DucCutters: 66 Bitsa (Mike McGeachy)

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66 Bitsa
Project By: Mike McGeachy (MikeM@Peridotcorp.com)

This started as a 1966 Scrambler purchased new by my father from Brooks Cyclery in San Jose. The bike has been everything from a hill climber to a desert racer to a commuter bike. Erv Kanamoto ported a Diana head for the bike back in 1967.

I restored the bike to a 1966 Café racer style. NOS parts were found from literally all over the world. Akront rims came from Canada, the Betor front forks were from a Montessa found in a barn in Livermore, rebuilt by Lindemans. The motor was built by Syds and the wheels were laced with custom SST spokes by Kelly Moss in San Jose. Front brake in an early Honda road racing item. All brackets and fab were done by myself, rear sets, linkage and such all have needle bearings. The tank is a hand built carbon fiber replica of an R3 version I saw from a picture. The paint was done by Daneen Custom Airbrush.

66 Bitsa

Photos taken at El Mirage Dry Lake at the season close of the SCTA land speed racing event.

66 Bitsa
(1966 Ducati Scrambler)

Carbon Fiber Tank

Carbon Fiber tailsection

Rear sets w/needle bearings

taper bearing head set

Laser cut friction steering damper

Honda Road racing front brake

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