Re: OT: another motorcycle thread

2008-04-08 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Apr 8, 2008, at 8:02 PM, Christian wrote: >> >> One so rarely gets to see one of these on the street anymore ... Glad >> I had a camera with me. >> >> A mid-sixties era Ducati 250 Mark III "Diana" with the euro-style >> clip- >> ons, etc. >> >>http://homepage.mac.com/godders/ducati-diana-

Re: OT: another motorcycle thread

2008-04-08 Thread Christian
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > ... but a photo to share ... > > One so rarely gets to see one of these on the street anymore ... Glad > I had a camera with me. > > A mid-sixties era Ducati 250 Mark III "Diana" with the euro-style clip- > ons, etc. > >http://homepage.mac.com/godders/ducati-dian

Re: OT: another motorcycle thread

2008-04-07 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Apr 7, 2008, at 4:51 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > As I understand it, my friend's problem *was* with the side loads. I > don't know the details but he's a very experienced and talented engine > builder (4 national championships, two with the Ducati) and I trust > his > word on it. I'll take your

Re: OT: another motorcycle thread

2008-04-07 Thread Evan Hanson
I can almost hear the engine. Evan On Apr 6, 2008, at 10:17 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > ... but a photo to share ... > > One so rarely gets to see one of these on the street anymore ... Glad > I had a camera with me. > > A mid-sixties era Ducati 250 Mark III "Diana" with the euro-style > cl

Re: OT: another motorcycle thread

2008-04-07 Thread David J Brooks
Good angle and detail. The car in the head light is a bummer, but not a major distraction. Dave On Sun, Apr 6, 2008 at 10:17 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ... but a photo to share ... > > One so rarely gets to see one of these on the street anymore ... Glad > I had a camera

Re: OT: another motorcycle thread

2008-04-07 Thread Mark Roberts
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > On Apr 8, 2008, at 2:21 PM, mike wilson wrote: >>> The fact that the primary drive was a helical cut gearset both >>> quieted >>> their operation and increased the amount of power they could handle, >>> for the materials etc used, at a small expense in power consumption.

Re: OT: another motorcycle thread

2008-04-07 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Apr 8, 2008, at 2:21 PM, mike wilson wrote: >> The fact that the primary drive was a helical cut gearset both >> quieted >> their operation and increased the amount of power they could handle, >> for the materials etc used, at a small expense in power consumption. >> If he was breaking gears,

Re: OT: another motorcycle thread

2008-04-07 Thread mike wilson
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >On Apr 7, 2008, at 7:45 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: > > >>You could get a lot of horsepower from those engines if you had the >>skill, time and money for it. My friend stopped racing his when it got >>to the point that the helical-cut primary drive could no long >>withstan

Re: OT: another motorcycle thread

2008-04-07 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Apr 7, 2008, at 7:45 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: > You could get a lot of horsepower from those engines if you had the > skill, time and money for it. My friend stopped racing his when it got > to the point that the helical-cut primary drive could no long > withstand > the forces being fed through

Re: OT: another motorcycle thread

2008-04-07 Thread Mark Roberts
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > The 350 Sebring was a similar engine design (more robust cases, longer > stroke, similar bore) with a small port head and a softer cam. I had > one of those in pretty beat up shape that I had rescued from a dank > garage in SF a dozen or so years ago. I stripped i

Re: OT: another motorcycle thread

2008-04-07 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Apr 7, 2008, at 1:54 AM, mike wilson wrote: >> >> ... but a photo to share ... >> >> One so rarely gets to see one of these on the street anymore ... Glad >> I had a camera with me. >> >> A mid-sixties era Ducati 250 Mark III "Diana" with the euro-style >> clip- >> ons, etc. >> >> http://hom

Re: OT: another motorcycle thread

2008-04-07 Thread David Savage
On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 10:17 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ... but a photo to share ... > > One so rarely gets to see one of these on the street anymore ... Glad > I had a camera with me. > > A mid-sixties era Ducati 250 Mark III "Diana" with the euro-style clip- > ons, etc.

Re: OT: another motorcycle thread

2008-04-07 Thread Charles Robinson
On Apr 6, 2008, at 21:17, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > ... but a photo to share ... > > One so rarely gets to see one of these on the street anymore ... Glad > I had a camera with me. > > A mid-sixties era Ducati 250 Mark III "Diana" with the euro-style > clip- > ons, etc. > > http://homepage.mac.

Re: OT: another motorcycle thread

2008-04-07 Thread Steve Desjardins
Very nice. They just don't make stuff that small anymore, although the look is still around. Today the 696 is the starter. >>> Doug Brewer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 4/6/2008 10:48 PM >>> On Apr 6, 2008, at 10:17 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > ... but a photo to share ... > > One so rarely gets to see

Re: OT: another motorcycle thread

2008-04-07 Thread Mark Roberts
mike wilson wrote: >> From: "Mat Maessen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: 2008/04/07 Mon AM 02:24:48 GMT >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" >> Subject: Re: OT: another motorcycle thread >> >> On 4/6/08, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PRO

Re: OT: another motorcycle thread

2008-04-07 Thread Mark Roberts
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > ... but a photo to share ... > > One so rarely gets to see one of these on the street anymore ... Glad > I had a camera with me. > > A mid-sixties era Ducati 250 Mark III "Diana" with the euro-style clip- > ons, etc. > >http://homepage.mac.com/godders/ducati-dian

Re: OT: another motorcycle thread

2008-04-07 Thread mike wilson
> > From: "Mat Maessen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2008/04/07 Mon AM 02:26:06 GMT > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Subject: Re: OT: another motorcycle thread > > On 4/6/08, Mat Maessen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >htt

Re: OT: another motorcycle thread

2008-04-07 Thread mike wilson
> > From: "Mat Maessen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2008/04/07 Mon AM 02:24:48 GMT > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Subject: Re: OT: another motorcycle thread > > On 4/6/08, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > A mid-

Re: OT: another motorcycle thread

2008-04-07 Thread mike wilson
> > From: Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2008/04/07 Mon AM 02:17:35 GMT > To: PDML List > Subject: OT: another motorcycle thread > > ... but a photo to share ... > > One so rarely gets to see one of these on the street anymore ... Glad >

Re: OT: another motorcycle thread

2008-04-06 Thread Doug Brewer
On Apr 6, 2008, at 10:17 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > ... but a photo to share ... > > One so rarely gets to see one of these on the street anymore ... Glad > I had a camera with me. > > A mid-sixties era Ducati 250 Mark III "Diana" with the euro-style > clip- > ons, etc. > >http://homepag

Re: OT: another motorcycle thread

2008-04-06 Thread Mat Maessen
On 4/6/08, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A mid-sixties era Ducati 250 Mark III "Diana" with the euro-style clip- > ons, etc. > >http://homepage.mac.com/godders/ducati-diana-3040971.jpg *drool* Beautiful. And it's very good to see that it's being ridden. I have an urge to pu

Re: OT: another motorcycle thread

2008-04-06 Thread Mat Maessen
On 4/6/08, Mat Maessen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >http://homepage.mac.com/godders/ducati-diana-3040971.jpg BTW, the red Honda parked behind it is an f3, which is very similar to my bike. I'd still rather be riding the Ducati, though. :-) -Mat -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.n

OT: another motorcycle thread

2008-04-06 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
... but a photo to share ... One so rarely gets to see one of these on the street anymore ... Glad I had a camera with me. A mid-sixties era Ducati 250 Mark III "Diana" with the euro-style clip- ons, etc. http://homepage.mac.com/godders/ducati-diana-3040971.jpg Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Di