so. my Brand Spankin New 696 has Brembo brakes, Showa shocks, Sachs rear suspension, Siemens Throtle body, Desmo"riffic" lifters, Marchesini rims, and Bridgestone tires.
ive never seen a bike come stock with so many after market type company parts on it. am i forgetting any?
Pictures of these amazing parts please ;D
Quote from: BomberHead on June 28, 2008, 07:35:04 PM
so. my Brand Spankin New 696 has Brembo brakes, Showa shocks, Sachs rear suspension, Siemens Throtle body, Desmo"riffic" lifters, Marchesini rims, and Bridgestone tires.
ive never seen a bike come stock with so many after market type company parts on it. am i forgetting any?
Nope, these are just the regular manufacturers that have always supplied Ducati. Brembo and Showa supply a huge percentage of the industry. Seimens makes all kinds of electronic doo-dads, from simple relays, to telecom systems, to radiology equipment. Marchesini makes all the wheels Ducati uses. Even the ancient 3 spoke cast aluminums on my 916 are Marchesinis. And Bridgestone makes tires for everything that rolls on wheels. Heck, they even made bicycles a few years back. Lots of OEM spec'd tires are Bridgestones.
It's just a simple fact that when you buy a Ducati, you get what you pay for... a well thought out, precisely engineered, and exquisitely perfect piece of machinery.
Haha. It's true, for once you get the sense that your hard earned cash has bought you something worthwhile and on par to what you actually spent when you get a Ducati
My bike has Brembo wheels, I didn't even know Brembo made wheels until I got my bike. I like em though [moto]
Quote from: VeryMetal on June 28, 2008, 10:27:37 PM
My bike has Brembo wheels, I didn't even know Brembo made wheels until I got my bike. I like em though [moto]
I believe, and someone correct me if I'm wrong, that Brembo and Marchesini are under the same umbrella.
Quote from: VeryMetal on June 28, 2008, 10:27:37 PM
Haha. It's true, for once you get the sense that your hard earned cash has bought you something worthwhile and on par to what you actually spent when you get a Ducati
man, im totally content with my purchase. i feel like, right off the line, i have what people work years to build. :D
Have you seen the stock Aprilia Milles?
I think a lot of manufacturers buy components for their production bikes from those companies. In many cases though they make them non-branded OEM parts and sell them to the manufacturer for cheaper.
I'd like to see a pic of those "Desmo" lifters if you have any.
you got me there!
Quote from: Norm on June 29, 2008, 07:48:40 AM
I'd like to see a pic of those "Desmo" lifters if you have any.
I just bought these on Ebay, still cant seem to find any
johnson rods . The guy told me they should be good for about 15bhp. I'm probably going to do the install this week sometime. I was looking for a set from Ohlins, but they were so expensive!
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3134/2622233487_ca66b681b9.jpg?v=0)
Quote from: Vindingo on June 29, 2008, 05:04:27 PM
I just bought these on Ebay, still cant seem to find any johnson rods . The guy told me they should be good for about 15bhp. I'm probably going to do the install this week sometime. I was looking for a set from Ohlins, but they were so expensive!
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3134/2622233487_ca66b681b9.jpg?v=0)
OMG!! :o
My OEM lifters are soooo worn.... how much did you pay for those?!?! ;) :P
Quote from: duckwrench13 on June 28, 2008, 10:11:52 PM
It's just a simple fact that when you buy a Ducati, you get what you pay for... a well thought out, precisely engineered, and exquisitely perfect piece of machinery.
Who ever says that doesn't have to deal with the new ecu's that use o2 sensors...
you guys ;)
Quote from: Randimus Maximus on June 28, 2008, 10:36:50 PM
I believe, and someone correct me if I'm wrong, that Brembo and Marchesini are under the same umbrella.
You are correct, if you look at your wheels closely, you'll see the Brembo stamp.
Quote from: Beyote on June 28, 2008, 11:52:59 PM
Have you seen the stock Aprilia Milles?
Yeah I think Aprilia makes the decal on the tank. Everything else comes from somewhere else.
Quote from: silentbob on June 29, 2008, 09:05:19 PM
Yeah I think Aprilia makes the decal on the tank. Everything else comes from somewhere else.
[laugh]
I might be wrong, but Showa is a Honda owned company and Ohlins belonged to Yamaha. [bang]