A Mexican Ducati rescue and rebuild - Page 13

bmwloco · 07-12-2012, 07:32 AM

All buttons pushed on this one.

Yeah baby. Let me get my leathers...

Airhead Wrangler · 07-12-2012, 08:07 AM

I likes.

Airhead Wrangler · 07-26-2012, 01:28 PM

OK. Forward progress... and not. I had the horrible white paint job sand blasted off again in order to send it off for powder coat. However the sand blasting guy took it upon himself to prime the frame after sand blasting it stating that "it'll rust if you don't paint soon, so I figured I'd just prime it for you." Great. He did an awful job anyway, so it's not too much of a shame to have him sand blast it off again. To make it even better, he just plain forgot to do the swingarm and returned it to me unblasted (and unprimed). As soon as he gets it blasted again I'll send it up to Guad for powder coat. The better news is that my girlfriend just took a trip up to the states and managed to smuggle back part of my mountain of parts that has accumulated at my parents' house in Seattle. Shipping to Mexico rarely works, so I just have it all sent there. Now I've got a complete gasket set, timing belts, carb rebuild kits, throttle grip, throttle cables, clutch cable, choke levers, cam pulley tools, fuel line, air filters, decals, and a stator to keep me busy while the frame gets finished. Forward ho!

Airhead Wrangler · 07-29-2012, 08:35 PM

Forward motion. I rebuilt both the dellortos this afternoon, but realized I need to replace both of the accelerator pump diaphrams and the float needles. I'll have to order those and bring them home when I'm up in the states in September. Now they're mostly rebuilt though and spotlessly clean inside. I also replaced the cable operated chokes with separate choke levers. New throttle cables and thottle grip as well. I rolled the dice on the alternator stator as I never did find out 100% for sure that the one I bought on ebay would actually work on a pantah engine. I got lucky though and it slid right into place. The cam pulley tool took a little bit of grinder sculpting to make it fit right after my first attempt to use it took a couple chunks of aluminum out of one of the pulleys. I got the cams out, pulled the big rubber covers off the top of the head and pulled the cam seals. I need to order replacements though before I throw it all back together again. The good news is that all the cam bearings look to be in good shape.

coastdude · 08-24-2012, 03:41 PM

You're a brave man airhead, with more faith in your mechanical ability than I have. You will be rewarded though by a sweet bike that will be pretty uncommon. I've owned my 600 Pantah since 1982, fortunately my wife said a long time ago "never sell this bike" (or it may be a long time before you can get another one). Although I have broken down a few times I have always been able to repair it on the side of the road and manage to get home. I have kept my bike as stock, with the exception of the 2 into 1 Gianelli pipe, it is in the original Hailwood colours, I would post a photo but can't see how to do it as this forum is pretty new to me. At least beer is cheap in mexico and the food more exciting than USA. Good luck!
P.S Watch Italspares on Australian ebay for some NOS pantah parts at good prices.

Airhead Wrangler · 08-24-2012, 04:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by coastdude

P.S Watch Italspares on Australian ebay for some NOS pantah parts at good prices.

Thanks for the tip on parts. I'm currently looking for new fork legs as the shop that was supposed to rechrome mine gave me a STUPID quote. $200 per leg. I can have new ones made for less than that. Anyway, I'm not watching ebay like a hawk.

hotballs · 09-04-2012, 12:53 PM

hi mate. the ignition pick ups are really hard to find new. some early guzzis had the same ones. mainly some v35/50/65 models. try some guzzi dealers.i found some once in italy. what we do here in australia is send them up to gowanloch in sydney who refurbishes them with new wires epoxied in. it costs about 250 dollars and the only do exchange ones. there must be someone on that continent that also does them.

jbcaddy · 09-08-2012, 02:13 PM

http://www.bikeexif.com/ducati-panta...28Bike+EXIF%29

hotballs · 09-09-2012, 08:53 PM

found new replacement pickups from kaemna ducati in germany. 198 euros for a set. look them up on google

beardothebeardo · 11-02-2012, 11:26 AM

Any movement with this bugger?

07-12-2012, 07:32 AM	#181
bmwloco Studly Adventurer Joined: May 2008 Location: AsheVegas NC Oddometer: 971	All buttons pushed on this one. Yeah baby. Let me get my leathers... __________________ Pastor, Church of the Horizontally Opposed Air Cooled Twin '66 BMW R60/2, '83 BMW R100RS, '81 BMW R100RS "Das Beast", '77 Honda XL125 Airhead #371

07-12-2012, 08:07 AM	#182
Airhead Wrangler ^OP More tacos than you Joined: Mar 2008 Location: Manzanillo MX, occasionally Seattle Oddometer: 5,088	I likes. __________________ R80ST Gets The HPN Treatment Ducati Pantah 500SL Rebuild Seattle to TDF on an airhead WTB R100R Mystic sidestand and mount.

07-26-2012, 01:28 PM	#183
Airhead Wrangler ^OP More tacos than you Joined: Mar 2008 Location: Manzanillo MX, occasionally Seattle Oddometer: 5,088	OK. Forward progress... and not. I had the horrible white paint job sand blasted off again in order to send it off for powder coat. However the sand blasting guy took it upon himself to prime the frame after sand blasting it stating that "it'll rust if you don't paint soon, so I figured I'd just prime it for you." Great. He did an awful job anyway, so it's not too much of a shame to have him sand blast it off again. To make it even better, he just plain forgot to do the swingarm and returned it to me unblasted (and unprimed). As soon as he gets it blasted again I'll send it up to Guad for powder coat. The better news is that my girlfriend just took a trip up to the states and managed to smuggle back part of my mountain of parts that has accumulated at my parents' house in Seattle. Shipping to Mexico rarely works, so I just have it all sent there. Now I've got a complete gasket set, timing belts, carb rebuild kits, throttle grip, throttle cables, clutch cable, choke levers, cam pulley tools, fuel line, air filters, decals, and a stator to keep me busy while the frame gets finished. Forward ho! __________________ R80ST Gets The HPN Treatment Ducati Pantah 500SL Rebuild Seattle to TDF on an airhead WTB R100R Mystic sidestand and mount. Airhead Wrangler screwed with this post 07-26-2012 at 01:33 PM

07-29-2012, 08:35 PM	#184
Airhead Wrangler ^OP More tacos than you Joined: Mar 2008 Location: Manzanillo MX, occasionally Seattle Oddometer: 5,088	Forward motion. I rebuilt both the dellortos this afternoon, but realized I need to replace both of the accelerator pump diaphrams and the float needles. I'll have to order those and bring them home when I'm up in the states in September. Now they're mostly rebuilt though and spotlessly clean inside. I also replaced the cable operated chokes with separate choke levers. New throttle cables and thottle grip as well. I rolled the dice on the alternator stator as I never did find out 100% for sure that the one I bought on ebay would actually work on a pantah engine. I got lucky though and it slid right into place. The cam pulley tool took a little bit of grinder sculpting to make it fit right after my first attempt to use it took a couple chunks of aluminum out of one of the pulleys. I got the cams out, pulled the big rubber covers off the top of the head and pulled the cam seals. I need to order replacements though before I throw it all back together again. The good news is that all the cam bearings look to be in good shape. __________________ R80ST Gets The HPN Treatment Ducati Pantah 500SL Rebuild Seattle to TDF on an airhead WTB R100R Mystic sidestand and mount. Airhead Wrangler screwed with this post 07-29-2012 at 08:42 PM

09-04-2012, 12:53 PM	#187
hotballs nob Joined: Aug 2012 Location: melburn Oddometer: 9	pickups hi mate. the ignition pick ups are really hard to find new. some early guzzis had the same ones. mainly some v35/50/65 models. try some guzzi dealers.i found some once in italy. what we do here in australia is send them up to gowanloch in sydney who refurbishes them with new wires epoxied in. it costs about 250 dollars and the only do exchange ones. there must be someone on that continent that also does them.

08-24-2012, 03:41 PM	#185
coastdude n00b Joined: Jan 2012 Location: Byron Bay Australia Oddometer: 1	You're a brave man airhead, with more faith in your mechanical ability than I have. You will be rewarded though by a sweet bike that will be pretty uncommon. I've owned my 600 Pantah since 1982, fortunately my wife said a long time ago "never sell this bike" (or it may be a long time before you can get another one). Although I have broken down a few times I have always been able to repair it on the side of the road and manage to get home. I have kept my bike as stock, with the exception of the 2 into 1 Gianelli pipe, it is in the original Hailwood colours, I would post a photo but can't see how to do it as this forum is pretty new to me. At least beer is cheap in mexico and the food more exciting than USA. Good luck! P.S Watch Italspares on Australian ebay for some NOS pantah parts at good prices.

09-08-2012, 02:13 PM	#188
jbcaddy Studly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2010 Location: Oroville & Placerville, California U.S.ofA. Oddometer: 939	another Pantah to look at http://www.bikeexif.com/ducati-panta...28Bike+EXIF%29

09-09-2012, 08:53 PM	#189
hotballs nob Joined: Aug 2012 Location: melburn Oddometer: 9	pick ups found new replacement pickups from kaemna ducati in germany. 198 euros for a set. look them up on google

11-02-2012, 11:26 AM	#190
beardothebeardo Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2009 Location: City of Champions Oddometer: 152	Any movement with this bugger?

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