Venting

Hmmm, title makes little sense without a pic. Been working when I can on both the Ducati and the mono. As for the Duc, I finally got it licenced and have been taking it out for short blats to test it out. The jetting was off at first -- moved the needle clip to richen it up a bit and got it sorted. The POR-15 header paint is crap, or the pipes heat up hotter than 1200 degrees. Either way, its flaking off pretty consistently. Header wrap it is! Brakes need some more fiddling to get them to stop a bit better, and I also vented the cambelt covers with some careful measuring and using the drill press. Streetfighter headlight looks pretty cool, but the lights leave a bit to be desired. Not sure what I'll do with that. Speedo guage is off, but tachometer seems to work OK. Bar end mirror useless! So some more fiddling to get the bike proper. Will add updates as they come in. Anyway its street legal, finally!
With the mono, the votes are in, and I am going to go Rizla-ish blue. Two cans of "close" Krylon sky blue were procured from Canadian Tire, and when I find time, the parts will be painted. Plan to use clear on this as well, as with a trackbike, fuel and other caustic fluids tend to splash around a bit. In the process of changing the fork oil weight to 20w (from 5w -- what the AF1 guys are running in their race rs125s), blew a fork seal. I had JUST ordered a fairing stay and windscreen the day before from AF1 in the states, so they also fired off a new set of seals as well -- EXPENSIVE! Installed just 1 in the offending fork leg, added the new oil, and everything seems to be tight. Also KREEMed the fuel tank to further seal everything up. Followed the directions to a "t", so hopefully it doesn't start to peel like it is doing on the Duc (on the inside).
That's about it, so hopefully I will spend more time riding on the Duc rather than wrenching on it... although there is still a puff of white smoke on startup -- either the rings are on their way out, or its just condensation. Oil levels seem stable. Maybe it will be a mhileswell winter... as in, I have to pull the heads to change the rings, so I mhileswell split the case and get the crank lightened, knife-edged, and balanced! Yeah, baby!
A neat experience was on the past weekend, when I was working on the trailer... heard the tell-tale sign of a dry clutch, so I knew Wilson was in town with his new to him 900ss SP. Definately the real deal, adjustable forks, alu swingarm, cast iron rotors, and tricked out with a cool CF karbacher seat unit as well. We swapped bikes and went for a spin. Compared to the SBK chassis of my bike, his is far more comfortable, but by Wilson's own admission, mine has legs on his. And even with over 20K mileage, it still looks great! Excellent shade of red. Nice bike. Welcome to the club, buddy!