x18 Marlboro Ducati build
By: Low Side
May 23rd, 2011
4:09 pm
So this is the bike I started off with, it was a good price and the motor was OK. (green X18)
I used an X7 tail from my old bike, and custom fit it to the stock one on the x18. I also used the side faring where your leg rest and fiberglassed everything together into one. It took a while and alot of bondo work.
At this time there was no pipe.. I had just painted the rims black, bondo'd and primed the tank and new custom tail. There are also no elecs. I had to wait for all the parts.
Custom intake I installed, a little bit bigger then the PBU one. barely any clearance for one any larger.
I finally got the side farings on, and put on the custom pipe i'm currently waiting to wrap.
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31 comments on "x18 Marlboro Ducati build"
May 23, 2011 at 4:15 pm
Got the front end on, Side marker delete and painted the inside of the headlight black.
Sorry for the gap, but I just sprayed it red and euroed my front red light.
installed the GPS not final but its OK for now.
custom shifter modded the stock. It fell apart on me on a ride so I welded it backwards.
May 23, 2011 at 4:20 pm
Trying to copy the marlboro ducati, I'm waiting on the stickers to come in.
custom red seat.
Mine with my boys repsol bike.
Sorry for the crappy blackberry photos, this project is long from done and we are having a photoshoot with my friends cam soon. I will keep you posted on any projects.
May 23, 2011 at 4:22 pm
youtube video I posted of a hot lap around my neighborhood
May 23, 2011 at 6:18 pm
Hey man very cool bike, I do like the paint job. I had to delete your video out, as our rules prohibit any talk/showing of street riding.
May 23, 2011 at 6:36 pm
Oh whoops, new here anyways. But thanks alot
May 24, 2011 at 10:32 am
dude awesome work putting that bike together
i hope after all that its gonna be track tested and not a mantle piece
May 24, 2011 at 11:08 am
So AWESOME that it's going on the "front page article's"
Thank you for letting all of us SEE such a beautiful machine!
Nick.
May 24, 2011 at 8:28 pm
Your the Man, we all Love to mod stuff, now don't mess up the beautiful job,lol.
May 25, 2011 at 7:58 am
Hey, Thank you everyone for your responses. Ironicly yesterday I was racing with my friend and I 'Low Sided" my bike, due to someone pulling out the trailer from the water and getting the track wet. He obviously didn't know the importance of a clean track. Anyways I fitted an X7 front end on, and did a little bit of touch up work...
Still waiting on kick stand, stickers, and front piece lol. I have grips is there a DIY to install and uninstall on this forum I don't feel like messing it up.
May 25, 2011 at 8:03 am
and if someone can post the DIY that would be great