| Author | Message | ||
     Mrrickbo |
On the left side of the bike under the seat, mounted to the sub-frame. There is this little grey/silver box, about 2 to 3 inches length times width and 1/2 to 1 inch. The size and shape isn't the question, the question is what is it and why it has the word "DUCATI" on it! Does anyone know about this!!!!!! | ||
| Dentguy |
It helps it run better.  No need to flame it's just a joke. I think it's the voltage regulator. | ||
| Nillaice |
pic of it? | ||
| Froggy |
Without looking, it sounds like the VR. The Ducati ones are faster than the XB ones  | ||
| Mrrickbo |
No pic at the moment, thanks for the info. Thats cool to know though! | ||
| Pepperk496 |
I think I remember Court mentioned once that there is small electronics company named Ducati that has nothing to do with the motorcycle Ducati. | ||
| Mrrickbo |
That would make sense of it, but a bit confusing at first. | ||
| Manxboy |
It's the voltage regulator! Saw it on my race bike last week. | ||
| Anonymous |
Pepperk496 is correct. Ducati Electronica, a completely seperate company. | ||
| Court |
And ...... Of course Ducati made capacitors, resistors and electronics years before they ever made a motorcycle. | ||
| Ccryder |
They were in the radio business IIRC b4 motor powered bicycles and motorcycles. | ||
| Johnnys999 |
And I was fortunate to ride a 1948 Ducati Cucciolo (little puppy) a buddy of mine owns. He also has vintage motorcycles made by Maserati and the next generation Ducati after the Cucciolo. The bike was a blast to ride, for the sake of knowing it was built by Ducati and helped Italy become mobile after WWII. | ||
| Dirty_john |
Ducati started out in life as an electronics company producing consumer elecs and then war items during the second world war. After the war they diversified and produced the first bolt on pedal assist motor called the "pup" in Italian. So there was Ducati Electronica and Ducati Mechanica, I was lucky enough to visit the bike factory in 1984 when I based building a trick monoshock bevel drive bike, very passionate people about their bikes, much like how I imagine the Buell factory and workforce were | ||
| Mrrickbo |
Ok the part with the name Ducati on it, is the voltage reg. I looked it up in the manual I just got. Thanks for all of your help. | ||
| Kickstand76 |
wow. some more useless knowledge.  | ||
| Court |
If you are so inclined . . . you'd enjoy studying the history of Ducati. The company has am interesting and amazing history. I was invited by Ducati North America to be the speaker at the Grand Opening of their Flagship store and, up until the time I started my research, I was under the assumption that Ducati was a "motorcycle" company. They have evolved, over time, to be a motorcycle company but, as is the case with many interesting businesses, the part was interesting and the destination the result more fate than intention. Today Ducati makes some amazing motorcycles which are always as thrilling to look at as to ride. I've always thought, me personally, that they are Buell are the two motorcycle companies in the world that evoke such passion from their owners. . . that appeals to me. Ducati's "problem" has been that the company has often been managed by "artists" or designers rather than business people so they spend a lot of time on credit hold and being cut off from parts . . they seem to always be operating right on the edge of being out of business. If you want I have a couple excellent books on their history I can recommend. Ducati's are, to me, like Porsche . . even though I've never owned one I always enjoy following them and enjoy the art and engineering. |
