Hello from Boston(ish)... part deux

DesmoTull · 02-11-2008, 11:10 AM

Hey all, I signed up a few days ago and thought I would finally say hello. I've been riding for three years now, and have the great record of getting a new bike every year!

I started on a Bonneville, then sold that for a Ducati Monster 620, and now that is soon to be on the chopping block to make way for my project. I bought a 1995 Ducati 900SS/SP, and over the winter tore down the top end of the motor, and is right now getting reassembled!

Looking forward to lots of good posts!

Tull

gt702 · 02-11-2008, 11:45 AM

Welcome, and cool project.

ND4SPD · 02-11-2008, 05:11 PM

Tull

DrHall · 02-11-2008, 05:20 PM

Good to see you heah!

HondaGalToo · 02-11-2008, 05:37 PM

Welcome! LOVE the SP!!!

evl_twn · 02-11-2008, 05:46 PM

seamus · 02-11-2008, 07:23 PM

to the addiction.

CBR929RE · 02-11-2008, 10:48 PM

you friends with ScottieDucati?

bwhip · 02-12-2008, 12:11 AM

to the addiction!

DesmoTull · 02-12-2008, 08:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CBR929RE

you friends with ScottieDucati?

I am. I actually live with him, and he's a big reason for the Ducati addiction, among other motorcycle related ones.

CBR929RE · 02-12-2008, 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DesmoTull

I am. I actually live with him, and he's a big reason for the Ducati addiction, among other motorcycle related ones.

so umm if you guys come home one day and find both of your bikes are gone, it wasn't me

CBRVFR · 02-12-2008, 05:27 PM

Welcome! -

Shenders1 · 02-12-2008, 05:59 PM

DesmoTull · 02-13-2008, 03:15 PM

Thanks for the warm welcome, especially from my fellow Ducatisti!

ScottieDucati · 02-14-2008, 09:49 AM

Yea, Tull's gotten in deeper than I ever expected... when I first met him, he thought I was *insane* because I was sitting there in class in a sling (surgery for a separated shoulder), high as a kite on percoset, couldn't write or take notes (right shoulder)... and I think I said something to the effect of "man, I can't wait to go racing again."

I'm truly surprised he's gotten the addiction, and just got into trackdays last year.... hehehe

SheepOfBlue · 02-14-2008, 10:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ScottieDucati

Yea, Tull's gotten in deeper than I ever expected... when I first met him, he thought I was *insane* because I was sitting there in class in a sling (surgery for a separated shoulder), high as a kite on percoset, couldn't write or take notes (right shoulder)... and I think I said something to the effect of "man, I can't wait to go racing again."

I'm truly surprised he's gotten the addiction, and just got into trackdays last year.... hehehe

Why would that have sounded crazy

CBR929RE · 02-14-2008, 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SheepOfBlue

Why would that have sounded crazy

well to people like us its perfectly rational. to non-riders we're insane. I don't understand why they think there's something wrong with wanting to put your knee on the ground at triple digit speeds.

DesmoTull · 02-14-2008, 01:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ScottieDucati

Yea, Tull's gotten in deeper than I ever expected... when I first met him, he thought I was *insane* because I was sitting there in class in a sling (surgery for a separated shoulder), high as a kite on percoset, couldn't write or take notes (right shoulder)... and I think I said something to the effect of "man, I can't wait to go racing again."

I'm truly surprised he's gotten the addiction, and just got into trackdays last year.... hehehe

It's true, when I met Scottie in college, I thought he was nuts.

Now however, I've developed a tick over the winter from withdrawl, and I feel all funny in my pants when I see the desmosedici.

ScottieDucati · 02-14-2008, 01:21 PM

I love it

luvtolean · 02-14-2008, 02:03 PM

A few years back I helped a friend install a slip-on on his CBR1000. He thought it was such a "luxury" to have a motorcycle that wasn't for the street.

Now he's got a trackbike.

SheepOfBlue · 02-14-2008, 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by luvtolean

A few years back I helped a friend install a slip-on on his CBR1000. He thought it was such a "luxury" to have a motorcycle that wasn't for the street.

Now he's got a trackbike.

it is torture only having three bikes

HondaGalToo · 02-14-2008, 08:54 PM

It's an addiction, fer shure. We added on to the garage to house "the collection". The garage is bigger than the house. As it should be.

Mojave954 · 02-14-2008, 09:02 PM

A BOSTON(ISH) invasion here lately or what?

Would post the "WELCOME" sign but am revolting until the MOD"s move it up front where we can get to it easier. I mean come on, who uses

that much they need to be upfront.

Oh, have fun with the toy.

DesmoTull · 02-21-2008, 12:31 PM

Well, the engine is back in the frame as a stressed member where it belongs. all wired up, plumbed up, on stands.

Tried to get it to run over the past weekend. Having a *tad* of carb issues. I keep on fouling plugs.

Photos of the finished product will be posted hopefully sooner then later.

Tull

Shenders1 · 02-21-2008, 04:21 PM

I'm considering some major surgery on the dual spark engine in my Hypermotard. I've got a set of DP cams, and have heard that a few degrees of cam timing retard can work wonders with top-end.

May need some advice from you on the finer points of Italian V-Twin re-assembly.

02-11-2008, 11:10 AM	#1
DesmoTull Join Date: 02-08-2008 Location: Waltham, MA Age: 26 Bike(s): 1996 Ducati 900SS/SP Posts: 20	Hello from Boston(ish)... part deux Hey all, I signed up a few days ago and thought I would finally say hello. I've been riding for three years now, and have the great record of getting a new bike every year! I started on a Bonneville, then sold that for a Ducati Monster 620, and now that is soon to be on the chopping block to make way for my project. I bought a 1995 Ducati 900SS/SP, and over the winter tore down the top end of the motor, and is right now getting reassembled! Looking forward to lots of good posts! Tull

02-11-2008, 11:45 AM	#2
gt702 Gear Driven Cams Join Date: 12-18-2006 Bike(s): Some Hondas and a Kwacker Posts: 1,175	Welcome, and cool project. __________________ Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one. Albert Einstein

02-11-2008, 05:11 PM	#3
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02-11-2008, 05:20 PM	#4
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02-11-2008, 05:37 PM	#5
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02-11-2008, 05:46 PM	#6
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02-11-2008, 07:23 PM	#7
seamus is feelin alright Join Date: 12-13-2006 Location: Rocket City Age: 34 Bike(s): 1KRR; VFR; FMX650 Posts: 5,739	to the addiction. __________________ Ducit Amor Patriae Richard Herald, The Gentle Giant The nation that makes a great distinction between its scholars and its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards and its fighting done by fools. --- Thucydides

02-11-2008, 10:48 PM	#8
CBR929RE Christmas baby meatball Join Date: 12-18-2006 Location: at home Age: 28 Bike(s): 01 R/B/W CBR929RR Posts: 3,559	you friends with ScottieDucati? __________________ Seamus FTW

02-12-2008, 12:11 AM	#9
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02-12-2008, 05:27 PM	#12
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02-12-2008, 05:59 PM	#13
Shenders1 2 Cylinders, 4 Valves, No Waiting Join Date: 01-14-2007 Location: South Lyon, MI Age: 43 Bike(s): Ducati HM Posts: 1,026

02-13-2008, 03:15 PM	#14
DesmoTull Join Date: 02-08-2008 Location: Waltham, MA Age: 26 Bike(s): 1996 Ducati 900SS/SP Posts: 20	Thanks for the warm welcome, especially from my fellow Ducatisti!

02-14-2008, 09:49 AM	#15
ScottieDucati Senore Ducati Join Date: 02-07-2008 Location: Outside Boston Age: 25 Bike(s): Pearl White Ducati 848 Posts: 89	Yea, Tull's gotten in deeper than I ever expected... when I first met him, he thought I was insane because I was sitting there in class in a sling (surgery for a separated shoulder), high as a kite on percoset, couldn't write or take notes (right shoulder)... and I think I said something to the effect of "man, I can't wait to go racing again." I'm truly surprised he's gotten the addiction, and just got into trackdays last year.... hehehe __________________ Boston Moto - Your Source for Pirelli Track Tires. DesmoLife - My Ducati Ponderings

02-14-2008, 01:21 PM	#19
ScottieDucati Senore Ducati Join Date: 02-07-2008 Location: Outside Boston Age: 25 Bike(s): Pearl White Ducati 848 Posts: 89	I love it __________________ Boston Moto - Your Source for Pirelli Track Tires. DesmoLife - My Ducati Ponderings

02-14-2008, 02:03 PM	#20
luvtolean Join Date: 12-13-2006 Location: SF Bay Area, CA Bike(s): 2008 BMW GS-A Posts: 6,723	A few years back I helped a friend install a slip-on on his CBR1000. He thought it was such a "luxury" to have a motorcycle that wasn't for the street. Now he's got a trackbike. __________________ The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries. - Winston Churchill

02-14-2008, 08:54 PM	#22
HondaGalToo ...into the 30s Join Date: 12-16-2006 Location: New Jersey Age: 48 Bike(s): '01 929, '07 gsxr 600 Posts: 1,828	It's an addiction, fer shure. We added on to the garage to house "the collection". The garage is bigger than the house. As it should be. __________________ “I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all the kinds of things you can't see from the center.” ~Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

02-14-2008, 09:02 PM	#23
Mojave954 Join Date: 12-18-2006 Bike(s): 08 FJR, 08 R 1200 GS Posts: 921	A BOSTON(ISH) invasion here lately or what? Would post the "WELCOME" sign but am revolting until the MOD"s move it up front where we can get to it easier. I mean come on, who uses that much they need to be upfront. Oh, have fun with the toy.

02-21-2008, 12:31 PM	#24
DesmoTull Join Date: 02-08-2008 Location: Waltham, MA Age: 26 Bike(s): 1996 Ducati 900SS/SP Posts: 20	Well, the engine is back in the frame as a stressed member where it belongs. all wired up, plumbed up, on stands. Tried to get it to run over the past weekend. Having a tad of carb issues. I keep on fouling plugs. Photos of the finished product will be posted hopefully sooner then later. Tull

02-21-2008, 04:21 PM	#25
Shenders1 2 Cylinders, 4 Valves, No Waiting Join Date: 01-14-2007 Location: South Lyon, MI Age: 43 Bike(s): Ducati HM Posts: 1,026	I'm considering some major surgery on the dual spark engine in my Hypermotard. I've got a set of DP cams, and have heard that a few degrees of cam timing retard can work wonders with top-end. May need some advice from you on the finer points of Italian V-Twin re-assembly.

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