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Books : Ducati Twins RestorationIn association with Amazon.comby: Mick Walker  List Price: $29.95 Amazon.com's Price: $29.35 You Save: $0.60 ( 2%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 629 EAN: 9780760317495 ISBN: 0760317496 Label: Motorbooks Manufacturer: Motorbooks Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 240 Publication Date: 2003-10 Publisher: Motorbooks Studio: Motorbooks Sales Rank: 970406 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: Some 30 different models of Ducati twin-cylinder motorcycles are covered in this comprehensive restoration guide. Combining his own expertise and experiences with those of Ducati enthusiasts the world over, Mick Walker clearly explains all you need to know to restore Ducati's bevel-driven V-twins, belt-driven V-twins, and parallel twins. It is illustrated with clear diagrams and rare photographs gathered from various sources. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Too generic, mostly uselessI own a 1973 Ducati Sport so I bought this book hoping it would help me, but it didn't. Overall it suffers from an identity crisis: it's not a maintenace guide, it's not a restoration manual and it's not an originality guide. And since the author is definitely a good and capable one, the problem comes from the basic error that the book tries to cover both Bevelheads and Pantha bikes, succeeding at serving well neither. It doesn't detail fitfalls or advices pertaining to ... Read More Rating: - DisapointingIf you are going to get a book to help you restore your Ducati twin,you better pass on this one and get a good shop manual .There is litle material of use and the content is mostly a repeat of is other Ducati books .You would expect a step by step knowhow aproach with usefull imputs like the Dave Richardson Guzzilogy book for Moto-Guzzi .A good restoration book is about guiding the reader with how to hints,tips and tricks from pros that have done it many times .There are lots of photos that will ... Read More Rating:  - This is the best book of its kind on the market.The fact that it may be the one and only is beside the point! Anyone attempting to maintain or restore one of these Ducati models would be well served to buy Walker's book. The price is steep, but the money will be very well spent. The author, Mick Walker, is unusual in that he is a well respected expert, yet he avoids the slavish PR blather common to many Ducati writers. He paid his dues as a long time dealer and rider, and his approach to the bikes is respectful but pragmatic. ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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