[Group] SBF DUCATI Monster

[Randy_koh]

anyone tried removing the baffles on their stock muffler for m400? i intend to do mine halfway in. should add more horsepower without installing slip-ons. guess it should be almost legal if we dont overdo it... just a thought

 

Kallang cycle is doing it on my stock exhaust... Collecting in two weeks time.....

[mazlanhasan]

hey h@nn...

 

U mentioned that removing the baffles will increase the horsepower. Are you sure it will work? i'm asking cos I read on a few websites that all it does is to improve the sound and nothing else.

 

I wanted to do it myself with help from DucatiSuite.com and http://home.earthlink.net/~desmoduck/muffler_mod.html but decided against it since the only improvement was going to be the sound.

 

Just curious, how much is KC charging u for the job?

[specialc]

Just wanna find out where can I buy the rear seat cowl locally?

[hnn]

Special, think the only place you can get the stock cowl locally is at Minerva. A bit Ex tho i think. Try ebay.

 

Randy, how much is Michael charging you? I will most likely be doing it also.

 

 

Maz... Think it should increase HP if the same concept is applied to cars. If you remove the baffles totally it WILL add a lot of sound and less backpressure therefore less horsepower unless you tune the fuel mixture to compensate for the leanness. Thats why its recommended to remove up to a maximum of 30% only. May still have to tune the fuel/air mix tho. Lets see how Randy's one goes. I'll definitely do it. Just need to find the time..

[Randy_koh]

Special, think the only place you can get the stock cowl locally is at Minerva. A bit Ex tho i think. Try ebay.

 

Randy, how much is Michael charging you? I will most likely be doing it also.

 

 

Maz... Think it should increase HP if the same concept is applied to cars. If you remove the baffles totally it WILL add a lot of sound and less backpressure therefore less horsepower unless you tune the fuel mixture to compensate for the leanness. Thats why its recommended to remove up to a maximum of 30% only. May still have to tune the fuel/air mix tho. Lets see how Randy's one goes. I'll definitely do it. Just need to find the time..

 

Not sure how much he charging me but when ask him he said not very ex abt $200 or below for both of coz.. but then again he's old and with only one mech and so many bikes at his shop sometimes his work may delay as u all know.... Anyway he promise me by end month so I'll make sure he finish it by then and will update u guys on the performance and ect... cheers..

[kish_garfield]

i don think he does it la...personnally thinking....but then i might be wrong... I belief the only thing that improves is response and flow, if it adds BHP then all the aftermarket exhaust companies are sleeping liao...

[hnn]

I operated my exhaust on my lancer. Softer sound as compared to aftermarket exhaust. Performance is close, for about $400 less. Sometimes you only pay for the logo.. Just my two cents..

[GuiNNeSS]

Anyone has any contacts of good welders who can work on stainless steel? Its no easy task cutting open these cans and then stitching them up cleanly.

[kish_garfield]

Seng Kwang? they wanted to operate on my bike b4...lol not duke la...

[Amsterdam_Virus]

oic bro..thanx on the twisties part..its not dat i wan to play corner2 la but,the smoothness of the cornering is wat im looking for..hehe..btw u all doing wat to the muffler? don understand leh..to increase bhp issit?

[GuiNNeSS]

Seng Kwang? they wanted to operate on my bike b4...lol not duke la...

 

Other than Seng Kwang?

[hnn]

oic bro..thanx on the twisties part..its not dat i wan to play corner2 la but,the smoothness of the cornering is wat im looking for..hehe..btw u all doing wat to the muffler? don understand leh..to increase bhp issit?

 

Basically cut open exhaust, remove baffles(restrictors) so your engine breathes better.. ie smoother and better accelleration and theoretically increase bhp. Will look like stock, and depending how you do it, will be little bit noisier or a lot noisier.. Seems like we have a whole bunch here who want to do it, me included.. wanna pool and get better price? Not sure if Seng Kwang will do on a duke tho...

[kish_garfield]

really need to make sure he knows wat he is doin...has the person who tried with mike give a verdict

[MiKe_rebirth]

guys, im kinda new here....

 

i`ll be moving to spore soon to further my studies n i need ur help...

 

how much is a ducati S2R 1000 cost in singapore????

 

thinking of getting one....

[hnn]

guys, im kinda new here....

 

i`ll be moving to spore soon to further my studies n i need ur help...

 

how much is a ducati S2R 1000 cost in singapore????

 

thinking of getting one....

not sure.. should be in the 30 plus region? Try minerva

[bomba]

Ducati S2R-1000

Basic w GST = S$23400

Road tax 6 months = S$160

Number plate = S$20

Registration Fee = S$140

Total = S$23720

 

The price excludes COE and insurance, all in, you should be looking at about S$26000.

 

Price list as of 31 Aug 2007 from minerva.

[MiKe_rebirth]

wa..... bloody expensive!!!!

 

do they still sell ducati m900 in singapore...?

 

btw, thanks 4 the info guys...

[MiKe_rebirth]

hey its me again... hehehe...

 

hmm.... if m900 still selling in singapore how much izzit n can u guys give me some ideas on which ducati is best??? i really wan a ducati monster!!!!

[fweddy]

hey its me again... hehehe...

 

hmm.... if m900 still selling in singapore how much izzit n can u guys give me some ideas on which ducati is best??? i really wan a ducati monster!!!!

 

ALL Ducatis are good bro!

[kish_garfield]

if u read the thread, the 900 is fairly rare...but there is a 2nd hand one customise that is going for sale...check the threads or under grage sale...u from our neighbouring country right so i think it is even more expensive there

[MiKe_rebirth]

ya. here is quite expensive as well... very expensive!!! anyway, thanks 4 the info... hope to own a ducati n ride with u guys in the future.

[yohji]

Hi mazlanhasan,

 

Mike should be able to help you mount the bellypan. Mine doesn't fit as well but he managed to mount it for me.

 

There's a tiny bit of problem! It does not fit!!! Dammit!

The belly pan I got came from Diopa.com sold at Ducati Salzburg. I tried to fix it last night but it does not fit. Then I visitied Diopa's website and realised that my pan was cut differently from the one they show on their site. I'll post pictures later.

 

http://www.diopa.com/Shop/images/d0250.gif

Notice the 90 degree cut on the right? Mine is curved all the way up. Post pics tonight. I may need to shave off more before fitting it.

 

Sigh!

[motocafe]

Tuesday, October 09, 2007

2008 Ducati Monster 695 to be shown at the EICMA in Milan

 

 

This is what the 2008 Monster 695 will look like. Probably

http://sameerkumar.blogspot.com/2007/10/2008-ducati-monster-695-to-be-shown-at.html

 

According to Motociclismo, this is what the all-new Ducati Monster 695 will look like when it’s unveiled at the EICMA in Milan at the end of this month. All of fifteen years old now, the Monster has been in for a radical makeover for some time, but at the same time, Ducati also want to ‘maintain the spirit of the original model,’ in deference to the wishes of Monster fanatics worldwide.

 

The 2008 Monster 695 will feature a Desmosedici-style tubular steel chassis, twin underseat exhausts and minimalist styling that’s currently in vogue. The current Monster's single-sided swingarm will make way for a conventional dual-arm unit, but the 695 is expected to be lavished with high-spec components – Brembo brakes with radial-mount calipers, multi-adjustable suspension and Bridgestone tyres. There will be no 800 or 900 Monsters, but the 695 will, within a year, have an 1100cc brother – the range-topping 2009 Monster 1100.

[hnn]

Looks like a bloody cool bike...

[mazlanhasan]

Maz... Think it should increase HP if the same concept is applied to cars. If you remove the baffles totally it WILL add a lot of sound and less backpressure therefore less horsepower unless you tune the fuel mixture to compensate for the leanness. Thats why its recommended to remove up to a maximum of 30% only. May still have to tune the fuel/air mix tho. Lets see how Randy's one goes. I'll definitely do it. Just need to find the time..

 

Hey h@nn,

 

Theoretically it all sounds neat and enticing. That was why I wanted to do it but after much reading by duc experts on DML and other sites, I decided against it cos fuel tuning was mentioned does very little but the sound will sure as hell turn heads. You can sample some from YouTube.

 

As kish said, if this simple tweak can increase HP, it will give exhaust makers a run for their money. At the end of the day, a stock exhaust can only do so much due to its restrictive nature. But hey, don't let me deter your move, make your duc your own and feel the rumble after the baffle is out. You WILL LOVE it! I hope it's legal too