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Stankflapper · Post by **Stankflapper** » Sun Jul 10, 2011 7:59 pm

Marty,Standard springs in the front till I see how it handles and the rear is the Fj1300, which is 105 â€“ 160 N/mm. Hope this helps. Anyone know the front fork oil capacity yet?

Post by **Kevtrx849** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 12:37 am

Don't know the volume of oil but i found that 130mm air gap with the springs out and compressed worked pretty well with the standard gear (many moons ago)

Marty Moose · Post by **Marty Moose** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 6:29 am

130mm is the std height its way to low for the std springs unless you weigh as much a midgey

Std springs I'd start at 100mm air gap and be prepared to go higher.

MM

Stankflapper · Post by **Stankflapper** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 8:39 am

Knocked up a quick Stainless frame filler panel.. What is your opinion??? To run with it,,, or leave it exposed under the seat??

Marty Moose · Post by **Marty Moose** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 10:57 am

Looks neat maybe a bit slabby! I guess when you get the rest of the body on you will get a bit more of an accurate idea. I do like the white frame and black engine better than the local market ones.

MM

Stankflapper · Post by **Stankflapper** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 11:07 am

Thanks Marty, after walking around it a few times, my thoughts are not to cover the beautiful Trellis frame and to scrap the filler panel idea. I have removed the frame now and will start to cut it up and get it powder coated, you like the white hey mate, well I am just going to go through the colour chart at the coaters and see what might look better, at this point I am leaning toward silver. The Cams looked just fine once I had a good look around in the top of the engine.. This is how she sits now.

SDN · Post by **SDN** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 3:31 pm

IMHO silver frame looks the best, alos prefer silver engine to black

Post by **Kevtrx849** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 9:59 pm

Marty Moose wrote:130mm is the std height its way to low for the std springs unless you weigh as much a midgey Std springs I'd start at 100mm air gap and be prepared to go higher.

MM

Yeah your right, forgot that his is the import model with softer springs.

Marty Moose · Post by **Marty Moose** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 12:32 am

Kevtrx849 wrote:
Marty Moose wrote:130mm is the std height its way to low for the std springs unless you weigh as much a midgey Std springs I'd start at 100mm air gap and be prepared to go higher.

MM
Yeah your right, forgot that his is the import model with softer springs.

Even the non imports with 0.75's in are way undersprung for most, many bikes of that era are.

cal · Post by **cal** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 12:53 am

If youve not already done them its 485ml 10w standard springs (uk model)

NWS870R · Post by **NWS870R** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 1:12 am

I thought it was the view on my PC to start with but before you strip the frame & get it all powder coated after modding - have you noticed that the rear sub-frame has a bend in the l/h side? It might be an optical illusion but the main rail that passes under the riders seat appears to have a 'dip' in it? Hope i'm wrong but not a big deal to sort if done before paying for powder coating.

With regards to the frame colour it depends on what your final paint scheme will be i guess? I tend to think the original frame looks good in a high gloss red but depends on what you'll be bolting around it?

Stankflapper · Post by **Stankflapper** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 3:32 am

Sort of past the point of no return now.

Stankflapper · Post by **Stankflapper** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 3:41 am

NWS870R wrote:I thought it was the view on my PC to start with but before you strip the frame & get it all powder coated after modding - have you noticed that the rear sub-frame has a bend in the l/h side? It might be an optical illusion but the main rail that passes under the riders seat appears to have a 'dip' in it? Hope i'm wrong but not a big deal to sort if done before paying for powder coating.

With regards to the frame colour it depends on what your final paint scheme will be i guess? I tend to think the original frame looks good in a high gloss red but depends on what you'll be bolting around it?

Nothing wrong with your eyes or your PC mate, that rail had a clout at some stage of its life, what surprised me was that it only needed a very mild belt with a piece of wood to straighten it again. Shit the frames at the rear are weak!

I have had several Ducati`s in the past, so I am over the Gloss red scene just at this stage of my life. I just come back from our local powder coater and looked through his colour chart ,, the silver still does do it for me.

Stankflapper · Post by **Stankflapper** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 5:05 am

Had the frame and tappet cover media blasted today. So now just a final check over before it goes to the Powder coaters.

twig · Post by **twig** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 7:44 am

There is a good reason you dont see my head on the website and if you saw me you would see why. But if you do want a peak have a look at this YouTube of a build we have just finished. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcI633X-M2w

Cheers Twig

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