[Ducati] Re: Ducati Digest, Vol 24, Issue 26

[Dave Acey]

 Michael Moores (SF) website is still up even though he no longer sells 
Rita's

http://www.eurospares.com/index.htm

here is the link to his Allazurra

http://www.eurospares.com/ally.htm

Dave

> Message: 3
> Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 09:17:16 -0800
> From: "Kevin Kachadourian" <kkachadourian at cv.k12.ca.us>
> Subject: [Ducati] magic in Chico (was: Christmas tress and winter
> rides)
> To: <ducati at ducati.net>

> The magic in Chico is Craig Hanson of Hanson Racing Technology. I think 
> his name pops up on other lists sometimes. As far as I know, he doesn't 
> specialize in any manufacturer or towards any specific purpose, but knows 
> Ducks very well, and has been modifying them for years (dare I say 
> "decades?"). He seems to do everything to make a bike faster and better 
> handling. If you can still find the write-up, he and Michael Moore 
> (different Michael Moore), did some fairly extensive work on Michael's Aly 
> 650 that he was racing at the time. Craig built a 2 into 1 exhaust for my 
> Aly, which greatly improved the engine's power delivery. A couple of 
> years later, he rebuilt the Aly motor: rings, porting, some transmission 
> parts (there is an epic tale), cam timing, squish bands; and that motor is 
> still one of the sweetest I've ever seen. He is slowly expanding his 
> capabilities, and can now ceramic coat the exhausts he builds. His shop 
> looks more like a salvage garage than a high performance shop, but he 
> seems to know where everything is and keeps track of all his projects. He 
> works slowly (at times, it seemed glacial), but seems to tinker the bike 
> into its best performance (he takes the time to get it right, rather than 
> rushing to get it off the lift for the next customer). My experience so 
> far is limited to the 2 jobs for the Aly, but I will be able to tell you 
> more after the work on the 900. Others have sung his praises for a variety 
> of jobs (just Google "Hanson Racing Technology"). I think that if you can 
> live with his idiosyncracies, his work on air cooled twins is about as 
> good as it gets (outside Ducati Corse), and his fees are bargains when 
> compared to the fancy shops in higher rent neighborhoods around the US.
> My 8 cents worth.
> Kevin Kachadourian
> '96 900SS SP (up there in Chico)
> '85 650 Alazzurra (merrily bouncing me down the road in Oakland, Ca)
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