My Ducati new year's resolution(s)

External Since: Dec 22, 2007 Posts: 20

Get my 996 running and buy the 848.

Anyone else?

My 996 is in a big shitheap, half of it is at my house, the other half
at my dads. The heads are getting new guides, new exhaust valves, and a
valve job done. The cylinders are getting either a hone or a new nikasil
coating. The bottom end is ready to be re-assembled, so I'm going to
start working on that soon. I had the crank balanced and lightened so it
looks like an SPS crank now. The bike had SPS titanium rods in it when I
bought it, but the little ends needed bushings and the big ends were
slightly out of round. So that got fixed as well.

It's supposed to be my racer but we'll see. I may put it back on the
street. If I do that, I probably should get some less wild cams for it,
it's got the 458 intake (super wild) and G exhaust in it (superbike spec
from the early 90's). I probably should get SPS or something like that
if it goes on the street.

That 848 is just too good to be ignored. I really want it, but I've got
a few other irons to tend to before then.

Andy

External Since: Feb 05, 2004 Posts: 266

ummmmm, try and keep both the sc1000 and 79 for as long as possible

or win lotto and buy a 848

or a spotless all original 888

Smile

"acruhl" <acruhl.TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Get my 996 running and buy the 848.
>
> Anyone else?
>
> My 996 is in a big shitheap, half of it is at my house, the other half at
> my dads. The heads are getting new guides, new exhaust valves, and a valve
> job done. The cylinders are getting either a hone or a new nikasil
> coating. The bottom end is ready to be re-assembled, so I'm going to start
> working on that soon. I had the crank balanced and lightened so it looks
> like an SPS crank now. The bike had SPS titanium rods in it when I bought
> it, but the little ends needed bushings and the big ends were slightly out
> of round. So that got fixed as well.
>
> It's supposed to be my racer but we'll see. I may put it back on the
> street. If I do that, I probably should get some less wild cams for it,
> it's got the 458 intake (super wild) and G exhaust in it (superbike spec
> from the early 90's). I probably should get SPS or something like that if
> it goes on the street.
>
> That 848 is just too good to be ignored. I really want it, but I've got a
> few other irons to tend to before then.
>
> Andy