Ducati Cucciolo

[rustybronco]

Well now, that would depend on the diameter of the pipe and its potential volume.
Essentially it will remain unchanged as we are back to talking the mass of the fuel and not the hydrostatic pressure.
It will not matter if the tank is 6" off the ground or 6' as far as the pressure at the end of the pipe is concerned as the only difference will be the mass within the tube, and this in this case is insignificant.

Tatu, I have re-read the subject matter and you are entirely correct. My apologies to you sir.

[tatu]

Tatu, I have re-read the subject matter and you are entirely correct. My apologies to you sir.

Hey, no worries, I know what its like to have this sort of itch in your head and it just won't go away. till its completely scratched.

Back to Pete's rebuild. sorry

[pete]

Thanks for the education guys! See I was working under false pretenses there too... we all learn something new every day right?

And back to on topic... in the off topic forum... hahaha

I joined a bicycle forum in the hopes of getting some more correct identification of the frame as that's where all my Google searches led me.

So far one says 1930's and one says 1950's... in the ball park I guess...

[pete]

My house mate arrived back home with a present for me this morning:



He spends a few nights at his mum's each week (she's 98 and a little wobbly on her feet) and her next door neighbour is very handy. He just happened to have a press in his back yard that popped the sprocket and bearings off the crank shaft very easily. Awesome! A six pack will be paid in due course

Once I find replacement bearings he can press them back on again too which will save me a rather large headache.

I cleaned up the pedal crank and bearings from the Malvern Star tonight:



Everything cleaned up nicely and that now means that both side pedal crank bearings are good to go and don't need replacing. Finally a win!

Then I pulled the rest of the random bits and pieces out of the crate to check them a little more closely.

Four control cable innards that look pretty useless:



Registration label holder, some brackets, and what appears to be brake lines from a car:



But wait, is that some printing or something in the registration label holder?



Well there ya go! Latest registration expired November 1953:



Never seen a label from back then before and it's held up pretty well:



The label holder cleaned up pretty well too:



And last for the night I had another gentle go at getting the float valve filter off and succeeded finally:



It ought to clean up with some carby cleaner.

I think I've pretty much reached the point where I can't do any more until I can get some proper cleaning/degreasing done of the cases and sort out how I'm going to try the walnut shell blasting.

The next two weekends are booked solid with other stuff and there's no available cash until next pay, so I can't see me getting any more done for a bit, although I can start trying to locate some parts such as the new crankshaft bearings and trying to source an ignition coil.

I need other things like forks, brakes, wheels etc. too but the motor is the most important bit for the time being.

[Charlie G]

That registration is precious! Did that come with the bicycle?

cg

[pete]

That registration is precious! Did that come with the bicycle?

cg

It sure is Charlie! I'll have to preserve that and put it back in the holder I reckon after I give the holder a good spruce up.

It came in the crate with the motor...

[Charlie G]

I would think the registration would some value all by itself. Now you need some vintage clothing to go with it. You could be the first "Cafe Racer", terrorizing the citizens of Queensland by doing the Quarter ton through town on Sunday. It's going to be a "Sick Puppy" when your done. That's a good thing, ya know.

cg

[razor02097]

Hell yeah

That registration tag is a cherry on top. You cant beat authenticity! The end result is going to be one of a kind for sure

[pete]

I would think the registration would some value all by itself. Now you need some vintage clothing to go with it. You could be the first "Cafe Racer", terrorizing the citizens of Queensland by doing the Quarter ton through town on Sunday. It's going to be a "Sick Puppy" when your done. That's a good thing, ya know.

cg

Hahahahaa now should I go the puddin' bowl helmet or the leather skull cap? Choices, choices!

Hell yeah

That registration tag is a cherry on top. You cant beat authenticity! The end result is going to be one of a kind for sure

Indeed! It may not be one of a kind (there's a few out there) but it will certainly be somewhat of a rarity if I can pull it off...

[pete]

I got another reply on the bicycle forum from a guy who apparently has collected a large number of serial numbers to try to make sense of the series' and ages.

He approximates this frame at 1939...

[old_skool]

Hey Pete, thought you might find this one interesting--->Jawa Speedway race bike motorcycle. 1970's

[bbjumper]

That is a very cool project, according to this -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ducati_Cucciolo

they were built right after the war. I don't care where it's posted, I would like to follow along.

[bbjumper]

Just saw this for the first time in the "new posts" section, thought it was a new subject. DUH

[razor02097]

Any updates Pete?

[surviverguy]

Hey Pete, thought you might find this one interesting--->Jawa Speedway race bike motorcycle. 1970's

That's a cool assembly- maybe not authentic to the period?....if they had used some springs under that seat it could have been called "tiny bobber"!