| Hi guys
I'm always fascinated by the amount of so-called factual information (or misinformation??) we 888 owners bandy about as 'gospel'. Maybe it's because the Ducati factory - in the early 90's - gave so little away? Anyway, here's my two-pennorth, culled from certain worthy publications (for what it's worth!)...
In order to address reliability issues concerning the con-rods used on Ducati's 888 race bikes, Austrian made Pankl steel rods were fitted to all the early street 851's, and to 888SP's from the SP2 onward. These were stronger rods, and weighed approx. 150g less than those used previously.
Common wisdom suggests that these 'lightweight' rods weren't used in later (lower revving) 888's - but this photo (of a standard 1993-94 888 Strada crank) would seem to prove otherwise.
(Titanium rods weren't used until they were fitted to the later 916SPS).
So, there we have it. Just a little more misinformation..!
Steve |