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748/999 Build

Discussion in 'Builds & Projects' started by Russ21, Oct 20, 2019.

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    #161 chizel, Dec 2, 2019
  2. hmmm... that worked well....
     
    #162 chizel, Dec 2, 2019
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  3. 998 throttle bodies and carbon 998 airbox bought today. Just hoarding parts till I’m in a position to start putting things back together

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    #163 Russell, Dec 4, 2019
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  4. How’s the air box gasket holding up, looks serviceable? Had to replace mine as the about 6 of the fixing bungs had perished and failed.
     
    #164 Expat Jack, Dec 4, 2019
  5. It’s not perfect, but will do for now. Once I’m home I’ll get some decent pics up
     
    #165 Russell, Dec 5, 2019
  6. Massive thanks to Jon for the FG335 Ohlins forks. Over the moon with them. As described (new old stock and unfitted), and a big thanks to Betts for bringing them down south for me.

    Both top blokes for helping me out. Some good eggs on this forum :grinning::upyeah::upyeah:


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    #166 Russell, Dec 7, 2019
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  7. Are they from a 999R?
     
    #167 deleteduser211220, Dec 7, 2019
  8. They are yes 749/999R
     
    #168 Russell, Dec 7, 2019
  9. Not 749 tho..
     
    #169 deleteduser211220, Dec 7, 2019
  10. Came in the original box. Box says 749-999R
     
    #170 Russell, Dec 7, 2019
  11. Same part number on the Ducati Parts Fiche too :thinkingface:
     
    #171 Exige, Dec 7, 2019
  12. 749R forks have the 5mm caliper spacers, so the caliper posts on the forks are shorter.
     
    #172 deleteduser211220, Dec 7, 2019
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  13. Essentially the same form then, minus the spacer. Didn’t know the 749R ran bigger discs.
     
    #173 Russell, Dec 7, 2019
  14. They don't
    The different forks have the same overall length. 999R longer posts = 749R short posts with 5mm spacer.

    It was all to do with homolgation for racing.
     
    #174 deleteduser211220, Dec 7, 2019
  15. Ah ok. Weird they’re the same part number then.
    Guessing they ran the forks like that to fit bigger discs when racing. Can’t see any other logical reason.
     
    #175 Russell, Dec 7, 2019
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  16. I believe it was the ability to use smaller discs.
     
    #176 deleteduser211220, Dec 7, 2019
  17. Smaller? I’ll have a look in to that.
     
    #177 Russell, Dec 7, 2019
  18. If they wanted to use bigger than std discs, they wouldve put spacers on 999r forks.

    Removing spacers from the 749r forks, allowed smaller discs.
     
    #178 deleteduser211220, Dec 7, 2019
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  19. I Understand that. Just don’t see why they would. I’ve not come across a race team reducing the size of the front discs to go racing.
     
    #179 Russell, Dec 7, 2019
  20. They commonly used 290mm discs for wet setups in racing, even on the WSBK superbikes of that era.
     
    #180 2moto, Dec 8, 2019
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