Ducati Sporting Club UK > DesmoDue Race Series > DesmoDue - General Questions and Chat > Brancato Engineering - Great Help!

[antonye]

Just been on the phone for the last half an hour to Brancato Engineering, talking about the DD race series.

They're making the race fairings for 600SS bikes which you'll need to get your order in quickly if you want one!

Prices are:

Full fairing: sides + top = £325
Catch Tray to ACU spec for above = £40 - 50 (tbc)
Screen: £47 or £48 for 900ss style double bubble
Seat Unit (SuperLight style) = £145
Seat Mounting Kit (oem Ducati parts) = £45
Seat Pad (stick on) £40
Seat Pad (bolt on) £70

They also supply all sorts of mods and parts for the series which you may find really helpful, including uprated wheel adjusters, oil filler caps, 14t front sprockets and a range of rears from 37 to 43 and possibly 44 as well.

Give them a call - they're hopefully putting together a DD specific sheet with a whole load of useful stuff on it which will be really handy.

[edit to correct seat style]

[Edited on 28-1-2005 by antonye]

[antonye]

Well, that's the only thing when they're the only place making them!

It's not like it's a mass produced piece of UJM, is it...

[antonye]

Well I could easily race with the standard fairing, or take it off altogether, to keep the costs down. Even running with cheap stuff off ebay is an option.

BUT I was to replace the fairing with race stuff that will swap straight over to keep the genuine Ducati parts unmarked. The seat unit also weighs a ton, so replacing this also helps to save weight.

So far I'm upto just under 1600 quid with the bike and parts, so adding the fairing isn't that bad on the budget. If I can pull in some sponsorship to help pay, then that's even better!

[Jon]

Antonye, £40.00 for a piece of foam Good old Brancato, still trying to fleece us

[stumpy1]

Originally posted by Jon
Antonye, £40.00 for a piece of foam Good old Brancato, still trying to fleece us

I'd pay £7.00 for my seat foam when i had my trackbike...
go to any race club meeting, and you will pay the same,all you have to do it cut it to the shape of your seat..

[skidlids]

Yes but thats cheap foam at the race meetings it nowhere near the same stuff as Tony does, and really his fibreglass is to good a quality to use for racing, but the quality of it gives it a lot of strength with little weight.

I can hear you now Foam is Foam ..... wrong
I went over there last saturday to get my gaskets for my 600SS and stood in the doorway when I got there was Dallas getting enough foam to do two seat pads and two bum stops for his ZX10R race seats,
incidently Tony was suprised at the poor quality of Dallas race seat unit compared to the stuff he makes but i then did point out that Dallas needs them to be as cheap as possible so that he can replace them after he has launched the bike 10 foot into the air. OK Dallas didn't pay that much for a seat pad as he purchased the foam in a lump and will cut it and shape it himself. But if you want won made to go straight on then as with everybody Tony's time costs money as does quality.
Luckily for me I'll make do with any old ratty bit of dross and save myself some money.

[Iconic944ss]

I rate Brancato highly - but didnt Ali work out the Sharkskinz full kit would be £480 ????

and I believe its 'off the shelf' albeit an American shelf

[skidlids]

The same bits that Sharkskinz are offering cost £470 from Brancato according to Antony's posted prices.
Senna3 already has his seat unit and centre fairing part in Gel coat gloss black with gel coat white number boards. Quality is top notch as I said before far to good to be throwing into the gravel trap.

When I buy stuff from America it can take over 3 months to get to me even when it is off the shelf and I also have to pay various duties/taxes

[domski]

Why not fit a TZ250 or Honda RS250 fairing?

Can pick up a nice new one for under £130 and take it to your local engineer, who i'm sure won't charge you £570 to weld a couple of brackets to your frame.

On the seat padding, I've found a roll mat thingy from Millets to be as good as anything 'purpose' built for bike seats. It's about £5 for a roll mat, and there is shed loads of it.

...and when you crash, which you will... I bet a £130 bit of plastic is more appealing than a £400 piece of plastic.

Just my 2 penneth

This was the Desmo Due forum and not the MotoGP one wasn't it?

[TP]

Originally posted by domskidue
This was the Desmo Due forum and not the MotoGP one wasn't it?

Aside from e-bay ... where does one locate one of these fairings Dom?