DS1000SS Nekkid Roadster Build

[Nekkid Tim]

Nothing comes to mind that would weigh less than using 6x steel bolts.

    I just saw this, must've missed it the first time around!

[Nekkid Tim]

Bike went to my former race sponsor's independent shop today for the PC-III install and dynotuning.  And it went there under its own power.

VERY much looking forward to getting it back, test riding it, then getting up to my Ducati dealer for the instrument cluster fettling.

June 20 is the first outing for the track bike (my other DS1000SS) this year; riding it at my local track.
 

[koko64]

 

[Nekkid Tim]

Talk about putting lipstick on a pig.   I guess this "bling" will not stand out like such a sore thumb after the full cosmetic rebuild next winter!

[koko64]

Dripping with Ti and billet alloy.

[Nekkid Tim]

 So, there have been a few complications with the dyno tuning. First problem was that my Power Commander III was for a Ducati 998 Superbike;  not a Ducati SuperSport 1000.   However, upon a comparison inspection, the PCIII on the track bike was also originally for a Ducati 998.

So that should not be the problem. I took the PCIII from the track bike over to my tuner's shop for him to try it  on the project bike. It worked; at least well enough for him to see that the other PCIII should work on the project bike.

 Of course, we did not want to change the tune on the track bike's PCIII;  so tonight he is going to reinstall the original PCIII  on the project, and try to dial it in properly.

Fingers crossed!

[Nekkid Tim]

Unfortunately, more problems turned up than my independent shop could deal with, so I trailered the bike up to a Ducati dealer today.

[koko64]

 
Awaiting the outcome. Good luck.

[Nekkid Tim]

Awaiting the outcome. Good luck.

Thanks; I'm hoping it is nothing major and that I'll be able to spend the rest of the summer doing "shake-down" rides.  Fingers crossed.

[Lars D]

So ,how goes it?

[Nekkid Tim]

Got a call from the Ducati Dealer Who May Not Be Named today.  The bike is back up and running without the PC-III.  The GT1000 instrument cluster has been integrated.  Bike will be test ridden tomorrow and we'll discuss the possible (probable) need for the ECU to be flashed with a different/custom tune; afraid the stock parameters are not adjustable enough for the open intake/exhaust.

Meanwhile; ordered 30mm lowering footpegs; they'll be 4-6 weeks (on a slow boat from Germany, apparently).   But I should be riding the bike within a week!

[Nekkid Tim]

No news on the project bike, but two weeks ago I took the track bike out to Summit Point, West Virgina.  The guy who bought my old Ducati 800SS Moto_ST AMA race bike was there, too:



I had a better day than he did, as he ended his day with a crash in Turn 1 when he caught the inside curbing and highsided.  Luckily no major injury, just banged and bruised.   The bike will require more repairs than it did during its AMA roadracing days, though.

I finished up early on a hot day:




I guess I do have some news to report on the project bike; it's at least five pounds lighter now, since I just got fed up with carrying around my own extra weight and got serious about dropping 20 pounds before my next track day.

Oh, and also, I ordered a pair of these for more comfort while riding the project bike:



And I bought this to replace the stock plastic crankcase breather tank on the project:

[Speeddog]

Where did you find that CF breather tank?

[Nekkid Tim]

Where did you find that CF breather tank?

EBay.  Source of all weird, light stuff (if you wait long enough!)

[Nekkid Tim]

Unfortunately, it appears that there is an issue with the ECU; once the bike was taken out for a test ride, the sporadic cut-outs and recycling of the instruments that showed up on the dyno have resurfaced.

Investigation continues.