Ducati 1299 panigale cast aluminium or?????

[dobbslc]

I'd love an 851 or 888. Better then money in the bank!

 

[Salvatore Prestianni]

It’s a first generation zx10r C2H. Spares and aftermarket parts are ten a penny for it
It’s very easy to flick about. I bent a cheap Chinese rear set peg once which was scary as my foot slipped off mid lean. Still got the scuff on the boot lol.
Yes unfortunately owning a Ducati comes with a proper price tag. Beautiful bikes though especially the panigales. The 1098’s and 848’s are my personal favourite lookers.

Nice ride Richard. have to be careful with those cheap chinese knock offs. fairings are ok, but quality so so.

Now we are talking, all the Ducati classics are coming out. i am also partial to the 748 and older models.

 

[pressbrake1]

I'd love an 851 or 888. Better then money in the bank!

I sold a 888 to buy a horizontal borer. Financial mistake

 

[addjunkie]

I owned a 748 for a while, lovely thing, shame my body didnt fit it and my back and wrists ached after 20 minutes. There is something quite sexual about itallian bikes. But for me the esrly MV 750 is the one to lust after.

 

[pedrobedro]

I’d question whether a footpeg hanger doesn’t carry any load!

When I stand up on mine to pull my pants out my nick there's definitely weight on them

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Chap in the local garage has a 748 for sale - search for 'Ducati' on Gumtree [Highland].

 

[Dutch Welder]

Oohh, makes me tingly in all the right places.
Had a 748 Biposto, but that had quite the drinking problem (oil, not fuel) so out it went.

A mate had a 748SP, that thing went as the clappers, my CBR600 which I bought after the 748 had sold didn't have a chance until highly illegal numbers where on the clocks.
The sound of the 748 at high revs was epic with the Termi's he fitted.

 

[roofman]

Flatten the front, make a lug and drill through to bolt it on from the rear. You can make a lug from steel it will last longer. Paint it with wheel silver and nobody will notice.

Its a Panigale man..you cant start bolting bits of pig iron to such a work of art....@the original poster,get one bought and stop messing about

 

[pedrobedro]

Its a Panigale man..you cant start bolting bits of pig iron to such a work of art..

It's falling apart, you do what you gotta do to use the thing, I'll stick with my 900 Hornet nothing has fallen off it in 16 years

 

[Ruffian]

Ducati are just the bike version of tvr's.

Reverse kits.
Buy them complete and they take themselves apart!

I wouldn't be happy with a cast alloy foot hanger being welded back together. Would rather billet machined or steel.
It looks nicely built up though, good practice at least.

 

[earthman]

I wouldn't be happy with a cast alloy foot hanger being welded back together. Would rather billet machined or steel.

I kind of agree but to think that the original one broke like it did in the first place,....in other words you couldn't be sure that a brand new part from the factory wouldn't break like that again. If you are real confident of your welding, test/run with it I say.

 

[Richard.]

It’s got very little to do with welding confidence, skill, abilities etc.
It’s all about the junk they chuck in the cast and the differences between the properties of the cast and the welded area. Some simply don’t weld. Some weld but don’t hold out for long. Some weld beautifully.
Be very understanding of the difference between the cast and the welded material.
The cast won’t suffer with creep or fatigue but the welding can.
The cast never had a HAZ until now.
The cast broke because it was strong but brittle the welding is ductile.
A lot of advice round welding is “jump on it a couple of times and if it doesn’t break your all good”
With steel that’s often the case. Aluminium however not. That stuff can catch you out over time. Use it as a temporary measure but I’d consider getting an oem or patern part as a permanent fix.

 

[Shox Dr]

I dropped my Africa Twin in a carpark doing about 2mph, rear o/s peg pulled the eye from the lower mount and snapped off the upper, not helped by the original steel pegs elongating the holes on both sides, I built up the damaged side and filled the holes in with weld, on the n/s, machined back on both sides, pegs replaced with CBR fronts. That was 6yrs ago, I’ve dropped it a few times since. Last yr on Islay it got dragged down the beach.

Not moved since

 

[pedrobedro]

Honda all used to use the same pegs. I put CBR peg on my old NTV when I dropped it.

 

[chris pruteanu]

Chap in the local garage has a 748 for sale - search for 'Ducati' on Gumtree [Highland].

Thats what a sexy Bike should Look like ! Add a HOT blonde on it and it doesn’t matter how well you ride the bike or the blonde for that matter !
OP done a good job on the welding part, I do hope it will last forever !

 

[earthman]

It’s got very little to do with welding confidence, skill, abilities etc.
It’s all about the junk they chuck in the cast and the differences between the properties of the cast and the welded area. Some simply don’t weld. Some weld but don’t hold out for long. Some weld beautifully.
Be very understanding of the difference between the cast and the welded material.
The cast won’t suffer with creep or fatigue but the welding can.
The cast never had a HAZ until now.
The cast broke because it was strong but brittle the welding is ductile.
A lot of advice round welding is “jump on it a couple of times and if it doesn’t break your all good”
With steel that’s often the case. Aluminium however not. That stuff can catch you out over time. Use it as a temporary measure but I’d consider getting an oem or patern part as a permanent fix.

Yes, good points you make there but my question/point about using another OEM part remains, how well were that made? Can you trust that not to break??

Got to say, I don't like the use of such materials on modern bikes, I prefer bikes to have steel frames etc, yes I know it's all down to weight and cost but at least I have half a chance of repairing them myself.

 

[Richard.]

how well were that made? Can you trust that not to break??

I don’t know because I don’t know how he broke it.

 

[Salvatore Prestianni]

I managed to find an oem replacement. I will replace my dodgy welded part.

I purchased the bike at an auction as a repairable write off. Not sure how it broke. The bike is in pristine condition. Only needs fairings on the right hand side. Needs to be passed through the pits.

Thanks everyone for your comments, greatly appreciated.