ENGINEERING PORN: CHRIS COSENTINO’S DUCATI HYPERMONO

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Ohhh I like that, a lot!
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Very nice.
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That's pretty wild. Just a minor quibble, that instrument panel looks like a bolt on afterthought and sticks out like a sore thumb design-wise. Even painting it white or blue would help. Everything else looks novel and creative (well, maybe not the cans), that looks like a box-fresh Garmin or something.

Be nice to know how it performs.
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Nice - kind of a superlight Britten.
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It's nicely made, weird that he credits Tony Foale as inspiration for what is clearly a Hossack front end, I don't remember Tony ever designing a bike with that type of front suspension.
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The swingarm looks like it's made from that stuff you poke dried plants into.
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Oasis. I bet it's light if it is.
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Mr. Dazzle wrote: ↑Wed Sep 07, 2022 8:46 am The swingarm looks like it's made from that stuff you poke dried plants into.
There's your years of flower arranging coming to the fore. :lol:

Very nice crafting,don't like the colours,though.
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Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: ↑Wed Sep 07, 2022 8:43 am It's nicely made, weird that he credits Tony Foale as inspiration for what is clearly a Hossack front end, I don't remember Tony ever designing a bike with that type of front suspension.
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ChrisW wrote: ↑Wed Sep 07, 2022 9:03 am Oasis. I bet it's light if it is.
Not strong though. Nevermind.
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Count Steer wrote: ↑Wed Sep 07, 2022 9:37 am
ChrisW wrote: ↑Wed Sep 07, 2022 9:03 am Oasis. I bet it's light if it is.
Not strong though. Nevermind.
Engineering is the art of compromise of course :thumbsup:
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Nope.
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I prefer mine.

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Very clever man, but why aren't the swingarm pivot/sprocket closer together.
If I were designing from scratch like that, then that would be on my list.
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Count Steer wrote: ↑Wed Sep 07, 2022 9:37 am
ChrisW wrote: ↑Wed Sep 07, 2022 9:03 am Oasis. I bet it's light if it is.
Not strong though. Nevermind.
I said maybe!
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Demannu wrote: ↑Wed Sep 07, 2022 11:28 am Very clever man, but why aren't the swingarm pivot/sprocket closer together.
If I were designing from scratch like that, then that would be on my list.
Why would it need to be?
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porter_jamie wrote: ↑Wed Sep 07, 2022 4:11 pm
Demannu wrote: ↑Wed Sep 07, 2022 11:28 am Very clever man, but why aren't the swingarm pivot/sprocket closer together.
If I were designing from scratch like that, then that would be on my list.
Why would it need to be?
It has less effect on chain tension if they're close together, which in turn effects how the bike behaves on and off the throttle, looking at it the chain run is pretty awful
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The closer they are together the less the chain tension varies. At least one of the early Bimotas* had them concentric, and a very wide swinging arm.


*SB2 or 3 I think.
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cheb wrote: ↑Wed Sep 07, 2022 4:26 pm The closer they are together the less the chain tension varies. At least one of the early Bimotas* had them concentric, and a very wide swinging arm.


*SB2 or 3 I think.
The Hesketh V1000 did as well and Spondon built some frames with concentric swingarms.
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