Scott's Blog

I know you have a motor for it but, where is that 1971 Ducati RT450 frame? Well here it is getting dressed ready to have the engine and wheels and everything wrapped around it! Nice and shiny in Silver hey!

Frank my partner n crime of all things Ducati has been putting the finishing touches to his 1978 900SS with new spokes all round for the wheels and hubs/rims polished to as new condition. Now the number plate (NLA-78) N o L onger A vailable 78 ' is fitting for this great bike!  He also sneaked in another little project in 2011 which is this now great looking Aprilla as a track day bike. But, as usual Frank was not happy with just average and took this then painted ugly Purple and grey unloved bike and has given it a great new lease on life. the paint job and colour scheme makes it look like it is going fast standing still!

So here is the thing..... Back in March I dropped off a very very run down used 450cc Ducati Single to Dave Ward out at Moto italia - Emu Plains. For which they all have a great laugh at my expense what a wreck of an engine it was. At the time I thought that it will look great once reconditioned inside and out. Back then I asked so.....when will it be ready and the answer was "Oh, you should have it by Christmas!". To which I thought bloody hell that is a long way off! Well let me tell you it was all well worth the wait and the motor looks like it came off a new bike! So here we are 12 months down with the bike stripped and the Engine Done tick , All fibreglass parts bought  tick , Front forks re chromed  tick , Wheels front and back re wired and rims new and ready to go  tick   Handlebar items purchased and ready to install  tick , Frame repaired and primed ready to paint next week  tick , Tank repaired (Thanks Bret Rosenthal) and together with the other fibreglass items rea