Ducati Bevel Drive Starter Clutch & Flywheel Assembly - Howdi Engineering

Hydraulic clutch conversion kit - I installed this kit on my bike, and would recommend it to anyone interested in a quality hydraulic clutch conversion. Karl's kit can't be beaten!

Verlicchi style grips and other rubber goodies - - Yes the original style black "finger bump" grips - perfect reproduction Verlicchi grips... PLUS replacement speedo boots, coil/transducer boots, and fork seal dust covers for Marzzochi and Ceriani type forks!

Detail Brushes - original design, stainless steel or nylon, handmade detail brushes - top quality stuff

Low cost replacement oil filters for 900s - Kawasaki filter - #16099-004 - or after market part # HIFLOFILTRO HF 123 - readily available and seals on the shaft, not on the washer and top cap - Phil Hitchcock

Replacement air filter element - for stock 900cc air boxes: WIX # - 42374
GT Replacement Air Filters:
Ducati Part Number 0615.27. 275 - FIAAM FL 6179
same as: FIAT Part # 4110530
same as: RYCO (FIAT) A134 (Oz company - Marlows Online - good filters)

Lucas RITA electronic ignition system - installation instructions, troubleshooting, photos, and wiring diagram - Michael Moore, eurospares.com

750GT seat cover - pattern taken from the original cover - Lloyd Maclean

The geargazer - aftermarket replacement top bevelcover with sight glass that provides view of working bevelgears, available in various styles, from various sources, such as Dr Desmo $90.00US - picture courtesy of Serge, Ducati-Net France

Loctite application chart - which is the right loctite for the job, find out here - thanks ? (send me your name)

Yusa - motorcycle battery specifier

Chevy 4X4 Hub Socket - cheap tool that makes it easy to remove or tighten front sprocket nut on Ducati twins, you will have to file it a bit but they are a cheap alternative to the real tool, and available just about anywhere, if you're on the road when you need one.

How to check your charging system

Cucciolo Owners manual - Anders Hortvedt, Norway

Cucciolo Parts Manual - Anders Hortvedt, Norway

Cucciolo Motor Photos - Robert Rose, Australia


160 Monza Jr. - Operation, Maintenance and Service Manual
(sorry about the wrinkles)


1968 350 Scrambler - Owners Service Manual - Ken Shephard - USA


'73 350 Ducati - Mototrans - Wiring Diagram


250-350, 450 MkIII, 450 MkIII D, 450 Scrambler - Wiring Diagram


The mother of all singles parts manuals - Ron Verweij, Holland
389 pages of diagrams and part numbers covering all the following models...

250 Monza	250 Mk lll D	250 Scrambler
250 Mk lll	350 Mk lll D	350 Scrambler
350 Mk lll	450 Mk lll D	450 Scrambler
450 Mk lll		450 Scrambler (US)

1967-70 Ducati Singles Workshop Manual - Supplement

1968-73 Widecase singles Parts Manual - coming soon

250 GT Ducati Engine - exploded diagram

Ducati single cylinder engine - cutaway diagram



750 GT and 750 Sport

750GT Owners Manual - Lloyd Maclean, Canada

750GT and 750 Sport Parts Manual - Greg Davies, Tasmainia

750 Roundcase Workshop Manual - Willy Gonnason, USA

750 roundcase engine cutaway - Ron Verwiej, Holland

750 GT - Wiring Diagram

1974 750 Sport - Wiring diagram - Joe Jump



  750 and 900 Super Sport

1975 750-900 SS Owners Manual - Tim Keyes/Hans Mellberg

1975 750-900 SS - Wiring diagram

1975-76 750-900 SS Parts Catalogue - Tim Keyes

1976 750-900 SS - Wiring diagram

1975-77 750-900 SS Workshop Manual - Susan Waters, Canada

1978 900 SS Parts Manual - Grog Davies, Tasmania

1979-80 900 SS Parts Manual - Grog Davies, Tasmania



  860 GT and 900 GTS

860 Motor - cutaway drawing - Rodger Harrison, USA

860 GT Owners Maintenance Service Manual - Susan Waters, Canada

860 GT Parts Manual - Steve Allen, USA

860 - 900 GTS Workshop Manual - Robert Welsh, USA / Grog Davies, Tasmania

Supplemental manual to the 860 GT/GTS workshop manual- covers all 860 based Ducati, including: 900SD Darmah, 750ss and 900ss desmo - sevice, maintenance and overhaul instructions



  Darmah and Darmah SS

Darmah Owners Manual - Knut Wille, Norway

Darmah Parts Manual - exploded diagrams and part numbers

Darmah Workshop Manual - Graham Stoppani - UK/Jim Zuccaro - USA

Darmah SS Parts Manual - exploded diagrams and part numbers



S2 and MHR 900/mille

900 MHR Parts manual - Craig, UK

900 MHR Supplement to the 900/SS manual - Scott McWilliams, USA

900 S2 Parts Manual - Greg Davies, Australia

MHR and S2 (Mille) Parts Manual - Anders Hortvedt, Norway

MHR (Mille) Owners Manual - Anders Hortvedt, Norway




  Pantah 500/600 SL and Indiana

Pantah 500SL Parts Manual - Luca Guala, Italy

Pantah 600SL Parts Manual - Luca Guala, Italy

Pantah Workshop Manual - Christopher Godfrey, USA

Ducati Indiana 350 - 650 Parts Manual - Luca Guala



  750 F1

750F1 Workshop Manual - Steve Frew

Cagiva Alazzurra 350-650 Workshop Manual

Cagiva Alazzurra 350-650 Parts Manual - Luca Guala, Italy

Rebuilding the roundcase engine - Willy Gonnason, USA

Rebuilding the squarecase engine - Classic Mechanics magazine - Marcus Chang

Part I - Rebuilding a broken Duke
Part II - The tear down continues
Part III - Tearing down the bottom end
Part IV- What's the damage
Part V - Setting up the desmo valve gear
Part VI - Top end tear down
Part VII - Rebuilding the bottom end
Part VIII - Completing the bottom end
Part IX - Finishing up
Part X - Back on the road

Walker's comments - on above big end rebuild

Walker on rebuilding the 860 motor - his own article from Classic Mechanics magazine


Setting desmo valve clearances - Ducati twins - Godfrey DiGiorgi

Desmo valve job - Ducati singles - article from Popular Cycling 1970 - Steve Brown

Timing Degree Wheel - Jeff Cohen, Australia

DellOrto Tuning Guide - the factory manual, everything you need to know about your DellOrto carbs - includes 32 diagrams

Factory Jetting Guide - selecting the right jets, floats, atomizers, and slides.

Needles Charts - needles sizing for DellOrto carbs. - Jon Houston / Phil Hitchcock

Dellorto Needle Profiles - Wolfgang Haerter

How to correctly set the float levels - how to and height chart

Factory set ups for singles - by model - Alan Moseley

Exploded diagrams - photos and parts lists for:

PHM*       PHF*           SS1         UB         PHBE

PHBG       PHBH-L       SHA       VHB       VHSA/B

DellOrto PHM 38-40 mm - Factory workshop manual - Lloyd MacLean

Marzocchi Forks - Factory service and rebuild manual - Luca Guala, Italy

Marzocchi AG Strada - Factory rebuild manual - Paul LeClair, Canada

download zip file of all, suitable for printing

Ducati 1973 - 1997 - Listed by type, number manufactured, and year

Times of adventure - 1957 - Tartarini rides 175 Ducati around the world

Ducati Postcard - neat postcard featuring a couple of cool singles in the Italian countryside

Paul Smart - Autographed commemorative postcard, got this from the man himself at DRA 2001

Gavin Gonsal - buckle owner - 5000 m up the Himalayas - 2001

GTSrule - 100,000 km on a 860 GTS - submitted by Ron Verweij

Metisse 860 frame kits - Dave Gooch

DOT-5 brake fluid in Brembo brake systems: TSW Vehicle Concepts - submitted by Mark Kaczmarczyk

IMPORTANT: All brembo braking products use natural-rubber base seals, and therefore are INCOMPATIBLE with DOT-5 SILICONE-based brake fluids.

DOT-5 SILICONE-based fluids react with natural-rubber seals to swell them WHICH CAN CAUSE SEVERE PISTON RETRACTION PROBLEMS. There is no cure for problems caused by DOT- 5 use other than complete seals replacement - USE ONLY DOT-3/4 NON-SILICONE TYPE FLUIDS in your brembo components.

(Yes, we know the cap on the rectangular master cylinders says DOT 3 - 5 Fluids - BUT PLEASE NOTE: Silicone DOT- 5 fluids are NOT generally in use in Europe, but Glycol-based DOT-5.1 fluids ARE. Hence, the DOT-5 cap designation)

For best braking performance, they recommend changing brake fluid twice a year. If the machine is to be stored in a damp environment (over the winter, say), they recommend installing fresh fluid before and after the storage period. At minimum service levels, glycol brake fluids MUST be completely changed at intervals not to exceed a period of 18 months.

K&N Filters Flow Bench Data Chart, with various setups - Kevin Bracken

Making a flywheel puller - for the MHR Mille (with diagrams) - Anders Hortvedt, Norway

Wheel lacing - article from Popular Cycling 1970 - Steve Brown - I do mine the same way except I mount my wheels vertically and use a dial indicator for trueing rather than just a pointer

Fix the 750 ignition system Want to run spark and lights at the same time! - here's how - Cycle Magazine 1977 - Lloyd Maclean

Neutral indicator Need to fix a worn or unreliable neutral indicator - here's the diagram for the cam - Wolfram Hage

Replacing dash lights with LEDs - a step by step how to - Knut Wille

Ballast Resistors Understanding how they work - Lloyd Maclean

Brake master cylinder to wheel cylinder ratios - the secret for finding great brake "feel" - from Vintage Brakes, California

Lockheed master cylinder modification - Original Chris Ghent - additions Chris Haywood

High Performance Gasoline - article from Popular Hot Rodding - the ins and outs of octane

Change oil every 1000 miles - The end to the dreaded "OIL THREAD" - and NOT just because it says to in the owners manual, but substantive research into the old oil question - Motorcycle Consumer News

Some more words regarding oil - James DeRaeve

Fork oil see owners manuals above for volumes for specific models. - Oil weight can and will vary with personal preference in terms of stiffness vs. ride comfort. Simply put lighter oils produce a softer ride, thicker increase stiffness. Thicker, heavier weight oil, increases dampening, slowing fork compression. Suspension travel is usually not changed, but the time it takes to move that distance is increased with thicker oils. Therefore heavier weight oils will reduce the tendency for the front end to dive under braking, but at the cost of ride comfort. You will feel the bumps. Personal choice thing. Typical fork oil weights are 5w - 25w. Many bikes including bevels (see owners manuals) are spec'd for ATF (transmission fluid) in the forks, generally accepted to be equivalent to 15w

"mirror mirror on the wall who's the oddest Ducati of all?" - Luca sent this photo in...what is it?

Oddest Ducati ? - Phil's 20 hp outboard Ducati!!!

Prototype V4 cases and covers - Phil Hitchcock

Books

Ducati Books - By no means the definitive list , and not in any order of preference, just some of the books I have found useful and or interesting... go to books


Magazine Articles - classic, period, and or out of print


Is Your Scrambler Fast Enough - pics from Italian magazine "Moto Tecnica" - Luca

Did you seize your Pantah's vertical cylinder - more pics - "Moto Tecnica" - Luca

Narrow Case 12 Volt Conversion - Motorcycle Mechanics - Jon Krocker

Odds on Duke - The Mike Hailwood Replica - Superbike magazine - Brenard Fanning

Hailwood's Honda 6 cylinder - Cycle World magazine - Brenard Fanning

A very special special - May 1980 Superbike magazine - Brenard Fanning

Devine Right To Be Different - Ducati 750 Sport - Superbike magazine - Rodger Harrison

Luigi's Hammer - 107 hp 160 mph Duke - Superbike magazine - Bernard Fanning

Last Real Bike - Zenyata Ducati from Superbike magazine - Bernard Fanning

Yellow Hammer - Harris framed Darmah custom from Superbike magazine

Ducati SS vs Guzzi LeMans - interesting article from Feb '85 Superbike magazine

750 GT quick service - article from Motorcycle Mechanic September '75

Millemono - period monoshock Mille article, Superbike Magazine

900 SS desmo - 1978 article, Cycle Magazine - from Rodger Harrison

Ducati GT 750 Article - "Motociclismo" November 1971 - Luca Guala

The Supreme Sportster, Ducati 750 Sport - "Two Wheels" October 1974 - Australia

750 Sport - great article from "Italian Motorcycles" Magazine - Richo Roundcase

Hanging off - The in's and out's and where's and why's of hanging off, all the science you need in language anyone can understand, great article - Dave Hough - BMW Owners Club Magazine

Tuning Yourself For The Twisties - article by Mike Brown

Darmah - Motorcycle Classics Magazine Article - Gene Rankin

Birth of the Ducati V Twin - article from "Streetbike" magazine - by Ian Falloon - John Clifton

The California Hot Rod - Cycle Magazine - the Cook Neilson 750 race bike, the bike that made Ducati's name in North America, in his own words - Lloyd Maclean

One Good Season - Cycle Magazine - Cook Neilson on his '75 season, great photos and a great read - Lloyd Maclean

Darkest Secrets Revealed - Cycle Magazine'77 - Cook Neilson reveals the secrets of what made the Hot Rod so fast - Lloyd Maclean

One for the Road - 1973 Cycle Magazine on the '72 750 Sport, very interesting - Shawn Rodgers

750 Sport - 1987 Classic Bike Magazine "classic test" on the 750 Sport - Shawn Rodgers

Walker on desmodromics - article from Classic Mechanics magazine - Marcus Chang

Bearings: Part 1 - article from Classic Mechanics magazine - Marcus Chang

Darmah - article from "Streetbike" magazine - by Ian Falloon - John Clifton

Ducati Darmah 900SD - April 1980 Cycle Magazine

A Racing Darmah down under - from Performance Streetbike - Jon Houston

Paul Smart's Imola winning 750 - from Classic Bike Magazine

Darmah Queen - great article from Moto Retro magazine - Damian Adams

1972 750 Sport - The rarest of the rare? photo and information - Raul Biascoechea

250 desmo - by Dave Minton - great article with photos and wonderful period advertisements - from "Two Wheels '75" - forgot who sent this in, email me and I'll credit you

Mick Walker Motor Cycles - 1975 Advertisement - love him or hate him you've got to see this. Not responsible for injuries resulting from viewing this ad.

Period advertisement - must be '75 as there are still singles and the "stop press" news is the wonderful new 860GT!

900SS and 900 MHR - Ad from Superbike 1980 - Bernard Fanning

Period ad for Darmah - Bernard Fanning

Period UK Ducati ad Mick Walker, Sport Motor Cycles, Bryant's

Another period UK ad - interesting to compare the then new bike prices

MHR period UK ad - the bike born out of a legend

MHR - poster from Superbike magazine 1982 - Bernard Fanning, UK

900 SS "cutaway" diagram - Jordan


Posters - '69 Mach 1, '74 350 Desmo, '73 750 GT, '74 750 Sport, '72 750 Imola Racer


6 Page 60's Sales Brochure - Featuring: Cadet 100, 160 Monza Junior, 250 Monza, 250 Mark 3, 250 Scrambler, 350 Sebring - Ron Walters


750GT factory sales brochure - Awesome original 8 page foldout - James DeRaeve


2 750 GT Posters - Luca Guala


860cc - Poster - Rodger Harrison


50 Falcon - Tom Meadows       backside

65 100 Cadet - Tom Meadows       backside

250 350 450 Desmo - Jordan

125 Bronco - small

250 Monza - small

350 Desmo - small

Elite 200 - Seth Dorfler

250 Mach I - Seth Dorfler

250 Road - Ralph Poole      backside

250 350 Mk3D - poor condition sorry

250 Diana Mk3 - Tom Meadows      backside

250 Diana Mk3 - Tom Meadows       backside

250 Scrambler - Tom Meadows       backside

450 Desmo - Berliner ad, just plain scary

Apollo D/B V/4 - Seth Dorfler      backside

750 GT - Shawn Rogers      backside

750 GT - Seth Dorfler      backside

750 GT - Rene Waters

75 750 SS Squarecase - Seth Dorfler       backside

75 900 SS - Seth Dorfler      

73 750 Sport - Luca Guala

750 Sport - Shawn Rogers       backside

76 860 GT - Seth Dorfler      backside

77 860 GTS - Rene Waters

78 900 GTS - Rene Waters      backside

78 900 SS - Rene Waters      backside

79 900 SS - Ralph Poole      backside

78 Darmah - Seth Dorfler       backside

79 Darmah -       backside

Darmah 900 and 900 SS - Ralph Poole      inside 1       inside 2       backside

79 900SS and 900 MHR - Hans Melberg      inside      backside

Mike Hailwood Replica 900 - Rene Waters      backside

81 900 SS -       backside

900 S2 - Brian Norrie       Inside       backside   

Mille S2 - Brian Norrie       Inside     backside

Ducati brochure cover - various models, MHR, S2, TT1, Pantah

600SL Pantah

Pantah 600 Police - small

F1A - Jeff Kilinski      backside

750 F1 4 page original sales brochure - Steve Frew

F1 Prototype - Niclas Cederlund

more to come

This was an idea of Luca's to share some authentic Italian recipes with some authentic Italian bike nuts. He's translating and sending me recipes that his girlfriend Antonia makes, Sue and I are trying them, and then posting them here. The ones we have tried so far are excellent, there are perks to doing this website.

I am presenting the recipes exactly as Luca sends them, try them just the way he describes, his English is great, and some of the subtle nuances in his translations are delightful, thank you so much Luca. What a great idea.

R E C I P E S

Pasta alla Bolognese - wonderful, this is the real thing from Bologna, try it, it's great

Pasta al pesto Genovese - a real treat and Luca says a typical recipe from Genoa

Tiramisu - if you've never had Tiramisu you don't know what you've been missing... a must try



Hiroshi made Tiramisu - 'it's very sweet and nice but a little bitter like bevel driven Ducati'

I don't like putting links to other sites for one reason... half the time they don't work, sites shut down or move and the links are no good, so you're on your own with these...

Livio Lodi - Curator - Ducati Museum, Bologna
LIVIO LODI
Via A. Cavalieri Ducati 3
40132 Bologna, Italy
Tel. +39 (0)51 6413259
Fax +39 (0)51 6413113
e-mail - livio.lodi@ducati.com

Ducati Owners Club of Canada

If you have information you think would be of interests to other beveldrive Ducati owners and would like to have it posted here, feel free to send mail to:

rene@ducatimeccanica.com

D I S C L A I M E R

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