2005 SS1000DS up on power over 2004 -why ?

Can anyone tell me what Ducati did to the 2005 SS1000DS to give it the 93 hp@ 9500 rpm vs the 04's 85.5 hp @ 7750 rpm ?

Both have same compression ect .

Did they change the valve angle by chance ?

because the power quoted for '05 is measured at the crank while the power for '04 is measured at the rear wheel. so there's no change in the bike. just in how they quote the data. this is how the big 4 quote their bikes' info so ducati went the same way. from what i understand, they did the same with the weight. quoting dry weight instead of wet-no-gas.

Yup, 'zactly.

Thanks . I had seen where Ducati did in fact measure at the rear wheel but I overlooked when they stopped doing that apparently .

I've decided , a 2003-2005 SS1000DS it will be





Modified by moddedtunnel at 2:27 PM 8/9/2005

Nope , click power curve and the asterisk notes the use of a dyno .

Now they are saying it's in at 7750 rpm instead of 9500 .

They are tweeking the website

http://www.ducati.com/bikes/my...DS-05

I disagree with strati.Ducati and all factory's measure Hp only in crank.The difference between '05 and '04 i think is in camsaft and valves(timing,etc)

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False.
Ducati changed the way to measure horse power in 2005. Ence, all the models have seen their HP grow up.
No technical differences btw 2004 DS and 2005 DS, they have strictly the same engine.

So....In the mid 90's the 900's put out 80 hp on paper, was that rear wheel or at the crank? If at the wheel, what would at the crank hp been on them?

If you compare all the models, not just the 1000ss you will find that everything went up by the same 9% hp, this is due to the change from wheel to crank hp. All the models lost weight as well, from the difference in the way they measured..wet vs dry.

I have a 2004 1000ss it is exactly the same as a 2003, and a 2005. Just the serial number is different. Bikes that were made in 2004 at the factory can be sold as 2005s with a serial number that says it is a 2005. Then shipped to a dealer.

Lou