Thanks man. That Ducati means the world to my dad. The story behind it is he bought it new in 1970, at some point it fell over while my mom was on it and smashed her leg (that's all she has to say about it - apparently it was painful). At some point my dad let his brother borrow it. He told him he could have fun with it but don't destroy it. When he got it back it looked like it does now. It sat in the basement of the barn until I was about 8 (I'm 25 now) then my dad brought it down and put it in his shed where it remained hidden until now. Working on my Honda with him recently got him excited about it and we went up and looked at it. When he looks at it now he gets real pissed off and curses his brother, but I told him - hey, that's what you guys did back then with bikes, and that's what little brothers do. Anyway, it will be fun to restore. I just ordered a frame ID with stamps from
http://guzzino.com to start the restoration. As for the 550, I'm waiting on a polished aluminum alloy tank and seat before I start the major overhaul. Just trying to get the bike inspected for now. Should be ready this weekend.
