After 6 long months......(LONG)...

Hello All!!
I can't believe it been this long my Duc has been in pieces.
Here's how it looked before mods,
I was happy with the bike as it was,but since I paid off the note ,I figured a facelift was in order
I took it apart for a red frame,black sub and swingarm,10 spokes,50mm1/2 system,the list goes on.
My buddy and I started to put it back together last Sunday and I would like to share some of the progress

this was the layout in my garage of the parts,the inspiration for the bodywork stand came from Hodgson's 03 Fila kit at Laguna Seca,I saved $500 making it myself from ordinary racks.

this is the first step(obviously!)

this was about 4 hours into the rebuild,I really worked slow so I did not forget anything!!

this took the most time,with the help of 2 guys the motor finally went in,but I forgot to lace up the chain oh well master link it is!!

one of my favorite parts,just a sea of black frame and carbon fiber(SEXY)


This is the Mental998/Phil998 part of the build,when you guys were displaying your wheels,I was whinning to no end to my wife,she's so great and patient with my __S!!
I hope to do more work this week please enjoy the pics,sorry it's soo long!!
Carlos....


Modified by riedel996 at 5:08 AM 3/16/2005

Sweeeeeet
Can't wait to see the rest....

Congrats!!!

Unfortunately though,

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I hope to do more work this week please enjoy the pics,sorry it's soo long!!
Carlos...</TD></TR></TABLE>

I would offer an apology but since they look great and you got what you want, I won't. Whole project looks great.

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Apology...? He owes us a drink for helping him get the wheels.

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Apology...? He owes us a drink for helping him get the wheels.

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I'll drink to that.

Looks good..nice dryer.

Let me check with the wife......
Ok, A round for Phil and Mental on me,just show up at Cannery Row Sat Night GP weekend and it's on!!!

R U sure BFP??

Yeah that's what I used to dry the parts!!!!

Bring your wallet, I can't speak for Mental, but I will for sure be there!

HEY...I am not gonna sell the wheels to pay the tab,let me make that clear right now!!!!

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I can see them now. They wouldn't load for me earlier.

Sweet bike!!!

-DanB

Looks sweet!

Thanks Dan!!

Thanks SBK2001!

Looks great....post the next few stages! I'm getting ideas!!!!!!

bike looks great, nice to see projects like yours and eager to see the finished product sporting new frame colors.

Thanks alot guys,I will post some next week,I am in the middle of wiring.
My hope is that some of you guys will be inspired to take on a job like this,it really isn't that hard to do,just time consuming....

Almost there, just a few odds and ends.



check out my son's boots!


My daughter can't wait for me to finish,I took her to a Duc night meeting last year before I tore the bike apart and now she's hooked,too!!!



Can't wait to get to the open road!!

carlos p.


Modified by riedel996 at 1:41 AM 4/4/2005