Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Ewww... I saw the tell-tale underseat triangulation but just >couldn't believe that someone would cut up a beautiful Ducati >frame for that huge and heavy lump of a four cyl engine...
Actually, that air-cooled four is surprisingly lightweight. The builder of the "JF1200" has owned and raced Ducatis (a 750 and a 350-that-eventually-became-a-450 on which he won the WERA Vintage 3 national championship) so he knows and loves Dukes. But his requirements for a streetbike were, first and foremost, low maintenance (and simple maintenance - no desmo valves!) and reliability. Along with massive horsepower and a wide powerband. For simplicity's sake he wanted an air cooled motor. No bodywork, so everything's easy to get at. No one built a bike that met his criteria so he made his own. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
