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MarcFX
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Post subject: Re: Old and Unloved Duke Given New Home Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 4:23 pm |
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boucher wrote: Things we get up to in the shed........? Boucher. Love the modified head, nice improvement on the original. Cool idea to get the Aussie racing specials together. Wonder whatever happened to the various Herb Watson race bikes?
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athleticroman
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Post subject: Re: Old and Unloved Duke Given New Home Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 10:23 pm |
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Joined: Sun Nov 28, 2010 4:13 am Posts: 659 Images: 0 Location: Sydney, Australia
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MarcFX wrote: Love the modified head, Thanks for pointing that out I missed noticing it first time around. There was a lot of effort put into that! Attachment:
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MarcFX
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Post subject: Re: Old and Unloved Duke Given New Home Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2014 1:14 am |
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athleticroman wrote: MarcFX wrote: Love the modified head, Thanks for pointing that out I missed noticing it first time around. There was a lot of effort put into that! Attachment: The attachment Capture.PNG is no longer available Like to think the inspiration came for the Paton, serious hotrod Italian 500
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Eldert
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Post subject: Re: Old and Unloved Duke Given New Home Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2014 6:16 am |
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i think Carlo raced one of those Paton´s in Sweden´s Linköping track a week or 2 ago
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boucher
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Post subject: Re: Old and Unloved Duke Given New Home Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 6:59 am |
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This is how it looked in the mid 80's. Still a way to go!!!! Boucher.
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ducadini
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Post subject: Re: Old and Unloved Duke Given New Home Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 1:03 pm |
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I was wondering about the carbs, with those inlets angled up but with more or less the same length, it must be a tight fit between those upper tubes.
Loved to ride it. If only it had a more reliable engine with a bit more ponies.
ciao ducadini
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boucher
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Post subject: Re: Old and Unloved Duke Given New Home Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2014 3:36 am |
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Hi the top frame tubes have been modified/shaped/dinted to clear the carbs.[40mm dellorto/malossi] Progress is very slow, i've got to strengthen the engine cases on left side very thin between main bearing and top off block. Pete said he either welded or used long through bolts with a plug in the bottom. [Ikea type bolt arrangment on a large scale]. A visit might be needed. Boucher.
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MarcFX
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Post subject: Re: Old and Unloved Duke Given New Home Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2014 3:14 pm |
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Cool project, it is really moving forward, makes you wonder why the factory didn't build motors like that. From memory the parallel twin provided the gearbox arrangement and clutch for the first Pantahs
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ducadini
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Post subject: Re: Old and Unloved Duke Given New Home Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2014 3:36 am |
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The first Pantah had the gears of the Parallel with only a few mods to the shafts. The clutch was completely different, the parallel had an extra gear on the inside of the basket to drive the oilpump and camshaft (via the camchain).
ciao ducadini
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boucher
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Post subject: Re: Old and Unloved Duke Given New Home Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2015 6:22 pm |
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The mate who is making the crank sent through some pics of his progress. Boucher.
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File comment: I think the numbers on the billet is how much it will cost?
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File comment: A lot of work for an extra 5mm throw.
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