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 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....
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...
WOW!! All the bare aluminium is brushed and coated in Clear Aluminium (MC-5100). Looks super slick in real life, with a very unique glow/shadow to it. The exhaust is coated in Piston Coat (C-186) to reduce the radiation heat as much as possible, while the radiators...
This is it, this is the moment! Breaking it all down to be build up as new. The frame got send off to be wet blasted. It was dirty and I wanted it super clean. Came out amazing (thanks Potenza Motorsport!). Literally every aluminium part is brushed and will be coated...
I have received so many comments from people that I would get heat issues with the shock and or exhaust. However that will not be the case since everything is now also heat shielded. The bottom of the seat, rear shock, battery box, side fairings, crankcase breather...
