Single Sided Swingarm

[slowkitty]

Magnesium 5 spokes.  Can tell by the cutout on the spokes.  Nearly identical to the stock 5 spokers with about 2/3rd the weight.

Any one knows how much for a set of 5-spoke magnesium wheels? Who makes them?

Cheers

[NorDog]

Ducati. This is what they claimed when the 1098 was released, and they were explaining the new manufacturing process for the SSS (and that big ass weld down the side).

I missed that one.  So, why is there a big ass weld down the side?

[Triple J]

I missed that one.  So, why is there a big ass weld down the side?

It attaches a stiffener located inside the swingarm.

DUCATI 1098 swingarm

[He Man]

i thought it was becasue the 2 pieces are made differently. so to connect them you need to weld it.

one section is suppose to be forged and the other cast. or something like htat.

[Triple J]

i thought it was becasue the 2 pieces are made differently. so to connect them you need to weld it.

one section is suppose to be forged and the other cast. or something like htat.

I don't know. I don't see why it would matter how each piece is made though. The point is there are two pieces that need to be welded together.

[slowkitty]

Hiya, hate to keep turning up like a bad penny but I am confused about identifying mag and alloy wheels.  I saw the above, asked on page 3 about the rims and got the following response:

Magnesium 5 spokes.  Can tell by the cutout on the spokes.  Nearly identical to the stock 5 spokers with about 2/3rd the weight.

then I came across this thread:

http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=9286.0 where it was stated:

"the alloy marchesini's from magnesium ones you mean?
the aluminium alloy ones have the ducati logo and brembo cast into them somewhere on one of the spokes on the late 5 spokes, but they all have a recess on each spoke as a detail addition.
the magnesium marchesinis have plain smooth spokes with no detail at all, no branding cast into them either, and on the front particularly they have a bit of a lip from the side where the tyre bead sits and the edge where it meets the centre with the spokes.
oh and they're quite a bit lighter!"

So now I am confused .... do the mag ones have the cut-out on the spokes or not?

Appreciate the education ....

Cheers

[swampduc]

yes, like this...

<droooool....>

[He Man]

the magnesium ones have the cut out.
the stock alumium ones dont.

[ducatiz]

http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=9286.0 where it was stated:

"the alloy marchesini's from magnesium ones you mean?
the aluminium alloy ones have the ducati logo and brembo cast into them somewhere on one of the spokes on the late 5 spokes, but they all have a recess on each spoke as a detail addition.
the magnesium marchesinis have plain smooth spokes with no detail at all, no branding cast into them either, and on the front particularly they have a bit of a lip from the side where the tyre bead sits and the edge where it meets the centre with the spokes.
oh and they're quite a bit lighter!"

So now I am confused .... do the mag ones have the cut-out on the spokes or not?

he has it backwards.  scalloped = magnesium.  the factory wheels on the S2R are smooth spoked with a marchesini sticker

[Speeddog]

Depends which wheels you're talking about.

The OEM 5-spoke cast aluminum Marchesinis on my '02 S4 had the 'rebate' in the spokes just like what's shown on that bike ('Black Fog' IIRC).

My cast magnesium Marchesinis have no 'rebate' on the spokes:

[ducatiz]

Depends which wheels you're talking about.

The OEM 5-spoke cast aluminum Marchesinis on my '02 S4 had the 'rebate' in the spokes just like what's shown on that bike ('Black Fog' IIRC).

My cast magnesium Marchesinis have no 'rebate' on the spokes:

that sucks.  i assumed marchesini did the scalloping as a design feature of the magnesium wheels.  the fact that they went both ways on both types is irritating 

ok, so WTF knows what kind of wheels are on that bike!

[Triple J]

ok, so WTF knows what kind of wheels are on that bike!

Mark knows...he doesn't say if they're magnesium or not, but they're off of special edition SBKs.
http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=35785.msg627010#msg627010