Darmah in da House

Jaffa · **Posted:** Sun Jan 30, 2011 6:12 am

Howdy Gentlemen (and Ladies if any present),

My fiance went off for 10 days R & R to Fiji the other week and when she returned, low and behold and new bike in the family.

Yes, I scored big time here. a 1978 Darmah with just 17k on the clock. She has been hiding under a tarpolin in a carport for the last 15 years so is in pretty bad shape cosmetically. Not sure of the internals just yet but she is off to a renown Ducati specialist in Sydney for a good checkover before making her way here to Canberra.

Nothing is missing but she now has plenty of rust that needs to be treated, all chrome pieces are pitted and need a good cleanup before rechroming. Polished parts are corroded etc etc. Needs lots of TLC and elbow grease.

I will post some photos as soon as I get to meet her in person.

All is good in the world of Ducati.

:smoke:

907pasonut · **Posted:** Sun Jan 30, 2011 11:22 am

congratulations jaffa :beer:

thats the way to do it...she gets the holiday and you get the bike :lol:

when you get the chance take a few photos before you clean it...for the before & after photos :thumbup:

JoKing · **Posted:** Mon Jan 31, 2011 2:47 pm

Heyho!

Last summer I bought a 78s 900SS from my uncle, who purchased it new in 1978. These are VERY nice bikes indeed...

blazing928 · **Posted:** Tue Feb 08, 2011 8:25 am

congrats on the bike and the fiance! :thumbup:

quite a collection starting to accumulate. This is good!

907pasonut · **Posted:** Wed Feb 09, 2011 1:28 pm

JoKing · **Posted:** Wed Feb 09, 2011 5:40 pm

ducapaso · **Posted:** Wed Feb 09, 2011 7:16 pm

ducapaso · **Posted:** Wed Feb 09, 2011 7:17 pm

Oh, by the way... congratulations to both of you! :lol:

907pasonut · **Posted:** Fri Feb 11, 2011 9:33 am

the old bevel looks in good condition, and a good investment...they dont build them like that anymore :beer:

...you're not wrong when you said "its part of the family" you parked it in your living room :thumbup:

higgy · **Posted:** Fri Feb 11, 2011 11:40 am

Ok just out of curiosity..How many of you keep your Ducati in the living room :?:

part 2: and then how many of you that do keep your Duke in the living room are single :?:

jcslocum · **Posted:** Fri Feb 11, 2011 12:28 pm

The living room is for pu$$ies.....

I keep my 250 in the missus formal dining room.

She knows who's boss around here ;-)

JoKing · **Posted:** Fri Feb 11, 2011 12:48 pm

Living room is for pussies?

Ok...listen to this:

I completely disassambled my 907 in the living room, including the storage of the parts all over the TV, sofa, and so on.

The 900SS bevel standing next to it, watching. One day i said "it is getting a little bit cramped in here... maybe i have to park the bevel in the garage for some days"

My girlfriend forbid it. She said, the nice bike has to stay in the house.

/edit:
Nice bike though :-)

higgy · **Posted:** Fri Feb 11, 2011 12:53 pm

907pasonut · **Posted:** Mon Feb 14, 2011 9:02 am

JoKing · **Posted:** Mon Feb 14, 2011 9:10 am

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