Barn Find.

Grumpy · 24-03-2013, 06:35 PM

Sometimes out of something annoying, a silver lining appears.
Last week the van I use for my business decided to fry the turbo!
The van was taken to the garage I use, local small business, run by a chap (Wayne) who is the type who knows everyone!
The conversion went like this:
Wayne- Did Ducati make a 900 monster?
Me - yes....why?
Wayne - a mate has one for sale...you interested?( Wayne knows I ride Italian bikes!)
Me-Might be......where is it, what condition is it in...and how much?
Wayne- knowing my mate it will be ok, its local and he wants x,000 for it.
Me- get him to call me and I will have a look at it.

2 days later the phone rang.
Friday I went and looked at the bike and bought it on sight!

damien666 · 24-03-2013, 07:05 PM

Must have been fate. Looks clean. Not a bit of straw or chicken poo in sight!

alan c · 24-03-2013, 07:08 PM

Nice one James

looks in good nick, what pipes are they ? they look like what my mate had on his Le Mans, lafranconi's i think they was called ??

24-03-2013, 07:11 PM

They look like black dp conti's! Pretty rare. Good find any case

Albie · 24-03-2013, 07:16 PM

Nice one Jim. good find and possibly a bargain be it you have still the bill for the van.

24-03-2013, 07:17 PM

Might have to meet up and see this now!! Nice work!!

24-03-2013, 07:24 PM

Fantastic find James and also is that a little cluster of Mobylettes i can see in the background.

Grumpy · 24-03-2013, 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by damien666

Must have been fate. Looks clean. Not a bit of straw or chicken poo in sight!

There was a Mk1 Audi Quattro and a Lancia Intergrale, both in good nick parked next to the bike!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by alan c

Nice one James

looks in good nick, what pipes are they ? they look like what my mate had on his Le Mans, lafranconi's i think they was called ??

Not sure of the manufacturer, Alan, but Rosso's supplied some several years back.Diago has some fitted to his 900, they sound awesome!

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Originally Posted by FLATTOP

Fantastic find James and also is that a little cluster of Mobylettes i can see in the background.

The guy who has sold me the bike, races step thro' mopeds, hence the collection of them in the back ground, anyway, makes a change from wheelie bins!!

utopia · 25-03-2013, 12:34 AM

Nice one, James.
Complete with belly-pan and scoops too.
And what looks like it could be a Corbin seat perhaps....?

Grumpy · 25-03-2013, 06:38 AM

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Originally Posted by utopia

Nice one, James.
Complete with belly-pan and scoops too.
And what looks like it could be a Corbin seat perhaps....?

Well spotted Jeff, that is a Corbin seat.

25-03-2013, 08:45 AM

What a great find, nice bike! I think if you paint the footpeg hangers black it would look great.
I would also change the timing belts to be on the safeside too.

25-03-2013, 11:25 AM

Its lovely.
All I find in barnes and outhouses are spiders which I dont like

Sirc · 25-03-2013, 12:02 PM

couldn't have gone to a more deserving person - look at them pipes!

25-03-2013, 12:35 PM

Great find! Monster nerd questions coming up, is that the newer type tail and oil coller but the older nose cone fairing?

25-03-2013, 10:39 PM

That looks like an early fairing .
And the tea tray does look like the newer one but I can't see properly.

24-03-2013, 07:16 PM	#5
Albie Fanactical volunteer Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Kent Bike: M900 Posts: 9,034	Nice one Jim. good find and possibly a bargain be it you have still the bill for the van. __________________ http://albies93m900.blogspot.co.uk/

25-03-2013, 12:02 PM	#13
Sirc Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: guildford Bike: M1200R Posts: 370	couldn't have gone to a more deserving person - look at them pipes! __________________ giacca a vento massima

24-03-2013, 07:05 PM	#2
damien666 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Leeds, West-Yorks Bike: S4Rs Posts: 497	Must have been fate. Looks clean. Not a bit of straw or chicken poo in sight!

24-03-2013, 07:08 PM	#3
alan c alan (blockhead) c Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: dartford Bike: M1100 Posts: 2,228	Nice one James looks in good nick, what pipes are they ? they look like what my mate had on his Le Mans, lafranconi's i think they was called ??

24-03-2013, 07:11 PM	#4
smiffyraf1 Guest Posts: n/a	They look like black dp conti's! Pretty rare. Good find any case

24-03-2013, 07:17 PM	#6
Petej Guest Posts: n/a	Might have to meet up and see this now!! Nice work!!

24-03-2013, 07:24 PM	#7
FLATTOP Guest Posts: n/a	Fantastic find James and also is that a little cluster of Mobylettes i can see in the background.

25-03-2013, 12:34 AM	#9
utopia No turn left unstoned Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: leicester Bike: M750 Posts: 4,562	Nice one, James. Complete with belly-pan and scoops too. And what looks like it could be a Corbin seat perhaps....?

25-03-2013, 08:45 AM	#11
Panther Guest Posts: n/a	What a great find, nice bike! I think if you paint the footpeg hangers black it would look great. I would also change the timing belts to be on the safeside too.

25-03-2013, 11:25 AM	#12
He11cat Guest Posts: n/a	Its lovely. All I find in barnes and outhouses are spiders which I dont like

25-03-2013, 12:35 PM	#14
Scott1 Guest Posts: n/a	Great find! Monster nerd questions coming up, is that the newer type tail and oil coller but the older nose cone fairing?

25-03-2013, 10:39 PM	#15
He11cat Guest Posts: n/a	That looks like an early fairing . And the tea tray does look like the newer one but I can't see properly.