Ducati Sporting Club UK > DesmoDue Race Series > DesmoDue - General Questions and Chat > weight saving

[dunlop0_1]

Makes no difference my 185kgs was still almost unbeatable. Only Angry Challis got lucky once or twice.

[bally71]

Originally Posted by dunlop0_1

Makes no difference my 185kgs was still almost unbeatable. Only Angry Challis got lucky once or twice.

185kgs Did you have a lead fairing??

[bradders]

He only had 20 hp too

[Spjallen]

I'm not spending anymore on weight saving on the bike, but looking at spending that money on track time and tyres. Loosing weight myself would be cheaper, saves money on the weekly shop!!

[bally71]

Originally Posted by bradders

He only had 20 hp too

Ah .. I feel the need for a smiley on the end of a fishing line

[bally71]

Originally Posted by Spjallen

I'm not spending anymore on weight saving on the bike, but looking at spending that money on track time and tyres. Loosing weight myself would be cheaper, saves money on the weekly shop!!

Double bonus

weight savings not cost me a penny so far .. apart from maybe going to the underseat pipe .. but the that was just an added bonus in my mind

so that means you've got 6 kg's to lose for free .. Have you taken the lights off?

[bradders]

Underseat pipe costs weight bless its ti, as you need more pipe work I reckon than a simple out the bottom can

Weight becomes an issue if 2 fairly equal riders and one has considerable weight difference. And it must be true that's all they talk about on Eurosport with moto 2!!

[bally71]

Originally Posted by bradders

Underseat pipe costs weight bless its ti, as you need more pipe work I reckon than a simple out the bottom can

Weight becomes an issue if 2 fairly equal riders and one has considerable weight difference. And it must be true that's all they talk about on Eurosport with moto 2!!

Na the pipe lengths are designed to be the same so you just lose the weight of a can

Aparently if you tuck your elbows in it's worth 9 seconds a lap or something like that

[bradders]

No, this is DD. elbows have to be out if you want to progress...after years of watching senna and ghost and the like I finally got it

[Ghost]

Originally Posted by bradders

No, this is DD. elbows have to be out if you want to progress...after years of watching senna and ghost and the like I finally got it

Elbows at dawn eh. I did clip Sennas bar end at Pembrey around Honda curve. That was a bit scary but we behave now.