Aermacchi-Ducati Special [Aborted]

Since the Suzuki’s steering stops are at 3 and 9 o’clock, and the Aermacchi has a single tang on the frame at 6 o’clock, I made up a steering stop adapter plate … Steering stop fabricationRead more

I made this spacer to adapt the Suzuki steering stem to fit the Aermacchi. It’s from scrap aluminum, not sure of the exact alloy. It will sit in between the lower steering … Steering stem spacerRead more

I picked up a set of ’82 Kawasaki GPz750 (one-year-only KZ750R) steering clamps and steering stem for $24. Instead of the GS700ES steering stem’s 30×52 lower bearing, the GPz uses the same … ’82 KZ750R steering clampsRead more

What I’ve cobbled together so far—as of this morning when I had to “go to work,” by which I actually mean head upstairs to my computer.

I felt heartbroken — absolutely gutted. I was installing new bearing races when the frame fell off the bench and smacked the concrete right on the steering stem. I could take it … Frame damage & repairRead more

More homebrew counter-balancers from the Homemade Ducati Supermono Facebook Group.It looks straightforward enough. (Famous last words — “How hard can it be?”)

To help me sort out engine placement in the frame, I bought a left-side crankcase half from an original Aermacchi 350 engine off Ebay. Since I will not not be able to … Crankcase comparisonRead more

I have learned that my “supermono conversion” idea has been done successfully before. I was pleased to find this single cylinder Ducati racer. More photos can be found here: https://felkinsr.smugmug.com/Motorcycles. The forum … Ducati Supermono conversionsRead more

Not really related to the engine swap, but I’m currently doing a deep dive on Suzuki parts interchangeability to sort the rear wheel. God bless places like partzilla.com that provide online parts … Sorting the wheelsRead more

The Aermacchi-Ducati marriage is still little more than a conceptual exercise at this point, but I’ve started playing around with it. I purchased wheels and a set of “dummy” Ducati engine cases, … Preliminary mock-upRead more