Well......the list is pretty quiet, its the winter doldrums for most of us in north america. Chime in on what you've been up to or are planning for 2024. I haven't been doing much pantah stuff, been riding on the street a little bit and ran my TZ/SOS for a track day on the small track out at Willow a few months ago. I met my brother in Vegas for that Mecum motorcycle auction in Jan.....didn't go to buy, just to look at the overwhelming number of bikes for sale. I must say.....I don't get some of it and the prices......like a $30k Honda CB350 with a swirly paint job, or a Kawasaki 4 cylinder or 3 cylinder from the 70's that's now worth more than a Vincent :-0. Pantah wise there was almost nothing at the auction.....I think one F3.

I did get a chance to visit with list member and nice guy JohnnyBravo12 and see his beautiful race bikes/pile of racing hardware!! He is a hard core nut like most of you......he is working on some super mono stuff......so this is a shout out and taunt to him to share a little and few pics on what he has been up to.

Clay

Lou, what do you think about making a new section for “other” Ducati based projects? I am building a single based on a Pantah twin. Similar to a supermono. I am actually building two. One air cooled and one 4 valve twin cam.

This might be too far away from the TT concept, but maybe others have Ducati projects they would post about?

JB

Always wanted to build a supermono!
You get my vote for projects not Tt related
Paul

Sounds amazing Johnnybravo! Post in Pantah hot rods section no problem. I have zero computer skills, so making a new section will be difficult but please post whatever you guys like. We are all motorcycle enthusiasts first no? I pay for the Forum and call Host gator for hours on end when something goes wrong. Eventually I will try and find a web designer who can update the capabilities of the Forum and graphics. I am also having some problems transferring pictures from my phone, that is why I haven't posted some project stuff. Soon, I promise! What's everyone else's excuse? Lou

My other Ducati project. An 848 I bought in October of 2023 for $2800 CAD. I couldn't NOT buy it. I purchased it as such:



Over the winter I've swapped out some forks for a "built" set with K-tech internals, an Ohlins (and then, Nitron) rear shock, race bodywork and a home-grown paint job. General clean up as well -- along with stronger battery
cables, a lithium battery, and an upgraded reg/rec. Should be fun.

Wow.....that was a bargain!!! I bet that thing is a weapon!!!!

Clay

Clay,

That’s the YouTube star James Sheppard. His channel is quite good. He’s also building a TT2 tribute bike. I think he’s a bit like Huit loves building bikes.

I’m getting some photos together to start a thread about my mono projects.

JB

Even if half a Pantah … it is still a Pantah. Post away. MikeV

Hi All
Lou thank you for this forum.
Is one of the few I'm actually following. Well the only to be onest.

Hi JB
Built a Mono from a twin like a supermono is a dream. I will be wery happy to follow your mono built.


Filippo

Youtube star??? Not sure; hard to compete with millennials who eat tide pods to get clicks.

That being said, like and subscribe... I'm only 99,700 subscribers away from getting paid...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oO7qCBMfq0