the Ducati 250 ...

[Godfrey]

A couple more photos from All Italian Day ... My friend TJ Noto with the 1966 Ducati 250 I sold to Carl Liebold, who sold it to him—now (finally!) fully restored and running:

Voigtländer Bessa III​

There's a long and amusing story associated with this motorcycle, too much to belabor here, but I owned it from about 1975ish until sometime in the early 2000s. Carl bought it from me and finished putting it together, a project I'd been doing for 20 some years. He eventually sold it to TJ, who's gone through it once again and then fettled out the jetting and other details, making it run well.

Great to see it on the road and looking so nice, TJ! 🙂

G

 

[Beemermark]

Any Guzzi pictures?

 

[Godfrey]

Any Guzzi pictures?

I think there are a couple in the next couple of exposures I made... 🙂

 

[dasuess]

Reminds of when I was a teenager back in the '60's and my friend and his dad who both had Ducati 160's. Those Ducati single lungers were always looked down upon by the guys with the twin Honda 160's and 250's. But to me that Ducati 250 was a dream machine...

 

[Moto-Uno]

Gotta love fettling with the jetting on Dellorto carbs,that cooling sensation of gas running down your arm,so much more satisfying than remapping fuel injection systems ( I think they call that old school ). Great looking Ducati you've got there,we have a fellow with a similarly gorgeous 250 Aprilla show up at Italian bike night in Vancouver. Regards,Peter

 

[paulfish4570]

gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous ...

 

[Godfrey]

Gotta love fettling with the jetting on Dellorto carbs,that cooling sensation of gas running down your arm,so much more satisfying than remapping fuel injection systems ( I think they call that old school ). Great looking Ducati you've got there,we have a fellow with a similarly gorgeous 250 Aprilla show up at Italian bike night in Vancouver. Regards,Peter

I'll send your compliments to TJ ... He put a huge lot of effort into refinishing the little Duc. I had repainted the tank once upon a time, but they took it to a whole different level.

One of the things that differs from how I'd have done the restoration is that when the engine was overhauled, he replaced the original Dell'Orto SSI racing carburetor with a modern Dell'Orto PHF carburetor. The modern carburetor will leak less and be easier to get parts for, but in fact the original SSI not only flows better, but is easier to jet and tune (if you can get or make the parts). It fits the bike better too.

It's a bit of a trade-off, but I know I'd have put up with the SSI myself. It's TJ's bike now, though ... he has to deal with it, not me!

 

[Dektol Dan]

Old Ducks Never Die!

Old Ducks Never Die!

Loved your post! I have a 1965 250, however, I have the race Delorto carb with the remote float. Try finding one of those today!
All my first bikes were all Ducatis, when I was 15 I bought a 50cc Ducati, my first!

 

[bobkonos]

Beautiful machine! I love photographing Ducati motorcycles. When was All Italian Day? I must attend in the future.

 

[Godfrey]

Beautiful machine! I love photographing Ducati motorcycles. When was All Italian Day? I must attend in the future.

All Italian Day was last Sunday, October 7 this year. It's almost always the first Sunday in October. I think you can find out through the Alfa Romeo Association ...

I've been on the mailing list for the event for so many years now I've completely forgotten where to look it up! ;-)