GI - Production Bikes GB 06

I'm in, well if you will tell me one thing. How exactly does the group build thing work? I mean, do you just start the build on the set date and then when your done, post pics of it in the specific thread? Or is there more to it that I have missed? I'm still in, I have been wanting to get another bike and this is a darn good reason to get one... hmmm... or two

eizzle wrote:

I mean, do you just start the build on the set date and then when your done, post pics of it in the specific thread?

Yup, that's exactly how it works.  Progress pics as well if you feel like sharing.  It's also nice to share ideas and interesting facts with the others who are doing the researches as well.  Mostly importantly I'd say it's about constant motivation and support from others (and of course, reasons to get more kits...).  Sometimes we just get too lazy or stressed and lose that inspiration and passion one once had with a build project after it started to drag on for too long. 

[by the way my girlfriend told me that she shipped out the item some time ago.  i've been everywhere the past month or so on business trips so she's in charge of the shipping duties.  =P ]

 I would be interested.  I wouldn't mind trying to build the duc 916 again.  It was one of the first models I built and it turned out rather horrible.

Let me know what I need to do.

Thanks,
Erik

Erik, get another 916 before March 1st and start building at your own pace then.  Are the 916's bodies carbon fiber?  My mom's friend gave me a picture of a black 916 and the body cowling looks like it has a weaved CF texture on it.  I will scan the picture in tomorrow so you guys can see it.

archangel571 wrote:

Erik, get another 916 before March 1st and start building at your own pace then.  Are the 916's bodies carbon fiber?  My mom's friend gave me a picture of a black 916 and the body cowling looks like it has a weaved CF texture on it.  I will scan the picture in tomorrow so you guys can see it.

I know several of the race bikes I have looked at in person have CF race glass.  I do not believe the street versions are.  I'll take a look and see what I can find as far as color schemes go (not that Ducati has had a large variety to choose from), I've always been a fan of yellow.  I also cannot remember when the Ducs went to up side down forks.  IIRC the forks that came with the kit were the older style conventional forks.  I'll also need to dig up and see if they produced the different series (R, S etc).  I know the current models come in several packages, to include Marchensi wheels and Ohlins forks, I'll see if there were variants with the 916's.
I may not be able to get started until the end of March, if I bring in another kit my wife will have a fit.  I still have a Ducati Desmo and two RC211V's that need to be built.  I still have one RCV unopened, so if you know someone who would be interested in a trade let me know.

Thanks,
Erik