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1969 Ducati Monza 250 after 45 year sleep
chuck peterson:
As usual I’m doing last things first..new shoes and clean, clean, clean
Fresh 6volt battery and charger…things are waking up …
Headlight works!
Taillight works! No brake light, hmmmmm
Turns out the brake light not working leaves the ignition OFF…
The beautiful horn ($175) is rusted and broken…if the horn doesn’t work the brake light won’t work….i t h i n k…never been much of an electrician
The headlight ring has a stripped screw holding it on….probably will have drill that out to get into the headlight
Purchased:
3m Stainless polish and cleaner
6 volt 13 amp battery
Battery Tender 6 v 1.25 amp
Points
Kickstart rubber
Two trials tires w knooblies, cuz i just wanted to say, “Knooblies..”
I’ll walk into the garage and pick a spot to futz.
Light oil into the cylinder, fresh oil in the motor and i just keep kicking it over w the plug out to spread it around, hopefully making the rings loose
Great fun
Chuck in Indiana:
Man, what a nice project. It looks pretty complete to the untrained eye, and that is the sort of thing I really like. :thumb:
chuck peterson:
Mr Mullendore, thanks! Linked to a VAPE Co that makes replacement electronic charging and ignition systems..w a solution for this model
https://www.vape.eu/en/ducati-100-250-orig-rotor-117mm
Antietam Classic Cycle:
--- Quote from: chuck peterson on November 20, 2021, 06:27:16 AM ---Mr Mullendore, thanks! Linked to a VAPE Co that makes replacement electronic charging and ignition systems..w a solution for this model
https://www.vape.eu/en/ducati-100-250-orig-rotor-117mm
--- End quote ---
You're welcome. :azn:
chuck peterson:
My one goal for today was to drill out the stuck headlight screw to peek inside the 50 yr old headlight…w/o exceeding the limit on scratch marks on an irreplaceable unobtainable headlight ring.
Success! Not bad for an amateur..i can live w that
Lots of thingees to fix inside, corrosion to kill, continuity to be found
Now if I’m smart I’ll stop here for the day, but based on previous experiences I’ll keep going until I break, strip, or mangle something
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