ss headlight

conti-mental · Post by **conti-mental** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 2:27 am

nottonight68 wrote:interesting thread this-seems ss owners are concerned about originality more so than others
seems to me that most hard to find parts are on the front end
-headlight
-m/cyl
-shaved calipers
-brake lines
-rims
-sliders
-etc
makes me wonder if available parts were used up years ago for front end crash repairs
cheers steve

Steve - spot on on both counts!
I'm 100% sure the reason mine has non original bits is due to 'kinetic interruption' in previous years.

As for the increased interest in originality...market forces?

It'll be a cold day in hell before I throw away my DMC ignition and Ikon shocks to put the originals back on!
Sadly, they're becoming museum pieces...personally, I can't imagine a bike I'd rather look at than a nicely restored ss, but I want to ride mine too

Cheers,

Andy

nottonight68 · Post by **nottonight68** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 2:43 am

i agree andy
im restoring mine to ride
i discarded my rear marzocs in about 1979 -put konis on-major improvement for young boy racer-i recently found those original shocks in dads shed,bent and rusty under a cammy ajs motor-i will attempt to rebuild-only because i have them!
ignition-i think we all became experts at changing the old stator plates

Macdesmo · Post by **Macdesmo** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 3:13 pm

Add original contis to the list. They sound better than the stainless replicas and rusted out before they got to a crash.

MartinMille BANNED · Post by **MartinMille BANNED** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 6:13 pm

You've got to be kidding right US $2,427.00 is what it closed at

cafe*racer · Post by **cafe*racer** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 8:15 pm

unbelieveable...it must be going on a $100k greenframe, that should narrow down list of buyers. I know the seller is on this forum, I wonder if the buyer is too? Anyone out there want to own up to it...

nottonight68 · Post by **nottonight68** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 11:15 pm

im gob smacked at that price-i guess the future price is now set

MartinMille BANNED · Post by **MartinMille BANNED** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 11:16 pm

At this rate anyone with a spare 25K , buy as SS if its complet it will be worth 50k just on parts.

Where is it all going to stop?

nottonight68 · Post by **nottonight68** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 11:26 pm

jads started all this-it was only $600 when he first mentioned jod duplo

i guess there had to be at least 2 bidders for the price to go that high-ergo there is still at least 1 person willing to pay big bucks for this part-i wouldnt be surprised to see another one surface on e bay shortly

cafe*racer · Post by **cafe*racer** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 11:32 pm

I believe the one that sold a couple years ago on eBay went for around $600, which was and still is TOO much. Now that the buyer blew his wad the next one will go for about half, and the one after that for even less, maybe I will even be able to afford the one after that...

nottonight68 · Post by **nottonight68** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 11:40 pm

if the buyer of that jod duplo is on this forum and needs the shell-contact me-i have one that is now for sale

jads · Post by **jads** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 1:47 am

dont blame me-$600 was way above me-i was thinking something like $100 for a glass,i now hate myself for breaking it-woe is me

nottonight68 · Post by **nottonight68** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 2:25 am

pm me for info

MartinMille BANNED · Post by **MartinMille BANNED** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 4:05 am

you better grab that lens fast
price is almost no longer an option

Geoff · Post by **Geoff** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 6:06 am

cafe*racer wrote:Jads, this might work for you too, not the real thing but as a replacement: http://cgi.ebay.com/Ducati-750-GT-Sport ... dZViewItem I have seen this happen with vintage/antique car items on eBay over the last 10 year or so, a few people with more money than you know what drive the prices way up. The all of a sudden they dissappear and the bottom falls out. Patience is a virtue. J.

You'll need some significant modifications to use this with the JOD Duplo chrome rim as it mounts differently (no screws)...

nottonight68 · Post by **nottonight68** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:21 pm

would it be posible for someone to reproduce these lens'-i no nothing about glass making,but it would seem there is a market for them