696 rebuild - on the road & stage 2

[Raux]

Well here is a brief photo update

[Pip]

SONUVpregnant dog I can't see this pic at work. 

[Chucko9-696]

lookin great  cant wait o see the finished product

[Travman]

Very cool.  You're probably the first ever with a red subframe.  What color are the wheels going to be?

[danaid]

  Almost there!    Did you get the suspension bits sorted out?  Ahhh nice "black" swing arm.

[Duck-Stew]

Hey J!

Lookin' good bro...  I'm assuming the slightly pink-ish looking color is a result of poor photography.  Is that YOUR engine back together?!?

What year is the F1 behind your bike?!? 

[Raux]

yeah sorry cell phone pic. the red is the official PPG red from the new Ducati's I found the color mixture from PPG for the perfect match.

The rear sub has been polished so it's as smooth as the the front. I'll take the good camera today.

the swingarm has been smoothed a bit and PC'd semi matte black like the wheels, I have one of the early grey swingarms

Wheels are stock black but eventually i hope to put OZ or Carrozeria (Sp?) black rims. Want to get special 4.5 rear made so i can stick with teh 160 rear.

the front forks are on the way, modified 1198 Showas.

The engine is 100% stock at this point. just want to get it back on the road first. upgrades will be DP ECU, Air filter, machined flywheel, ergal cam rollers, port and polish (did a bit of cleanup already on the intake plenums)
That's part original TT F1 behind it. We have 3 being built in the shop, including one original. We make the frames at the shop. also have a former Xaus race motor that need rebuildin! boy do i want that for a track bike.

[ungeheuer]

Looking good Raux I cant wait to see the finished deal.....I'm sure this photo doesnt do that subframe true justice...

You powdercaoted the rear spring black too.... I like 

[DucatiTorrey]

Amazing work Raux, i had once thoguht of doing the swing arm a darker shiny black, but the subframe, nice work! Cant wait to see the forks too. Wow.

[Raux]

Hey J!

Lookin' good bro...  I'm assuming the slightly pink-ish looking color is a result of poor photography.  Is that YOUR engine back together?!?

What year is the F1 behind your bike?!? 

I misspoke. that IS an original TT F1, but not an endurance like i was thinking it was. That one (the Endurance) is on a track in France this weekend. I got to do some hands on work on the F1 yesterday. pretty cool, but some of it has been totally rigged. his oil breather tube is a cut garden hose, probably from a certain track requirement that he never took off.

[Raux]

the forks are here. oh so nice black DLC on the lowers. I had the triples reworked to be black and properly set up for the 53/53mm SBK forks. working the brake issue with a great company out of Colorado. I am getting 6-bolt 15mm offset rotors instead of using 5mm spacers. means i have some good 320mm 10mm offset rotors with black middles for sale

Ergal rollers are coming, got for good deal off ebay. all the engine/exhaust mods will wait til after summer i think. i want to ride sooo bad.

still need to figure out the headlight situation. i don't think i can get the 848 front end grated on quickly enough so i have to find a temporary solution.

[ungeheuer]

So you're using the stock triples but bored out to 53mm?  I take it that your original stock headlight didnt survive....

[Raux]

No, the triples are being custom made by Style & Performance out of Italy. He had made the silver set, but said the top was too thin for boring. so we went ahead and swapped the whole set out and made them black to match the new 1198 forks (original plan had silver S4R forks). They will fit the stock light, but yeah I don't have one anymore (toast with the rest of the front end).

[BellissiMoto]

Hey Raux,

I'm glad I found this thread, as I was actually checking Desmo-M's website to see if they had any finished pics of your bike last night.

Anyhow keep up the good work and post some more pics!

[pjfa]

Nice work Raux.
You will enjoy/love the 1198 fork 
I have the 2008 1098 fork (showa) and I can now feel the road.

I will follow your updates 

I also chose to buy a new triple instead bore the standart due to thickness.