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I used to put Lockart oil coolers on my Kawazakis back in the day, but I trust Ducati that this bike is cool enough to race, much less what we can do on the road to it.
 
I see they moved the battery under the front head by the header - Where did they move the relay and fuses.

I see this a as Race only setup and not worth the time, money and cursing involved for trackday/street riding.
 
on the track you generally have such high speeds, that you get way better cooling than in city traffic for example...

a lot of people even remove the fans behind the coolers.
 
Phil said:
on the track you generally have such high speeds, that you get way better cooling than in city traffic for example...

a lot of people even remove the fans behind the coolers.
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I was glad of the fan last summer and i think its definitely needed even for track riding. The bike was at 103C with the fans running as I came off after each 20 minute session. It was a hot day at 35C ambient, but I was surprised how hot the bike was given the high track speeds.
 
yep, when I did barber on July 1 ambient temp was 105f and track temp was approx 140 or so (the track guy with the temp tool said). Just on the cooldown lap my bike got toasty warm.

PaddockStand said:
I was glad of the fan last summer and i think its definitely needed even for track riding. The bike was at 103C with the fans running as I came off after each 20 minute session. It was a hot day at 35C ambient, but I was surprised how hot the bike was given the high track speeds.
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well, then i have to correct my statement. seems like i've never had time to properly watch the temps when on the track :D
 
I'm a lot slower tho so I've got more than enough time to check temps, look at scenery, wave to the masses! ;)

Phil said:
well, then i have to correct my statement. seems like i've never had time to properly watch the temps when on the track :D
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guys, I ride my Panigake R exclusively on track and have seen temperatures as high as 115celsuis on a high altitude track. At sea level always above 100 Celsius. Tracks are actually prett bad for the cooling system. Ever time you are on a straight you use full throttle all the way as the bike gradually builds up speed and airflow. A lot of heat soak is built up during the process.you stay at speed for a short while which give limited time with airflow through the radiators and then you hit the brakes hard, slowing the bike as heat is soaking into the engine from the hard run on the straight. This is precisely where the bike needs max airflow to take heat out of the system but speed is lost. So every time you repeat the cycle the engine builds a little extra heat unless your cooling system is really efficient. If you look at the temp while riding you will see this process at work as the temp rises through each corner and then falls again. Whether it falls enough is the question.....on mine it seemed to be a cumulative process where each corner raised the temperature a little bit. Now I have a race cooling system with a separate oil cooler.
 
It does look like it would help. Wonder what, if any effect it has on oil pressure and if the ...... little pump that Ducati put on this beast can cope. It also seem like a less severe of a mod as far as street riding goes.
 
Phl said:
on the track you generally have such high speeds, that you get way better cooling than in city traffic for example...

a lot of people even remove the fans behind the coolers.
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For track use, the fan just makes the bike run warmer. It blocks (some) air flow through the radiator at higher speeds.
 

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