Phil Aynsley Photos "1985 750 DM TT1"

pantah_good · **Posted:** Sat Jan 24, 2015 6:49 pm

Link posted by Phil Aynsley on the Bevelheads forum.
http://www.philaphoto.com/imageLibrary/thumbnails.php?album=1598

athleticroman · **Posted:** Sat Jan 24, 2015 9:18 pm

I love when "new" old bikes appear as if from no-where and are now-here!

Can anyone help with the provenance?

ducttf1 · **Posted:** Sun Jan 25, 2015 12:01 am

Hi Mike, I love this bike! I guess if she were mine, I would start with DM. I think they are in Bologna. Reno Leoni took me to visit. I know 'Diego' has passed away but I think someone still with the company would know about the first TT frame! Great pictures as always from Phil. Lou

athleticroman · **Posted:** Sun Jan 25, 2015 7:38 am

Well DM Telai are still in business and if you want a TT frame you can still buy one!

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athleticroman · **Posted:** Sun Jan 25, 2015 9:23 am

I have noticed one thing in the photo that would put doubt on the claim that this bike was built by Reno Leoni

Though it is not all bad... it may have been built by an equally acclaimed Ducati engineer and much revered guru who operated out of Milan! His Name - Mario Rognoni who is known as Voronoff.

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Ducati by Voronoff, (not Leoni) says so on the fairing

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Original photo of the Voronoff Ducati

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huit · **Joined:** Sat Oct 29, 2011 3:38 pm **Posts:** 844

Thanks for posting the link Bill, what a beauty.
Is the frame nickel plated?

ducttf1 · **Posted:** Sun Jan 25, 2015 12:09 pm

Hi Paul, I agree with you. I think they call that 'satin' nickel. Lou

huit · **Joined:** Sat Oct 29, 2011 3:38 pm **Posts:** 844

Lou, I have seen some frames done with what was called electroless nickel which gave it a slightly rough finish.
Paul

loudbike · **Posted:** Sun Jan 25, 2015 7:52 pm

Yeah, that's my customer (we built Yellow Bike III for him) and friend Basil. The reference to Reno building the bike is something lost in translation between Basil and Phil I think. Bottom line is that Basil doesn't know who built it.

Very cool bike, though. Sounds ultra-nice - wish I know what the cam timing was...

There are a couple of short, but sweet vids of his outing on the bike at the island: http://youtu.be/ioojOXNBTQM , http://youtu.be/Uyt2-SNTMCY and http://youtu.be/O5G9REYi_9U

pantah_good · **Posted:** Sat Jan 31, 2015 5:02 pm

A couple more interesting links posted by Phil.
http://www.philaphoto.com/imageLibrary/thumbnails.php?album=1600
http://www.philaphoto.com/imageLibrary/thumbnails.php?album=101

Phil Aynsley Photos "1985 750 DM TT1"

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