Thanks for that. I was looking through your own site and saw that you mentioned that you had to take the header off as well to remove that bolt.
My bike wasn't registered until 1990 so I guess it was one of the later 750s made and sat in a dealership in Italy before it was bought by the first owner. How it got to NZ from there I don't know.

I look at your photos and think my bike looks brand new compared to your projects.

Cheers M

[Marinus, If that Your avatar is from Your bike and U HAVENT polished that triple clamp, then Your bike is one "of the first 750 Pasos built". ONLY first "patches of 750 Pasos" came with that silver coloured upper triple clamp. Surely it can be, that its put to street very late... Anyway, its build very early.
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...And the last 750s had Digiplex ignition system (like mine -Nb 754 377-).

Alain.

Just right Alain! :thumbup: Pitty, that just that last version with Digiplex wasnt so good, as "Kokusan" version... Many of those Digiplex have failed(also in 906s)down and it didnt have any "advantage" compared to "Kokusan version"... Propably best version was with Öhlins rear chock, Kokusan and with 40mm diameter headers and open exhaust... :thumbup: Anyway its good to know VIN number.... Maybe we have to make someking of "vote about VIN numbers and whatkind of ORIGINAL STUFF everybody have in they bike" to have better data compared to Ducati factory... Someone make such topic???? :laugh: