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Title: So does the 999 Tes fit in the ST frame... Post by: DesmoDiva on September 11, 2010, 12:42:34 PM Mix [wine] and [moto] talk...
And you come up with the question: How/will a 999 Testastretta fit an ST frame? B and I really like the functionality of our STs and we love our SBKs' motors... Looking for knowledge/experience/opinions. Title: Re: So does the 999 Tes fit in the ST frame... Post by: TAftonomos on September 11, 2010, 01:07:37 PM When I measured my 02 ST4s against a 999R motor I had laying around.....
I deemed it a fit. I had the "R" motor for several months, with no bites at all. Once I pulled the motor from the ST to fit it, someone bought it. Title: Re: So does the 999 Tes fit in the ST frame... Post by: Moronic on September 11, 2010, 09:14:37 PM I've read that the factory machines the crankcases of the 999 Testa engine at the rear to squeeze it into the Monster S4Rs chassis, which I understand to be based on the ST chassis, though obviously with a few changes.
From an early S4Rs review in Motorcyclist, online here (http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/roadtests/122_0604_2007_ducati_monster_s4rs/index.html): Quote And though the S4Rs engine is essentially identical to what you'd find in a standard '06-spec 999 and 999S, there are subtle differences. With no room for the 999's 54mm throttle bodies and shower-type injectors, this Testastretta twin inhales through new 50mm bodies fitted with hybrid, 996-style injectors. According to Project Engineer Giulio Malagoli, the only other differences are massaged engine-management software, new cylinder-head covers and some aluminum milled off the crankcases to make room for the Monster's single-sided monobraccia swingarm. |