to give them a proper clean.

Will finish them, give the calipers a good clean, change brake fluid and give the carbs a strip, blow through etc.

To be ordered list so far:

Battery
Belts
Belt tensioner bearings (if required, memory says fixed ones may need doing).
Tank Catch
Tank prop rubber

Plus more SDOC, some parafin and some Halfords tar and bug remover.

I read the other day that you should polish chrome with a crumpled up ball of kitchen foil dipped in salt water. Some reaction fills in all the pits.

My two Ducatis have never really like the idea of damp - they seem to go orange quite quickly.

Why was it sitting in the corner , unloved?

crust wrote: Tue Jul 07, 2020 10:04 pm Took the front wheel and disks off to give them a proper clean.

Will finish them, give the calipers a good clean, change brake fluid and give the carbs a strip, blow through etc.

To be ordered list so far:

Battery
Belts
Belt tensioner bearings (if required, memory says fixed ones may need doing).
Tank Catch
Tank prop rubber

Plus more SDOC, some parafin and some Halfords tar and bug remover.

Liking the look of this

P.S. you need to add " Pembrey TRC/RTTL trackday Sat 22nd August" to the to be ordered list

Tricky wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 11:08 am

crust wrote: Tue Jul 07, 2020 10:04 pm Took the front wheel and disks off to give them a proper clean.

Will finish them, give the calipers a good clean, change brake fluid and give the carbs a strip, blow through etc.

To be ordered list so far:

Battery
Belts
Belt tensioner bearings (if required, memory says fixed ones may need doing).
Tank Catch
Tank prop rubber

Plus more SDOC, some parafin and some Halfords tar and bug remover.

Liking the look of this

P.S. you need to add " Pembrey TRC/RTTL trackday Sat 22nd August" to the to be ordered list

I hassled him on the phone this morning and for various reasons he doesn't think it's going to fly for Aug. Partly because of a possible trip away and partly because of time constraints for various bits needed. I get that... I think he's talking rubbish, but i get it