carrozzerias

[cugno749]

I was looking into a set of these and was wondering what the weight savings would be over the stock 5 spoke marchesinis off the 03 ss. I called carrozzeria direct and they said a weight savings of 4 lbs. in the front and 6lbs. in the rear. Sounds inflated? Does anyone know what the marchesini figures are or where to find?

[marvin]

NCRick sells carrozzerias, he can probably give you that info. motocd.com

[PaulST4s]

Originally Posted by cugno749

Does anyone know what the marchesini figures are or where to find?

When I had my Dymags installed, we weighed them and the stock wheels, and here's what my stock wheels weighed:

Stock Marchesini 5-spoke Front, with bearings, no rotors: 9.10 lbs
Stock Marchesini 5-spoke Rear, with bearings and sprocket: 19.95 lbs

These are off a 2002 ST4S, so I'm not sure if they're the same or not.

[CrimsonCloak]

On my 748 I went from 11 lbs on the front to 7.3 lbs with a carrozzeria. That's from three spoke.

[Ducati23]

Overall 10 lbs lighter is usually about right. If want big reductions in wheel weight, it will cost a lot. Forged magnesium or carbon is not cheap no matter how you look at it.

[dezmoduo]

Great weight savings at a decent price for my 93SS. And they balance out with almost NO weights with my B'stone 014's

[cugno749]

Wow, 10 lbs. is significant. I'm hoping the lighter set up will translate to a second or 2 at the track. Rick at Cogent also mentioned that the rotors are quite heavy stock and that would be a weight savings as well. Hmmmmmm, now which color to choose. Shark skinz are all red, frame is gray, thinking black would be nice. Thought about painting the sides of the skinz silver and getting gold rims like MV agusta.

[john S.]

Originally Posted by CrimsonCloak

On my 748 I went from 11 lbs on the front to 7.3 lbs with a carrozzeria. That's from three spoke.

Ummm, I just recieved an email from Carrozzeria and they advised they don't make anything at this time in the 5Y or 10 spoke design for my 916. What did they have for you?

[Nick D.]

I still like these in forged aluminum:

http://www.marvic.it/prod_silverstone_eng.php

If you could just get them. I called Fred at Yoyodyne but he has no ETA date.

[cugno749]

They said the 5y would work for the 99+ ss and they suggested the galfer rotors as a package:

http://www.czusainc.com/

The marvics look nice as well. Wonder what they will price the forged aluminum at. That's why I was going to go cz because marvic mags are mucho $$$$.

[YellowDuc99]

I swapped rotors when I swapped wheels, went from stock to Braketech Axis (ductile iron) rotors. Weighed both sets:
Stock rear w/ hardware: 2 lbs. 1 ½ oz.
Axis rear w/ hardware: 1 lb. 13 1/8 oz.


Stock front: 4 lbs. 4 oz.
Axis front: 3 lbs. 1 ¾ oz.


Saved a couple of pounds, and went full floating as well!

[mikeinwi.]

Originally Posted by cugno749

I was looking into a set of these and was wondering what the weight savings would be over the stock 5 spoke marchesinis off the 03 ss. I called carrozzeria direct and they said a weight savings of 4 lbs. in the front and 6lbs. in the rear. Sounds inflated? Does anyone know what the marchesini figures are or where to find?

these wheels are pretty light. i had a set on my M944 and my 851/926. the set on the 851 weighed in at 1lb heavier front and 1.5lb heavier at rear than the manesium March's that where on my 851 stock.
NCrick is the man to see for all things Carrozzeria. http://www.motocd.com/
see this post also. and so it begins...

[marvin]

Originally Posted by mikeinwi.

these wheels are pretty light. i had a set on my M944 and my 851/926. the set on the 851 weighed in at 1lb heavier front and 1.5lb heavier at rear than the manesium March's that where on my 851 stock.
NCrick is the man to see for all things Carrozzeria. http://www.motocd.com/
see this post also. and so it begins...

Hi Mike, is that rear wheel weight with or without the cush drive/sprocket?

[cutter]

The handling was greatly improved on my RC51, made it feel lighter, and more flickable.
Best bang for the buck, anything lighter is going to cost a lot more, and unless you are rich or make money racing, I wouldn't think it would be worth it.

Of course you can always throw them on your next bike if it is the same size rim, so maybe the CF could be good, but it will limit your options on what bike you can buy next.

[mikeinwi.]

Originally Posted by marvin

Hi Mike, is that rear wheel weight with or without the cush drive/sprocket?

hey Marvin, that was for a complete wheel with the same tire. the sprocket/cush differ from the stock March's. i had to use a Kaw zx6r sprocket on the Carro's and their cush so it was not the exact same set up but it was close. it was apples to apples but maybe granny smith to mcintosh.

[moto]

Forged aluminum wheels will make a difference if you have the 3 spoke wheels--but not that much difference if you have the 5 spoke wheels. Some say lighter tires will make more difference. The bike will feel more nimble.

With magnesium wheels you will really notice the ease of turn in--esp at speed.

With Carbon wheels, you really start to notice the difference in aceleration and stopping.

[Teufelhund]

The machining on the carrier was very tight. It was tight enough to impress Guy Martin of MBP and he's a former Air Canada QC inspector! Great bamg for short money.

[jdgun_0013]

I have a set on my 2005 zx6R which already has some light ass wheels, and i could very easily tell in the braking & corner speed, or is that the rolling inertia effect. Anyways damn nice quality and will be buying another set for my RC51.