How about this for an OTT 1098R!

[vifferman]

(Apologies if this has already been posted - I searched for the link and didn't find it).
This is from the Ducati forums.
It's a complete build of a 1098R using lots of very expensive titanium and CF parts.
Here's sneak peek of the titanium frame, and the ONLY titanium 1098 subframe in existence:

[EJK]

1098R already weighs (dry) 165kgs. How many kgs will be shaved after the makeover???

Nice tho




Carbon fiber rims. They will reduce some serious amount of fat!

[Bend-it]

eh? doesn't go very fast that...

[The Pastor]

yawn .

[vifferman]

The customer they're building it for must have VERY deep pockets...

[imdying]

yawn.

Really?


And you think anybody on this planet gives a fuck about this? Even your mum reckons that you're wasting your time and money...

[Reckless]

I went to the site Budget $80-100,000 they say. Bloody lovely welding on the frame, Magnesium swing arm and those wheels bloody nice!

Be interesting to see the final stats! I wonder how much all the changes, change the bike to ride? Be interesting to see a rider review after it all done!!

Thread bookmarked, Hey thanks for that mate nice find Viffer!

[The Pastor]

Really?


And you think anybody on this planet gives a fuck about this? Even your mum reckons that you're wasting your time and money...

well i only posted it cos people asked for it, so yeah i guess they do.

[imdying]

well i only posted it cos people asked for it, so yeah i guess they do.

No, they didn't want to see your piece of crap, they wanted to mock you. This bike on the other hand, nobody has to ask if anyone wants to see it, it's lovely

[Gubb]

I'd be better off just losing 20 Kilos.

[The Pastor]

no, they didn't want to see your piece of crap, they wanted to mock you. This bike on the other hand, nobody has to ask if anyone wants to see it, it's lovely

nope they pretty much demanded to see my progress

[gatch]

I will laugh when the frame cracks.. There is is a reason (aside from cost) that chassis's are not fabricated from Ti.

Does look nice though, someone did a very tidy job.

[hayd3n]

carbon is hott

[CookMySock]

I will laugh when the frame cracks.. There is is a reason (aside from cost) that chassis's are not fabricated from Ti.

And CF is not really intended to have that sort of loading on it, regardless of how it's cured. It will deform over time, unless they let the air out of the tyres when they're not riding it. Be careful mounting tyres on those rims too - will crack real real easy.

Sounds like an (very) expensive bling exercise to me, and not much more.

Steve

[vifferman]

I will laugh when the frame cracks.. There is is a reason (aside from cost) that chassis's are not fabricated from Ti.

Does look nice though, someone did a very tidy job.

Did you read the posts? Someone made the point that the titanium being used isn't the strongest thing to use, and the builders pointed out that on the Ducati the engine is the main stressed member, not the frame, so the frame didn't need to be super-duper strong.