S2R project ish!

Ok so I've always had a soft spot for Ducatis, always wanted a 748 when they first came out but I didn't have a licence and didn't look likely I would get one as I was 100% into my cars initially!

Anyhow had a CBR600 and got a little bored with it being too popular and having to drive it hard to really put a smile on my face........ So I sold it, and amazingly picked up an S2R800 for peanuts.... Ok so she's been neglected, runs well but doesn't look superb....

Picture coming......

When I picked it up...

I'll work out how to get the pic to display before posting more, but more for my info I'm going to keep track of getting her back to as best condition as I can, money allowing!!

Pete

[Albie]

You will enjoy it. I had a m900. Great. s4 better and great. 748 but not as much grin as the s4 .Then I got the 1100s. Not quite the punch as the s4 but better all round. Happy with 2 valve as I hope you will be.
Look forward to see what you do and hope to hook up one day.

Nice to meet you today. Good luck with the works,

[alan c]

Hi Pete, welcome to the club. Sure you will love the S2R i do.

Right anither pic from collection...


Started stripping her down as needing a clean is a total understatement frustratingly I'd already given the frame a clean up before the pics.



Bottom of the forks were bad, but to be fair with a bit if hard work and various chemicals and metal polish...


Then the postman delivered these when at work


So hoping to get out this evening and finish cleaning up the brake discs and forks!

[Zimbo]

Excellent work there, those forks have come up a treat! She won't look neglected for long I'd say ...

Looking good. You may want to consider using a semi synth oil rather than fully synth. Those clutches have been known to slip with FS in there.

[Saint aka ML]

What did you use for fork bottoms?

Originally Posted by Saint aka ML

What did you use for fork bottoms?

Excuse my lack of knowledge, but what do you mean?

Was going to go semi synth, but was told fs, worst case I'll swap it out.

Pete

[Dave G]

Watches with interest.

The classy colour too.

[Funkatronic]

interested to know what chemicals you used on the fork bottoms, they have come up great

i really like sdoc s100 total bike cleaner and a soft brush as a gentle degreaser for the engine nooks and crannies. gets it looking like new in there with minimal effort

while ducati recommend the shell ultra 4 , it has been known to slip in the wet clucth bikes. see how you get on .

Hi Ali, was a mixture of wd40, meguiars metal polish a tooth brush and some very very fine corse padded paper. Not heard of that de greaser but where can I get it?

Dropped you a mail witha few other bits I after to ;-)

Pete

[Funkatronic]

lots of places sell it over the counter like infinity
not cheap but it does go a long way of you use a soft brush to work it in

i bought a big 5 litre from ebay as i think its great stuff, just remember not to let it dry before washing it off
do not use muc off or the castrol green sh*te, it mottles the finish of metals plastics and carbon badly

if your going to ride the bike through the winter, you should also buy a can of ACF50 and apply it everywhere (except brakes of course)
its sticky stuff and it wont be long before the bike looks filthy again but it will protect your bike from worst of winter salt corrosion
in the spring you can wash it all off using the sdoc and all your all hard work cleaning the bike up wont have been in vain.

you have mail :-)
ali

Seem to have spent loads of time in the garage the past several days but been cleaning a polishing mainly and stripping brakes off.

Brake discs looked horrid but with a bit of work and polishing the wheel up etc I got it back together:


After cleaning and back in the forks



New fuel tank arrived this week and I've stripped the old one of all its internals etc, need to polish and clean up the clip and fuel cap but that will be something a bit later on.
New tank: