Bike Shed Visits: Ray Petty Meccanica - Ducati Specialist

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With over 40 years of motorcycling under his belt and 30 of those specifically Ducati's, you'd be hard pushed to find someone more passionate and knowledgable about Italian bikes than Ray.
CameraDan took an afternoon and headed to Greenwich, London find out a bit more about him and have a poke around what's currently on the benches at Ray Petty Meccanica.
Ray is also half of Death Machines of London, which have turned out some of the most head turning builds to exhibit at the Bike Shed London Shows and beyond.
Visit raypettymeccanica.com for more info.
Here's the link to the DMOL: Airforce video:
• Airforce by Death Mach...
And some scribings on the website from Ross about it too:
thebikeshed.cc/death-machines...

Пікірлер: 42

  • @moto-moto
    @moto-moto5 жыл бұрын

    I've been for my mot next to that shop, just wondered around and the guy showed me all these bikes with some history. He basically stopped his work to show me around. Very nice gizzer

  • @stepheneldridge6998
    @stepheneldridge69985 жыл бұрын

    That was great...a wealth of knowledge and a real passion for bikes. Cheers, Steve

  • @lateapex9420
    @lateapex94205 жыл бұрын

    Nice to see a Bike Shed video that hasn't been sprinkled in 'hipster' dust.

  • @leewatkeys9065
    @leewatkeys90655 жыл бұрын

    It’s so great to see places like this with a lifetime of knowledge exist 👍🏻

  • @brianwhite1189
    @brianwhite11895 жыл бұрын

    That was quite a treat! Thanks!

  • @biancomat8507
    @biancomat85075 жыл бұрын

    The kind of video you see and think about. Passion at work!

  • @andrewalmond
    @andrewalmond5 жыл бұрын

    Great guys and great garage! London’s finest!

  • @FunWithAJ
    @FunWithAJ5 жыл бұрын

    This guy is cool as dry ice. Awesome shop. Awesome person, awesome bikes.

  • @TheGreatestBeyonder
    @TheGreatestBeyonder5 жыл бұрын

    what a cool garage to see/have on your doorstep! 👍

  • @splodge5714
    @splodge57145 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic shop the only place to go for all things Ducati but that Multi Strada in for a service is a great advert for not buying a Ducati.

  • @shaneweightman
    @shaneweightman5 жыл бұрын

    Great video by the way gave thumbs up thanks Shane 🇬🇧

  • @iridemanila
    @iridemanila5 жыл бұрын

    look like a very passionate rider ! very nice story & shop

  • @jonberlin6131
    @jonberlin61315 жыл бұрын

    so good ! thank you!

  • @olrenison
    @olrenison5 жыл бұрын

    What a place. I'm guessing what Ray don't know about Ducatis, ain't worth knowing 👍👌

  • @STONEDARTphotos
    @STONEDARTphotos5 жыл бұрын

    First bike was a Ducati 200cc Elite in 1962, I'm still riding. Really nice shop.

  • @tonykeast9966
    @tonykeast99665 жыл бұрын

    Cool place. Mucho knowledge for the young guys to soak up...

  • @johndavies6152
    @johndavies61524 жыл бұрын

    Good job guys :)

  • @dunstanhawk7367
    @dunstanhawk73675 жыл бұрын

    Didn’t realise Max was riding the tracker at Malle Mile. We saw the bike parked up and my son spotted the DMOL logo straight away. Hope the racing went well!

  • @michaelhayward7572
    @michaelhayward75725 жыл бұрын

    10 hrs for a belt change is just one of many reasons why i dont like nor will ever own a 4V water cooled Ducati. 2V air cooled forever.

  • @minatormyth

    @minatormyth

    5 жыл бұрын

    Do the new V4s have belts?

  • @michaelhayward7572

    @michaelhayward7572

    5 жыл бұрын

    minatormyth no idea Don't think so.

  • @rudaripu
    @rudaripu4 жыл бұрын

    The dirt tracker is beautiful

  • @andypresland
    @andypresland5 жыл бұрын

    Loved this video, love looking at the place as I go in/out of the A2, anyone know anywhere local that does basic bike mechanics courses?

  • @kennymacm3031
    @kennymacm30314 жыл бұрын

    I’ll stick with a basic air coolest monster then.....! Had the chance of a MHR back in 86 for 2.5k oh my why oh why didn’t I use a crystal ball!!

  • @zeus.edwards2662
    @zeus.edwards26624 жыл бұрын

    awesome video and info , hope you invest in your video guy and get a stabilizer for that camera ..

  • @shaneweightman
    @shaneweightman5 жыл бұрын

    My son changed the belts on his Ducati monster 696 and hasn’t much mechanical knowledge, and said it was a piece of piss , about an hr and half it took him , don’t think he touched the valves or shims just the two belts cheers Shane uk 🇬🇧

  • @steve-wu7jp
    @steve-wu7jp5 жыл бұрын

    Cool shop, love he is only focused on Italian bikes

  • @ALEXANDERCRETA1

    @ALEXANDERCRETA1

    5 жыл бұрын

    Needs more focus than Japanese bike to fix them thats true...

  • @mikeymike3240
    @mikeymike32405 жыл бұрын

    I live in Northern Ireland, my friend has a Ducati Diaval, we only have one Ducati dealer in the province in Ballymoney, well, my friend left it in for a service and got the clutch fluid changed,he was charged £600 +vat. When he got home he had a look around the bike and check it over. Much to his dismay, he found that the mechanic had re- used the old clutch fluid , it was gray and cloudy. I told him to go back and complain, but he wouldn't. Is this common practice now, or was it a one off, I really don't know, but at £600+vat, it's a lot to swallow. What do you think about this as a Ducati dealer.

  • @kennymacm3031

    @kennymacm3031

    4 жыл бұрын

    Mikey mike trading standards required. My guess is they don’t know what they are doing

  • @MegaDRKSTR
    @MegaDRKSTR5 жыл бұрын

    Why does this channel have so few likes?

  • @danzwitheaze120
    @danzwitheaze1205 жыл бұрын

    how is to own a ducati scrambler,?

  • @nealebradford6417
    @nealebradford64175 жыл бұрын

    any relation to ray petty who used to build manx norton's.

  • @Ed-vi4rx
    @Ed-vi4rx4 жыл бұрын

    Nice Rolex youve got

  • @mick998r
    @mick998r5 жыл бұрын

    Christ! Van Damme looks rough as fuck.

  • @bazzamow7031
    @bazzamow70315 жыл бұрын

    Ducati looks great but you spend so much keeping them running it's not worth it

  • @ALEXANDERCRETA1
    @ALEXANDERCRETA15 жыл бұрын

    The only motorcycle that you can buy broken for the factory... No wait a minute....aprilia...vespa etc

  • @pinealism
    @pinealism4 жыл бұрын

    I'm the 666th like ;D

  • @BikeShedMotoCo

    @BikeShedMotoCo

    4 жыл бұрын

    pinealism thanks spawn of Satan!

  • @ronwhite8503
    @ronwhite85035 жыл бұрын

    That flat tracker is a waste of a bike.

  • @joeb84
    @joeb845 жыл бұрын

    But still can't pronounce Ducati correctly. Come on mate

  • @joeb84

    @joeb84

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@nickfletcher506 🤣

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