Ducati Cafe Racer project

[woodmanr]

I had posted some pictures of the exhaust in the "Red Neck Exhaust" post, but here are all the pictures, start to now

It's a 916 frame, 848 subframe, S4RS swingarm, 999 rear suspension, 748 tank, and a monster rear cowl, all being powered by an 853 engine. Had to fabricate a few pieces, the rear suspension rocker, and then subframe "tray". The headlight bucket is off a Benelli.

[woodmanr]

All of the parts went up to Miles Hubert of MotoFab up in Bristol, VT for paint and powder.



The lighting is a little off, but the silver of the paint and the powder are an exact match. And the gray is the same as the engine

[woodmanr]

And now the assembly begins. In an effort to keep everything as clean as possible, the battery got moved to under the rear cowl.

[woodmanr]

getting close.

[woodmanr]

Now for the exhaust. Russell Daly of Specialties Unlimited made the exhaust for us. He has made some very nice hotrods, you can see a few here.
Newport Patch, RI - Specialties Unlimited
The silencer is a Tyga MotoMaggot

[woodmanr]

Okay, last set of pictures. Hope you have enjoyed them all so far.

For the headlight, we used a Hella Micro SD HID light, shoehorned into that benelli bucket. Machined a custom cap for it to make it look nice.





The tach is a MotoGadget Motoscope. motoscope classic

[tarmacslider]

Really nice work there.

[Rothmans]

Great stuff!!

[GAMBLER]

she's hawt... keep going!

[RAZR51]

Looks great.....can I ride it?

[mikstr]

Awesome project!!!!!

[drthompson65]

Cool! Who did you get to cover your seat? I have a neoprene seat I need to get recovered since Ducati doesn't make it anymore.

[woodmanr]

Originally Posted by drthompson65

Cool! Who did you get to cover your seat? I have a neoprene seat I need to get recovered since Ducati doesn't make it anymore.

I just bought some leather from a local shop and went to a local upholsterer and asked her to do it

[whitw wings]

That seat is beautiful!

[mantis_nyc]

Awesome! Love the color choices, she must be a blast.

[Old Baldy]

Very nice!

Did you by any chance weigh and measure the S4RS s/arm vs. the 916? Heavier, lighter? And is it longer or the same length? Steel or aluminum?

thx!

[woodmanr]

No idea on the weights or material off hand. Just a stock S4 swingarm. Where it attaches to the frame is narrower then then the 916 swingarm, so it's not a simple swap out. It also gets in the way of the stock 916 exhaust and suspension

[Busy Little Shop]

Super satisfying project... Don't you love it when it all comes together???

I'm dying to learn the weight and the rake and trial???

[imported_ICEMAN]

Fantastic work! I am envious... seems like a great project!

[woodmanr]

And to think this all started with with my dad in a hospital bed (knee replacement) high on drugs, with nothing to do except browse ebay.