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December 19, 2008
Progress
Winter. A perfect time to be out in the garage, getting a Ducati 750 F1 back on the road. What would make my joy more complete would be a wood-burning stove to keep me warm while wrenching. In any case, the radio, the space-heater and my own exertions kept me warm enough today.
It turned out to be a red-letter day of sorts. I ran over to Cycle Gear and picked up some fuel line, a couple of fuel filters, and some 90° spark plug caps. The old fuel line was routed incorrectly, and had hardened. Likewise, the throttle cables were mis-routed. I took care of both and installed the filters as a precaution since the old fuel line had visible hunks of crud in it.
Once all had been reassembled (the front 41½ mm Malossi is a tight squeeze between the frame and the cylinder!), I tickled the carbs and hit the starter button. Life! She sounds great, but appears to be blowing a little smoke past the rings which could be due to lack of use or merely being cold.
I then turned my attention to the wiring. I need at a minimum a headlight, brake light, and tail light. I found two multi-wire connectors up by the headlight that appeared to match and snapped them together. Headlight! Now all I need to do is wire up a tail light, brake light, and ground to the tail piece, and I will be good to go. I found that there are even two threaded tabs under the sear to which I can attach a junction box. A quick poke through the welding shop next door's scrap pile should yield a suitable piece of scrap.
A final challenge will be mounting a license plate. The stock arrangement was a black piece of plastic attached to the fiberglass tailpiece that hung down. It is unlikely that I will find one of these. In any case, before I take the bike to the local MVD, I will need to have the side stand fabricated.
Posted by Underblog at December 19, 2008 5:53 PM
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