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Got my new (March 2011) Motorcyclist Magazine yesterday and was pleased to see an article about one of our former local favorites, his shop and an awesome custom Duc! Brian Sharp used to work for Advanced Motor Sports here in DFW for years and anyone who dealt with him knows what a great guy and Ducati genius he is. [thumbsup] Shortly after the Dallas AMS shop opened he moved his family back to Colorado. I think his wife was sick of our brutally hot Texas summers! [laugh] Anyway, it was a great loss for local Ducati fans but a blessing for Duc riders in the Boulder, CO area.

Check out their F042 racebike:

http://www.bouldermotorsports.com/images/f042-article-motorcyclist.pdf (http://www.bouldermotorsports.com/images/f042-article-motorcyclist.pdf)

http://www.bouldermotorsports.com/ (http://www.bouldermotorsports.com/)

We're pleased to have Brian up in our neck of the woods.

He runs a great shop up here.

Glad to see the good press on the Pierobons!

I actually ran into him at the airport in Vegas the day he was headed to Willow for that article.  [thumbsup]

You're lucky to have him and his shop in your area. We miss him down here in Texas. Bet his wife is not missing the 105 temps in July! [laugh] Next time you see him tell him hi from all of his old AMS customers! [clap]

I also read that article. I think it's funny (in a lame way) that they called it the Boulder Motorsports F042...nope, it's a Pierobon F042. Pierobon didn't just build the frame (like the article says)...they built everything. Boulder is just a dealer for them, and built themselves a race bike.

http://www.f042.com/ (http://www.f042.com/)

Anyway...they did assemble a very nice bike, and the F042 is at the top of the list of bikes I'd love to own. I saw one at the Miller WSBK races last year at Boulder's booth...it was fantastic. Brian told me you could get one for about $20K...but the article says $60K...so I'm guessing his estimate was a little low that day.  [laugh] I can't see where they'd make up $40K between a "base" model, and the one in the article.

Very cool that Boulder chose to be a US supplier for Pierobon stuff.  [thumbsup] I just wish the article would have given cedit where it is due.

at a glance, it appears they do just offer the chassis components (http://www.f042.com/home.asp?page=home&menu=2&idc=1 (http://www.f042.com/home.asp?page=home&menu=2&idc=1)) and don't offer a motor.


given that it "takes a month to build" i'd imagine there's a lot of labor involved.

Correct...the motor is a Ducati 1100 motor. Pierobon designed and builds the frame, swingarm, bodywork, tank, triple clamps, exhaust, etc. They designed the bike. Just because a dealer bolts in a motor and attaches some forks and a shock doesn't mean they designed the bike. That's all I'm saying. I have no doubt it takes a lot of work to assemble...but I could do that myself. When I talked with him at Miller last year, Brian even said you could buy an F042 kit from them if you already had the motor. I wouldn't then call it a "Jeremy F042".

F042 won the lightweight twins class at MMP in club racing:

http://www.latebraker.com/galleries/MoM2010/Champions/content/Glaefke1_large.html (http://www.latebraker.com/galleries/MoM2010/Champions/content/Glaefke1_large.html)

Glaefke said on another board that they were kicking him out of that class in 2011, because his bike was a ringer  [laugh]

+1

I'm sure the bike in the article took a lot to put together (as in labor) PLUS all the trick engine work. That had to cost some coin. Much like the article Motorcyclist did on Jeff Nash's AMS Back in Black special in the Jan. 2007 issue. That was a base '06 Sport 1000 with the trick custom old school Darmah gold and black graphics, Ohlins goodies, etc. but the real clincher was the cool hot rod motor Nash built for it and the one off 2-1 open megaphone exhaust. LOTS of time can equate to a wheelbarrow full of $$$. ;D

But I'm sure Sharp and Co. could build you a real nice F042 with less $$$ bling and a stock motor. It doesn't HAVE to cost $60K. It could be a lot closer to $20-30K. [thumbsup] [moto]

$20K-ish is for a "base" model Pierobon.

When you start upgrading the motor, telemetry, brakes, forks, wheels, etc, you start running up the price fairly quickly.

Like I said, "base" model is the key word. Stock motor, maybe aftermarket exhaust, Showa SBK forks with Ohlins re-valve or cartridge swap, shock of your choice, etc. It could happen for reasonable bucks. Depends on your version of reasonable. ;D Still just dreaming. [popcorn]

+1 I remember talking to him when the shop was behind Jeff's home.  They built a lot of race engines there, including engines for the competition. 

Hmm...$40K seemed like a lot for motor work, suspension upgrades, and trick wheels...but maybe not, especially if a dealer is doing all the work at their rate. I'd probably just pick up the base model and have our local suspension guy have at it...maybe some reasonable engine work. 90-100 hp with that weight would be fantastic.  [thumbsup] [drool]

I WANT ONE!

Keep in mind BMS was partnered with Guandalini Racing for the 2009 WSBK season, so they've got access to all the good stuff.

I've seen a number of 1098Rs shipped to their shop in the crate, with the engines completely gone through and 200+ HP after the rebuild.