1970 Ducati 350 Scrambler
When Ducati brought out their new Scrambler for the hipster age, we were a tad disappointed. More flab than fab, and not very scramblerish - nice bike but perhaps a missed opportunity in our minds.
Think back to the mainly US market 450R/T, and what the “new” Scrambler could have been - so we decided to make our own, mixing an old school original 70’s Scrambler engine and frame with up to date KTM off road forks and wheels and the best that Ohlins, WP, Beringer and Rizoma have to offer.
Build sheet as follows;
- 1970 Ducati 350 Scrambler W/C in Yellow and Black
- Reduced and re-shaped original rear fender, new paint
- New KTM SX85 aftermarket front fender, new paint
- New seat pan fabricated and covered in premium smooth black leather with an inset perforated leather centre section
- New vintage style 7.7” headlight and grill, painted and hung with two-tone machined aluminium fork brackets
- Original gear shifter, extended & with new rubbers
- New WP front forks from the KTM range for the SX85
- New Ohlins Black Edition rear twin shocks adapted from a Honda application
- New Beringer MX Race Kit and Aerotec cable clutch with 4 finger levers both sides of the bars
- New Venhill Quick Action throttle and Venhill brake and clutch cables
- New Beringer MX Aerotec front disc
- New Renthal 754 22mm bars and Renthal firm grips with Rizoma Scugardo bar end indicators
- Modified KTM bar risers
- New Daytona Velona 80mm 9K analogue and digital combination clock
- New SM Pro Platinum wheels for the KTM SX85 MY12-17 (19x1.6 F and 18x2.15 R). Gloss Black rim and hub and stainless spokes with nickel nipples
- New Heidenau K67 Trials 3.25 x 19 54T TT on the front and 4.00 x 18 64T TT on the rear
- Custom one-off exhaust header with Akrapovic Yamaha R3 end can (one piece)
- New Chrome vintage style horn
- New generator, CDI and custom fuse box
- New Lithium battery and charger
- New Bevel gear gazer
- All new nuts, bolts, washers, gaskets, seals, engine plate mounts, valve guides, tank bracket, battery case
- Engine was fully stripped down with new gearbox bearings, crankshaft grind, valve lap, barrel honed and ceramic coated, piston honed with new pins and clips
- One-off billet triple clamps, stem and stem nut custom made by Fastec Racing
- New custom wiring loom in house
- Original Dellorto VHB carb sonic cleaned, overhauled and refurbished as new
- New vintage look bellmouth
- All panels custom made by us in marine grade aluminium
- Original tank, refurbished
- New DID VX GB chain and sprockets (530 x 13F and a “blank” 49 T Renthal rear)
- New aftermarket steel adventure footpegs grafted onto existing footrest arms
- Custom Wreckless design decals plus WP and Ducati decals
- Original swingarm, lengthened 40mm
- Original frame shortened at the rear. de-lugged and with new electrics tray
- New one-off custom side stand mounting point grafted to the original frame and peg mounting plate, plus aftermarket MX side stand designed for the KTM EXC range
- Kick starter and gear shift all original with new rubbers
- Frame and swing arm powder coated Traffic Black
- Tank, fenders and panels painted a combination of Traffic Black and Traffic Yellow in gloss finish
The bike was photographed by Daniel Du Cros at Junction11 studios in Banbury