RUNNING IT IN..

Running in the Ducati Desmoto on the dyno for the first 100km. Max 30% throttle… Checking surface temperatures etc. Yes it gets hot, but all good and manageable so far!! However not all is perfect and that is also is something that needs to be shared! I was...

141KG FINAL WET WEIGHT!!!

Holy shit!!! I was targeting a wet weight of below 150KG for this project. The final WET weight is 141KG…. This is going to be fun...

ITS ALIVE!!!

ITS ALIVE!!! First start, damn what an amazing moment after working so long on this project! This needed to be celebrated with some Ducati champagne (Thanks Paolo!!) and one of my best friends Toine vd Biggelaar who has been the biggest supporter of this...

LASER ENGRAVING TITANIUM & ALUMINIUM

Laser engraving ALL the titanium bolts with FTR branding. Amazing new toolkit in the workshop, the Creality Falcon A1 Pro laser cutter & engraver. Combined with the 2W IR laser, rotary kit and smoke purifier. This was a hell of a job to engrave this many bolts....

FINAL REBUILD

The final rebuild of the Ducati Desmoto has begun 🔥!! Calm and easy does it, rebuilding in my living room… 13 days until firing it up for the first time… Full throttle is “F*ck it” I am losing my license… I did an engine rebuild last week to make sure I am...