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Old 06-18-2008, 11:40 PM   #1
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Race bike #3 is ready

LW Twins class, here we come!

I yanked the lights, turn signals, etc, and added some number plates. After much searching, I found a belly pan for a vintage Ducati that I could adapt to fit to meet the requirements of our club. I drilled and safety wired all of the required bolts. I bled the brakes. I put on a new set of Michelin Pilot Power 2CT's (I went with street/track tires as I'll still be using it on the street, and have found them to be extremely good on the track as well).

Last but not least, I added a Scotts steering damper, which for this bike requires welding a piece to the frame . The only time I've really felt a need for a damper was on the straight at Grattan, when I got a pretty good headshake going at 115 MPH, but it's required by the club, and probably not a bad thing to have.

The sexy little beast is ready to rock and roll!
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Old 06-18-2008, 11:57 PM   #2
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Old 06-19-2008, 12:32 AM   #3
 
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Looks really nice. Good work.
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Old 06-19-2008, 01:23 AM   #4
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looks silly, I'm going to have to get one of those before I die now too. Thanks alot!
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Old 06-19-2008, 05:05 AM   #5
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That looks like fun!
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Old 06-19-2008, 05:56 AM   #6
 
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great looking ride whip, good luck with it
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Old 06-19-2008, 06:38 AM   #7
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Sick looking bike!
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Old 06-19-2008, 07:15 AM   #8
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Sure looks nice - Makes me want one all over again
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Old 06-19-2008, 07:27 AM   #9
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Looks like you are going to have alot of fun

If/when I get another bike, this is for sure what I want... I enjoyed riding one of them in San Francisco
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Old 06-19-2008, 07:34 AM   #10
 
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Old 06-19-2008, 07:38 AM   #11
 
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yeah... That's looking very nice!

Lessee... Next will be motocross, supercross, arenacross, baja and trials? Do we need an intervention?

I'll bet that is tons of fun. I wish there was someplace for you to put your signature bwhip on it without messing with the factory graphics. The only thing I can think would be
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Old 06-19-2008, 07:39 AM   #12
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That's one nice looking ride!
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Old 06-19-2008, 10:33 AM   #13
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Dang whip, that number plate looks great on my bike.
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Old 06-19-2008, 10:46 AM   #14
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Nice ... very nice! Keep us posted on how it goes.
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Old 06-19-2008, 02:26 PM   #15
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thats really nice. the belly pan looks like its made for that bike.
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