Ducati 600 Pantah

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Ducati 600 Pantah

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After selling it 25 years ago, I've tracked it down and bought it back. The most wonderful ear bleedingly loud bike in the world :) It's hardly been ridden in the past quarter of a decade, hasn't changed a bit, even has the same Comp K Metzlers that I put on it! Now I just have to figure out how to get it from Penrith 400 miles South :)
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Re: Ducati 600 Pantah

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I used to own a jetski with a near identical paint job!
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Re: Ducati 600 Pantah

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That's in remarkably good nick for a 42 year old bike. And it has period (faded) 80s paintwork... I remember seeing a lot of 600 Pantahs being raced in the F2 class at the TT in that era.
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Re: Ducati 600 Pantah

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That's a nice one and I'm happy you've been reunited with it.
I think reading too many Bike magazines in the mid 80s made me desire one, but I'm glad I never owned one.
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Re: Ducati 600 Pantah

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Pink n green. Not gay at all :D
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Re: Ducati 600 Pantah

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That's a lairy paintjob (presumably your work, I'm not surprised at all). Also an interesting double lamp fairing - where did that come from??

I often wonder what happened to mine - whether or not it's still going.....

'Possibly' the loudest thing I've owned up to now*: K&N pods, and a Conti race system - it would set off car alarms on tickover. :D




* The JAPton is louder, guaranteed
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Re: Ducati 600 Pantah

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Yorick wrote: Mon Oct 17, 2022 4:10 pm Pink n green. Not gay at all :D
:D

In fairness, I suspect that the ghey pink would have been a more manly red all those years ago.

If that's not the case, then we have a new candidate for the bumming hat...
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Re: Ducati 600 Pantah

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Loud as in visually as well. You will certainly make an entrance for sure. But it's great to be reunited with your old bike again.
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Potter wrote: Tue Oct 18, 2022 3:11 am Keep the thread going when you finally get it down to you, and post more pictures,
Seconded!
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I'll ride it back for the train fare and fuel....
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Holy Sheet McSanta,that's a paintjob only you and maybe KFB could love. :silent:

Hope you get it home ok,keep us posted on updates and plans.
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Skub wrote: Tue Oct 18, 2022 8:04 pm Holy Sheet McSanta,that's a paintjob only you and maybe KFB could love. :silent:
Make the wheels match each other and I'm in :thumbup:
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Re: Ducati 600 Pantah

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I might paint my sprockets.
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Skub wrote: Tue Oct 18, 2022 8:12 pm Image
Put it this way - I bought my wife rainbow coloured dungarees for her birthday.
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Is that an inflatable boom box?
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KungFooBob wrote: Tue Oct 18, 2022 8:10 pm I might paint my sprockets.
I didn't notice that first time, mainly as my eyes had stopped working after the first few seconds
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Re: Ducati 600 Pantah

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It's he-ere! :) Garage all a bit cluttered at the moment, but they all fit nicely when arranged properly, leaving a walkway and workshop space.
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thats a good looking garage there young man!
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That's a proper garage :thumbup: