Rene Waters - 1978 Ducati 900 GTS - Mods and Pictures

Year:	1978
Make:	Ducati
Model:	900 GTS
Location:	Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Contact:	rene@ducatimeccanica.com
Modifications:	Donor bike [78 900GTS] stripped to frame and motor Non stock front end replaced with Ducati 851 front end 906 Paso wheels and front fender- 120/60-16 Front - 160/60-16 Rear Billet aluminium rearsets and footpegs with steel linkage Billet aluminium rear caliper, master cylinder, and fluid reservoir mounts Numerous little mods to get 160/60 wheel, tire, and disc brake in the stock swingarm 750 GT steel gas tank Billet aluminium brackets to mount tank to original mounting points on frame Replica 900ss solo seat Billet aluminium brackets to mount seat Replica 900ss side covers Machined steel stand off bolts to mount side covers to original frame mounting points Replica fairing, windshield and mount, from Road & Race in Australia Billet aluminium steering head plate and clamp, to mount fairing bracket. Billet aluminium bracket to mount '97 900ss speedometer (donor bike had no guages) Machined rear hub to take a 530 sprocket, Paso wheel originally had 520 sprocket Progressive Suspension rear shocks Tail light (indeterminate Japanese, got it from junk yard, but it fits quite nicely) All bearings and bushings throughout bike replaced or machined new Conti exhausts dechromed, all the little dents and rust holes repaired and re-chromed. Paint: 1962 GMC School bus yellow. Striping is also paint (black).
Pictures: click on images for larger views before and after