Ducati Monster Forum

After four years of negotiations, many sleepless nights and a few new holes in the walls of the DesmOhio clubhouse I have secured Cycle Cat in my name. Its mine. No more bull shit! No more Abranda. No Japanese crap! Ducati and MV ONLY! Cycle Cat is coming back with a vengeance! The gloves are off! You all know me and you know I am not screwing around. We are back! Tell me what you want. Spread the word! [beer]

Chris Calovini
Former Cycle Cat Director of Business Development
New President/General Manager
Cycle Cat

where's my mint?








 ;)



congrats

Congrats, Chris.  [thumbsup] 

When are you gonna be able to start shipping da bling?  And which brand/models are you focusing on first?

I have tons (really) of parts. I need to make a few key parts like foot pegs, bar eccentrics and spline shafts and I can start shipping the products you guys are used to. It may take a year to get back to where we were in 2006 but Cycle Cat is mine and we will never abandon our customers again. I am so freaking stoked to be back I cant even tell you guys. Cycle Cat is Back!

ummmmm...














WOW!

Can you make a metal tank for an 2007 S4RS that's a straight swap???

Sweet. Do I finally get my royalty's for the CRG mount ripoff?  [laugh]

On the phone with:
Alfred (looking at a pic of my '02 S4): How did you mount those CRG's on our bar ends?
Me: I dremelled the bar end plastics down to accept the CRG, fit's perfect.
Alfred: Wow, that looks nice.

A couple weeks later I see the option for Cycle Cat bar ends that accept CRG's.  [cheeky]

Good for you Chris. Good idea to dump all the Japanese parts. Devalues the brand.

Not our forte however carbon may be in the future! I have this titanium frame project going.....

what if we ask realllllly nice?

Billet for now no matter how nice you ask! This is a big task!

I will send you a free set of Cycle Cat CRG bar ends if I can find a set in this two ton pile of treasure that is now occupying my bedroom, kitchen, kids room and my four car garage... and my one car attached garage, bathroom, yard, neighbors yard and currently crushing the suspension of my Land Rover.

I'd really like some reasonably price rear sets for low-pipe dual swingwarm 'classic' models

YES! I don't have to fear breaking or damaging my clipons anymore.

Wish I still had my triple.

+1  [coffee]

Congratulations

It is really good to see you back at it

This awesome news for everybody

No worries. I was just giving you (Cycle Cat) a hard time. Keep the quality and ditch the uncertainty and you guys will do fine.

Huzzah!

Glad to see you're not working for The Man anymore. After all, you're The Man.  [thumbsup]

wait, that sounds weird. I think that should make more sense.

IBTL....

I'd like a Cycle Cat top triple for my M1100 please [evil]

.... but wait whats that sound? Is it keys rattling.. or the sound of DP shaking the Sponsors contribution tin?

Both probably   ;D

[popcorn]

+1!

congratulations!  I was just talking to my friend about how he can't find my clutch cover anymore because it's made by cyclecat, which then prompted a search for equally unobtanium Cycle Cat rearsets for my 96 Monster.

Congratulations and I am looking forward to what comes next.

Awesome news!! Congrats!

Congrats!   [thumbsup]

Not to open up a can of worms or anything, but what's the history with the Cycle Cat name?

Just curious since we're not too far apart (Akron), and I like to support local business.

Woot! I'll be keeping an eye out. There's been some goodies I ve been looking for for years now

Congratulations on getting your name and rights back

So I guess this means you have also secured all intellectual property from Abranda as well such as CNC files and all design work, yes? Do you yourself have the talent to engineer new products(as well as the means of production), and will you now be among the new SBOs saving the 'conomy? Guess the next item on your list is to secure operational capital. Got my fingers crossed.

You said you had a grand pile of CC parts - my question would be why is there a grand pile of CC parts when everybody in the world wants to buy them. Why are they not all sold? When you got people on eBay selling damaged CC clipons for more than they sold for when they were new, that says something. I've had an email exchange from Alfred (engineer, or mgmt?) and he seemed like a very nice yet frustrated man. Got to be an interesting backstory there somewhere.

This is cool beans. I'm excited for you. The CC top triple/above triple mount clipon combo was awesome. I'm hoping CC comes back with no compromises. 

 

are you planning on doing my UCS1's?

 [thumbsup]

adjustable rearsets for a 2006 S2R800? pretty pretty please?

When will you finish Jud's "Mr Garrison" S4?

lol

congrats!

*if* Chris goes back and has/ puts back into production all the Monster stuff you will see:

Side Stands of varied heights
Clip-ons on varied heights and tube diameters
Rear-sets for DSS and SSS monsters pre-696 with modules for exhaust hagers/ or passenger pegs
Clutch covers
Sprocket covers
Top Triples

And more... they covered all the bases.

Of course I want a circa 2000 triple and one fo the post 3pc clutch covers... :)

Me WANTS rearsets for my S2R1k [thumbsup]


Glad 'yer Back !

 [drool]
[beer]
 [Dolph]
 [clap]
 [thumbsup]
 [popcorn]

New-gen monster parts a possibility?

696/796/1100?

Or no.

For sure we will hit all of the monsters!

[thumbsup] [thumbsup]

 [popcorn] [popcorn]

Oh, btw, congrats, and looking forward to seeing what you offer!

One more potential buyer DSS rearset buyer, right here.

Good Luck!

fingers are crossed this does come to fruition, but I will remain skeptical until proven otherwise.

I'm always a big skeptic. But there isn't any worry about this one.  It will happen

How soon till your building stuff again?

I need a set of pegs for a Pantah XL350 please

Ive always loved CC products. When will we see a web site? When will we be able to order?

I will take the result of combining this piece's front half eccentric shock pivot height adjustment, and overall lightweight skeletal design:

(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-m5bMQpNHyow/S87woZtgJ-I/AAAAAAAAHFQ/kDdtTBme60Y/s800/851%252520888%252520M900%252520Billet%252520Corse%252520Rocker.JPG)
(888 SPO and Corsa/Race Suspension Rocker - NLA Part - Bearings are located in special hoop - also a NLA Part and rocker is pinched around hoop - 2 eccentrics - NLA parts - adjust shock pivot location and thus bike's ride height - keyed to incremental values with locating bolts/screws - pinched with threaded studs and locknuts)

With the integrated 'aft' side bearings of this very similar piece:

(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-v3J-mzqkkS8/Te1V4zcxw3I/AAAAAAAAHFY/8b40pjW-W_c/s800/M600-750-900%252520OEM%252520Suspension%252520Rocker.jpg)
(OEM 851/888 & M600/750/900 Suspension Rocker - Bearings on "hoop end", hoop pinches around rocker, fixed shock end)

In billet aluminum, anodized, with eccentric adjusters, more robust pinch bolts, and all bearings/sleeves included (if not pre-installed).

(Voila!  A lightweight 888SPO / Corsa ride height adjustments adapted to the rocker design for all 888/851 SBKS and M600/750/900 through 2001!  Thus, owner could upgrade to adjustable ride height and reuse the OEM swingarm and hoop or aftermarket equivalents. Likewise, ride height could be adjusted/reset if using an eccentric chain-adjuster swingarm like Metmachex.   Best part: No more arduous process involving custom threaded rod-end male/female adapter spacers or partial rear-end disassembly to make adjustments to both sides of the heim joints!  And spare parts available for those owners who have an 888/955 SPO/Corsa model and like to ride it, but have boned the original pieces - any of the 3 major components - that are no longer available)

What's that Chris, you would need to see these parts first hand to copy the designs and improve upon them? Just send me your mailing address and a discount on the first one made.   To clarify, if need be, here's the general idea, except made completely from billet and with internal bearings (rather than the hollow aluminum spacer pictured)

(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-jOvSJA9tHwo/Te1ZXnN2vXI/AAAAAAAAHF4/aVEByPJUbrU/s400/IMG_5673.jpg) (https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ETZHv9ZVerM/Te1ZXBynIVI/AAAAAAAAHFw/lmHL8FYdUrw/s400/IMG_9570.jpg)

Great news!

maybe not so much for my wallet....

this is bad news for people selling their "NLA" cycle cat parts.

i aint gots none no more.  (might have kept them if i knew/thought spares would be available. curses!)

Congratulations Chris.  [clap]

Yes, intellectual property, cad files cad cam programs, machinist notes, fixtures, domain, all remaining product, displays and a whole lot more. I attended Columbus College of Art and Design for Industrial Design after leaving the 101st Airborne Division however I have the help of a few mechanical engineers as well.
Alfred is a great man and a really good friend. This would not have been possible without him and I owe him a great deal of thanks.
Capital would be great!
Yes we are one of the small businesses who plan to save the economy and why I will not outsource outside the United States. Cycle Cat will still be proudly made in the USA by Americans!

Thanks for the kind words.

Chris

What do you mean?

It looks like this will be fairly easy to accomplish with minor modifications to existing designs which means that these rearsets should be the first new products to launch. Bar systems are certain.

I am shopping machine shops now and am planning to start building  almost immediately. While I would like to just go out and buy machines and start producing the product in house again it is just not in the cards at this point. It is the long term plan because we will be able to do smaller production runs and more of them which allows for a larger product range and the ability to catch up inventory quickly as things sell. Cycle Cat did outsource some parts while we were in production and the quality was outstanding so I do not see any quality issues with this plan.

The website is being developed by Will who is the DesmOhio website creator. Will has been doing fantastic work for the club since we started it in 2003. We have a new splash page up now with contact info and our twitter info which is @cycle_cat if you want to follow there.

Some products will be available as soon as I can inventory everything and really figure what we have. It is a lot and I am waiting on an organizing system to get started. It should be here any day now.

rear sets for DSS and low mount pipes??

(http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTUw3ZcOE4-7j8YBrPXOyUyzntk80nAYWFOZgfDcK_AgQaF-I9N&t=1)

that super awesome rear stand that seems to be the best thing for lifting the ass end of my Cagiva Gran Canyon up...and I am sure I am not the only one who appreciates the usages of this product.

Yes. The UCS1 will be back in production eventually. [beer] Funny, the Gran canyon was one of the bikes we tested the stand with while we were designing it.

Chris Calovini
President
Cycle Cat

I think a screen name change is in order, friend.

ChrisISCycleCat.  [thumbsup] [clap]

This is great news, man. Congratulations!! A great product with a well-recieved name brand. Good for you.

i do dearly love my USC1 rearstand.   Cannot say the same thing about the CC front stand, which is useless if front axle sliders are installed.   

You should PM Monsterlover on this board. I believe he was starting his own machine shop and last I saw on his thread he was getting his goodies together! [thumbsup]

And you can pay him in 10lb cans of Bush's Baked Beans!!! [thumbsup]  [evil]

Chris first off congrats man!  I know you have wanted this for a very long time.   [beer]

Second, for any one that might be skeptical, if you don't know Chris, he is a very dedicated person.  He will make it happen.  I know Chris, I am part of Desmohio, and trust me when I say, he has wanted Cycle Cat back for as long as I have known him.
 If he says something will be done, he will with every part of his being try to make it happen. 

I am so happy to see Cycle Cat back, now just have to find that money tree I have been searching for.   ;D


With that said....any club discounts???  hehehe

696/796 tubular SSS kit NOT utilizing stock 1100 swingarm (S4R style)...

HOLY F@#KING SH*T.  this is pretty epic.  i better get a second job.  welcome back  [Dolph] [Dolph] [clap] [clap]

I've parsed this in my head about 10 times and still don't really know what you're saying.

 ???

I'm suggesting a tubular steel single sided swing arm in the S4R style.  I suppose it should have been two sentences the second of which indicates that I would like it to be different then the stock 1100 swingarm.

Thanks.

FTR, if we ever meet in person, talk to me reeeaal slooooow.  I from the South.

 [laugh]

I agree... An aftermarket swingarm for the new generation monster would be awesome...

Not only would it be a big seller for us 696 owners wanting a SSS, but would also be a neat upgrade for 796/1100 owners....

I think you would find a lot of people would want to change up the look of their bike with one.

Congrats...now maybe I can get my Cycle Cat stuff from 75 miles south of me rather than spare parts from my pal in Guam!

Black S#R Rearsets please!!!   [thumbsup]

Oh, and CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Replacement parts for the DRS21  please!

If you need any racebike advertising with your products, holler!

I have your rear sets on the S4R and 749R and love em.

Glad you're back!

Just like our bikes!  Yeaaahhh!! wait....

+1 for some replacement parts!!!

sweet news! my 620 racebike with high pipes could use some new sets.  Sponsorship opportunities? [bacon]

the three part clutch cover and the rearstand both will be on my wishlist.

Holy hell man!  Congrats Chris!  Good to know that YOU of all people own it  [Dolph]

Well in time to get stuff for my M1100   [clap]

not all that likely to be a cyclecat product based on company history / platform. 

Their products, excluding the front/rear/transport stands, were primarily billet aluminum parts with performance/function over pure aesthetic parts (yes, the dumb Hayabusa billet 'yoke cover' is an exception I am aware of).   Examples included triple clamps, rearsets, clipons, frame sliders, GP shift levers, clutch covers, pressure plates, sprocket covers, etc.  All billet aluminum with stainless steel hardware (nuts n bolts).  The only steel products I have or recall are their box-steel front & DSS-rear stands.  The front stand's swiveling fork bottom holders was a neat idea, though in application interfered with the front axle sliders on my bikes, so the stand wouldn't be very useful to anyone at a track day looking to use tirewarmers and with front axle sliders installed.   

Beyond that exception, their parts were better by degrees than the rest - even Rizoma, in my opinion (owned lots of both).  I only got frustrated and sold my CycleCat parts when I worried about the unavailability of spare parts (and thus sold them before any spare parts would be needed!).

SO.....For S*R style tubular SSS for the 696/796/1100 Monsters, you would be better served contacting existing sponsors such as MotoCreations and Flight Cycles, etc.

Great news about your company. I hope you consider a similar type of adjustable rearsets that adjust up, down, backwards and forwards like the ones you built for the Aprilia Touno they were fantastic design & quality I just sold the bike to a 6' 6" guy and He bought it because I lowered the pegs for Him and the guy was amazed. Anyway all the aftermarket rearsets I've seen for the 696/1100 only go up. My GF would be real happy with another 1" of leg room on her bike.
 

Thanks for all of your comments guys. Like 2-skinny said, the swingarm project is not one that Cycle Cat would undertake. Mark at Moto Creations would be the man for sure on this one.
I will keep all of your comments and suggestions in mind. Things are busy here and moving quickly towards being able to get the products you want back in stock and ready to ship.
I have requested sponsorship info from Statler and Cycle Cat will be proud to be a DMF participating member like we were on the old DML.

One comment I have - for you new production. Find a different anodizer, or get the one you had used to use a different dye. The finish on your stuff was great, but fading, especially for the black was much more pronounced than most others.

 [bow_down]

whoadang! Welcome back, welcome back, welcome baaaa-aaaa-ack.

I've had cyclecat bars on my bike for...10 years?

It lives inside, but the black risers are fine with regards to fading.

Black Cycle Cat rearsets have been on my bike since 2005 and they look pretty good. However, in the bright sunlight they do have a purple hue. The bike has led a garaged life so it hasn't been in the sunlight much.

I am fully aware of the problems with the black and red annodizing that we had in the past. Black turns purple as the black fades and the red undercoat shows through and red turns a salmon color. I am looking at other annodizers to see if there is a solution to control fading on the matching black finish that we provided in the past. I am also considering hard annodizing for black parts that would produce the same finish that you would see on the receiver of an M-16/AR-15. This finish will not fade however it will not match the previous Cycle Cat black at all as it is a very flat (non gloss) finish. It is all in the very early stages. I am waiting on samples. Depending on demand, the hard annodized black may be a special order only. We also need to test this to see what effect this process has on tolerances.
The fun goes on here. I spent all day yesterday unpacking and sorting the thousands of risers, brackets, levers and misc. billet parts that I have. It is a daunting task and will likely consume the rest of the week.
Steps have been taken to move towards starting production and things are progressing nicely. Design has started on the first new Cycle Cat product to be drawn for the new bikes in four years. I am very excited to get back in the game!

I'd be interested in the flat hard-ano black finish.

Flat non gloss (matte) black would be my preferred choice anyway.

+1 on the hard ano matte black look

+2

matte black on these parts would be very unique

Agreed. And would wear incredibly well over the years for those hard-use machines like track duty bikes and the rides of guys who dont "do" washing...  Would love low weight billet fork bottoms with this matte look. The get covered in brake dust, grime, etc anyhow

Since everyone is piling on  ;D  will you/could you offer replacement parts?

I could use new brake and shift levers (bike was knocked down at work a while back) for my S4R.

Replacement parts to bolt to stock? Or replace CC stuff?

I'd figure/hope that replacement parts for previously purchased items will come about as part of the business resurgence.

yeah, and esp for all the new matte paint bikes right now... i love the non cf/shiny look right now.

As long as we're making a wish list, I'd like an upper triple for the early bikes that has a radiused leading edge so it won't run afoul of riser clipons installed below triple at the 11 & 1 o'clock position.

Their clipons didn't interfere w original/IMA profile top triples. They did it right the first time by not making them identical to no-rise SBK clip-ons. SpeedyMoto can't figure out that sbk fork upgrades still require tall boy oriented risers, but at 53mm diameter fork size.

add me to the list for 06 S2R800 rearsets!!

i would love some rearsets for my S2R too, but something that looks a little more stock and less "transformers meets spiderwoman".. 

there simply are not enough "working" aftermarket stuff for Ducatis.  Everyone wants to make quasi-art for mods...

Right.  Only I don't want to run CC clipons; I'd prefer to continue using my 2 Bros clipons with a CC top triple that I haven't massaged on a bench grinder sander to make fit.

Or, maybe I could just put my wishes in one hand, and my poo in the other...

Use a sander.

Put aluminum on a bench grinder wheel long enough and the wheel can explode.

If circumstances are just right it can kill you.

Fyi

Every time I see a grinding wheel loaded up with aluminum, or brass, or some other non ferris metal, I...

 [roll]

...then I look around and count the mouth breathers.

[bang]

Yeah, I know better than to use a bench grinder on aluminum; what I really used was my 12" disc sander.  Didn't even realize I typed grinder instead of sander.

Seriously.

I don't even own a bench grinder.

That's good.

I'd hate for you to put your eye out ;)

when ever grinding or sanding Aluminum, make sure to wear a mask. Rule of thumb, if it doesn't rust, you don't want it to get into your lungs. Aluminum has been related to Alzheimer's.

Reliving the birth of my mod history  8)

I got the very last of the S*R rearsets, mixed colors and a Honda brake lever.
Since then I've replaced a worn out shift lever with a MW branded one and bought 6 homemade footpegs.

I think I'll get another pair of rearsets - not because I need them, but because I can [cheeky]

 [beer] to you Chris

Have you seen the Gilles Tooling rearsets? Total genius. Definitely Transformer sans Spider Woman.

those might work.  how much?  11ty billion$?

$625

Gilles Tooling on my 1216 Bandit:
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d147/pompino/1656d39e.jpg)

The Valter Moto type are only $300...  not adjustable, but I don't know I'll need that...

Didn't think they made them for the non-S*R Monsters of yore

or 2

Aw stop being so cheap! Gilles Tooling VCR38GT rearsets for the S*R are total genius. If Cycle Cat can come up with something as clever, would it not be worth it then? From an American firm?

Does anyone have any photos of the Cycle Cat S*R rearsets? 

Just because I have a bunch of bikes doesn't mean I shit gold.  I mean, if I buy something for one, all the others get jealous and then I have to get something for all of them. 

also, i don't >love< the Gilles look.  I like the simpler look of the Valter anyhow.

I don't see any reason Cycle Cat or any other enterprising person couldn't make an adjustable setup and a non (or limited) adj setup for cheaper. 

it's not like 90% of people are tooling on their rearsets anyhow.  Most just take what they get.

During the clean up when making room for this:

(http://i813.photobucket.com/albums/zz56/hbliam/1309409119.jpg)

I found this:

(http://i813.photobucket.com/albums/zz56/hbliam/1309408818.jpg)

If you can use it, PM me where to send it. If you don't need it I'll save it for another C-Cat user. Someday.

Is that a CC reverse shifter?
If it is, I can't use it, but thank you for helping [thumbsup]

It's a CC brake lever.

you mean, like Woodcraft does for Superbikes for example?

......but not for Monsters. I mean it is the DMF and all.  ;)

If you're selling that brake lever, I'll take it!!

You can have it. Paypal me $5 for shipping. hbliam@yahoo.com

That's great news Chris.  I think I ordered frame sliders from you guys back in the day.

Any updates Chris? Always wanted one of the 3 part clutch covers you made... I'm waitin'

just hung up the phone with him.  he's got a few sundry parts in stock and is making a big run of triples, clutch covers, rearsets, clip ons, etc in the next couple of weeks.  taking pre orders for all existing parts and new upcoming stuff. 

Taking pre-orders through what mechanism? Just phone it in? or is there going to be a webby site?

I am still waiting on the sponsorship info from Chris before I get into details here.

i just phoned it in . . . i assume they will be a sponsor here soon as well so all that info should be readily available. 

... EAGERLY awaiting so I can order me sum rearsets for my S2R !
 [thumbsup]

whoa man, i'm first  ;D

count me in too!

+1 on S4RS rear set.  Have money in hand and ready to spend!

Already have my pre-order in

DIBS!!

 [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]

 [thumbsup]

i hacked their database and scooted you back behind me and entered "pink anodize" for order color 8)

... Guess i'll have to powdercoat my wheels to match then [beer]

i'm getting mine done this week.  i'll come get yours from you and tell him to color them "faded rose petals".  that'll be slick. 

schweet !

I think a nice fuschia on the face of the spokes would be HAWT with a Magenta done to the inside of the spokes for offset....

rear set pre-ordered!

Also made the pitch for longer side-stands...ideally w/ duck foot!

I loved the rearsets, just curious as to the wait time on delivery....

Patience....I've been waiting for 4 years!  Happy to wait longer since they are just "[bacon]"

Rose Petal Pink anodizing?  [roll]
I'm waiting on Statler to call me so I can sponsor the board and tell you guys what is going on. Any minute now!

I know I'm not as important as Statler...

but I guess I'll have to do.  ;D

http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?board=98.0 (http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?board=98.0)

fixed for ya  [cheeky] [laugh] ;)

I see that I now have a Sponsor forum but it says I don't have access to it! Here is the error message."The topic or board you are looking for appears to be either missing or off limits to you."  I'm guessing that you guys are still working on it.

Sorry about that...you could have pm'd me.

It was a couple of clicks short of being complete and as an Admin I had access.

Try now.

Thanks man. You Rock!

Please check the Cycle Cat Forum in the Sponsors Section of this site. I am posting goodies that are in high demand and short supply!

No problem.

When you decide which image you want to use from your site send me the url and I'll put a link in the header of your board.