Not just assembled , but actually made in Italy.
I know the Showa forks and Bridgestone tires are Japanese made, but besides the frame and engine, are there any components, parts such as any electronic parts, footpegs, hand levers, plastic parts and all that that may be made in China, the USA, or anywhere else.
marelli iginition, brembo brakes
ummm...
my bike came with pirelli, not bridgestone
ummm...
not the sparkplugs.
new Siemens electronics are German
Are you talking the older Ducati's or the "new design" Ducati's ala HyperMotard, StreetFighter, 696/1100, 848/1098/1198? The content of European -vs- International changed with the newer designs from what I understand. (mostly to drive manufacturing costs lower and keep the sales price closer to the previous models)
yeah like the Marchesini to Enkei debacle on the front rims [bang]
Quote from: Raux on September 14, 2009, 08:43:27 AM
yeah like the Marchesini to Enkei debacle on the front rims [bang]
How is that a debacle?
http://www.ducati.com/cfd/index.jhtml (http://www.ducati.com/cfd/index.jhtml)
oh yeah the plastics are made by KTM in Austria
but the company responsible for the new subframes is italian
http://www.fonderiazanetti.com/eng/settori.html (http://www.fonderiazanetti.com/eng/settori.html)
and don't forget the KTM radiator
It's difficult to find parts made and assembled within one country. Even if the brakes are Brembo, I doubt it's made in Italy. Probably Poland, Czech, or some other Euro nations where labor is cheap. In the US, the Toyota Camry is probably the most American car in the market. Designed and assembled here. I think the tranny is still made in Japan...
Quote from: ducatiz on September 14, 2009, 09:56:11 AM
http://www.ducati.com/cfd/index.jhtml (http://www.ducati.com/cfd/index.jhtml)
good catch!
What a shame.
Plastics by Acerbis, KTM supplied radiators and oil coolers
Quote from: Raux on September 14, 2009, 10:01:09 AM
oh yeah the plastics are made by KTM in Austria
but the company responsible for the new subframes is italian
http://www.fonderiazanetti.com/eng/settori.html (http://www.fonderiazanetti.com/eng/settori.html)
Quote from: Duki09 on September 14, 2009, 07:56:10 AM
Not just assembled , but actually made in Italy.
Any part that fails? ;D
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Quote from: ducatiz on September 14, 2009, 09:56:11 AM
http://www.ducati.com/cfd/index.jhtml (http://www.ducati.com/cfd/index.jhtml)
that's misleading.
Those are just suppliers; doesn't mean the supplier is the manufacturer.
I know the starter's are made in Japan by Denso; along with the alternator or whatever that large "wheel" is inside the alternator case. I have mine open right now and says Denso Japan on it. Maybe the newer ones aren't, who knows.
If you use one of my employers products it was probably made here, assembled in Mexico, then shipped back here. Still says made in Mexico, but the packaging would make you believe it was made here.
Quote from: cyrus buelton on September 15, 2009, 02:28:42 PM
that's misleading.
Those are just suppliers; doesn't mean the supplier is the manufacturer.
I know the starter's are made in Japan by Denso; along with the alternator or whatever that large "wheel" is inside the alternator case. I have mine open right now and says Denso Japan on it. Maybe the newer ones aren't, who knows.
rofl
that's the flywheel, junior.
Quote from: sugarcrook on September 15, 2009, 01:42:11 PM
Any part that fails? ;D
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[laugh]
Pirellis that came on my bike were made in Germany
Quote from: cyrus buelton on September 15, 2009, 02:28:42 PM
that's misleading.
along with the alternator or whatever that large "wheel" is inside the alternator case. I have mine open right now and says Denso Japan on it. Maybe the newer ones aren't, who knows.
Quote from: ducatiz on September 15, 2009, 03:22:34 PM
rofl
that's the flywheel, junior.
WTF?
Quote from: kingbaby on September 15, 2009, 06:40:14 PM
WTF?
my bad, i answered too quickly.. it's the magnet for the alternator... [bang] [laugh]
who cares.
My point still stands.
They list those "suppliers"
suppliers are not manufactures. Sure, they could be but highly unlikely.
I have stated multiple times I dont know shit about bikes. This is a huge undertaking for me to pull the starter.
Quote from: cyrus buelton on September 15, 2009, 07:55:55 PM
I have stated multiple times I dont know shit about bikes. This is a huge undertaking for me to pull the starter.
it's true. i remember you were afraid to because last time you broke a nail.
Quote from: ducatiz on September 16, 2009, 05:53:19 AM
it's true. i remember you were afraid to because last time you broke a nail.
Nah, not really.
Kind of scary that my bike is sort of in pieces now.
hopefully I'll get the starter back today and can get it back together.
696/1100 tank is also by Acerbis
This is a silly question...
You go far enough down the supply chain and NOTHING is made in italy. Italy doesn't mine/refine any Steel or Petroleum products.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Italy#Mineral_resources_and_energy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Italy#Mineral_resources_and_energy)
Ducati has outsourced the vital functions of open pit mining and crude oil pumping and refining. bastards!
Quote from: sally101 on September 16, 2009, 08:17:57 AM
Ducati has outsourced the vital functions of open pit mining and crude oil pumping and refining. bastards!
how dare they!! forget Ducati, I am going to find a bike maker who causes evolution and mineral synthesis!
Quote from: ducatiz on September 16, 2009, 09:10:57 AM
how dare they!! forget Ducati, I am going to find a bike maker who causes evolution and mineral synthesis!
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