Okay, now that I know this thing works, a bit of a review. The pic at the top shows the Ducati in the incarnation I got it -- a 1998 SS FE, crash damaged and sitting in Kentucky. Purchased on ebay, the first step was to get the thing, and then haul it back up to Canada. At first, I thought it was going to be a streetbike, but since I was in need of a racer, and the TZ125 I had was a disaster, I spent the winter of 2005-06 converting it into a racebike. As you can see from the pics, it took on a few different incarnations during the 2006 season, mainly to get it looking a bit more asthetically pleasing. The following modifications took place:
- airtech bodywork
- marvic mag wheels
- slipper clutch
- ohlins, then a penske rear shock
- arc fabrication exhaust
- MBP 966 kit with Mahle Pistons (overbore by Millenium Cylinder Tech)
- porting and head polishing by BCM Ducati
- alloy upper fairing stay
- single front rotor
- home-made rearsets
- braided brake lines
- Michelin Race tires (pilot powers)
- 41mm keihnin carbs
- superbike front forks with cyclecat triple clamps
So a lot was done to the bike, and I ended up with a decent handling, powerful machine. I had a machine that was more than a match for the SV 650s and Ninja 650 in the Thunderbike class. I even beat a few 600s in Supersport. Cool machine!
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