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For some reason, I take the Ducati's in for service, even though I perform my own maintenance on the Morini. I confess that setting the valves with shims is somewhat intimidating. One of these days, perhaps when I acquire some more shop space, I will give it a try. I am told that setting the valves is not nearly as difficult on the 2-valve machines as it is on the "desmoquattro's".
So I rode the 750 Sport over to PJ's. PJ was there and seemed excited about the 750, even though he had seen the 851 previously. He just picked up a 1993 888 which looks very very clean, and he suggested that we do an "old-timers" ride with the early 90's Ducati's.
So Chris and I are checking out the wrapped exhaust header on the Sport and comparing it to the stock one I was going to replace it with. It appears that the Sport has a complete Ferraci system, not just the slip-on's as I assumed. The reason we think that is that the stock header had a plate where the four pipes come together while the Sport's junction is entirely open.
The plan now is to do a bench test and the tuning work on the Sport, then remove the exhaust for plating / coating while the stainless braided lines, battery, and belts are being ordered. I think the PJ's folks like me because time is never the issue, since I have several other bikes to ride.
Posted by Underblog at January 18, 2008 2:55 PM
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