Spikes Ducati 851 SP3 Rebuild

[Spikey]

aye up all serious spike ere

right i,ve got the bike , its an sp3 but in sps/4 clothes , not what i want but thats not a problem . initial problems are :-

1 where can i get the ohlins forks re-anodised gold
2 where or who does vapour blasting ( preferably in yorkshire )
3 which wheels will fit my year ( monster / etc )
4 anybody do any decent rearsets for this ped ? the ones that are on cost a fortune ( apparently ) but look cr*p to me
the bike is a 91 sp3 , i,ll get some piks up soon as is

spike

[Ghost]

Are talking about the alloy bottoms of the forks or the sliders

As the sliders are Titanium Nitride coating.

Phil

[Spikey]

aye up ghost , its the big main gold bit , in the old days it was so much easier .. the forks are stripable , the bottoms are ok and silver , the sliders are ok , its just that the main gold bit is well scuffed , pikys will tell a better story but i,ve still to get them

spike

[nogaromill999]

Peterborough Plating can do the re anodising Spike, as can Dove Anodising, Thetford.....Peterboro may be easier and better.......if you are still stuck let me know and I can get them done by the ppl that put the ceramic coating on my sprockets........The 900ss, 851 Strada and I think the 900 Monster wheels will all fit as they have the same discs, sprockets etc.....

The SP's didnt have Titanium Nitride sliders, just plain old chrome ones.......

[smokingboots]

Hi Spike

Just to let you know, the fork seals were redone just before I bought the bike. You might want to be careful with these ones so you don't have to replace them again as they are apparently hard to get hold of. Seals from an entirely different bike fit perfectly; I'll find out which ones for you.

Andy

[Spikey]

right these are probably gunner be the last piks of the bike in its sp4 suit as i think i,ve got a deal on for the correct shape tank ( still in carbon mind ) fairing and seat .. so out is coming the good old Halfords socket set and the strip down will begin tomorrow .

spike

p.s any body got an sp3 alloy subframe ??

[nogaromill999]

Are you going back to std ally cans Spike? I hope you're keeping that spaghetti header pipe on too......

[Spikey]

aye up nogaro , yep the headers are stopping ,, after a bit of a clean .. but the problem is the cans , there too close to the foot pegs so you,ve got to literally rest your heels on em ... need some period termis me thinks !!!

spike

p.s bits are off now !!

like i say shame its an sp4 sub frame , need an sp3 one !!!

[nogaromill999]

If you cant get Termis Spike, Sil Moto did some of the smaller diameter carbon cans that were the same as the Termis....all that smaller bore so your feet didnt hit them.....there used to be a company in, I think it was Haywards heath, called Carrera Sport that used to have a lot to do with the old 888's.....and I've a feeling thats where Steve ( now at Moto Rapido ) cut his teeth back in the 90's.......
Originally the headers were Matt Black too, so a quick clean up with a bead blaster and a squirt of paint and they'll come up like new.....

[Spikey]

cheers mate , gunner have a lot of parts lying about now i,ve had time to take the last pictures of it in its hybrid form .. now as i,ve said the fun begins !!!! i,ve seen some nice 100mm termis but .hmmm abit dear .. i,m from yorkshire dont forget ,, ask smokin ,, i dont like parting with money . in fact it was quite a battle , a yorkshireman dealing against a scot .....

spike

nogara pm sent

[Mr.R]

Spike,
The cans on your bike are oval section, which's why I said they've got to go!
As Dave has said Silmoto's are a good substitute, it doesn't really matter what subframe you've got, you just need to make the right hangers for the cans.

Steve

[Spikey]

i,m on about the sub frame for the seat steve , its different for the 3 as opposed to the 4 is,nt it ?

spike ??

[nogaromill999]

Oh yes Spikey, forgot to tell you...... www.adreanigroup.com they do alloy sub frames, not sure if they do them for the 888 SP series but worth a try...Roberto Aloi is my contact there......

[Spikey]

thanx for that not got a mill

spike

[nogaromill999]

You dont need a dark satanic mill Spike, they are pretty reasonably priced........