Mounting the alternator nut

Time to mount the alternator nut. After discussing with an experienced Ducati workshop I decided to get both a new nut and washer for the alternator/flywheel.

Ducati states a tightening torque of 186Nm but no Loctite. I decided to ad a drop of Loctite 243 (Medium strength oil resistant) just to be sure. I have heard of several Ducati owners that have suffered from loosening alternator nuts.

My home made tool for holding the alternator rotor now came to use and was found to be working perfectly! A long bolt in one of the engine mounting holes acted as a support for the tool.

Another example of Zink plating

Today I zink plated the plunger cap for the gear shift mechanism located at the back of the engine. I’m really amazed what you can do with old rusted parts!

I'm back!

Back home again after one week of skiing holiday in Canazei, Italy, a very nice village in the Dolomites. Unfortunately there hadn’t been any snow in two weeks and before that no snow since new year, so it wasn’t possible to do any off-pist skiing. We had to stick to the well prepared pists, and enjoy the sun and the nice restaurants in the slopes.

This time of the year there wasn’t any bike in sight, but a waitress at one of the apre-ski places we went to commented on my Ducati sweater, and told me in struggling English that her brother owns a 748!

The lack of bikes was compensated by other Italian culture i.e. food and drinks! As a souvenir I brought home four different local Grappas. The rightmost one is cask aged for ten years and tastes almost like a cognac, with rich tones of vanilla and coconut! Yummie!

No news

No update for a long time now I'm afraid. I've been busy doing other things and also done some travelling for my company. Don't expect any updates in the next week either, since there will not be much time to work on the bike. However I have ordered all the gaskets and other parts I need to start the assembly of the engine so the real fun will begin shortly! I'll be back in a week or so with updates!