An 1199S Project
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Well you are right in one respect in that I own a pair of genuine 1199SL fairings. Re reading my post I think I did not write it very well. I should have been more precise in my wording.
I got the fairings in 2017. I then test fitted them and took the photo I posted. I then removed them. I never rode the bike with the on. I just wanted to see if they fitted the same as the plastic 1199S OEM. My intention was to strip the paint and have the fairings painted OEM colours but with a band of CF showing as per the SL scheme but without the white. But on second thoughts I decided it was a waste. I wanted the one piece fairings but to strip these would have made them worth a lot less. I carefully wrapped them up and put them away. I took one out today so I could photograph the label on the inside of one of the fairing showing part number and I am guessing the manufacturer name. I have had some interest in who Ducati used as the contractor.
I do have some CF fairings to put on the bike but that will be for another post. Without further ado here is the photo of the part label
I hope no one thought I was riding around a 1199S with "1199 Superleggera" on the side. LOL
Amazing, a proper unicorn part. I once saw a single 1299SL body panel for sale on eBay (rip bike I guess 
) and I can’t remember the cost but it was several thousand. A pretty unique item to be selling individually and even smaller market for people who might actually want it. Very cool nonetheless.
) and I can’t remember the cost but it was several thousand. A pretty unique item to be selling individually and even smaller market for people who might actually want it. Very cool nonetheless.Back in time for the Doctor Who fans.
Time for another quick post. Not really new information but we go back in time to 1 December 2014.
Here is a pic of the post it note I put in with the CNC Racing Ti front axle nut and the OEM rear steel axle nuts. Have a read of the "post it", it is self explanatory. As I mentioned before the OEM nut is on the bike and the CNC Ti sits in storage with the OEM rear ones. Always good to have spares
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Now I know it is not build thread stuff but thought I would share a couple days of riding experience.
Big weekend of riding for me. Yesterday a charity ride with about 100 people. Total trip for me was 382 kilometres or 237 miles for the USA members. I took the old Ducati SS Darmah out. This bike was built in December 1978. It still gets up and goes and is very stable in turns. We stopped a couple time for coffee and one for lunch. Very secondary roads most of the time through hills, valleys and farmland following a river. Great scenery and great company. Over cook a bend and you are in the river or off a cliff.
I have spent many hours restoring this one. No fuel guage. No gear position indicator. No clock. Has a choke and slide carburettors with fuel taps all gravity fed. Old school fun. There were two other old Dukes on the run similar to this. 1 Mike Hailwood Replica with the same engine as this one and also a 1973 round case Orange 750S. I lost count of how many riders came up and took photos of it and the other 2. Makes me proud of all my work on it. Here it is in the carpark at the end of the ride. I still had 110 km to ride home from there.
Saturday 21 Nov. Wisemans Ferry NSW Australia.
Todays ride. Turned out total distance was almost the same at 381 kilometres. No special occasion just a long way to go to get a burger, have coffee and talk motorcycles with friends. Bit faster riding but heavily patrolled and sometimes very bumpy. But some good high speed sweepers with climbs up and down where passing lanes are created. The location was Grey Gums cafe, in NSW. Perhaps you can google map it. Always a great collection of bikes to look at and also some nice sports cars. Rain was so bad during the typical afternoon summer thunderstorm that my sunglasses fogged up so bad I had to stop and take them off. Could not see out the helmet.
Completely different destination but the distance almost identical. This time I took out my 2012 K1300S. I have installed a full stainless steel Akrapovic system on this one and it screams.
Great couple of days riding but I am tired and will sleep well tonight. Looking forward now to watching my MotoGP app streamed to the TV to see how Q1 and Q2 went in Portugal.
Photo taken at the end of today 22 Nov as I was about to put it back to bed.
Mean while Panigale 1199S is crying on the bike stand in bits waiting for boxes of parts to be put on. I will get to it, but yesterday and today was about getting out and riding. Hope all of you got a chance for a ride.
Time for another quick post. Not really new information but we go back in time to 1 December 2014.
Here is a pic of the post it note I put in with the CNC Racing Ti front axle nut and the OEM rear steel axle nuts. Have a read of the "post it", it is self explanatory. As I mentioned before the OEM nut is on the bike and the CNC Ti sits in storage with the OEM rear ones. Always good to have spares
t
Now I know it is not build thread stuff but thought I would share a couple days of riding experience.
Big weekend of riding for me. Yesterday a charity ride with about 100 people. Total trip for me was 382 kilometres or 237 miles for the USA members. I took the old Ducati SS Darmah out. This bike was built in December 1978. It still gets up and goes and is very stable in turns. We stopped a couple time for coffee and one for lunch. Very secondary roads most of the time through hills, valleys and farmland following a river. Great scenery and great company. Over cook a bend and you are in the river or off a cliff.
I have spent many hours restoring this one. No fuel guage. No gear position indicator. No clock. Has a choke and slide carburettors with fuel taps all gravity fed. Old school fun. There were two other old Dukes on the run similar to this. 1 Mike Hailwood Replica with the same engine as this one and also a 1973 round case Orange 750S. I lost count of how many riders came up and took photos of it and the other 2. Makes me proud of all my work on it. Here it is in the carpark at the end of the ride. I still had 110 km to ride home from there.
Saturday 21 Nov. Wisemans Ferry NSW Australia.
Todays ride. Turned out total distance was almost the same at 381 kilometres. No special occasion just a long way to go to get a burger, have coffee and talk motorcycles with friends. Bit faster riding but heavily patrolled and sometimes very bumpy. But some good high speed sweepers with climbs up and down where passing lanes are created. The location was Grey Gums cafe, in NSW. Perhaps you can google map it. Always a great collection of bikes to look at and also some nice sports cars. Rain was so bad during the typical afternoon summer thunderstorm that my sunglasses fogged up so bad I had to stop and take them off. Could not see out the helmet.
Completely different destination but the distance almost identical. This time I took out my 2012 K1300S. I have installed a full stainless steel Akrapovic system on this one and it screams.
Great couple of days riding but I am tired and will sleep well tonight. Looking forward now to watching my MotoGP app streamed to the TV to see how Q1 and Q2 went in Portugal.
Photo taken at the end of today 22 Nov as I was about to put it back to bed.
Mean while Panigale 1199S is crying on the bike stand in bits waiting for boxes of parts to be put on. I will get to it, but yesterday and today was about getting out and riding.
Hope all of you got a chance for a ride.
Love these throwback stories. Really interesting to hear your experiences as someone who’s seen the evolution of bikes and owned numerous Ducati’s.
Was that a docnsw organised club ride? I’ll have to make it down for one of them eventually.
Had plans to ride this weekend alas I’m too sick to move currently so I’m glad you enjoyed a couple big days for both of us.
Was that a docnsw organised club ride? I’ll have to make it down for one of them eventually.
Had plans to ride this weekend alas I’m too sick to move currently so I’m glad you enjoyed a couple big days for both of us.
It was a charity event to support veteransLove these throwback stories. Really interesting to hear your experiences as someone who’s seen the evolution of bikes and owned numerous Ducati’s.
Was that a docnsw organised club ride? I’ll have to make it down for one of them eventually.
Had plans to ride this weekend alas I’m too sick to move currently so I’m glad you enjoyed a couple big days for both of us.
Hope you are feeling better soon
Another photo from Saturday 21 Nov. Here is a quick pic of me (White Arai helmet) talking to the owner of the 1973 Ducati 750S round case. That bike is right side gear change and kick start only. Lucky for me Ducati changed over to left side gear shift for the USA market in about 1976. You can see lots of other bikes in the background. Every Saturday and Sunday this coffee/lunch stop has over 100 bikes in the carpark.
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by clicking this link: DUCATI modified ForumWow looks great. My son is taller than me now. He will get a kick out of this when he sees it.Check out the Bike of the month for December that fit The Happy Holiday Seasons and Family Spirit
Time for another post. Ducati Modifed from a different era.
Ok so not a build post about my 1199S more of those to come. A short note about another ride I did on Sunday on my old Ducati Darmah. There is a great pic of some Ducati modified down the page. I am in a club for Classic Italian bikes. So this includes Moto Guzzi, Laverda, and Ducati, and the odd MV Augusta. I like lots of the old bikes.
So last Sunday just gone on a terrible windy day did about a 180 kilometre ride to a meeting point in a park next to a river. Free coffee and BBQ for club members.
Ok here are some photos.
This first photo is mostly The Laverda guys. But there are 3 different Ducatis in there. BMWAlpina you know what one of them is. I know. I think you owned one.
This next photo is the same group of bikes. The Laverda out the front on the rear wheel stand is a Race bike and apparently highly modified and very fast. Just behind it is a silver blue Laverda Jota 1000 which came out in competition to the Z900 Kawasaki and for a while it was the fastest production bike you could buy at 140 genuine mph.
Ok I know it is not a modified Ducati. (That is coming trust me) but next time you are upgrading your brakes have a thought for this guy. Look at the old school but beautiful air cooling intake on this Laverda twin leading shoe front brake. This is about a 72 to 1973 model. Note the 3 cylinders. It has twin horns (you can only see one in this photo) and as you can see plenty of room to get to stuff. Note the fork gaiters keeping the seals alive for longer. Look at the quality and strength of the front guard bracing. Bullet proof.
The photo to the right showing the other side shows the clear stamping of the Borrani rims also used by Ducat and you can see the torque arm and the two brake arms to actuate the cylinders inside that huge drum. Beautiful. Note the beautiful condition of the fork tube. Lots of restoration time and polishing there.
Ok here comes Ducati modified. And what a beautiful bike it is. A Mike Hailwood Replica "Mille" which means it is a 1000cc model not 900 and is the last of the MHR. This one has some really cool mods. And is built to go fassssst. The bike is signed by John McGuinness who has about 23 TT wins and Troy Bayliss who is 3 time WSBK champ (and a Aussie).
The bike is built as a replica to the race winning bike that Mike Hailwood rode. This one has one headlight so it can be ridden on the road. Modified blinkers, Electronic speedo. Race tachometer that starts at 2000 rpm. White face. Electronic Sasche adjustable mapping ignition. A german product. 41mm flat slide Keihan carbs with modified bell mouth intakes. Unique Go Pro camera mounts. No side covers as the carbs are too large. Modified seat. Modified and custom machined rear sets. Modified rear shocks. The owner has 8 ducatis. I sought permission to post pics of the bike and he said fine. Apparently lot of photos of this bike on the net. It was beautiful, modified to go fast and be ridden. A real purpose built machine. There would be more engine mods I am sure but I only got to speak to the owner for a short time.
Here are some pics. Left pic. Troy B sig on tank. Custom warning lights and tach by Veglia. Note front brake guard.
Ok so not a build post about my 1199S more of those to come. A short note about another ride I did on Sunday on my old Ducati Darmah. There is a great pic of some Ducati modified down the page. I am in a club for Classic Italian bikes. So this includes Moto Guzzi, Laverda, and Ducati, and the odd MV Augusta. I like lots of the old bikes.
So last Sunday just gone on a terrible windy day did about a 180 kilometre ride to a meeting point in a park next to a river. Free coffee and BBQ for club members.
Ok here are some photos.
This first photo is mostly The Laverda guys. But there are 3 different Ducatis in there. BMWAlpina you know what one of them is. I know. I think you owned one.
This next photo is the same group of bikes. The Laverda out the front on the rear wheel stand is a Race bike and apparently highly modified and very fast. Just behind it is a silver blue Laverda Jota 1000 which came out in competition to the Z900 Kawasaki and for a while it was the fastest production bike you could buy at 140 genuine mph.
Ok I know it is not a modified Ducati. (That is coming trust me) but next time you are upgrading your brakes have a thought for this guy. Look at the old school but beautiful air cooling intake on this Laverda twin leading shoe front brake. This is about a 72 to 1973 model. Note the 3 cylinders. It has twin horns (you can only see one in this photo) and as you can see plenty of room to get to stuff. Note the fork gaiters keeping the seals alive for longer. Look at the quality and strength of the front guard bracing. Bullet proof.
The photo to the right showing the other side shows the clear stamping of the Borrani rims also used by Ducat and you can see the torque arm and the two brake arms to actuate the cylinders inside that huge drum. Beautiful. Note the beautiful condition of the fork tube. Lots of restoration time and polishing there.
Ok here comes Ducati modified. And what a beautiful bike it is. A Mike Hailwood Replica "Mille" which means it is a 1000cc model not 900 and is the last of the MHR. This one has some really cool mods. And is built to go fassssst. The bike is signed by John McGuinness who has about 23 TT wins and Troy Bayliss who is 3 time WSBK champ (and a Aussie).
The bike is built as a replica to the race winning bike that Mike Hailwood rode. This one has one headlight so it can be ridden on the road. Modified blinkers, Electronic speedo. Race tachometer that starts at 2000 rpm. White face. Electronic Sasche adjustable mapping ignition. A german product. 41mm flat slide Keihan carbs with modified bell mouth intakes. Unique Go Pro camera mounts. No side covers as the carbs are too large. Modified seat. Modified and custom machined rear sets. Modified rear shocks. The owner has 8 ducatis. I sought permission to post pics of the bike and he said fine. Apparently lot of photos of this bike on the net. It was beautiful, modified to go fast and be ridden. A real purpose built machine. There would be more engine mods I am sure but I only got to speak to the owner for a short time.
Here are some pics. Left pic. Troy B sig on tank. Custom warning lights and tach by Veglia. Note front brake guard.
Wow PanigalePilot,
Very very nice connoisseur collection of bikes there, and of course, I am biased on that RED 916 as always
However, I never knew there is a Ducati model named Darmah (which you actually own one) which is exactly the way my younger son name pronounced (just slightly different letter sequence, but all the letter on my younger son's name is in Darmah named too).
I will tell my younger son about this model because he is also into classic car, bikes and WW2 planes, basically vintage things
Thanks so much for the pictures and information PanigalePilot
A couple more photos.
OK I have a couple more pics of the Mike Hailwood Replica "Mille" (1000cc version)
On the top of the tail you may just see the autograph of John "McPint" McGuinness the Isle of Man TT star and legend. The side cover over the battery is not on either side of this bike as the racing 41mm flat side Keihin carbs are too big to fit behind the stock side covers. Google a pic of a MHR Ducati and you will see the side covers. Not the black racing tuned exhaust. OEM is normally a chrome Conti as on my old Super Sports Damah. The bike has a "bevel gazer". If you look directly below the endurance race style flush mount aviation fuel cap (non standard) just under the fuel tank you will see the clear cap on top of the bevel drive. Hence the nick name for these bikes as "Bevels". Bevel Heaven is a popular website in the USA for ofd Ducati parts and info on these bikes.
Just to the right of the bevel window you can see the large wide bell mouth air intake of the horizontal cylinder 41mm carb. It has a mesh screen to stop small stones getting in to destroy the engine but there is not filter. Very old school cool. IMHO. Note the nice custom made "Go Pro" camera mount above the exhaust and to the right of the RHS bottom shock mount.
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I like this photo of the front of the bike. The original race bike that won the IOM TT looked similar with air holes in the front fairing. Have a look at this bike and you can see the homage to the original race winning Ducati. This owner has added the small headlight to comply with registration requirements to legally ride on the road. Note the number "12" Hailwoods number for the race in 1978.
And here is a pic of Mike "the bike" Hailwood on the original number 12. Note the Sidi boots Mike Hailwood is wearing. These boots are called "Imola racing boots" and were all the fashion in late 70's early 80's. I purchased a pair in about 1980 and blasted around the streets on my 1976 Z900 Kawasaki with drum rear brake. I still have those boots.
Well hope I am not boring the forum with all this old stuff. HK mentioned ceramic bearings in his post on the V4 SL and his new CF wheels with the ceramic bearing option. Really cool. I fitted hybrid ceramic bearings to my front wheel on the 1199S when I fitted new wheels to it about 18 months ago. Will dig up my photos from that and do another back in time "1199S modified post"
Till then enjoy Mike Hailwood on the way to winning his 10th World Championship, one of the greatest of all time and taken too early.
OK I have a couple more pics of the Mike Hailwood Replica "Mille" (1000cc version)
On the top of the tail you may just see the autograph of John "McPint" McGuinness the Isle of Man TT star and legend. The side cover over the battery is not on either side of this bike as the racing 41mm flat side Keihin carbs are too big to fit behind the stock side covers. Google a pic of a MHR Ducati and you will see the side covers. Not the black racing tuned exhaust. OEM is normally a chrome Conti as on my old Super Sports Damah. The bike has a "bevel gazer". If you look directly below the endurance race style flush mount aviation fuel cap (non standard) just under the fuel tank you will see the clear cap on top of the bevel drive. Hence the nick name for these bikes as "Bevels". Bevel Heaven is a popular website in the USA for ofd Ducati parts and info on these bikes.
Just to the right of the bevel window you can see the large wide bell mouth air intake of the horizontal cylinder 41mm carb. It has a mesh screen to stop small stones getting in to destroy the engine but there is not filter. Very old school cool. IMHO. Note the nice custom made "Go Pro" camera mount above the exhaust and to the right of the RHS bottom shock mount.
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I like this photo of the front of the bike. The original race bike that won the IOM TT looked similar with air holes in the front fairing. Have a look at this bike and you can see the homage to the original race winning Ducati. This owner has added the small headlight to comply with registration requirements to legally ride on the road. Note the number "12" Hailwoods number for the race in 1978.
And here is a pic of Mike "the bike" Hailwood on the original number 12. Note the Sidi boots Mike Hailwood is wearing. These boots are called "Imola racing boots" and were all the fashion in late 70's early 80's. I purchased a pair in about 1980 and blasted around the streets on my 1976 Z900 Kawasaki with drum rear brake. I still have those boots.
Well hope I am not boring the forum with all this old stuff. HK mentioned ceramic bearings in his post on the V4 SL and his new CF wheels with the ceramic bearing option. Really cool. I fitted hybrid ceramic bearings to my front wheel on the 1199S when I fitted new wheels to it about 18 months ago. Will dig up my photos from that and do another back in time "1199S modified post"
Till then enjoy Mike Hailwood on the way to winning his 10th World Championship, one of the greatest of all time and taken too early.
That is a very beautiful bike, the owner must spent a ton of money with all those customization !
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Yeah bro the boots on that lil bro R killing the game i have the same in black N white
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Hi gentlemen
Hope you all have a great and safe Christmas
I splurged on a new Arai Corsair and a nice Koken Z series 1/4 inch socket set
Great for working in tight spacers on bikes
Pics to follow
Hope you all have a great and safe Christmas
I splurged on a new Arai Corsair and a nice Koken Z series 1/4 inch socket set
Great for working in tight spacers on bikes
Pics to follow
Just a quick update.
No progress on bikes as I have been away at my other job for the past 3 weeks. Got home yesterday and went and picked up another couple of nice Koken Z series tools. One was for my car just a spinning wheel nut brace that splits in two pieces and also a nice very small flex head 1/4 inch socket wrench to get into those tight places.
Hope all are well on the forum. Great to see all the progress on all the nice bikes in here when I get the chance to drop in.
cheers
No progress on bikes as I have been away at my other job for the past 3 weeks. Got home yesterday and went and picked up another couple of nice Koken Z series tools. One was for my car just a spinning wheel nut brace that splits in two pieces and also a nice very small flex head 1/4 inch socket wrench to get into those tight places.
Hope all are well on the forum. Great to see all the progress on all the nice bikes in here when I get the chance to drop in.
cheers
Back into the time machine.
Just so you all do not think I have forgotten the forum. Here is a pic of a mod from last year. I have a heap of CF I have not yet fitted but here was a weight saving I made of 130 grams. There will be a further weight saving to the whole mod as I have Ti pivot bolt to fit as well. It is gloss and ties in nicely with the gloss CF end caps of my Ti Akra full evolution system. Fullsix is the brand of the side stand.
Went for a short ride on my old bevel last Saturday for coffee with the Classic Italian Club that I am in. That is the trouble working 2 jobs not enough time for bikes and modifying Ducatis. I fitted this 18th January 2020.
Therefore a time machine mod.
Just so you all do not think I have forgotten the forum. Here is a pic of a mod from last year. I have a heap of CF I have not yet fitted but here was a weight saving I made of 130 grams. There will be a further weight saving to the whole mod as I have Ti pivot bolt to fit as well. It is gloss and ties in nicely with the gloss CF end caps of my Ti Akra full evolution system. Fullsix is the brand of the side stand.
Went for a short ride on my old bevel last Saturday for coffee with the Classic Italian Club that I am in. That is the trouble working 2 jobs not enough time for bikes and modifying Ducatis. I fitted this 18th January 2020.
Therefore a time machine mod.
Hi PanigalePilot,Back into the time machine.
Just so you all do not think I have forgotten the forum. Here is a pic of a mod from last year. I have a heap of CF I have not yet fitted but here was a weight saving I made of 130 grams. There will be a further weight saving to the whole mod as I have Ti pivot bolt to fit as well. It is gloss and ties in nicely with the gloss CF end caps of my Ti Akra full evolution system. Fullsix is the brand of the side stand.
Went for a short ride on my old bevel last Saturday for coffee with the Classic Italian Club that I am in. That is the trouble working 2 jobs not enough time for bikes and modifying Ducatis. I fitted this 18th January 2020.
Therefore a time machine mod.
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That is very beautiful...
I wish Full-Six continue making carbon fiber side stand for the Panigale V4, but somehow it seemed that they stop not shortly after they start selling it...
I heard for the Panigale V4 with stock exhaust, the side stand is too close to the exhaust (that also equipped with Catalytic Converter) and the heat from the stock exhaust weakened or burn it (I am not too clear what happened but I think this is what happened)...
But for Panigale V4 owner who change from their stock exhaust, the heat should not be a problem anymore... so that is why I wish Full-Six still offer the carbon fiber stand for Panigale V4 with a warning not for stock exhaust...
Hello All
Little personal update
Just had second Pfizer covid vaccine
So protected now
hope you all get one soon if you decide you want it
cheers
Little personal update
Just had second Pfizer covid vaccine
So protected now
hope you all get one soon if you decide you want it
cheers