1974 3rd Series Production Ducati 750 Gt on 2040-motos

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 I’ve always wanted one of these, (I am a confirmed and unrepentant right side shift guy) and finally got one. I’ve had the motorcycle about two years and found it had a few problems, mostly smoking from the front cylinder and I didn’t feel like carrying around extra spark plugs as a guaranteed necessity, although it’s always good to have them as a back up. 

The bike has a new very professional "stock" burgundy and black paint job, new metal tank badges and new side cover badges. The striping is all done by hand and is the correct off white toward ivory, per original. All the dimensions for paint locations are as per a noted expert, bevel barbarian and well known belt buckle maker. I was told the only problem with the paint was it looked better than the factory paint ever did. It also won’t fade and craze like the original paint Ducati used. They used to start fading as soon as you parked them in the sun!

The high water price I've seen on these was about 8 months ago when someone paid around $34,000 for an "original" bike that still had the stock air cleaners. That's something pretty much anyone who knew anything about motorcycles, took off. This motorcycle has ll the upgrades you want on a rider, better alternator, regulator and fuse block, better suspension and better ignition system. If you are looking for a really good one of these, here it is. Make an offer and let's talk.

I got a question about this so let me make it clear. ALL of the late 750s had soft valve guides that wore out and caused smoke at relatively modest mileage. The smoke is from the prematurely worn guides because they are SOFT. If you buy a similar vintage Ducati that hasn't had the guides changed, you WILL have to pull the heads and change them. The guides on this one have been replaced with modern guides, the rings are not yet broken in as it has zero miles on it since the top end overhaul.

It is a 1974 3^rd production series version, titled as a 1975 and has 23,197 miles on it. All the top end work was done by Hanson Racing Technology in Chico California. Craig said the bottom end felt perfect.

 Engine:

All new matching guides (they were all different before).

Proper valve job, all ports and manifolds matched (they weren't even close, steps at every joint!).

New liners (the standard bore pistons were fine).

New stainless oil filter (much finer mesh with internal magnet) and magnetic dipstick.

Rockers shimmed for side play without springs (quieter).

Rockers properly centered on valves (slightly off center).

All top end bevel shimming exactly corrected, it’s now perfect.

Cylinder liners are trimmed so the squish band is the same on both cylinders.

Custom off set keys for the cams for each cylinder.

Intake stubs were welded where cracked. The rear is now slightly rotated so the adjustment screw is not behind a frame member, which is the stock location.

The Gear Gazer is useful, you can see when your oil is warmed up.

Carburetors:

New slides, just completely gone through by David Harris at Zen motorcycles and all jetting has been corrected. The accelerator pumps are off line. The bikes run better without them unless you are ham fisted with the throttle. It runs really well!

Chassis:

New Works Performance springs in the front forks with Race Tech Gold Valve emulators. These modifications transform the forks! They feel modern instead of harsh.

Recovered seat (Phil from Road and Race in Australia’s cover).

New rebuilt dash from Bevel Rubber. Everything is new including the dash lights. Note: it has the correct 5 light dash for this model which includes a neutral light; however no round case motor has a neutral switch!

Borrani alloy rims, steel Raedelli rims were stock.

New engine sprocket, rear wheel sprocket and Regina chain.

New rear wheel bearings.

Koni 13” #7610-1418 rear shocks. 13” shocks are considered to improve handling and the rebuildable Konis are better than the stock Marzocchis.

New tachometer cable.

New gasket lining for side covers, new side cover grommets.

Electrical:

New  916 Corsa alternator (180 watts) and a new two wire voltage regulator.

New Sachse ignition with new Dyna coils. RIP Volker Sachse!

New Battery.

Cibie H4 Concave Lens head light.

No turn signals, and the wiring for the left switches is not run through the new handlebars. The left side CEV switch is present. The right side has a replacement dual cable throttle and no right side switches for the turn signals. The turn signal wiring is present in the headlight shell along with the relays.

Uprated blade type fuse block.

New Voxbell high tone horn (Loud!) The second series had two horns, 3^rd series had just one.

David Harris at Zen House integrated the new alternator and ignition system tidily into the wiring harness.

 Exhaust:

Good Conti mufflers with no rash. There are a couple of very small dents.

Exhaust headers just replated by Walker’s Custom Chrome in Shasta Lake. The Ferrari restoration guys around here all use Walker. Contis are not considered stock on this model and are quite desirable. Quiet, they aren’t.

 The motorcycle has a clear California title and is currently non-op. That may change soon. You can probably find a less expensive GT but it won’t be as good as this one. The above upgrades to the suspension and electrical system are significant improvements, not to mention the gorgeous paint. A great deal of detailed and meticulous assembly went in to the top end. This is a very good motorcycle. Selling it does not bring me joy. If I win the lottery, I’m keeping it!

 If you’re on the bevelhead list you know how to reach me. It’s my eBay ID at America online.

Stevan  510-910-6137

 The cases are still sealed and although I didn't mention it, you can see it has the very cool gear gazer.