Featured Ducati 800ss “classic”

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  1. El Vikingo Tropical

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    #1 El Vikingo Tropical, Jan 27, 2021
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    He smashed the fuel tank,damaged plastic all around and broke some minor parts.
    He ask me if I could fix it cheap as he didn’t have much cash at the moment, I felt sorry for him and how his bikers experience had begun so I accepted asking him if it was ok if I built a cafe racer with his bike, After looking at Google what this was he gave me a ok to do what I had in my mind!
     
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  2. El Vikingo Tropical

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    next step was taking away not needed parts.
    I made some new instrument support and begun playing with the new fuel tank design

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  4. Hubaxe

    Hubaxe Good moaning! aka Mr Wordsalad :)

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    Fiber glass molding?
     
  5. El Vikingo Tropical

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    Yes Sr
    In the following pics you see the positive mould (plugg) taking shape , finally I gave it a smooth surface and painted it orange.
    And ready it was to make the negative final mould

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  6. Hubaxe

    Hubaxe Good moaning! aka Mr Wordsalad :)

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    ok... you are a real wizard.. :)
     
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  7. El Vikingo Tropical

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    No!
    I’m an old lad who have been sanded parts until he lost his fingerprints:D
     
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  8. Hubaxe

    Hubaxe Good moaning! aka Mr Wordsalad :)

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    You can be an outlaw wizard then .. no tracable anywhere :laughing:
     
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  9. El Vikingo Tropical

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    I have a bike at home from a Scottish friend who left it at here when he went with the oil rig to Norway some months ago, As I haven’t started it for some month so my afternoon plan is taking a ride up to the mountains 5813A03F-2CD5-40EA-8E39-7DF2E9FEF790.jpeg
     
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    #10 El Vikingo Tropical, Jan 27, 2021
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    C73B4BD8-77BD-47D3-986E-238962E50BCA.jpeg Fresh pics from today’s trip
     
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  11. Dartplayer

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    Hard to not feel sorry for the lad damaging such a a ride, looking forward to seeing your design and build
     
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  12. El Vikingo Tropical

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    Upper side vas ready and now it was time making the lower part of the tank with fuel pump supports Ets ..

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    #13 Sandi T, Jan 28, 2021
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    Ok, then, you are an old fingerprintless wizard! Perhaps you are also a magician, Vik! :grinning::heart_eyes:

    Seriously, your work is truly amazing. I hope that kid doesn't fall off his bike again after all your work! :eek:;) Both for his sake...and the bike's, too!
     
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  14. Hubaxe

    Hubaxe Good moaning! aka Mr Wordsalad :)

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    Every new picture you post I measure how a miserable mechanic I am :)
     
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    I completely agree.
    Looking at the photos of the damage to the original tank, I wonder if the riders crown jewels were equally mangled?
    Remarkable rebuild, great skills, a pleasure to watch the progress!
     
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  16. El Vikingo Tropical

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    One strange thing is that the young driver didn't event suffer scratches and that he wasn’t wearing proper biker clothes!
     
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  18. Hubaxe

    Hubaxe Good moaning! aka Mr Wordsalad :)

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    That new tank you did is awesome.
     
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    So wait, this is day by day real time engineering.
    I thought this was a project you may have done some time ago and just putting pictures up a few each day!!!

    Last time I took my car to the garage due to stalling, they had it two weeks and still not fixed...in the same time you can take apart - re-deisign - manufacture - paint and assemble a whole bike in that time!!!
     
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  20. El Vikingo Tropical

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    No streaming here...
    Bike is done and the young fellow is enjoying it
     
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