1974 Ducati 750 GT Fully Restored Orange/Black

1974 DUCATI 750 GT - FULLY RESTORED This 1974 Ducati 750 GT Was Fully Restored by Austin Vintage CycleAustin Vintage Cycle is a restoration and service facility that specializes in all pre-fuel injected motorcycles. From vintage Ducati’s to BSA’s. AVC services all makes of older motorcycles and and strives to get your old bike running & riding at its best. Austin Vintage Cycle provides full restoration services including custom built bikes. AVC's lead mechanic has over 30 years of building and tuning experience and applied his knowledge and skill to this 1974 Ducati 750 GT so be assured you a receiving a quality restored motorcycle. History and Overview of the Restoration Process We purchased this bike from Arizona and it was a bit of a mess when we received it. It was missing a few parts as the previous owner had started to take it apart for some unknown reason. The decision was made to take it completely apart and restore as much of the original hardware. fasteners. and parts that were original to the bike. We also made the decision to perform and add a few very minor upgrades. These were the things that we would have done back in the 70's just to give the bike a cleaner look and a bit better performance. Our goal with this build was to build to show / museum quality. but also to the level that we expect to have in a bike that we would ride. This bike can be ridden with confidence if one chooses to do more than just show it. It has undergone a complete nut and bolt restoration with every part and piece of the bike disassembled. cleaned. painted. massaged and sorted. There is not a single part on this bike that has not been touched in some way. As much original equipment as possible has been retained in this restoration. All of the original levers such as kick start; shifter. brake etc. were cleaned and re-chromed by a reputable chrome shop; original center axle Marzocchi forks with rear mounted Scarab type caliper mounting flags. The headlight bucket and ring were also re-chromed. The motor still had its original seal on the crankcase. but we decided to split the cases anyway as it has sat for so long and we wanted to make sure that there were no sins lurking inside. The good news is that the crank and rod assembly were in very nice condition and did not need attention. This did however give us the chance to check and replace bearings. assure all transmission gears. splines. shafts and bearings were ok. We removed the sludge from the crankshaft sludge trap. We decided to go back with the original bright orange/ black color scheme on this restoration. All of the original aluminum parts have been cleaned. and or polished. No expense or time has been spared in this restoration. Ignition and wiring has been upgraded to modern standards. The following is a list of what has been done to this Ducati. The motor starts first kick and settles into a very nice. smooth idle. This bike runs and shifts better than the day it was delivered from the factory. Full List of Restoration Services Performed by Austin Vintage Cycle 1. Disassemble motor. clean. check all items for wear. The motor received very little in the way of new parts as the internals were in very good condition. Some new bearings were installed and file fitted first over new rings on the stock pistons in the standard bore. All internals were well within spec. Replated rocker arms by Mega cycle cams were installed with new valve guides and seals and a proper 3 angle valve job. Cam timing was checked and is spot on. The motor received all new gaskets. o-rings. and seals. 2. Media blast and or polish all aluminum parts 3. Sandblast frame to bare metal and repaint 4. New Dual cable Tomeselli throttle assembly was installed 5. Repaint tank. side covers and fenders 6. Replace wheel bearing and all spokes and nipples with stainless spokes from Buchanens. Polish the Borrani wheels and hubs to perfection. Balance and true wheels (The original Borrani wheels still have a few scratches on them that were just too deep to polish out. but being original. we decided to use them and they are very presentable. ) 7. Replace front fender stays and headlight brackets 8. Wiring harness was modified and cleaned up and switches were replaced with modern switchgear. 9. New seat cover and foam. new seat bumpers. knob. Original aluminum seat trim was reused and polished and installed with stainless nuts. bolts and washers. 10. Upgrade electronics. dyna ignition. stock coils. 11. Re-chrome all chrome parts 12. Replace rear shocks with Works Performance shocks 13. Rebuild and service front forks. new wipers. and seals. Clean and polish lowers 14. Rebuild round cap Brembo master brake pump and install Brembo P108 Calipers (an upgrade from the stock setup) 15. Replace all cables 16. Thoroughly clean carbs and rebuild with new gaskets. o rings. slides. pumper diaphragms. synch and tune 17. Rebuilt gauges by Nisonger and install with new cables and wiring 18. Original exhaust header pipes were re-chromed and reused. New Conti exhaust pipes were installed with the original re-chromed clamps. 19. New rubber for pegs. shifter. handgrips 20. Sport Gauges as per 750 Sport configuration (we never liked the clunky dashboard of the original GT bikes) 21. Custom taillight and plate holder with small CEV tail lights (once again. ala 750 Sport) 22. New Barnett Clutch plates (steel and fiber plates) were installed. original springs were reused. 23. New Avon Roadrunner tires. tubes and wheel liners installed. and balanced. 24. New gas tank petcocks. 25. New sidecover trims and rubber grommett 26. New stainless steel case bolts for engine. (crankcase. clutch cover. alternator cover ) Installed with Anti Seize 27. New chain and Sprockets. DID 520VX2 O ring chain (upgrade from stock) Watch This 1974 Ducati 750 GT Starting and Running See a video of this item Full Picture Gallery of this 1974 Ducati 750 GT