# This seasons race bike
**URL:** https://forum.docgb.org/t/this-seasons-race-bike/402
**Category:** Singles
**Created:** [January 10, 2009, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.docgb.org/t/this-seasons-race-bike/402 "2009-01-10T15:33:31Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@atreyu](https://forum.docgb.org/u/atreyu)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2009, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.docgb.org/t/this-seasons-race-bike/402/1 "2009-01-10T15:33:31Z")
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### Author:  [@Roger](https://forum.docgb.org/u/Roger)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2009, 1:49pm UTC](https://forum.docgb.org/t/this-seasons-race-bike/402/2 "2009-01-11T13:49:41Z")
Looks great - keep posting your pics as it progresses.
I should prbably take some photo’s of mine (but it’s not nearly so clean!).
Cheers,
Roger
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### Author:  [@atreyu](https://forum.docgb.org/u/atreyu)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2009, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.docgb.org/t/this-seasons-race-bike/402/3 "2009-01-11T15:29:27Z")
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### Author:  [@Roger](https://forum.docgb.org/u/Roger)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2009, 10:23pm UTC](https://forum.docgb.org/t/this-seasons-race-bike/402/4 "2009-01-11T22:23:38Z")
There’s some interesting stuff on the Ducati Owners Club of Canada website on How to build a Vintage Ducati Racing Single
[http://www.docc.ca/singles/](http://www.docc.ca/singles/)
It’s a narrow case 250 project.
Some nice pics - I might do a short fairing like the one they’re using when I get to that bit of my rebuild.
Cheers,
Roger
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### Author:  [@desmo](https://forum.docgb.org/u/desmo)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2009, 12:04pm UTC](https://forum.docgb.org/t/this-seasons-race-bike/402/5 "2009-01-12T12:04:07Z")
Photos and progress would be most welcome for the mag! 🙂
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### Author:  [@atreyu](https://forum.docgb.org/u/atreyu)
#### Post date: [January 15, 2009, 9:50pm UTC](https://forum.docgb.org/t/this-seasons-race-bike/402/6 "2009-01-15T21:50:17Z")
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### Author:  [@atreyu](https://forum.docgb.org/u/atreyu)
#### Post date: [January 19, 2009, 9:08pm UTC](https://forum.docgb.org/t/this-seasons-race-bike/402/7 "2009-01-19T21:08:00Z")
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### Author:  [@atreyu](https://forum.docgb.org/u/atreyu)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2009, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.docgb.org/t/this-seasons-race-bike/402/8 "2009-01-25T16:58:43Z")
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### Author:  [@Roger](https://forum.docgb.org/u/Roger)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2009, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.docgb.org/t/this-seasons-race-bike/402/9 "2009-01-28T13:46:59Z")
It’s starting to look like a bike!
I like tank with the clear strip - must get myself one of those some time.
I’ve got my engine in, swinging arm with new bushes (and spindle borrowed from one of my road bike projects), wheels with new tyres, taper rollers in the steering head, rebuilt steering damper, etc, etc.
At this rate I might even get to make a start on a spare engine!
Looking forward to the season starting.
Cheers,
Roger
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### Author:  [@atreyu](https://forum.docgb.org/u/atreyu)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2009, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.docgb.org/t/this-seasons-race-bike/402/10 "2009-01-31T19:29:50Z")
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### Author:  [@atreyu](https://forum.docgb.org/u/atreyu)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2009, 9:30pm UTC](https://forum.docgb.org/t/this-seasons-race-bike/402/11 "2009-02-02T21:30:22Z")
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### Author:  [@Roger](https://forum.docgb.org/u/Roger)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2009, 10:11pm UTC](https://forum.docgb.org/t/this-seasons-race-bike/402/12 "2009-02-03T22:11:58Z")
> [@atreyu](#):
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> Are you going to get some pics up for us Roger?
Yes, as soon as I get around to geting them off the camera and onto some website or another.
I’m hardly getting any time to do anything at the minure - really busy at work then doing Scouts, my bike, my mates Benelli, etc, etc.
Keep nagging at me and I’ll get it done sooner or later.
Cheers,
Roger
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### Author:  [@Roger](https://forum.docgb.org/u/Roger)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2009, 10:15pm UTC](https://forum.docgb.org/t/this-seasons-race-bike/402/13 "2009-02-03T22:15:16Z")
> [@atreyu](#):
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> …Gearbox bits ready for assembling/shimming etc…
Do you measure endfloat (for shimming) using a dial gauge or plastigauge?
I’m brewing up towards building a spare (road spec) engine and I’m nearly ready to shim it.
Cheers,
Roger
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### Author:  [@atreyu](https://forum.docgb.org/u/atreyu)
#### Post date: [February 4, 2009, 7:20pm UTC](https://forum.docgb.org/t/this-seasons-race-bike/402/14 "2009-02-04T19:20:10Z")
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### Author:  [@Mr\_R](https://forum.docgb.org/u/Mr_R)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2009, 7:58pm UTC](https://forum.docgb.org/t/this-seasons-race-bike/402/15 "2009-02-05T19:58:36Z")
Hi Roger,
I always use a Dial Guage to check end float on the shafts.
I use Plastigauge when checking the clearance of the bigends on the plain/shell bearing motors.
Soft solder for the squish clearence, which’s then measured with a Micrometer.
Plasticine in the valve pockets.
Steve R
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### Author:  [@atreyu](https://forum.docgb.org/u/atreyu)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2009, 6:14pm UTC](https://forum.docgb.org/t/this-seasons-race-bike/402/16 "2009-02-06T18:14:26Z")
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### Author:  [@atreyu](https://forum.docgb.org/u/atreyu)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2009, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.docgb.org/t/this-seasons-race-bike/402/17 "2009-02-08T16:59:31Z")
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### Author:  [@atreyu](https://forum.docgb.org/u/atreyu)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2009, 9:17pm UTC](https://forum.docgb.org/t/this-seasons-race-bike/402/18 "2009-03-02T21:17:15Z")
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### Author:  [@atreyu](https://forum.docgb.org/u/atreyu)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2009, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.docgb.org/t/this-seasons-race-bike/402/19 "2009-03-12T17:21:35Z")
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### Author:  [@atreyu](https://forum.docgb.org/u/atreyu)
#### Post date: [March 23, 2009, 6:21pm UTC](https://forum.docgb.org/t/this-seasons-race-bike/402/20 "2009-03-23T18:21:41Z")
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