Ducati Monster Forum

I have an 05 620 that i want to put a lighter rear wheel on.  short of going full aftermarket what is a direct swap in.  does an st2/4 whell directly swap in?  what years and other models?  it has to swap right in due to how this is a racebike and wheels get swapped between races and possibily during and f'n with spacers/adaptors isnt an option. [bacon]

and what are the rim widths?  I'd like to keep running a 165 slick.  so 5" or 5.5". [bacon]

The OEM 5-spoke wheels are lighter than the 3-spokers.
But.....AFAIK, all of the 5-spoke rears are 5.5" wide, while your 620 came with a 4.5" wheel.

Are your tire guys OK with a 165 tire on a 5.5" wheel?

that is the recomended rim width per dunlops website for the 165 slick.  really i should be running a 150 on the monster rim but what on track tire distributor stocks those and the dunlop 125 front 165 rear are the best tires i've ridden on it, 2 second difference, no kidding.  those fronts have saved me from crashing many times. I can also run a 180 on the 5-5.5 and sport tire services stocks those for the sv guys.  I have a stack of 165s I want to burn through 1st before switching to a 180 though.  2010 was a good year for tire payouts for me. I sourced a magnesium marvic front and am gonna run a oem marchesini in the rear until I deside if i'm gonna shoe in a 800 motor next year or see if i come across a ss on the cheep.  the fronts have more diversity than the rears between these bikes.  so a st 5 spoke marchesini rear bolts right up?  thats what i'm looking for?

A 5-spoke aluminum Marchesini in 5.5" width from an ST4, ST4s or S4 will fit your bike.

Those bikes have a sprocket carrier with more offset, to clear a 180 width tire.
You may not need that carrier to clear a 165 slick on that rim.

If you use the wider carrier, you need to flip the front sprocket to 'flat side out'.

That may present a problem, as then the chain won't be centered on the rub strip on the swingarm.

seems i have plenty of clearence between the chain and tire with the 4.5 right now.  I'm thinking clearence wont be a problem.  thanks [bacon]

what stops a 749 or 999 rear wheel from fitting? i understand they have a different sprocket carrier stud pattern, but using the 5 bolt sprocket carrier from a 999 would you get the offset needed to match a dss monster? if that did work, what about the hub width?

found a very useful thread about my question on the old forum..

http://www.ducatimonster.org/forums/accessories-mods/151612-how-fit-999-749-rear-wheel-m1000s.html (http://www.ducatimonster.org/forums/accessories-mods/151612-how-fit-999-749-rear-wheel-m1000s.html)

on a side note, will a 748 front wheel fit a 620-800m?

748-916/996/998 fronts will fit a monster 620.  and the 999/749 rears are too wide of a rim for what i'm looking for.  I would like to continue to run a 165 rear slick and not a 190etc. [bacon]

I have a mint condition (1100 miles) set of 5-spoke aluminum Marchesini in 5.5" width from an S4 for sale; interested?

maybe, the rear at least. I was thinking about this mag front so how much? are these the oem ones or the forged alum race ones?[bacon]