Ducati Sporting Club UK > DesmoDue Race Series > DesmoDue - General Questions and Chat > Rules clarification & other investments

[Tonio600]

Hi all,

Because I'm starting to think about how much money I must save to fit new stuff on the bike this winter, here are a few questions I never had the occasion to wonder before... I tried to read the rules but... anyway I tried.

1 - can I change my front fork?
2 - can I fit a fast throttle?
3 - what is the cheapest (BUT reliable) laptimer I can find? I'll buy an Alfano when I'll be a big boy...
4 - Ohlins are a bit expensive, is there a Ducati OEM shock absorber better than the standard one which I could fit on the 620 Sport if I can find one in the second hand market... Is there some "very good edition" of the SSie which I should look for some parts?

Thanks in advance for your answers.

[skidlids]

Tonio I use a Rollcentre T200 lap timer and I am very pleased with the accuracy of it, it is always within 0.01 secs of my official transponder times.

http://www.bikehps.com/acatalog/Bike...Timers_25.html

[Tonio600]

Thanks Skid. For sure it's cheaper than an Alfano... But how do you deal with the beacon? Can you just leave it somewhere aside the track? I didn't know that kind of laptimer exist...

[Tonio600]

Anyone has used that:
http://www.kartronic.de/

[domski]

You don't need a beacon as the Rollcentre lap timer picks up a signal from the circuit beacon anyway.

Right, back to your questions...

1 - You can change the internals of the forks, but the actual fork must remain a 620 fitment. In other words, you can't fit forks from a 999R!!
2 - Cheaper to twist the throttle faster. Try masturbating to increase wrist speed.
3 - Rollcentre T100 (secondhand on ebay?) or T200
4 - Nitron Shocks are brilliant, but same money as Ohlins? Maybe.

[Tonio600]

Skid, can you confirm that the required Rollcentre beacon is not so required? I trust Dom, but we never know with him

[skidlids]

Tonio, Although I have a beacon I never have to use it, this year I have had the lap timer working at Donington, Brands, Snetterton & Pembrey, I have also had it in use before at Silverstone, Thruxton and Mallory.

[Tonio600]

good, so it looks even more interresting. Cheers Skid.

[Tonio600]

Forks structure (spindle, stanchions, bridges, stem, etc.) must remain as originally produced by Ducati for that machine.

The following standard original internal parts of the forks can be modified: shims, hydraulic piston, oil passages, springs and spacers.

What is a stanchion? Google can't translate it... Actually I was wondering if I could change that (the top of the forks):

[domski]

You can only change them for bananas.

...but you better ask someone else, just incase I'm not telling the truth :P