I was drooling over a 999R at the local Sunday morning bike gathering and one thing that caught my eye (no, not all the beautiful carbon!) was that the rear ride height seems to be higher that my own 999S. I've checked the rear ride height adjust and its set according to the "stage 2" suspension setup instructions from an (can't remember the name) archived website. Does anyone know a reference measurement taken from two points (swingarm + subframe) ? '03 999S.
I wouldn't necessarily read too much into your observation. Raising the rear ride height used to be a quick fix to make the bike turn quicker. Had it been a 748 you were asking about, I'm sure I have the information but sadly not for a 999. Andy
The fact is most Ducatis from 1994 to 2012 utilise the same engine mount holes and swing arm pivot location. Add in the same geometry from the head stock and you have pretty much covered all ducati bikes from 748 916 996 998 749 999 1098 1198 for it to be possible for the overall geometry to all be exactly the same, its just a matter of set up! The ride height tool from a 748 998 etc era fits exactly the same on a 999 and therefor you can use the datum that came from ducati which means you are in a known quantity rather than random numbers from everywhere. the tools are still available on Ebay and stuff and the consistent information is also out there too, so you know whats low and whats high. no charge!
Got a link? (For ride height tool) my ebay foo must be a bit off as I got no hits for 916 ride height tool :/
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DUCATI-8...29692X874039Xbbc630034528560e1018a0d633c1123b as I said any ducati that era...
the tool is the same and same hole centres, but you might need slightly different sizes bushes for the frame. google it FBF do them still Dan Kyle... etc etc that SES are in the UK ...
Cheers for the info Looks like theres non on ebay currently and I contacted SES who have said they out of stock and considering not making any more :/ as they are a slow seller. Bugger. Anyone fancy these I suggest they contact SES , enough numbers may get a batch made. Their ebay store is here sesraceproducts on eBay
This reasoning is 100% correct, the datum tool bolts to the engine that is bolted to the frame that holds the sub frame (all fixed engineered Angles. the measuring tool bolts to the engine, attached to the frame that carries the pivot rocker for the suspension. Unless you have changed the pivot rocker the ride height datum tool will put you back to standard geometry and you can fine tune from there! It is not something you can just take a tape to and if you do unfortunately we might be reading about an accident some guy had on a bike instead of helping
