Vintage Ducati Restoration in BC?

[kanoa]

cheers from brooklyn!

there is a guy locally selling this '66 Monza:
http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/mcy/173838947.html

he told me that it was restored about 6 years ago by someone in British Columbia. do you guys know who that could be? i would maybe like to contact them.

i'm just starting to get into these bikes and am currently looking around for a project but was curious about your thoughts on this bike. it has been for sale for a while, at $7500USD! it sounds like he has a chrome (Silentium?) muffler that would come with it, but that the pipe on there 'sounds really nice'.

thanks!

[Rocket Rick]

Can't tell you who built the bike, maybe one of the western buddies knows. Judging from the pics, he did a nice job. It's not restored to original, which means it's not worth as much as an original excellant unrestored/restored.
On the up side, It's got some nice parts:
Veglia white face tach & tach drive
Alloy rims (Akront or Borrani?)
Rear-sets
clip-ons or clubman bars (can't tell which)
big carb
Solo seat (probably more comfortable than original)
Down side:
Square style body work
Re-spoked the wheels & didn't change the front brake
Questions to ask:
What, if anything was done to the engine. Was it rebuilt? To stock spec, Mach 1 spec, or higher? What cam, big or small valves, solid or screw & locknut rockers, what c.r. for the piston. Does it shift quickly, accurately and with a really short throw (indicates reshimmed box-good). What size carb? What does the engine sound like (good/loud are not the correct answers unless you know what to listen for).
Bottom line: $7500 US is a really high price for this bike. The owner may have that much into it, though. Unrestored originals of this model usually sell in the $2-4000 range, but a properly done stock engine rebuild is $3-3600. Guaranteed, if you did a total resto on a $500 junker and paid for the work, you'd end up with bills totalling $5-6000, possibly more.
Cheers, Rocket

[Mark Phillips]

[Brian_Lees]