Ducati Sporting Club UK > DesmoDue Race Series > DesmoDue - General Questions and Chat > Pantah 600

[multi600]

So is the Pantah 600 eligable to do DD?

[TP]

Nup, too old.

Sorry

[phil_h]

Its also got bigger valves than the monster and ss !
They are the same size as the 750 and 620 valves.

[multi600]

But such a nice bike they should be in. What they have in the engine department they must offset by the frame, brakes etc. to make them equal on the grid.

[skidlids]

Makes for a good read, found these sites a while back after discussing the DD bikes with Tony Brancatto and him telling me a few things about the racing Pantahs

http://domdummaste.se/ducati/r_pantahs.html

http://domdummaste.se/ducati/tt2_pictures.html

[Washboard]

Originally posted by multi600
But such a nice bike they should be in. What they have in the engine department they must offset by the frame, brakes etc. to make them equal on the grid.

I agree completely!
If Tony Rutter turned up on a Pantah, he'd clean up obviously, but the average Joe on skinny 18" cross-plies would be at a real disadvantage I'd have thought.

[skidlids]

Originally posted by Washboard
but the average Joe on skinny 18" cross-plies would be at a real disadvantage I'd have thought.

Yep excluded from the results for not running the control tyre

[AK]

Originally posted by skidlids

Yep excluded from the results for not running the control tyre

[Monty]

The original rules were written to specifically exclude pantah based bikes-possibly because I mentioned TT2's when we were formulating them............must remember to keep my gob shut in future............

John

[phil_h]

Did someone mention the TT2 ?


[Edited on 1-1-2006 by phil_h]