ride height adjuster - Ducati.ms

freezer16801 · Sep 2nd, 2009, 5:40 pm

does the S ride height adjuster work on the standard model? I was at the track this past weekend and had all sorts of difficulty getting the hyper turned in when compared to my track bike. It could use a higher rear. I plan on pulling the forks up into the triples, but wanted to see about the adjuster while I was at it.

Borracho · Sep 2nd, 2009, 5:55 pm

It does. Sato Racing also makes one that's 15mm shorter if you needed it so...and you have the cash...

http://www.satoracing.com/multistradalinkrod.htm

dww257 · Sep 2nd, 2009, 6:07 pm

Yes, I had one installed on my standard before delivery. Raising the rear at the track made a huge improvement for me. Before that the front was not holding at all and was downright scary a couple of times. I cannot tell you exactly how much compared to stock as I added a few millimeters after an initial 10mm bump from where it was at. Front sticks very well now and feels good.

freezer16801 · Sep 2nd, 2009, 6:38 pm

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Originally Posted by dww257

Yes, I had one installed on my standard before delivery. Raising the rear at the track made a huge improvement for me. Before that the front was not holding at all and was downright scary a couple of times. I cannot tell you exactly how much compared to stock as I added a few millimeters after an initial 10mm bump from where it was at. Front sticks very well now and feels good.

you summed it up perfectly. I saved two low sides on my knee my last day on the track. I couldn't get to my apexes the same way as on my R6 and was going much slower. The front had no feedback and felt so numb. My girfriend asked, "why do you hang off of the bike so much and don't lean it over?" I was doing all I could do to turn the damn thing and was getting my arse handed to me all day.

where's a good place to find one of these?

Borracho · Sep 2nd, 2009, 6:56 pm

Motowheels has them for the superbikes and I think it's the same rod. Call and check though...

linky

dww257 · Sep 2nd, 2009, 8:31 pm

Never looked at aftermarket as there was not one for the bike when I got it. It was listed and assume still is in the factory accessory catalog for the Hyper. This was all two yrs ago this month.

ADHD · Sep 3rd, 2009, 7:38 am

I set my link to 13mm over stock S height for the NJMP tracks. It feels good and holds a line all day long!

GMP · Sep 3rd, 2009, 7:52 am

The aftermarket rods appear to require that you have the heim joint ends from an OEM adjustable rod, or get an industrial equivalent. The OEM rod on the standared bike is one piece.

Werloc · Sep 3rd, 2009, 12:37 pm

I replaced my stock base model rod with the adjustable "S" model rod with no issues. Easy swap.

1fast750ss · Sep 3rd, 2009, 3:12 pm

The Hyp ride height rod is the same as the 748/998 in MM's. So if you have a spare old SBK rod laying around, you're good. That being said, the chassis is very similar to the olde SBK for that reason, so if you changed your front geometry to the SBK(triple to axle), you would be very close to the old SBK models.

I'm guessing it would stick the front then.

A cheap but timely fix is to swap the eccentric 180 degrees. It sits up top vs the SBK's on the bottom. So a swap should net you up to 2" of rear ride height with no money out of pocket. You may have some issues with chain length though.