Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > Supersports: SS / SuperSport / Supersport 950 > How important is seat height and front end feel

[skidlids]

Paul I certainly wouldn't entertain going lower than standard, when i raced the 750SSie in Mini-Twins I used the standard seat with a rear cover, with the pad removed from the back of the tank and repositioning the bars it felt comfortable enough

[bradders]

You can only try it and see. Guess its overall balance that is important; the relationship between the height of the front and rear. Mines a monster but runs about 10mm down at the front and 10mm up on the rear from what looks like a std height and works fine for me: lots of feel etc

Maybe someone with similar race bike could measure ride height from and rear and you could compare?

[PDL]

Thanks Kev/Paul, I built some impromptu alloy box section last night and raised it 2 inches, it feels better just sitting on it and is about the stock height. I will test it next time out and take some extra seat padding as well to lift it even more.

It's the bum stop I need to sort now as it's too far back which stops me from feeling the rear hook up.

Paul

[antonye]

The SS seat unit has a very thick base and then there is loads of padding so just putting a replacement seat unit on (like a fibreglass race seat) and a thin layer of seat foam means you lose about 3-4 inches in seat height!

We did the same on all the race bikes we built - put some kind of box under the seat unit to raise the level - but we used a much lighter and advanced composite material to make our boxes ... wood!!

[Spjallen]

Im racing a 620 ss at the minute and have totally changed the rear seat - the old two seater is in the garage somehwere gathering dust. I've adapted a DD Gp race single seat unit on it with no risers of any sorts. With the clip on's postioned below the top yoke it feels fine and I've had no problems - so far! When I first sat on the bike it felt strange, like im sitting in the bike rather than on it, but once on track I dont notice at all.