Ducati 1299 SL Build. The details and the list.

When you get called out, you answer the call. First the disclaimer. The prices here are what I actually paid to build this bike. If I had to compare, many are on the high side but they are very accurate from what is available from OPP, Belisimoto etc. They are all retail and by "retail" I mean what anyone off the street can get these items for. I did not have any discounts from any of these vendors. That being said, if a shop were to replicate this, there would be a substantial savings. The exception to this are the custom parts that were made by Northrop R&D. This is my cost and reflects what I paid for raw materials and what I paid Mike to run these parts in the Haas after hours. Variable costs are items I purchased from ebay. I have included the invoice for the motor as a reference. You may pay more or less depending on the seller. There are duplicates on the items I purchased on ebay just about every time I look and I have purchased additional motors. This is the highest priced 1299 motor I have purchased. I have included the place of purchase and the names of the people I dealt with. Fell free to contact any of them if you have doubts on anything listed. I have also included a comparison between what came on the SL and what is in this build as I did make the claim that I could build a better bike than the factory SL for less. The term "better" is of course open to interpretation and opinion and you are certainly entitled but I think you will agree on most items. The only place on this bike that I elected not to spend the money was on the FGR 300 forks. They will be on the latest build. There are of course things missing but they are insignificant. I did make most of the brackets and spacers. There are many places I could have saved some money as there are "overboard" items here. $1200.00 for a rear caliper, $1200.00 for a rear master Cylinder, $3000.00 for ceramic rotors etc so nothing was removed from the list to make the numbers. The SL sold for $65,000.00. This build came in at $61,781.00. The new SL is on the rumor mill for $80-85 or higher. I can get the wheels from BST. Same price as the OZ mags that are on it now. The BST swing arm is $5000.00 and if BST makes a frame its 4K and change so that would bring this build up to $71,000.00 to duplicate the new 1299 SL (minus any new electronics) as the wheels are a wash and I will have better parts I assure you. There are a few guys on this board who have seen this bike in person so it is not vaporware and I ride it every day. Its not for everyone and I get all the pros and cons. That wasn't the point. The point was, could I build what I considered a better SL than the factory for less. In my mind, I did and so can anyone else.

Ducati 1299 motor. $4675.00 Purchased from Imperial Sport Bikes Denver CO. 1758 miles.
Carrillo Rods $525.00 (CP Carrillo) Richard Batachelor
Carrillo Pistons $415.00 (CP Carrillo) Richard Batachelor
Fox Crank mods (weight, knife edge, balance) $450.00 Ben Fox
Del West Valves $800.00 (Del West) Phil Martin
EVR Clutch $900.00(SL has a stock clutch and plates) Belisimoto Kyle
EVR Billet Clutch basket $1020.00 (SL has the stock cast clutch basket) Belisimoto Kyle
Head work $400.00 (none on the SL) Northrop R&D Mike Singleton
CNC Slave $120.00 (stock slave on the SL) Belisimoto Kyle
Ti Slave Rod $85.00 (steel on the SL) Northrop Mike Singleton
Light weight starter ring $200.00 (stock on the SL) Northrop R&D Mike Singleton
Case Covers $185.00 (none on the SL) GB ebay
Filter $400.00 (stock on the SL) Sprint Belisimoto Kyle
Sitta 15t Sprocket $149.00 ebay
Mac Radiator $1000.00 (stock on the SL) MAC Radiators Aurelian Munteanu
Rapid Bike Race $950.00 (none on the SL) Rapid Bike Yaman
1299s Electronics $1000.00 Imperial Sport Bikes Denver CO
Akra Ti exhaust $4500.00 OPP Edward Mulhall
Engine Fan $120.00 Imperial Sport Bikes Denver CO
1299 Frame $1500.00 Imperial Sport Bikes Denver CO
Desmo Veloce Tank Mount $150.00 (stock cast piece on the SL) DV Richard Boyd
1299 Swing arm $500.00 Imperial Sport Bikes Denver CO
RAM Magnesium Hub $985.00 (stock aluminum on the SL) OPP Edward Mulhull
Titanium Drive Axle $845.00 (stock steel on the SL) Northrop R&D Mike Singleton
Titanium Swing arm axles $118.00 (stock steel on the SL) Podium Racing
R-L Swing arm mounts $150.00 Imperial Sport Bikes Denver CO
Brake Tech Rear Rotor $385.00 (stock steel on the SL) Brake Tech Jeff Gehrs
Brembo P4 24 $1200.00 (stock cast OEM Brembo on the SL) OPP Edward Mulhull
Brembo GP Rear MC $1200.00 (stock OEM Brembo on the SL) OPP Edward Mulhull
Spiegler lines $350.00 Spiegler Performance Matthias Schaub
Staublie Q Disconnects $600.00 (none on the SL) Spiegler Performance Matthias Schaub
CNC Brake Caliper Mount $160.00 (stock cast aluminum on the SL) Northrop R&D Mike Singleton
CNC Titanium Flange $950.00 (stock flange on the SL) Belisimoto Kyle
Sitta Sprocket $165.00 ebay
AEM Ti drive pins $285.00 (stock steel on the SL) Belisimoto Kyle
DID ERV 520 $140.00 (OEM Regina on the SL) ebay
Ohlins DV TTX Shock $1200.00 ebay
Ohlins Ti Spring $300.00 Kyle USA Dan Kyle
Moto Corse links $500.00 Design Corse
Desmo Veloce mod $200.00 (none on the SL) DV Richard Boyd
Lightech Rear sets $1150.00 (stock SL rear sets on the SL) OPP Edward Mulhull
Translogic Shifter $250.00 (stock DQS on the SL) Translogic UK Andy Brooks
OZ Magnesium Wheels $3500.00 Motowheels
Pirelli Rosso III Tires $350.00 Revzilla
T Rex Kick Stand $150.00 ebay
Ohlins Forks $2600.00 Imperial Sport Bikes
CNC Triple $985.00 (SL engraved upper, stock lower) Belisimoto Kyle
Titanium Steer Tube $85.00 Northrop R&D Mike Singleton
Gilles Vario Bar $584.00 (stock bars on the SL) Belisimoto Kyle
Brembo GP 19x18 Brake MC $750.00 (Brembo cast OEM) OPP Edward Mulhull
Brembo GP 16x18 Clutch MC $700.00 (Brembo cast OEM) OPP Edward Mulhull
Rizoma Res $160.00
Jetprime Switch box $385.00 (stock plastic on the SL) Jetprime
Jetprime Start Switch $160.00 (Stock Plastic on the SL) Jetprime
Throttle $80.00 ebay
Grips $15.00 ebay
Kyle Ti bar ends $80.00 (stock on the SL) Kyle USA Dan Kyle
Braketech Ceramic Rotors $3000.00 (OEM Brembo on the SL) Braketech Jeff Gehrs
Brembo P4 32/36 GP Ti Piston mono blocks $3800.00 (OEM Brembo on the SL) OPP Edward Mulhull
Brembo pads $150.00 OPP Edward Mulhull
CDT carbon Tank $1900.00 (stock tank on the SL) OPP Edward Mulhull
Fuel Pump $150.00 Imperial Sport Bikes Denver CO
Lighttech cap $110.00 Belisimoto Kyle
CDT carbon Tail $1950.00 OPP Edward Mulhull
DP Seat $225.00 ebay
Clear Alternatives light $205.00 Belisimoto Kyle
CDT Carbon nose $851.00 OPP Edward Mulhull
CDT Carbon intake $253.00 OPP Edward Mulhull
CDT Carbon electronics Holders $969.00(stock plastic on the SL) OPP Edward Mulhull
CDT Carbon R Side Upper $621.00 OPP Edward Mulhull
CDT Carbon L Side Upper $621.00 OPP Edward Mulhull
CDT Carbon R side lower $364.00 OPP Edward Mulhull
CDT Carbon L side lower $364.00 OPP Edward Mulhull
CDT Carbon ram covers $440.00 OPP Edward Mulhull
CDT Carbon key guard $176.00 OPP Edward Mulhull
CDT Carbon fairing Holder $740.00(stock magnesium on the SL)
CDT instrument Cover $327.00 OPP Edward Mulhull
CDT Carbon Front Fender $307.00 OPP Edward Mulhull
CDT Carbon Rear Fender $258.00 OPP Edward Mulhull
CDT Shock Guard $128.00 OPP Edward Mulhull
CDT Upper Chain Guard $128.00 OPP Edward Mulhull
CDT Swing arm line guard $148.00 OPP Edward Mulhull
Windscreen $150.00 ebay
LED Headlight $385.00 ebay
Misc Titanium Hardware $1000.00 Airbus, Pro Bolt
Misc Electronic parts $300.00 Bike Sport Development, Honeywell

Thanks for the feedback. I agree. Many points of contention. First resale and investment. There isn't any. It's a throw away. I wouldn't know the first thing about an ROI strategy on a vehicle. Property, I get and to a lesser extent, traditional commodities but this is a buy it and forget it. I'm pretty sure that no one has recouped he cost of an off the floor SL or Desmo either unless it's an oddity. Moving on. Labor. Excellent point and obviously a cost consideration however the genesis of this post is based on an overblown debate weather "I" could build a better SL for less money. Except for machine work that required a special "mission only" process, I did every single piece of this thing so no I'd did not factor labor as the verbiage was rather specific. Had it read, "I could have had a professional builder, build me a better SL for less than the factory" then the contention would be valid. I don't know many personal builders who factor a labor cost to a hobby. Still a valid argument. Paint. Yep there isn't any but I still would have easily been under budget if it were painted. If It wasn't functional, it probably wasn't thought much about. Not taking anything away from some of the outstanding looking bikes here. This thing isn't much of a looker and I'm probably better off not owning anything that I'm concerned about banging up. If anything it's a R&D platform for future projects. I'm constantly swapping stuff on it that I make so I guess it's just a project. The stock SL is a beautiful bike but I knew if I bought one, I would end up swapping parts because you just do. For me this was a better decision and money had nothing to do with it. For me in my position, this makes sense. Gecko builds much nicer stuff than this. He does the mechanical stuff and finishes everything to perfection.

Thanks for the notes. Yep no factory warranty. For me that was not even a remote point of contention. One, I can fix or replace anything on the bike without leaving the house as I have enough duplicate parts to build another bike and I have all the tools to do so. I have had this thing apart so many times I could do it sleeping and its pretty quick. So yes again, its not for everyone. In contrast I recently bought a MB 550GL. Full extended factory warranty. I wont even look under the hood. Anything goes wrong and its someone else problem. So yes its about where your at with what you want to get into. I have never had a warranty on a bike as I know its going to be in pieces after I buy it anyhow. Again thats not for everyone.

Weight. I don't know. Never weighed it. Its lighter than the SL. I could only speculate. Many of the pieces were chosen not for weight but because its what I would have chosen building from scratch. I use carbon and Ti fasteners in a lot of other projects (bicycles, aircraft, some car pieces for friends) so its just what I use.

Dyno. Again I don't know. Were going to take it to Attack and see some time. The HP should not have changed much. The motor work was to smooth out the vibrational harmonics, improve combustion dynamics, to reduce the weight of reciprocating parts to increase RPM capability and to improve reliability. There were a lot of little things done internally to make things a little more robust. The heads were massaged a bit, the ports were matched and blended, combustion chamber volumes were balanced etc. I would guess HP was increased a bit but again that was not the mission. Would be interesting to see the results.

I did not post pics as many pics have been posted in other threads and I figured that its "visually" old news.

Next on the list is a new exhaust. I have the ability now to make precision cuts, precision table jig and chamber weld Ti and want to make something of my own design. I buy all my materials through a government contractor so the material is very reasonable. From a material perspective, they are making a "BUNCH" of money off those Ti systems. $5000.00 for the Akra is absolute robbery and I have been "robbed" a few times.

If someone did want something built and its not crazy time wise, I would do it for free. Additionally I give away a lot of stuff to anyone who is doing things right but maybe needs a little help. Im building some CF mirrors for a member here and setting up another member with drive parts for his 1199. No charge for the parts or labor. If I can help someone save some $$, get someone out of a bind or help someone get over a hurdle, I always give it a shot. I have been fortunate for sure and I try to pass it on. So if anyone needs something made and its not like a missile or something, hit me up and I will help as best I can.