Not every girl will like this for Christmas, but mine did!

[marko138]

Originally Posted by CasterTroy

Are you kidding? He's a selfish prick! who do you think will log more miles on THIS duc....her 1098 duc, AND those 2 zukis in his garage

You might be on to something...

[the chi]

Damn fine gift! Can you call my hubby?

[G-Rex]

Originally Posted by Amorok

Dude, you are the best boyfriend ever. You should be able to cash in on these brownie points for the next few years.

Considering I proposed to her a year ago, I think I'm a little better than *boyfriend* material at this point. LOL

And Chi, I'll gladly talk to him, but I can't promise it will do any good.

I went and talked to the powdercoater yesterday. He owns a Monster and two KTM's, so I think I picked the right place.

I had to order a couple of big-ass sockets and a special socket for the steering stem nut, so I'm awaiting those before I can finish teardown.

For anybody interested, here it is in present form.

[the chi]

I finally found a reason to say "that makes baby jesus cry". Thats sad!

[G-Rex]

Originally Posted by The Chi

I finally found a reason to say "that makes baby jesus cry". Thats sad!

LOL naah! Wait until you see the finished product.

The condition of some of the motor internals. Now that made baby jesus cry. Fortunately for this bike, it's got somebody like me that cares about it to give it the TLC it deserves to bring it back to it's former glory.

[shmike]

Originally Posted by G-Rex

LOL naah! Wait until you see the finished product.

The condition of some of the motor internals. Now that made baby jesus cry. Fortunately for this bike, it's got somebody like me that cares about it to give it the TLC it deserves to bring it back to it's former glory.

What color are you going to do the powder coating?

Wheels too or just frame and swing arm?

[G-Rex]

Originally Posted by shmike

What color are you going to do the powder coating?

Wheels too or just frame and swing arm?

I'm going to do the frame, subframe and wheels in gloss red. That's what she wants and I think it'll look pretty good.

The swingarm is going to be flat black.

The bodywork will stay black, and I'll work out what color Ducati stickers to put on it when it's a little further along.

[marko138]

Originally Posted by G-Rex

Considering I proposed to her a year ago, I think I'm a little better than *boyfriend* material at this point. LOL

And Chi, I'll gladly talk to him, but I can't promise it will do any good.

I went and talked to the powdercoater yesterday. He owns a Monster and two KTM's, so I think I picked the right place.

I had to order a couple of big-ass sockets and a special socket for the steering stem nut, so I'm awaiting those before I can finish teardown.

For anybody interested, here it is in present form.

I do love those Ducati frames.

[Dave]

Originally Posted by G-Rex

I'm going to do the frame, subframe and wheels in gloss red. That's what she wants and I think it'll look pretty good.

The swingarm is going to be flat black.

The bodywork will stay black, and I'll work out what color Ducati stickers to put on it when it's a little further along.

kinda like a 1098s theme. I like it. Maybe carry that over to the engine numbers in the newer font on the side?

[karl_1052]

Originally Posted by Dave

kinda like a 1098s theme. I like it. Maybe carry that over to the engine numbers in the newer font on the side?

I was thinking similar to a Senna rep, but they have grey frames.