2000 996 sps - Ducati.ms

nine16 · Jul 2nd, 2011, 2:40 am

New month, new contender:

2000 996 SPS #1134

Cams timed. Custom dyno tuning with each cylinder separately mapped.

Sil Motor corse 54-into-60mm full titanium exhaust
BST CF wheels/Michelin Power Pures
Longer Corse magnesium swingarm and eccentric hub, billet suspension rocker (waiting to go on)
Ohlins shock rebuilt and resprung
Ohlins R&T forks w/ superbike upgraded internals, rebuilt and resprung, billet lower triple (Ohlins FG7700 Superbike spec forks and magnesium triples waiting to be rebuilt and go on)
Ohlins steering damper, rebuilt with race spec floating piston upgrade kit
EVR slipper clutch
Brembo RCS 16 clutch master cylinder
Brembo RCS 19 brake master cylinder
Brembo 4 pad front calipers
ABM full floating front rotors
Renthal/AFAM quick change carrier
DID ERV3 520 chain, 15-40 gearing
Woodcraft billet rearsets
Li-ion lghtweight battery and heavy duty battery/starter cables
TPO spark plug wires
UNI foam air filters
Power Commander III
Titanium hardware--axle nuts, sprocket nuts, axle pinch bolts, brake rotor bolts, and caliper hardware
3-piece carbon fiber airbox
Carbon fiber intake ducts with factory style filter mounts
Corse carbon fiber heel guards
Factory carbon fiber pieces; undertail, fender

Cosmetic/comfort:
Aftermarket tail trimmed to accommodate corse exhaust. Repainted, along with mirrors, by Artistimo.
Integrated rear signals/tail light
STM front axle sliders
Sargent seat
Rear fender removed and plate/light relocated under the tail, behind shock

DT996 · Jul 2nd, 2011, 12:39 pm

Nice job nine16, very clean and classy. Did Artistimo leave his usual ghost pattern of his ass in your paint anywhere??? Look carefully, he's a sneaky bastard! What was the difference made using the corse kit on your damper?

nine16 · Jul 2nd, 2011, 3:43 pm

Some details in this link:

Newman Racing Suspension - Motorcycle Supsension Specialists featuring Elka Shocks and Ohlins Shocks

Quote:

Steering Damper Piston Reservoir Kit

Ohlins can now offer an upgrade kit for our popular R&T steering damper.

This kit is being used by all racing teams in Moto GP and WSB. The kit will be a big improvement if the steering damper is used in very warm or hot conditions. Part No. is 02280-01

After ten years, it was time to refresh the damper anyway so I decided to upgrade it. Dampers are one of those things that are hard to quantify--you only notice them if you don't have one, right? I will say that the adjustment range is crazy. You can go from almost nothing to virtually locking down your steering entirely.

No "ghost asses" in the paint--just a great, wet looking finish with no orange peel or blemishes.

Ducatierv · Jul 2nd, 2011, 5:44 pm

Very nice!!! definitely Bike of the Month

nine16 · Jul 3rd, 2011, 2:19 pm

Took me a while to track down...took this photo at Indianapolis Moto GP last year (Ohlins booth in Ducati Island). Same piston kit, magnesium body, TiN plated shaft...and entirely unobtainable by the public. As I was fondling it, I wondered if they would really miss it. Is that wrong?

DT996 · Jul 3rd, 2011, 5:34 pm

Nothing wrong with wondering, that is pretty crazy how much went into that particular damper in terms of materials etc. I would love to go picking from old race teams parts bins, just grab a shopping cart full of unobtanium...

Ducatierv · Jul 3rd, 2011, 8:06 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by nine16

Took me a while to track down...took this photo at Indianapolis Moto GP last year (Ohlins booth in Ducati Island). Same piston kit, magnesium body, TiN plated shaft...and entirely unobtainable by the public. As I was fondling it, I wondered if they would really miss it. Is that wrong?

I was there but missed this how much? Maybe I shouldn't ask...