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From: Tim on 6 May 2010 11:23
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.

In a cost (if not price) cutting move in 2000, Ducati replaced the
lightweight, all-aluminum (hollow!) sidestand and the equally
lightweight cast aluminum mounting boss on these bikes with an ugly,
heavy, painted, cast steel sidestand and even uglier and heavier cast
steel mounting boss. Luckily, they didn't change the mounting
design; both the earlier lightweight and later heavyweight items bolt
on the same way, to the same drilled and tapped holes in the engine
cases.

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?
From: The Older Gentleman on 6 May 2010 11:34
Tim <tomorrowerolsdotcom(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.
>
> In a cost (if not price) cutting move in 2000, Ducati replaced the
> lightweight, all-aluminum (hollow!) sidestand and the equally
> lightweight cast aluminum mounting boss on these bikes with an ugly,
> heavy, painted, cast steel sidestand and even uglier and heavier cast
> steel mounting boss. Luckily, they didn't change the mounting
> design; both the earlier lightweight and later heavyweight items bolt
> on the same way, to the same drilled and tapped holes in the engine
> cases.
>
> 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?

<Deep gloom>

Wait until your fuel tank rots through the bottom. Mine has.


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Suzuki TS250 Suzuki GN250 chateaudotmurrayatidnetdotcom
Nothing damages a machine more than an ignoramus with a manual, a
can-do attitude and a set of cheap tools
From: Tim on 6 May 2010 12:16
On May 6, 11:34 am, totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older
Gentleman) wrote:
> 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.
>
> > In a cost (if not price) cutting move in 2000, Ducati replaced the
> > lightweight, all-aluminum (hollow!) sidestand and the equally
> > lightweight cast aluminum mounting boss on these bikes with an ugly,
> > heavy, painted, cast steel sidestand and even uglier and heavier cast
> > steel mounting boss.   Luckily, they didn't change the mounting
> > design; both the earlier lightweight and later heavyweight items bolt
> > on the same way, to the same drilled and tapped holes in the engine
> > cases.
>
> > 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?
>
> <Deep gloom>
>
> Wait until your fuel tank rots through the bottom. Mine has.

I have about five fuel tanks sitting in the race trailer; in various
stages of denting and painting; including two with the quick-fill
modifications for the endurance racing I was doing in 2008.

These are all the 1999-2007 generation tanks, not the 1991-1998 tanks
like yours. These tend (under racing conditions, not on the street)
to come unwelded at the rear base of the tank, underneath and slightly
in front of the hinge that allows them to be raised up off the frame
rails. Once that happens, they seem to be unvalvageable.

Can't you get a replacement (used) tank on eBay or elsewhere?
From: The Older Gentleman on 6 May 2010 12:36
Tim <tomorrowerolsdotcom(a)yahoo.com> wrote:

> These are all the 1999-2007 generation tanks, not the 1991-1998 tanks
> like yours. These tend (under racing conditions, not on the street)
> to come unwelded at the rear base of the tank, underneath and slightly
> in front of the hinge that allows them to be raised up off the frame
> rails. Once that happens, they seem to be unvalvageable.

The earlier tanks fail there as well. Lifting them up on their hinges
with a full fuel load contributes to their early demise.
>
> Can't you get a replacement (used) tank on eBay or elsewhere?

No. They're all going the same way. I'm paying a small fortune for a
proper cut & sheet metal repair job.


--
BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Triumph Street Triple Honda CB400F
Suzuki TS250 Suzuki GN250 chateaudotmurrayatidnetdotcom
Nothing damages a machine more than an ignoramus with a manual, a
can-do attitude and a set of cheap tools
From: Tim on 6 May 2010 12:51
On May 6, 12:36 pm, totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older
Gentleman) wrote:

> > Can't you get a replacement (used) tank on eBay or elsewhere?
>
> No. They're all going the same way. I'm paying a small fortune for a
> proper cut & sheet metal repair job.

Ahh, that's a shame
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