V4 Diary Of A Trackbike Build

It’s like shagging an ex. Or bonus shags as I used to call them. Fekin while back now mind….

 

Interesting build. Surprised at the amount of corrosion on a relatively new bike, such as the purge line clips under the airbox, though these are the standard black spring steel ones (which are sh*te) that Ducati use on reservoir pipes as well. Wondering if the inlet duct lug had cracked because it was over-torqued. My eyes are still scarred by the hideous zinc passivated bolts holding the airbox to the head and the bathroom sealant on the frame. Pleased to see you are giving the bike some much needed TLC, following on from the previous owner who may well have maintained it with a hammer. Looking forward to see it's progress.

 

Unfortunately the Ducati ethos seems to be that wonderful design, innovative technology, premium pricing is accompanied by cheap finishing and longevity of materials.

Surely it can’t cost that more to source high quality supplies of fixings and coatings?

They have the buying power to procure these things at a much lower cost than we can as consumers.

I love Ducatis for their beauty and the emotion they evoke but it’s becoming increasingly difficult to not feel ripped off by the fact that they need to be kept in a climate controlled environment and never see any form of moisture in order to prevent every fixing from corroding.

 

fixed

 

I use hel calipers, lines and master cylinder on my track bike. Along with ebc gpfax pads . Great set up

 

Love a ti bolt!

 

Does the brake res. come with the master now? Or did you get the bracket elsewhere?

 

i got hel on my gsxr though not tried them yet.

 

You rate EBC discs then? Which model?

 

You’ll have sold it before you try it

 

quite possible mate

 

So what are you doing with the ABS.......and more importantly its contribution and involvement in things like the engine braking strategy...? which is why most in the know would advise

not to change the size of the callipers
not to remove the ABS

if you intend keeping the std loom, ECU, and black box set up..

 

It says they are 330mm so the difference why you need bigger spacers will be down to the callipers.
I have to say I don't get the logic of all your brake combination.

 

I might have missed it but what's the logic behind ditching the Stylema calipers? Surely with a Brembo RCS and maybe better discs and pads they would be about as good as you could need? Unless it's purely looks?

I too would be interested to know what the bike will do with ABS disconnected, especially if it is indeed adjusting it's engine brake strategy according to wheel 'slip' at the front (seems like a futile effort at the point the front is already locking!). I had similar issues when deciding what to do with my R1 ABS, because some said the ABS delete screwed up the Traction control, it's b*ll*x, doesn't make any difference at all.

 

And all we used to worry about was Honda combined braking system meaning you couldn’t do a stoppie….