Frank has been busy as well!

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) No Longer Available 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!

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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

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