Ducati Sporting Club UK > DesmoDue Race Series > DesmoDue - General Questions and Chat > Gearing for Cadwell?

[AK]

and for anyone who cant read numbers:

Look at the engine, if an older one, the clutch hydraulic pipe goes to the RH side of the engine - straight onto the clutch cover.

On the later 583's it goes to the left side of the engine - where it bolts to a slave cyl which is attached to the bike with 3 bolts, which is right in front of the front drive sprocket.

The 2 engines makeup are totally different, and hardly any parts are interchangeable........

Hope this is of help?

C, being dicatated to by Alan!

[Scooter916]

Originally posted by AK and CK
and for anyone who cant read numbers:

Look at the engine, if an older one, the clutch hydraulic pipe goes to the RH side of the engine - straight onto the clutch cover.

On the later 583's it goes to the left side of the engine - where it bolts to a slave cyl which is attached to the bike with 3 bolts, which is right in front of the front drive sprocket.

The 2 engines makeup are totally different, and hardly any parts are interchangeable........

Hope this is of help?

C, being dicatated to by Alan!

Thanks for confirming that. I obviously have a Whats left in stores bike LOL , Late chassis number early engine....
Still not unusual for ducati is it.

Glyn

[skidlids]

Didn't the real early 583s Pre 95 have a different primary ratio to the 95 to 98 model and then changed again in 98 along with most of the other engine parts.

[Chris Wood]

Out of control???? Gracefull slide??? Power without control is nothing!

Gearing, 13/14/15 fronts and a 40 rear(thanks skids) worked for me.

We used 15/40 for Snett/Brands/Cadders full...last three rounds.

Gearing only seemed to be an issue at Cadwell Woodlands last season, everywhere else I don't think it affected anyone greatly?

I think adjusting the right wrist earlier and for longer is the best mod going.....cue humorous gags!

[Edited on 15-2-2006 by Chris Wood]

[Dominic Clegg]

im going for 14/45 some thing like that soon find out if im toping out half way down the back stright. mate its just a game of trial and error