tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4113758497193695948.post4165209715209507050..comments2023-08-09T08:41:04.420-07:00Comments on loveless : ducati track bike projectlovelesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15056800133539832964noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4113758497193695948.post-45171078979716131142014-08-29T12:12:30.681-07:002014-08-29T12:12:30.681-07:00thank's everyone, i suppose the ducati is a bi...thank's everyone, i suppose the ducati is a bit like one of those dog's you see in the rescue centre, sitting there all sad and unloved, all it needs is a good dose of poking with a stick, some time and effort and it should all come good eventually, lets put it like this, i've started with much worse! spud, if i'd gone back it wouldn't have been to have a little chat, it would have been to give him a big dentists bill!, greg, in my experience a helicoil is fine for this application, i'm not intending to have to remove the rear caliper from the bracket too often, the ensat fittings are good but you have to be spot-on when screwing them in to make sure they go in square, probably end up making a new hanger anyway....lovelesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15056800133539832964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4113758497193695948.post-43935610951227089592014-08-24T13:20:50.155-07:002014-08-24T13:20:50.155-07:00Might be worth checking the small ads for a new br...Might be worth checking the small ads for a new brake caliper hanger, as Helicoils are fine when tightened/untightened only once, but are not intended for connections that are opened frequently... You may want to use an Ensat thread bung (or the like) instead and glue them in with some super strong loctite.<br /><br />Can't blame you for a Ducati as a track bike... bl**dy ace they are! Nannohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18115121287934034189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4113758497193695948.post-12060831863440839432014-08-23T14:21:31.303-07:002014-08-23T14:21:31.303-07:00Spud, you're right of course. I was only tryin...Spud, you're right of course. I was only trying to put a positive spin on it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13881878460261548998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4113758497193695948.post-62240515097223177152014-08-23T09:36:26.886-07:002014-08-23T09:36:26.886-07:00A waft of paint over something to tart it up a bit...A waft of paint over something to tart it up a bit and make it look better to a potential buyer is forgivable, endangering someones life is another matter entirely. I would've been hard pressed to stop myself going back to tell him what I thought, only the wasted fuel would make me think twice about it.Spud's Customshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14449600551422436610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4113758497193695948.post-17816731402944641392014-08-23T04:26:37.584-07:002014-08-23T04:26:37.584-07:00Another one, another one!!, why not. I guess the g...Another one, another one!!, why not. I guess the greater the deathtrap, the greater the satisfaction well it's finally done right. Have fun at the classic TT, I hate boats.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06450816810570643528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4113758497193695948.post-73720913659481873462014-08-22T05:32:32.029-07:002014-08-22T05:32:32.029-07:00All sins can be forgiven... Nice find and congrats...All sins can be forgiven... Nice find and congrats! You'll have fun spannering on that thing this winter.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13881878460261548998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4113758497193695948.post-61225222797629011802014-08-21T14:54:41.084-07:002014-08-21T14:54:41.084-07:00Have a good trip y'all (as we say round 'e...Have a good trip y'all (as we say round 'ere!).benchdonkeeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07924747129988631452noreply@blogger.com