750 Drummer on eBay

Now just add another $ 2000 for a crank rebuild, and a few for a rebore, rings and pistons and of course all bearings..
Then, it'll be too expensive to risk riding it.

Paul
 
Paul Marx said:
The last one I sold was 50% more. The market has collapsed.

And yes, there's an electronic ignition on that Vincent.

What's that kickstart lever on your Slater Egli?

Paul
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2 x 750 Four Honda Kickstarts which have had their shape adjusted and then welded together. If you look at photos of Eglis the kickstarters are various - they don’t work too well with standard Vincent ones. I like them indexed low so my knee is already part ‘open’ at the start of the kick. Some have them so high the rider must be a gymnast to start them. It’s not a Slater Egli.
My D has points and coil ignition so there’s hope for you yet.
 
The muffler is pretty abysmal, one day I would love a ride on one, I can see the practicality of the modern rear sets but again they clash with my sensibilities. I would definitely want a BUTTON though. A Vincent on a Vincent made by 2 Vincents, seems poetic. One drunken year on The Mountain at Bathurst there was an old bloke just above Skyline where they sold Pluto Pups standing next to a Vincent Rapide who appeared a bit wobbly on his feet. As the crowd gathered he was attempting to start it and failing. He then announced in a loud voice that anyone who could start it could go for a ride around the huge car and camping area. Only one bloke tried, he couldn't get it past compression. The owner sort of sharpened up then and kicked it once and rode off. I kinda think he was taking the piss. I always regretted not trying. I had an XT 500 single and an old Bonnie and had ridden Nortons a lot. Only the XT had a valve lifter, but it didn't have manual advance and retard or was it a V twin with 2 separate compression points that complicate finding TDC for THE KICK. I would like to think I would have done better but maybe not. That's why THE BUTTON. Sacrilegious or not.
 
78jotadave said:
When you see old Ducati GT 750s' going for $18+k and Darmah anywhere from $8-20k this SF looks good to me

The higher the price a bike sells for the less likely it is to be used for its intended purpose, so many beautiful machines parked in lobbies or living rooms whose tires will never touch asphalt again'
There is a Ducati 750 GT listed on the Bevel Heaven site the asking price is almost 59,000 Euro, pure madness.
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I blame journos like Alan Cathcart, who never rode a Ducati he didn’t like. The Darmah was a slow POS that held up our interstate blast to Bathurst for the Easter races. Even Stewie’s GS750 was quicker, used less fuel, and actually handled.
There is a mythology around Ducatis generated mostly from bullshit exchanged in coffee lounges and owners seeking to validate themselves by talking up I their purchases.
The GT 750 is a case in point - woefully unreliable electronics, with the black box failing sometimes within weeks of replacement and in Australia the dealers not honouring the ‘warranty’. I saw a ‘fully restored’ one a few years ago at a show in Adelaide. Bloke was talking it up, said it was back to original spec. I asked if that included the electrics that routinely failed, and he got very shitty. It wasn’t, of course, original. It had all manner of upgrades to try to turn the myth into a modern reality.
The French have a word for people who’d pay that sort of dough - frotteur
 
DaveB said:
The French have a word for people who’d pay that sort of dough - frotteur
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They don't. Never heard of it.

As for Ducatis of the 70s, they have an abysmal reputation. They break down all the time and blow big ends. Usually.
And yes, with half a century hindsight, they can be made good.
Cathcart does short tests, owners do short rides. All's well.
Current prices are due to a load of wankers with money who don't ride them anyway.
Like Laverdas, which is why there'll soon be no parts supply and no knowledgeable people to repair them........Usual rant.

Get a Trabant and a pre war pushrod 500 single if you want to ride. Or a Vincent twin. :)

Paul
 
I used to borrow my mates 750GT Ducati he bought new around 1975ish. The quality control was pretty appalling but it was a beautiful bike to ride, I loved it. There wasn't much that didn't stop working, the paint and chrome were rubbish but it was a pleasure to use and the engine didn't break either. It came with Contis on it and sounded fantastic. There is no way they are worth the asking prices now though.
 
I made my living working mainly on Ducatis in the '70s. A GT750 had points ignition, no black box. 860 and later had that poxy electronic ign. They sold lots of 750GT in Oz and owners who slacked on maintenance ended up with heaps of shit but many owners were enthusiasts who really looked after them and the bikes were fine. However they still ate big-ends (especially if not run on 50wt oil), valve-guides, rings, bores etc and had poxy switches so were great earners for mechanics. They didn't last like Laverdas especially if ridden hard, but were lovely bikes to ride.
 
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