Ducati Sporting Club UK > DesmoDue Race Series > DesmoDue - General Questions and Chat > Wtd lightweight rearsets

[mat2hew]

I have in the past discovered that things are not always way as much as they look, ally is quite light after all, If yours only weigh 500g and a £100 set weighs 400g thats cost you £1 per gram, so to loose 16,000g (16Kg) would cost you how much!

I actually did buy some ally rear sets for about £100 I think, But if I could have made a set for £10, I would have.

All said and done, they do look good and I love my bike, But where do you stop spending money?

anyone know where I can get one of those under seat exhaust made to cut aerodynamics?

Mat 72

P.s. My bike weighed 168kg with a slight rearward bias, but sit a fat bloke like me on top it doesn't make much differance.

[Scooter916]

Originally Posted by mat2hew

I have in the past discovered that things are not always way as much as they look, ally is quite light after all, If yours only weigh 500g and a £100 set weighs 400g thats cost you £1 per gram, so to loose 16,000g (16Kg) would cost you how much!

I actually did buy some ally rear sets for about £100 I think, But if I could have made a set for £10, I would have.

All said and done, they do look good and I love my bike, But where do you stop spending money?

anyone know where I can get one of those under seat exhaust made to cut aerodynamics?

Mat 72

P.s. My bike weighed 168kg with a slight rearward bias, but sit a fat bloke like me on top it doesn't make much differance.

I Know where there is a large bore underseat pipe for sale..... Its just attached to a DD bike thats the only problem.....
Keep an eye on e bay tomorow....LOL

[AK]

froggy. the race supplies ones are light but you will need monster ones as the ss ones bolt to a different position. get the monster ones he does.
we use them but they go onto a bit of durual (sp?) ally which is light but strong so i have drilled them so that i could move them back. but try them std to start with.
get rid of other heavy brackets like the one that holds your rear shock canister too all things like that add up mate

[Scooter916]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=330323341168

[Tonio600]

Originally Posted by AK

froggy. the race supplies ones are light but you will need monster ones as the ss ones bolt to a different position. get the monster ones he does.
we use them but they go onto a bit of durual (sp?) ally which is light but strong so i have drilled them so that i could move them back. but try them std to start with.
get rid of other heavy brackets like the one that holds your rear shock canister too all things like that add up mate

Cheers Al'

Yeah I was thinking about the Monster ones, I know frames differ from the SS ones.

And stop with my heavy Ohlins bracket, I love it

[Tonio600]

Originally Posted by mat2hew

I actually did buy some ally rear sets for about £100 I think, But if I could have made a set for £10, I would have.

Been there done that
This is my last season racing, so I just want to treat the bike and myself a bit before retiring

[Scooter916]

tonio whats the latest at the le mans 24hr, I have done a search but its all in bloody french

[phillc]

Originally Posted by Scooter916

tonio whats the latest at the le mans 24hr, I have done a search but its all in bloody french

Le Mans live timing:

http://www.lemans.org/24heuresmoto/p...hronos_fr.html

Phase One went out really early. Alf's Kawasaki still circulating.

[skidlids]

Originally Posted by phillc

Le Mans live timing:

http://www.lemans.org/24heuresmoto/p...hronos_fr.html

Phase One went out really early. .

as did David Checa on the 94 bike, and the bike Plater is sharing crashed out of the lead abot 40mins into the race, rejoining in 29th but some back to back sessions by Plater got them back up with the top ten.
Still a frw Brits out there in various teams