Looking at fitting a pair of lighter wheels to my 900ss, and I believe that later monster wheels fit and are lighter? does anyone know if this is the case? and or any other ducati wheels? would prefer a pair of 5 spoke wheels ala marchesini F2 style
A few years ago I did get a chance to weigh all these wheels to get some sort of comparison (I did need to get out more at the time :wink. They were all weighed on the same scales, be it only a set of digital bathroom ones but it's a good guide. Another thing I did find out at the same time was the big differences between tyres ! A 170 Pirelli Diablo was 6.3 kilos compared to a 180 Michelin Hi-sport was 5.3 kilos... old SS Brembo's......12.30 kilos new SS Brembo's......11.95 kilos 5 spoke Marchesini's......10.90 kilos SL marvic (mag/alloy)......10.60 kilos All these weights are for wheels without tyres, discs and sprockets/carriers but with all bearings, spacers, cush drives and valves.
I have a pair of magnesium Marchesini (and I now know their weight- Thank you Ian) which were fitted to 851/888 and are a direct replacement for Monster and SS of the same era. Owners are getting them checked meticulously for cracks now due to age. Last pair I saw on E-Bay went for around £800.
The marchesini's I have Chris are cast alloy, the mag ones you have will be even lighter ; ) Had my mag Marvics crack tested by Steve at TPCS in Wiltshire, well worth it.
