Latest mod to the 750SS "ultralight"
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From: Twibil on 6 May 2010 23:57 On May 6, 8:39 pm, "S'mee" <stevenkei...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > > First you have to understand that Grams cost cubic dollars when > reducing weight. 8^) Oh, I *do* understand! I used to race, I still backpack the High Sierras on occasion, and I'd still like to hike the Appalachian trail some day... (Ever cut the tags off of your tea bags or the labels out of your underwear in a frantic last-minute effort to shed a few more grams from your backpack? Bless Colin Fletcher; wherever he may be.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Fletcher
From: Tim on 7 May 2010 08:31 On May 6, 11:08 pm, Twibil <nowayjo...(a)gmail.com> wrote: (Snipped custom sidestand fabrication details) > After grinding off the excess welding bead and spray-painting the > whole thing black it looked as if it were a factory part, and the guy > who eventually bought the bike was amazed when he saw it and said > "Where did you ever get *THAT*!? I'd have *sworn* that KTM never made > a side-stand for these bikes!" > > You're right: it's little things that make a bike your own. > > ~Pete Now *that* is a great story! Thanks for sharing it.
From: Tim on 7 May 2010 08:34 On May 6, 11:49 pm, totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older Gentleman) wrote: > That's neat. Only mod I really made to the Ducati was attaching a remote > release to the seat lock mechanism after the original key-operated lock > detached itself and bounced away down a motorway... You left off "in Harley-like fashion." ;-) Speaking of which... My friend Tom, who at age 62, decided he was finally old enough to gracefully ride a Harley, and bought a used Electra Glide classic earlier this year, called me the other day to tell me that the bike had "declared itself." I asked him what the hell he was talking about, and he said "It has let me know in no uncertain terms that it is a Harley.... the heelpad on the heal/toe shifter just rattled loose, fell off, and bounced off the highway into the weeds!" I had a simple one word reply for him: "Loctite!"
From: Tim on 7 May 2010 08:36 On May 6, 11:46 pm, totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older Gentleman) wrote: > Twibil <nowayjo...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > On May 6, 8:23 am, Tim <tomorrowerolsdot...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > So, I've been looking for months on eBay and various Ducati forum > > > classified ad sections, and finally today it arrived - my 1999 model > > > year Ducati sidestand and mounting boss to replace the oem 2000+ > > > sidestand and mounting boss on my ultra-lightweight 2000 750SS. > > > (snip) > > > > So now, in addition to the lightweight 5-spoke Marchesini mags (that > > > replaced the much heavier oem 3-spoke Brembo wheels), the sidestand > > > won't be weighing the bike down. > > > > It's the little things that make a bike your own, don'tcha think? > > > Well yes; but how much *weight* did you save for gosh sakes? > > I reckon a high fibre diet would be more effective ;-) Touche. The best and cheapest (not to mention healthiest) place for me to start to cut weight on ALL my motorcycles would be with the rider. But how much fun would *that* be???
From: S'mee on 7 May 2010 08:38
On May 6, 9:57 pm, Twibil <nowayjo...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On May 6, 8:39 pm, "S'mee" <stevenkei...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > > First you have to understand that Grams cost cubic dollars when > > reducing weight. 8^) > > Oh, I *do* understand! I used to race, I still backpack the High > Sierras on occasion, and I'd still like to hike the Appalachian trail > some day... > > (Ever cut the tags off of your tea bags or the labels out of your > underwear in a frantic last-minute effort to shed a few more grams > from your backpack? Bless Colin Fletcher; wherever he may be.) Naw, never worried much. 8^) I was more worried that the Genoa Salami would last the three of us a week. |