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Just to set the scene, my name is Jason, Have owned Ducati motor bikes in all shapes and forms for the last 12 years. I currently own a 999 and a 620 Sport.
A few months ago i was looking into going racing. Not as a front runner, but as a weekend club event type of thing. I bought a 620 Sport to enter a "Twin Sprint" class that allows 2 cylinder road bikes up to 699cc. A lot of people are running the Suzuki SV650's. Yeah yeah, i know, i could run the same, but then i would just end up being a sheep. I decided that my love for Ducati should see me take another direction. A 620 became available and i was all over it. Sure, its not in the same HP league, but who cares, i get to trundle round on a bike that i want to be on, not a bike i want to win on.
I have been search the forums for weeks now. Only problem is that a lot of the info i find pertains to the 620 monsters. I see a few others have 620 Sports as race bikes, but they never mention anything about them that helps me out.
My questions are...
1a: Will the 900SS/1000DS adjustable suspension slot straight in (or perhaps M900 or ST Forks ??) Or is there a kit for the 620 that will give it adjusters ? Race Tech dont seem to make a kit for the 620's, only for the Showa forks it appears. I have read that the super bike forks, 748, 996, 999 etc require some shimming and different axles. a link or more info on maybe using these as an alternative, as there are heaps of them on ebay, and not many SS type forks.
1b: Rear suspension from other models ? found a cheap Ohlins rear shock for a 1000MultiStrada with remote adjuster for cheap. Looks similar, but ?
2: As a race weight reduction, i wanted to run a single muffler. one way i thought was to use an old pre '98 600SS exhaust system. Also cuts costs on mufflers only having to buy one, and there are heaps of "generic" mufflers i can use then. An alternative, are the post '01 750SS, 800SS, 900SS and 1000DS exhaust headers all the same fit ? Might be easier to get the cross over taken out and a Y section added to remove one side exhaust.
3: Race fairings ? Im not using sharkskins because they want almost double the price of the fairings to ship them to Australia. $190 seat + $280 postage. Ouch. I found out about Ricambi Weiss via this forum... good deals ? Their stuff ok and reliable parts and postage ? An alternative for race fairings. Australia would be good, but world wide is ok.
4: anything else i have forgotten ? gearing ratios ? air intake mods, power commander ? FIM Ultimap ? (bike has no red key but has original black key, starts and rides fine.)
Sorry this is a long post, but i figured it better to ask a heap of questions together then to start a new thread for each...
Many thanks in advance for any help. By far one of the best motorcycle forums i have been on.
Now, lastly, can everyone go easy on the post count and spare me the "use the search function" speech. I have been coming to this site for a long time to read up on anything i have ever needed to know. Only just registered to ask a few questions because i have searched for weeks and cant find the answers when i search for them. I am not a new user, (re: n00b) it's just that im not a big contributor.
A few months ago i was looking into going racing. Not as a front runner, but as a weekend club event type of thing. I bought a 620 Sport to enter a "Twin Sprint" class that allows 2 cylinder road bikes up to 699cc. A lot of people are running the Suzuki SV650's. Yeah yeah, i know, i could run the same, but then i would just end up being a sheep. I decided that my love for Ducati should see me take another direction. A 620 became available and i was all over it. Sure, its not in the same HP league, but who cares, i get to trundle round on a bike that i want to be on, not a bike i want to win on.
I have been search the forums for weeks now. Only problem is that a lot of the info i find pertains to the 620 monsters. I see a few others have 620 Sports as race bikes, but they never mention anything about them that helps me out.
My questions are...
1a: Will the 900SS/1000DS adjustable suspension slot straight in (or perhaps M900 or ST Forks ??) Or is there a kit for the 620 that will give it adjusters ? Race Tech dont seem to make a kit for the 620's, only for the Showa forks it appears. I have read that the super bike forks, 748, 996, 999 etc require some shimming and different axles. a link or more info on maybe using these as an alternative, as there are heaps of them on ebay, and not many SS type forks.
1b: Rear suspension from other models ? found a cheap Ohlins rear shock for a 1000MultiStrada with remote adjuster for cheap. Looks similar, but ?
2: As a race weight reduction, i wanted to run a single muffler. one way i thought was to use an old pre '98 600SS exhaust system. Also cuts costs on mufflers only having to buy one, and there are heaps of "generic" mufflers i can use then. An alternative, are the post '01 750SS, 800SS, 900SS and 1000DS exhaust headers all the same fit ? Might be easier to get the cross over taken out and a Y section added to remove one side exhaust.
3: Race fairings ? Im not using sharkskins because they want almost double the price of the fairings to ship them to Australia. $190 seat + $280 postage. Ouch. I found out about Ricambi Weiss via this forum... good deals ? Their stuff ok and reliable parts and postage ? An alternative for race fairings. Australia would be good, but world wide is ok.
4: anything else i have forgotten ? gearing ratios ? air intake mods, power commander ? FIM Ultimap ? (bike has no red key but has original black key, starts and rides fine.)
Sorry this is a long post, but i figured it better to ask a heap of questions together then to start a new thread for each...
Many thanks in advance for any help. By far one of the best motorcycle forums i have been on.
Now, lastly, can everyone go easy on the post count and spare me the "use the search function" speech. I have been coming to this site for a long time to read up on anything i have ever needed to know. Only just registered to ask a few questions because i have searched for weeks and cant find the answers when i search for them. I am not a new user, (re: n00b) it's just that im not a big contributor.