Any DIY on rearsets ? Plus a Q about Sprockets

I just bought the rizoma rearsets to replace the stock rearsets - does anyone have a DIY for this ? I'm kinda nervous to work on the ducati - it looks complicated so if anyone can point me to a how to or give any tips it would be very helpful.

Also I do need a little schooling on the ducati. Its my first ducati and I'm not sure about all the terminology or parts involved. I'm planning to do a 520 conversion (probably a 15F 41/42R) so -what parts do I need to buy ? On the R1 I just bought the chain and the sprockets and replaced it myself... but on the ducati its a little confusing. What is the Sprocket Flange/hub/carrier ?? What does it do and why do people replace it ? (just bling ??)

thanks for the help guys /sarcasm

Installing the Rizoma rear sets is the easy part. Taking off the OEM was a pain in the butt with all the red locktite they put on my bike.

Its pretty much self explanatory.

On The brake side its much easier if you remove the right upper fairing to disconnect the brake light switch on the connector side. Once you install the switch make sure there is light/enough pressure to turn the brake light off and not too much pressure to damage the switch.

Adjust the rear brake MC push rod to make sure you have correct pressure engage the brake but not too much to have rear brake drag. the wheel should be easy to spin.

I believe you need a longer hose (brake reservoir hose) I can't remember if the rear sets comes with one or not. While changing the hose do not i repeat do not engage the rear brake until the hose is on and you make sure all the air bubbles goes back into the reservoir by squeezing the hose from bottom to top. This will help you prevent having to bleed the rear brake (Pain in the butt).

On the shift lever side, make sure the shift lever rod is adjusted before putting it all together this will help prevent you from taking it all apart because trying to get a open end wrench on the rod while the rear set is fully on is a pain in the butt. The good thing about the Rizoma is you don't have to worry about lever position you can adjust it once every thing is installed unlike the lightech where the rod set the lever position.

Install and tighten the bolt in the eyelet of the shift rod first. Getting an allen wrench on the bolt while the rear sets is on is almost impossible. When taking apart the OEM rear set take if off last the eyelet will rotate towards you so you would be able to get an allen wrench on it.

Other than that its pretty easy

ScrapperX said:

Installing the Rizoma rear sets is the easy part. Taking off the OEM was a pain in the butt with all the red locktite they put on my bike.

Other than that its pretty easy

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About how much time would you estimate it took, please?

Yes, the gear deal is a little confusing.
When Ducati made there gears they molded the cush drives into the rear gear, so if you want to change the gear ratio or to a 520 chain, You need to buy a quick change rear carrier, that piece has the recesses for the Cush drives to go into, the the carrier has bolts like a conventional hub that allows you to install any ratio you want to install on it. And if you want to change the ratio down the line, you don't have to split the chain to install a different gear ratio.
Just a little info on what I am doing.
I have an R, and I am changing the chain to a 520 and changing the ratio to a 15/42.
Reason I am going to a 520 is the gears are more available year round, the 525 ratios are hard to find right now.
And I am changing the rear gear to a 42 due to the fact that I track my bike a lot, and I run the pirrelli 200/60 rear slick, and that slick is 1 inch bigger circumference than the sp stock tires and that was enough to throw off the final ratio.
So I am going to a 42 to get the overall ratio back to stock with the slick on the bike.
Hope that makes sense.
Good luck

If you buy an OEM replacement sprocket like Supersprox you can press the OEM Cush dampers into it without other parts at the hub. You will need a wheel nut socket (it's oddball) and a torque wrench good to 230Nm (iirc). Obviously you'll need a 520 chain and front sprocket, too. If you want a "quick change" sprocket (which is wasted on a street bike) you can use AFAM or similar and you'll need their sprocket carrier, which still needs the stock Cush dampers and splined hub. You can also buy lighter cush dampers built into a carrier for AFAM if that's your wish.

If you want to chat just get my number at www.desertdesmo.com and I'll walk you through it. It's really not that hard.

I guess I should have taken pictures of the Conversion I just finished on a Panigale R, huh?

Sinjin said:

About how much time would you estimate it took, please?

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About an hour to install and adjust.

ScrapperX said:

Install and tighten the bolt in the eyelet of the shift rod first. Getting an allen wrench on the bolt while the rear sets is on is almost impossible. When taking apart the OEM rear set take if off last the eyelet will rotate towards you so you would be able to get an allen wrench on it.


Other than that its pretty easy

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No kidding How do you rotate that eyelet ?

I can't get the the allen on it at all. I think I'll get a ball end allen I just have the regular. What a pain

Finally found the trick. I was trying remove from near the banjo connection but it was easier to remove from the bottom side of the shift rod by loosening the 10mm nut in the shift rod and then rotating it to get access to that screw.

I'm gonna do the brake side rearsets now hopefully that's easier.

Tom yfz said:

Yes, the gear deal is a little confusing.
When Ducati made there gears they molded the cush drives into the rear gear, so if you want to change the gear ratio or to a 520 chain, You need to buy a quick change rear carrier, that piece has the recesses for the Cush drives to go into, the the carrier has bolts like a conventional hub that allows you to install any ratio you want to install on it. And if you want to change the ratio down the line, you don't have to split the chain to install a different gear ratio.
Just a little info on what I am doing.
I have an R, and I am changing the chain to a 520 and changing the ratio to a 15/42.
Reason I am going to a 520 is the gears are more available year round, the 525 ratios are hard to find right now.
And I am changing the rear gear to a 42 due to the fact that I track my bike a lot, and I run the pirrelli 200/60 rear slick, and that slick is 1 inch bigger circumference than the sp stock tires and that was enough to throw off the final ratio.
So I am going to a 42 to get the overall ratio back to stock with the slick on the bike.
Hope that makes sense.
Good luck

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It does make sense. But just another silly question. What is the difference between a hub and carrier ? Are they two different parts or the same part ?

The hub fits he splined shaft that carries the wheel. The carrier connects to the hub via the cushes and to the sprocket via common screws. Basically, one quick change sprocket + one sprocket carrier = one OEM sprocket.

I removed the sprocket cover, slave cylinder, and unbolted the shifter rod at the left heim joint by removing the single screw that ties that joint to the shifter linkage to allow access to the front sprocket. The shifter rod screw is Loctited, so apply some red Loctited upon reassembly.