mazambaan Posted November 1, 2023 Share On 10/30/2023 at 11:10 AM, Andymann said: Thanks for all the info! I haven't see the bike physically yet, but there are a few things I have spotted off the pics - the tailpiece is definitely not right - something odd going on there because there is that gap at the back of the seat. From what I can see from online pics, the rear mudguard and light on a V50 look to be very similar to what was fitted to my 850 LM3 so I'm guessing those will need to be found. I also see the light switches are from a Yamaha. I remember the side stand on my LM3 was very sketchy - what I did was I took it off and then filed the stop on the frame slightly so the stand went past the 180deg mark - that helped a bit, but if I had a choice I would always use the center stand. Finally the one side cover has been modified - apparently it's cracked and the guy repaired it with a piece of Aluminum. I'll need to source a side cover too I guess. As far as I know, the bike was brought in from Italy to SA by an Italian who then sold it here. It's never been registers on the NATIS system so we have a small issue there - but luckily not as bad as something which has been archived on NATIS. That's a nightmare. I'll have a close look for you so see if there is overspray, but from what I understand, that red is the original colour. I'll check on the ignition for you. I have a bike like this but brought over from Canada and never registered here so very interested to see how you can get this sorted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted November 1, 2023 Share Would not mind building up one of these, and it only takes 14min according to YouTube. WaynejG and IceCreamMan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andymann Posted November 1, 2023 Share 1 hour ago, mazambaan said: It depends if the Model was originally introduced into NATIS - getting a model code loaded is very difficult but just adding a bike to an existing code is a little easier. mazambaan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headshot Posted November 3, 2023 Share What say you okes about the new D 698 engine and the motard it comes in?https://www.ducati.com/us/en/bikes/hypermotard/hypermotard-698-mono Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCreamMan Posted November 3, 2023 Share 1 hour ago, Headshot said: What say you okes about the new D 698 engine and the motard it comes in?https://www.ducati.com/us/en/bikes/hypermotard/hypermotard-698-mono I would have one if I won the lotto. Think these are perfect for our roads and plod. But it’s going to be expensive I reckon. That will put ppl off. but it throws the gauntlet to the KTM/husky 690/701 models. This motor will be used in many derivatives for Ducati. Headshot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headshot Posted November 3, 2023 Share 30 minutes ago, IceCreamMan said: I would have one if I won the lotto. Think these are perfect for our roads and plod. But it’s going to be expensive I reckon. That will put ppl off. but it throws the gauntlet to the KTM/husky 690/701 models. This motor will be used in many derivatives for Ducati. Yes it will be over R200k. Perfect traffic commuter and mountain pass bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted November 3, 2023 Share 1 hour ago, Headshot said: Yes it will be over R200k. Perfect traffic commuter and mountain pass bike. light weight Desert X option Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted November 3, 2023 Share 1 hour ago, Headshot said: Yes it will be over R200k. Perfect traffic commuter and mountain pass bike. If you add some of their bling things you end up just short of 400K Headshot and IceCreamMan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted November 4, 2023 Share @Headshot how is your bike build coming along? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocknRolla Posted November 6, 2023 Share I have a trip (un)planned for this coming weekend. I have a destination, with accommodation for two nights in Hilton. And I have someone showing me some routes in the area for Saturday. Friday and Sunday's route is a general direction, with as much dirt as possible (conditions depending.) I have tried planning last weekend, but I find basecamp with the maps loaded on my GPS to be clunky and not intuitive. Anyhoo, I have nervous excitement about not having a route, and perhaps this is a good way of doing it. Now for the hours to tick by frustratingly slow. Hairy, IceCreamMan and mazambaan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted November 6, 2023 Share 1 hour ago, RocknRolla said: I have a trip (un)planned for this coming weekend. I have a destination, with accommodation for two nights in Hilton. And I have someone showing me some routes in the area for Saturday. Friday and Sunday's route is a general direction, with as much dirt as possible (conditions depending.) I have tried planning last weekend, but I find basecamp with the maps loaded on my GPS to be clunky and not intuitive. Anyhoo, I have nervous excitement about not having a route, and perhaps this is a good way of doing it. Now for the hours to tick by frustratingly slow. Take Pitcha's, and lots of them please. RocknRolla 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headshot Posted November 6, 2023 Share On 11/4/2023 at 4:50 PM, Hairy said: @Headshot how is your bike build coming along? Very slowly... too much home maintenance getting in the way... Hairy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCreamMan Posted November 6, 2023 Share Damn, how sexy is this scooter. Tempting. https://www.kawasaki.co.uk/en/products/Supersport/2024/Ninja_ZX-4RR_40th_Anniversary_Edition/overview?Uid=092BCg1fXAxZXF1eC1AOXF5cXwoLC14KWlkJUFwNDFAMClA&aa_click=3323863308357747 Headshot and Stoffel76 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headshot Posted November 6, 2023 Share 4 hours ago, IceCreamMan said: Damn, how sexy is this scooter. Tempting. https://www.kawasaki.co.uk/en/products/Supersport/2024/Ninja_ZX-4RR_40th_Anniversary_Edition/overview?Uid=092BCg1fXAxZXF1eC1AOXF5cXwoLC14KWlkJUFwNDFAMClA&aa_click=3323863308357747 Probably all the power you'd need to have a total blast on some passes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCreamMan Posted November 6, 2023 Share Cool Rossi documentary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoffel76 Posted November 6, 2023 Share 5 hours ago, IceCreamMan said: Damn, how sexy is this scooter. Tempting. https://www.kawasaki.co.uk/en/products/Supersport/2024/Ninja_ZX-4RR_40th_Anniversary_Edition/overview?Uid=092BCg1fXAxZXF1eC1AOXF5cXwoLC14KWlkJUFwNDFAMClA&aa_click=3323863308357747 Oh. my. word... I feel like 16 again, reading BikeSA magazine, drooling over the ZXR750... 🤤 IceCreamMan and WaynejG 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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