29 May 2015

Dell'orto...

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It's the smallest parts that cause the biggest problems...   Idle jet clogged solid, don't know how debris made it past 2 fil...
16 May 2015

less stock, more rock

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Due to financial constraints I'm pretty much ruling out getting the crankshaft rebuilt for my R60 this year. That's pretty much the ...
23 April 2015

Brandon gets his bike back + and tips on installing Denso brushes

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I think the gods were against this Ducati ever getting back to the owner. After fixing the original issues (electrical problems, new ignitio...
12 April 2015

Brandon's Ducati 900SS rat

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Just finished up work on Brandon's rat 900SS. Once the electric was sorted out, it was just a matter of replacing the steering stem/lo...
10 April 2015

Ducati 900SS back to life

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Brandon's Duc has been OOS since around the winter of 2012. It ran fine, then he put it away, then no good (no lights, not spark, no sta...
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26 March 2015

removing Ducati 900SS security bolts

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Besides swapping out the stem and triple clamp, and fixing the electrical issues on the 900SS, I need to replace the old ignition switch. Ap...
25 March 2015

Ducati 900SS in for work

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Brandon's ratty 900SS finally dropped off for electrical work (won't run) and triple clamp/steering stem replacement (cracked). I al...
24 February 2015

Swap meets, Stands, and BMW systems

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Swap meets for BMW owners are usually pretty disappointing events. You search and search through the mess of Harley stuff for the occasional...
10 January 2015

Studsmanship

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I finally found an early R60 final drive, but it was missing one f/d to swingarm stud, and another was bent. These studs are 46mm long, with...
02 December 2014

"A tale of two wrenches," or better yet, "Lost in Translation"

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When it comes to buying BMW parts from BMW, I've never before had an issue with poor translation, the kind of thing where you provide a ...
26 November 2014

Peking to Paris - 1907

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A few months ago I picked up the book  German Racing Silver , and then it's sister book Italian Racing Red.  Both pretty excellent, ency...
16 November 2014

Speaking of hipsters

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My buddy Shane von Cycles (see blog)  just made this little ditty to remind everyone to drop the aesthetics and posing and take a real ride ...
14 November 2014

hipsters...

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Even my 4-year old can spot one and color appropriately (note the yellow seat and blue suede boots)
04 November 2014

major parts deliveries

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I'm still waiting on a major order to come in from Max BMW, namely bottom end spacers, bearings, etc., and I still need to get the crank...
30 October 2014

restless with the R60

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It'll be about a month before my timing gears arrive from Germany, along with the new bearings and spacers to complete the R60 bottom en...