Getting started

Dourado13 · Jun 24, 2015

Hi my name is Carlos Dourado motobike fan and proud owner of a Ducati 1198 always had bikes but never something I had my personal touch so I Finally decided to start my own project after countless hours of research I discovered what I wanted to build .
went for a V - twin engine and something"easy" to start with . Virago 750 .
found nice bike on ebay and brought it .
Unfortunately it wasn't what I wanted

was looking for a mono shock model from 81 to 83 ( now i know this )and bought a double shock .

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Dourado13 · Jun 24, 2015

Dourado13 said:
Hi my name is Carlos Dourado motobike fan and proud owner of a Ducati 1198 always had bikes but never something I had my personal touch so I Finally decided to start my own project after countless hours of research I discovered what I wanted to build .
went for a V - twin engine and something"easy" to start with . Virago 750 .
found nice bike on ebay and brought it .
Unfortunately it wasn't what I wanted was looking for a mono shock model from 81 to 83 ( now i know this )and bought a double shock .

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Well not all is bad , got the bike and decided I would build 2 so I bought now a mono shock also .
First bike is already almost all disassembled , all electrics identified so now just need to drop the engine and remove the wheels so I can start working on the frame .

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Dourado13 · Jun 24, 2015

Dourado13 said:
Well not all is bad , got the bike and decided I would build 2 so I bought now a mono shock also .
First bike is already almost all disassembled , all electrics identified so now just need to drop the engine and remove the wheels so I can start working on the frame .

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Finally decided on the design of the Dual shock virago took the inspiration from Greg hageman bike will of course put my touch into it as I am not a big fan of the frame where the seat is mounted

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bryanjoh · Jun 24, 2015

Have fun with your build. I'm doing a similar build on an 81 monoshock right now (also my first ever build). Be sure to take 5 times as many pictures as you think you need during the teardown process, I took a ton and now I wish I had more. Here's the link to mine.

http://www.dotheton.com/forum/index.php?topic=64897.0

Dourado13 · Jun 28, 2015

Second bike bought and picked up let's see how big the challenge of building 2 bikes at the same time will be

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Dourado13 · Jul 12, 2015

Some progress has been made with the first bike its now down to the bone and the frame has been cut

Front suspension brakes disks all disassembled and ready for a major overhaul

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DesertKZ · Jul 13, 2015

I think dual shock looks better on a vintage bike, looks like you're headed in a good direction.

neophyteCB450 · Jul 17, 2015

+1 for deul shocks

Dourado13 · Mar 28, 2016

And almost one year later some progress has been done

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Dourado13 · Mar 28, 2016