Crafting the dream...

hey mick, The other thing is here is a guy who obviously loves his bike and put a lot of time and care into his detail work and I am not going to rain on his parade.

Like ol dude mungus not my taste but there is absolutely no doubt but they are full on into the machines

Pete Dancer said:

No it isn’t. It’s heat resistant/reflective tape specifically designed for this type of application. Under it the pipe is first wrapped in heat insulating open weave exhaust cloth.

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The reflective tape is meant for shielding components from the heat source like fuel cells, firewalls, air intake pipes, under seats, etc. That probably will become a mess on top of the exhaust wrap.

My observations were not negative but more from a general observation perspective. It looks like the platform (basic bike) didnt receive any attention before someone started decorating. I see corrosion on fasteners. corrosion on aluminum parts, I see cracked rubber parts, I see wiring harness and plumbing components that look like they have been sitting outside for a year. I'm suspecting that in general, the bike is in a bit of dissaray mechanically which is a bit unusual. You have paid attention to decorative detail in the specific areas that are initially, viewer impactful but the lack of attention to even basic areas that needed it becomes evident once you look under the sheets. Anyhow again not at all critiquing the bike. Its what you wanted and that's all that matters. I just think you could have done a bit more in terms of prepping and cleaning up the platform before you started in with the visuals.

patina is worth a fortune

Bikes are far more reliable than they ever were. I dont see this as being valid.
As far as being able to work on them ourselves, IDK my bike is not that hard once you spend some time with it.

1299rFE said:

Bikes are far more reliable than they ever were. I dont see this as being valid.
As far as being able to work on them ourselves, IDK my bike is not that hard once you spend some time with it.

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LOL you used “reliable” on Ducati chat board. Good one.

three ducs in only issue I've had was the famous multistrada tank sensor going on the fritz... which was an annoyance more than an issue

LOL yeah there is no such thing as reliable with these bikes especially non top shelf. The factory has to make more money then off the bike sales.

endodoc said:

LOL you used “reliable” on Ducati chat board. Good one.

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Wow! I thought I spend a lot of time on my bikes: not anymore, after seeing this
My compliments for your bike and your determination.

amazing

Congrats Pete. Your bike is a work of art!


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its a no from me, it looks like 2 bikes made into one, as mentioned earlier in this thread, why have top range forks and budget rear shock, and then spend loads of time painting things different colours..

my instant reaction is that its the rest of a Panigale R fitted to a basic 1199, what the story is behind either bikes I can only imagine...

I would have gone in a different direction and retro fitted a good rear shock and some fancy wheels, and the result would have been a clean, nicely spec'd bike.

It looks like you spent a great deal of time and effort on making this bike an expression for you - congrats!