Ducati Monster Forum

I just installed my new resevoir caps and alternator cover/cap thingy from SSR
(www.slingshotracing.net (http://www.slingshotracing.net)) and they are very cool for the price.  Great machined finish and fit perfectly.  They are worth looking into if you are in the market for some snazzy little add ons that won't break the bank.

I need to +1 the above, Slingshot Racing is good stuff. I got my alternator cover puller from them, and it was the same as everybody else offers, saved some bucks, finish is nice.

The kicker is, they sell a shorter reverse shifter, intended for Monster riders. The sbk reverse shifters are often too long to be manipulated easily on a monster. They have a solution, and its quite affordable. Now Motowheels carries this product as well (I believe its the SSR piece exactly).

(http://www.slingshotracing.net/catalog/images/web_images2/2949880009_6e3dda89dc_o.jpg)

My only beef is that their "gold" is really more of a orange, only on the reverse shifter. the gold of the alt. case puller is spot on with the gold of STM and Rizoma and VeeTwo, and and and and....

(http://www.slingshotracing.net/catalog/images/web_images2/2949895843_46f928d958_o.jpg)

HOLY CRAP


They have anodized billet clutch hubs. my craving for GOOOOOOOOOLD could have been satisfied! (And again, they aren't too expensive either!)

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3634/3614652779_c6387cfda3_o.jpg)

Yeah, their product line seems to be growing.  I think the shorty shifter is next on my list.  I have been using my stock linkage upside down to see if I was gonna like it (been like that for about a year or so).  I guess I am cheap and/or lazy.   

I was wondering what was up with their gold ano.  Very bright orangish. 

As seen here, its not a match. Go with silver or black if you've already got other gold ano on the bike. If its your only gold, then what the hell.

(http://lh6.ggpht.com/_4iYlZ1m8UEM/SgY-5KkLk0I/AAAAAAAADFU/8scRYLMmj68/s800/Ducati%20Monster%20003.jpg)

I put a black SSR clutch cover on the bike and the anodizing faded within a month.  The new color is actually a pretty damn cool bronze color, but it doesn't really match anything else on the bike.  I'm planning to PC or rattle-can it soon.

BUT YOUR NOT EVEN GOING TO SEE IT!!!! okay you MIGHT see a TAD TAD BIT OF IT!!!!

someone is on mod crack this year!!!  [laugh]

does look blingy though.  [evil]

That's psycledelic MO  [thumbsup]

Shit, I wish I would have known about them a few months ago!!   :'(

Sorry - I may have mixed Pompetta and psycledelic - who was it that blacked a non visual part of the swingarm?

Me.   [roll]   ;D

It was the hub...I put a vinyl sticker on it.
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d147/pompino/DSCN2206.jpg)

I was looking into them, glad to hear people enjoying SSR products.  Thinking about getting the waterpump cover, and maybe the short shifter instead of a full rearset, any input?

thanks

WOW! that is awesome .... I sure will be buying a few parts from them  [thumbsup]

Had to be Pompetta, though I am currently in the process of blacking out my entire bike by not washing it. 

Those rearsets look good.  Price is pretty sweet compared to other sets.  I haven't seen them in person and have exceeded my monthly "You doin something else to that damn bike" fund.  So I guess you gotta be the guinea pig. 

That thing probably saves 4 or 5 pounds of weight over the stocker.  The stock one has a spring cushion built in so I'd be interested to know if this hub might make the clutch grabby.

I've been looking at their water pump cover too.  It is a good price compared to speedymoto.

I've got a billet hub, the vee two. The two, besides anodization, are identical. no cush = more direct feel. hardly a difference though.

For you coffin owners, here is what SSR's caps look like:
(http://i30.tinypic.com/125j9qq.jpg)

On the previous page, was that a beautiful new clutch hub with an old, worn out, stock basket?? :'(

Yeah, its from their website, I suppose its just to show people where the hub is, since its kind of hidden behind the pressure plate and is primarily replaced for the weight savings...

I have to imagine that, given the number of 1098S/1198S/1098R/999R bikes I see sitting in front of Burger Bar in uptown / west village in Dallas with original tires still on the bike complete with the little rubber whiskers still, there are a few ducati owners that have no idea there's a hub in the clutch.

what in the hell are those little rubber whiskers on new tires called?

Sprue nubs, whiskers works fine too. 

FYI "SSR" is a trademark owned by Ducati Energia

http://www.wipo.int/ipdl/en/madrid/key.jsp?KEY=894852 (http://www.wipo.int/ipdl/en/madrid/key.jsp?KEY=894852)

(http://www.duccutters.com/VectorArt/Originals/Ducati-SSR.jpg)

Someone better let Chevy know Ducati owns SSR.

And let's not ever get into what's going to happen to the Society for the Study of Reproduction  [roll]

is there a Chevy "SSR" trademark?  I cannot find it.  Only one for "SuperSport Roadster"

I also ordered the reverse shorty shifter (and some bar ends) from SSR, I'll let you guys know how they are when I get them!

I think you're confusing it with the Chevy HHR..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_SSR (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_SSR)

Highly doubt its infringing since they aren't trying to pass it off as Ducati origin (it stands for slingshot racing, and the logo is certainly different) or Chevrolet bizarre niche vehicle stuff.

Oh yeah, forgot about that POS...

I guess my sarcasm was lost. The fact that their name shortens to SSR doesn't infringe.

Searching for SSR will give you literally dozens of matches. And Ducati SSR is technically "DEAD"

http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=4004:c3c6io.2.1 (http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=4004:c3c6io.2.1)

That's what I thought too, due to abandonment, and that's what the USPTO lists also.

Apparently, such a discussion a la 40 year old virgin, will turn up 44.5Million hits:
http://www.google.com/search?q=if%20you%20don't%20use%20it%20you%20lose%20it&hl=en&source=vgc (http://www.google.com/search?q=if%20you%20don't%20use%20it%20you%20lose%20it&hl=en&source=vgc)

you are correct on the first point, but the second point sort of -- the US registration is dead because they moved it to an WIPO registration in 2005 -- plenty of companies have been doing that because the maintenance is easier..  we usually recommend a simultaneous registration but both are enforceable in the US under Madrid.. .

however, i did not say i believed it infringed, i was merely making an observation since they sell Ducati race-related items and use the SSR letter logo. 

i think one could make an argument that it infringes, mainly because they prominently display Ducati items, but i don't know if it would prevail.

either way, i don't care, it was just an interesting connection.

Ok, so I got the reverse shifter, and installed it last week (not very difficult). The shifting felt very crisp when I tried it by hand. Didn't have time to ride then, so I had to leave it in storage for a week. I tried riding today, and that confirmed what I had already feared when I looked at the lever: with the stock rearsets, the shifter peg is veeeeeery short. The stock rearsets are placed outwards quite a lot, so you have to make a very funny angle with your ankle. Really awkward. I'm gonna have to see what I can do by changing the position of the lever a bit, but I'm not too optimistic. I tried rotating it down a bit, but I got some interference with the kickstand when shifting the lever downwards. Maybe finally a good excuse to order me some new rearsets? :)

Here's a (crappy cellphone) pic (and yeah, the bike's dirrrrty!):

(http://lh3.ggpht.com/__Po2c5Xzcvg/Sqz5YQIt-dI/AAAAAAAAAB0/G3td8sbsKnc/s400/IMAGE_146.jpg)

Anyone have (other) experiences when combining with stock rearsets?

I noticed this too from the pics on SSR's site, which is why I held off on purchasing.  Maybe you can try finding a longer toe peg?  :-\

Yeah, I was thinking about machining a new toe-peg, but I guess that'll take me a couple of weeks. Too bad ... :'(

They make two sizes, the one they recommend for the monster is the shorter one, maybe you could return it for the SBK one?

It's the toe peg that's too short, not the shifter.

I thought they meant the shifter itself was shorter, not the toe peg?

Ok, haha, overlapping responses!  ;D

If you can find one that CC used to make for the 749/999, it had a bend to go around the body work. This will put the toe piece at a much more prefered angle. Good luck trying to find one.  ;)


(http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/chiflado/gp.jpg)

Looks very nice! Is that bent outwards, or only downwards?

Both. It was made to go out and around the bodywork on the 749/999. CC was the only one to make one like this.