Ducati Sporting Club UK > DesmoDue Race Series > DesmoDue - General Questions and Chat > info on 620 ss race conversion?

[domski]

Originally Posted by phil_h

Dom - are you working yet ?

I'm at a place of work, if that's what you mean?



Rich - have you got a bike yet?

[twpd]

Originally Posted by couchcommando

Cheapest way is to spend £2500 on a bike that is already prepped and has full exhaust and decent suspension
See mr Couch

You were doing well until the last 3 words.

[rich-racing.co.uk]

no, not yet dom. need dollars.
getting close tho'.
got a bit back on R1 bits, and may assault the plastic for the balance..

sleeping AND dreaming is not multi tasking.
drinking tea and playing computers count?

[twpd]

Originally Posted by phil_h

They do look better in black nige, and that is a good pic, but ...

the designer in me just cringes looking at the style lines going in all different directions - it looks like a parts bin bodywork special because of those strange lines

the engineer in me looks at the compromises in the rear end of the frame to put a passenger and luggage capable tail on - its a touring frame

Mind you, I would probably pay you money to have a ride on yours
I'm sure the view from the cockpit is much better

Well I like them far more than Terreblance's other creations. I do agree re. the frame. It should be a lightweight bolt-on subframe. The existing frame is a bad thing for racing in terms crash resistance and weight...in the USA they cut the rear off and put a proper subframe on..here in the UK we aren't allowed to do it.

If you're willing to pay then we hould talk - it's an absolute hoot to ride. A bit underpowered against the big 4's but, nonetheless a lot of fun. Corner speed is high.

[couchcommando]

Originally Posted by twpd

You were doing well until the last 3 words.

it is, well I can't fault it Front has stiffer linear springs and rear feels great

[twpd]

Originally Posted by rich-racing.co.uk

twpd - how does the stupid tank pad come off? tools or violence?
didn't think you'd be able to get a race fairing for a ss bike. anybody got a number?
also, who should i phone to price up some cans?
cheers fella's!

The rubber pad just pulls off - getting the double-side foam tape off is another matter altogether. The bodywork is from Ricambi Weiss in Germany.They have an eBay shop but, it's cheaper to buy direct from them...just Google. The seat is from Ducati Kaemna in Germany (expensive but it fits straight away). Don't buy the Ricambi seat - it's ****.

I talk to a lad who races an 800ss in the USA. He has 999 bodywork on it - apparently it goes on well with very little modification.

[twpd]

Originally Posted by psychlist

Multi-Tasking!?! Only women can do that, allegedly

As you know - it's a myth that we choose to perpetuate. Let a woman know you can multi-task and she'll just give you more work to do. I can quite happily drink beer, surf the web, listen to music and watch the box all at once.

[phil_h]

Originally Posted by twpd

Well I like them far more than Terreblance's other creations. I do agree re. the frame. It should be a lightweight bolt-on subframe. The existing frame is a bad thing for racing in terms crash resistance and weight...in the USA they cut the rear off and put a proper subframe on..here in the UK we aren't allowed to do it.

If you're willing to pay then we hould talk - it's an absolute hoot to ride. A bit underpowered against the big 4's but, nonetheless a lot of fun. Corner speed is high.

Its made me think about when I started racing ... I was running a 350 velocette (stop laughing at the back, it was only 5 years ago !) in vintage events, even then I was entering up to 3 classes per meeting, so I got to race behind a lot of 500s, and they were so slow into the corners I got really fed up with them ... so I bought one. A velo 500, so it felt and handled just the same as my 350.
The very first meeting I rode it at everything was going really well as I got used to the extra grunt, and then I came off it 3 times in 2 days as well as surviving a massive holding-on-by-one-hand-with-feet-flying-in-the-air-highside.
Well, it was 3-sisters, and it was wet

Oops, shouldnt be telling you that just now should I nige

[psychlist]

Originally Posted by twpd

I can quite happily drink beer, surf the web, listen to music and watch the box all at once.

So THAT's where Domski's working then

[twpd]

Originally Posted by phil_h

Oops, shouldnt be telling you that just now should I nige

I'm fearless - has no effect on me altho' ur reasoning for getting a new bike was amusing. "I want a more powerful bike to go slower". Go figure!