Ducati Monster Forum

We're in the process of finishing up carbon fiber triple clamps for Ducati Superbikes, should be available by the end of October for 848/1098/1198 models. With carbon rear sets, swingarms, and frames to follow. Should be able to get them to fit Monsters as well, but only with clip-ons and some other kind of headlight bracket.

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Very nice.  [evil]  Will the frames be SBK?

How does one tighten said triples onto the forks?  Nevermind.  I read the text in the link.

SBK triples aren't adaptable to Monsters BTW.

Thanks, I just make the beast with two backsin' messed my pants!   >:(



 ;D  Jeebus, they're beautiful...shwing, tentpole!!   [evil]   [thumbsup]

just the tops aren't compatible right?

I don't care  [evil] I'll get one and display it in my living room  8)

Neither top or bottom SBK triple are compatible with a Monster frame in their stock configuration.

Only if you take the stock front headstock from an SBK and graft it to a Monster's frame or make your own frame with similar (to a SBK) front headstock.

If you're spending that kinda coin anything is do-able... but it aint "bolt on"!

Correct in its current configuration you would not be able to put them straight onto a Monster unless you were using a superbike front end. The triples are a multiple fit design that allow different collars to be inserted into the top and bottom to work with varying fork diameters. So we could use the same triples for either stock Showas’s on a 1098 or Ohlins, you would simply change the lower collars.

Eventually it will be possible to make a kit to adapt to Monsters.  It’s certainly something we want to do down the road.

How/with what does one twist the inserts?

Do they have adjustable offset?

Will it need that for the 848/1098/1198?

Two things.

First: Absolutely beautiful.  One of the best looking mods I have ever seen.

Second:  Is it really worth $2500?  I don't see how there could be any real performance advantage and the weight savings would be negligible.  If so then it would be a $2500 cosmetic mod?  

Am I wrong?  Is there a performance gain of any kind besides making your wallet lighter and thinner?

From a workmanship standpoint I can see the cost and definitely has to be priced pretty high but what is the gain other than looks?

if i'm not mistaken... these are MACHINED (CNC) from a BLOCK of carbon fiber... not unlike the new oakley CF shades...

+1  ...lol

just a question totally a thread jack. but does that mean a SF lower triple and forks won't fit on a Monster either?

.....sometimes i can actually agree with technology

....this is awesome

I'm looking forward to seeing how these work out in 'the real world'.

Very pretty!  [thumbsup]

I call BS until proven otherwise

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how are these comin'?

  :o  Ummmm..... yeah. What he said!

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORGEOUS!

Why does nobody make triple clamps out of titanium? Is it somehow not a suitable material for this purpose? That would be kind of badass. Ti shavings are explosive but there are special coolant heads for this.

Factory racebikes had, for years, magnesium triple clamps.

I know about magnesium triples, just never heard of any made of Ti. Seems like a good material to make a triple tree out of.

Aren't most TI applications welded up out of sheet and/or tube?   I don't recall TI castings or machined from billet TI components?   Could be completely out in left field; just can't think of any at the moment.

Because Ti is overkill in this application. Its too heavy compared with billet aluminum (which is what most triple clamps are made of). No need for the extra strength.

Yeah but can't the triple be skeletonized to death with a material like Ti, CNC machined and finite-element analyzed to engineer something with the same strength but less weight? Hard to believe that Ti is heavier than billet Al.

If there was a reason to make one out of Ti. NCR would have done it with this bike.

http://www.ncrfactory.com/eng/html/21.02.shtml (http://www.ncrfactory.com/eng/html/21.02.shtml)

Well they skeletonize the same part made out billet aluminum (Cycle Cat as an example). And yes, titanium is heavier than billet aluminum, though one could use less material arguably to make the part, but the rigidity and weight savings achieved by using the billet gets the job done, for a substantially lower price.

Price is key I know, but some go all out to bling their bikes and a Ti triple is another thing to go nuts with. I would have figured a Ti triple before a carbon one.

That NCR is beyond badass [moto]

As a general rule (not to over complicate) a part the weighs 3lbs of steel would be 2lbs of Ti and 1lb of Al, i.e. thirds.  An Magnesium is lighter than all of them.

With carbon there are too many variables to put in the simple equation above, sometimes Al or Mag will beat it, just depends on what you are doing.  Each material has its benefits.

i was about to ask what the NCR Hailwood bike costs .... $130,000 US.  holy carp batman!