she needs better pants...

The pants could sit in the corner of the room as long as I was allowed to nibble my way through them on the way to heaven...

Getting very close Peter. That's not your bike is it?

Souk,

Jeff Nash has recently built an interesting Duck. It's shown in the current issue of Motorcycling Magazine.

Available at newstands now...

JR

Red Duc
 

Don't chop up a Duc... especially if it's an SP edition.

I've regretted selling this bike, Red Duc, since the new owner loaded into his trailer some 5 years ago.

If you must build a Ducati street fighter then find an old 996 series, not a 916 as they are "special" too. There are many for sale and the bikes handling will not be as compromised if/when you start chopping up the rear end. Cutting the rear end on a 900 seems to reduce the torsional rigidity of the front of the frame making the bike push really badly just past the apex of a turn. At least these were the results of a stripped down frakenbike 900ss I raced in a 2v aircooled class immediately following our brilliant track-side surgery. Compu-trac said everything was at spec on the frame and fork so it was either chopping the rear frame or some bad mojo from the earlier crash.

The front light kit and faring on my old street bike were made by Powerbronze in the UK. Termi pipes are a must! Maybe find an older set of Termi slip-on reverse megaphones from a 888SPO.

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LMAO.... glad you guys like her too!

lower right corner of the pic is the website i found her on. it's the british helmet company that makes the period stuff... plenty of downloads there just don't remember seeing her in any other pics, but maybe you guys will spot her :D


edit: what do you know, she's on the front page http://www.davida.co.uk/

Yea thou Ducati
 

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Yea thou Ducati

Yea, and though I walk in the valley of darkness, I shall fear no Aprilia Mille or RC-51, for mine is a righteous and holy bike, for thus spaketh the Lord to me from on high, saying... Thou shalt modify thy stock airbox and lose thy restrictive air filter, for it is unholy. Thou shalt install cold-air duct and foam Pipercross. Thou shalt whooosh and roar. Thou shalt remove thine stock exhaust, and ensconce it in thy holy shrine/garage. Thou shalt now smite thine enemies with thy custom exhaust, and weareth earplugs in thine ears. And thou shalt limp past the law, with thy noise and fury. Thou shalt explore the outer limits of braking deep into thy corners, and backfire and hurl fireballs from thy tailpipe. Thou shalt marvel that none dare tailgate thee. Thou shalt seeketh Keith Code, and revel in his wisdom. Thou shalt installeth thine Unimap and kiss thy rev limiter goodbye. Thou shalt exorcise thy handling demons and cast down thy Dunlop D207's, for they carry the Mark of the Beast. Thou shalt empty thy savings upon springs, shocks, camshafts, jet kits, sliders, reverse shifters, and race rubber, and thou shalt revel in tire wear. Thou shalt remain joyous whilst jostling thine innards upon every road imperfection. Thou shalt not early-apex. Thou shalt void thy warranty, that the evil minions of the foul motorcycle dealers shall not besmirch thy plastic with scratches, thy wheels with gouges, overfilleth thine oil sump, ruin thy bolts or weareth thy valves with low clearances. Thou shalt purchase one large double bubble fly screen, that the heathen may further marvel at what beauty thou hath wrought. Thou shalt weareth full one-piece leathers and Arai helmet. Thou must not visit early due to crash. Thou shalt purchase heavy fork-oil, for thine is too meek. Thou shalt marvel at the ease of installation. Thou must have pristine tool collection. Thou shalt install Ferodo CP911 brake pads upon thy stock calipers, so that they may give forth their fruits more quickly. Thou shalt pray and asketh for warped rotors nevermore. Thou shalt feed thy 2 cylinders well that they might service thee better. Thou shalt revel in the power of regular gasoline. Thou shalt spend less at the gas station than thy cage-dwelling brethren. Thou shalt quest for the likes of a turbo, and someday installeth one under thine tank. Thou shalt run unholy (just this once) boost levels. And thus thou shalt humiliate thine enemies, both at the track and in the streets. Thou shalt lose thy emission crap, passenger seat, and all other extra weight. Thou shalt become compulsive about this. Thou shalt seek professional counseling. Thy horsepower is now mighty. Thou shalt belong to Ducati Index forum, and adorn thy bike with undercostly stickers, so that thy fellow road warriors might revel in thine glory with thee and seek the righteous path of DI membership for themselves. And lastly..... Let us pray, Thou shalt not ever covet thy neighbor's 'busa.

This could easily be rewritten to address our Porsche sickness... I'm not sick but I'm not well....

good link aaron. thanks! that guy makes some cool bikes. made me look for old hondas :D

one more from that site

http://img73.imageshack.us/img73/551/untitledduchc7.png

Sad thing is I have a '78 CB750 rotting in my barn whilst I struggle to get my troublehead finished before the weather turns sweltering again. I'd love to chop the CB up but I can only handle so many projects at once!!! :(

LMAO

Re: Red Duc
 

My 900 is an SP model...and it would be emotionally difficult to cut the rear section off. I don't think it'll happen. Did you guys add any new members to the frame after you chopped the rear off?


Nice looking bike in the picture. I would like a Powerbronze headlight kit....but I can't find them anywhere. I saw a used kit on Ebay go for over $400. :(

I may be wrong, but her name is may be "Katrien."

And before I go back to work...One more time!

http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/5...guzdock6js.jpg

awww what the hell.... at least it's slightly relevant

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1167940126.jpg

I can see the vintage racing and everything; I'm actually a big fan. What I can't see is the vintage crashing. For God's sake, these guys need to wear modern gear. Sorry if it spoils the mood. So would a missing chin.

You are a bastard you know, and I am in serious lust... It would take a lot to get me off of my BMW's but this might come close!

SKINNY CHICKS ROCK!!!!!

Joe, one of these days I'll ship my Ducati down to AZ, and we'll go blast through the hills. Of course I would ride it down there, but why waste precious hours rolling through boring Midwest and Upperplains flatland when the hills of the SW are so nice. :)

Yep, I'm a bastard...Wait until you see what I build :D Maybe I'll let you ride it before the wedding LOL!!!

Souk,

Did you notice that some of the promo photos that this company did are in Arizona? You might end up meeting miss sweet cheeks sooner down this way. I sure know that your motorcycle time would increase.

Damm, I am going to go out and ride the bike for a while!

Joe

Excellent! Now with Richard's post, she's on every page of this thread so far. LOL.

I'm sure we'd get into enough trouble, Joe, even if Miss Sweet Cheeks can't be found :D

seriously, i never thought much of guzzis until i saw that pic. it's just industrial ghetto enough to hide that eye-talian gloss for me.

and each time i look, the girl always seems special :D

regarding Katrien, go here for more pics
http://koshka.nl/

Yes! Great detective work....

http://koshka.nl/x/1096478543754/car...504%5b1%5d.jpg

or this:
http://www.kameleon-people.com/models/female-models/Katrien/index.html

nice work people. i love it when we work as a team :D

Working as a team, you say?




http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1167950270.jpg

teamwork is for the greater good you know

Always did like Dutch girls... Why did I ever move away...

Well, there's always KLM. Flew them 10 days ago and fell in love several times!

Giddyup! My harddrive is gonna be happy when I save Katrien's pictures to it :)


How about another CR...not that Katrien doesn't deserve to be in this thread, but we gotta make this thread legit!

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1167954067.jpg

Well gents, was wrong above. Does not happen that often but when it does will fess up.

She is not Dutch, she is Russian. Thought that something looked Eastern European to her.

Her full name is Yekaterina Koshka and her details and contact info is below. Believe that I am officially in love and also wondering why I am not about 20 years younger!

This young lady sure is easy on the eyes...

Joe A

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Contact and Location:

Yekaterina/Koshka
Koshka@KoshkaModel.com
Netherlands
Dutch Russian English

General Statistics:

Age: 27
Height: 5ft 6in(66in) (167cm)
Weight: 114lbs (51kg)
Chest: 34in (86cm)
Waist: 24in (60cm)
Hips: 35in (89cm)

Hair Color: Dark Blonde
Hair Length: Medium
Eye Color: Green
Skin Color: White
Shoe Size: 7
Dress Size: 4

Hey, I'm 20 yrs younger, Joe. Why don't you fly her back to the States for me.



Just don't tell anyone we know :D



Dangggggggggggg...that's a hot pooper!

She is hot all over. I plain just fell in love. I have been trying to get a contract in Russia for a while and this is the major reason. The country is littered with ladies like this begging to get out anywhere with a future. She is too young for me but her Mother isnt, and bet that Mom is just as cute...

Not a problem, will fly her to Chi town for you and you can send Heather and the motorcycle to Arizona. Will be glad to help you with both. (time to be VERY careful here my friend!)

Joe A

nice article from hunter s.t.
http://www.ducatigirl.com/wsmc/2003/sausage.html

:D :D

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1167956553.jpg


http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1167956403.jpg

Actually the majority don't age too gracefully. We have a bunch of Russian ladies in our office, all of them relatively cute, a couple smokin'. But the uhhh...older ladies have gotten rather,mmm,lumpy once they hit 35 or so.