Monza Based Mach1 Replica?

[Old Cog]

This is 20 miles up the road from me so I thought I'd go and take a look. Seller says he has no "original documentation" at all but seems genuine and more than willing to show me the bits.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/281899441496? ... EBIDX%3AIT

Though maybe some can tell from these pics, I'll take a camera and - as long as he doesn't mind - some photos. So I'm wondering -
1: any advice on what to look for or photo to determine what the machine was originally manufactured as
2: lots of the major components look right for a Mach1 e.g. suspension, headlight and and top yolk (triple-tree?) so what would remain as a tell-tale that it's a replica - apart form performance. Are the engines dimensionally the same? Could a person pop in a Mach1 motor or even rebuild the existing one with Mach1 cam and piston and end up with a "real" Mach1.

Thanks in advance for all help, suggestions and advice.

Cheers
Brian

[Eldert]

Hi Brian

long way to go for a Mach1 look alike .

curved kickstarter and brake pedal . rearsets and gearlever . clipons
the tank is a widecase Mark3 tourer tank . they had the winged badges.
toolboxes and Dell Orto SS1 29mm carb . licenseplate holder is wrong type to

a Mach 1 engine had DM250 M1 on the lefthand crankcase . fenders where smaller to

Eldert

[Old Cog]

Thanks Eldert.

I'll maybe go take a look anyway - not many old Ducatis round these parts - though I take your point that it's never going to look that much like a Mach1, at least not to someone who knows what they're looking at!

No doubt it'll make a nice little bike anyway, but I've already got a late (1975) 250 Mark 3.
(All this Mach1/Mark 3 stuff is a bit confusing: is some of that down to the same models being sold under different names in US and UK, do you know?)

Cheers

Brian

[Eldert]

hi Brian

nothing wrong with this bike . you could build a nice bike out of it .

allready got aluminum rims . center stand is still in place .

a Monza engine is very easy to build to Mach1 specs . a little higher compression piston . if it is a Mark III engine
camshaft could be OK and the cilinderhead porting to .

i would go over there and have a good look

Good Luck

Eldert