On Apr 7, 2008, at 1:54 AM, mike wilson wrote: >> >> ... but a photo to share ... >> >> One so rarely gets to see one of these on the street anymore ... Glad >> I had a camera with me. >> >> A mid-sixties era Ducati 250 Mark III "Diana" with the euro-style >> clip- >> ons, etc. >> >> http://homepage.mac.com/godders/ducati-diana-3040971.jpg > > Two friends at school had these (called Mach 1 in Europe) and one > had the 350 Sebring.
I had several of these Ducati Singles over the years. One was a Mark III project which I owned for 22 years as I collected all the bits to put it together, and in the end sold to a friend who completed it and produced a beautiful machine that he still rides. I thought this was actually that bike but found out later he has since moved to SoCal. The 250 Mach 1 model differed from the Mark III "Diana" in that they had a battery and regulator to run lights. The engine was in a very similar state of tune (slightly different cam and piston). The Mark III model had flywheel/magneto electrics only ... when the engine stopped, so did the lights. The 350 Sebring was a similar engine design (more robust cases, longer stroke, similar bore) with a small port head and a softer cam. I had one of those in pretty beat up shape that I had rescued from a dank garage in SF a dozen or so years ago. I stripped it, repainted frame and bodywork, rebuilt the motor but with a high compression piston, a 250 Mark III cam and did a bit of work on the head. It was a delightful machine to ride, made a beautiful noise. I wish I had a picture of it... I had taken some but they were in one of the boxes of negatives that went missing around 2002. Good memories: I always loved these machines. Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
