| Ducati 900SS This bike is based (loosely) on a Ducati that flew by me on the Trans-Canada highway in the Fraser Valley, BC in 1981. I stopped at the next town, where the rider had stopped and chatted to him about his bike. I started with the Mike Hailwood Ducati, hoping to modify the body, then the 900SS was issued and I used the body parts from that kit. Base Kit(s): Tamiya 1/12 scale 14019 Ducati 900 Mike Hailwood replica
Added material to make gas tank solid underneath Added braided brake lines (silver painted cloth fishing line) Added two ignition coils under gas tank Added wire mesh screens to carburetor intake horns Additional battery electrical wiring Drilled out brake discs Drilled and opened vents in side covers and made them removable Added throttle and ignition cables using scale thickness wires Modified kickstand so that the stand is a bit more upright Scratchbuilt exhaust pipe and muffler from electrical wire and styrene tubing Added axle and nut using brass nuts and bolts Added brass bolts for engine mounts and steering head Shortened fender and integrated taillight and turn signals Finished in Testors yellow can spray paint. Scratchbuilt BC license plate Awards: WellCOM 8 model contest, Guelph, Ontario, March 2004, 3rd place motorcycle MegaCity Madness, Toronto, Sept 2004, 3rd place motorcycle Ajax XXIV model show, October 2004, 2nd place motorcycle Click on Thumbnail to see detailed image. These images are 800 x 600 and should load reasonably quickly, depending on your connection speed. |
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