DSSA?? What’s that mate? The Thyssennkrupp for a pair are 4.8kg bare…
New wheels for Panigale V4: forged Mg or carbon
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Perfect. There is so much bad info floating around about wheel weights all should be be stated bare. As Ducati goes to the DSSA the wheel weights will now be pretty much the same as the BMW, Jap bikes etc. Better info on those than the ducati wheels.
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ETA: I’m only seeing they are either satin or gloss.
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BST Only makes the matching oem carbon style matte carbon wheels for the ducati v4 SP2 wheels & They weigh a little more & pay almost double what Rapid Teks cost and have to buy through Ducati.
EDIT : I thought the sp2 wheels were matte checkered carbon and not twill , I forgot you can get the same twill with rapid teks in the matte carbon too, But here's the pictures of BST SP2 in matte & both rapid tek wheels in matte and gloss.
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Brocks Performance is the U.S. distributor. Their website shows satin and matte.
https://brocksperformance.com/bst-s...le-1000rr-20-23-f4-1000-f4rr-1078-1050-10-20/
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I was also looking at the Star Tek wheel so not the one Ducati Performance sells through the dealer. I was trying to figure out if matte in Star Tek or satin in Star Tea matches OEM carbon fiber better.
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The OEM carbon fiber is satin without a doubt. If you want all of the parts to match perfectly, you may consider clearing coating them all at the same time with whatever gloss level you want.
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this is exactly what i did...i even coated all the DP stuff to gloss...so everything is the same..great results with this product here:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SHJVK4G?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_1&th=1
this .... is hard as diamonds, not a scratch in 30k miles on some of my carbon...
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I was thinking more of a paint. This is the 2K stuff I used. It's pretty nasty, definitely need to wear a respirator when spraying it. It sprays so much nicer and lays flatter than normal rattle cans. I did give all the matte carbon stuff I have a ceramic coating, mostly for extra UV protection.
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https://www.amazon.com/Spray-Max-36...8955039&sprefix=2k+matte+clear,aps,127&sr=8-4
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https://www.amazon.com/Spray-Max-36...8955039&sprefix=2k+matte+clear,aps,127&sr=8-4
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I've used the duplicolor rattle can extreme gloss with good success refurbishing carbon fiber. I think they offer this in satin also. I agree the ceramic stuff is the solution. I did the clowncar with ceramkote. I'm going to try to con the oldest grandkid into doing beautiful's car.
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check out our amazon .... dude...some great low cost options.The ceramic coating that you’re all taking about is ridiculously expensive over here in the UK.
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I'd say it's worth the bucks but maybe not the pounds. Is as advertised. Good idea to prepsol (prepaint wax and grease remover and hopefully not the VOC stuff) first. After I applied it, I double waxed with high tech carnauba. If I wasn't so lazy I'd do my car. These guys also make and aviation versions.The ceramic coating that you’re all taking about is ridiculously expensive over here in the UK
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In looking at NYCV4S' posted pics of the SP2 wheel, I would agree the factory CF (at least the wheel) looks satin, as the BST matte looks too flat by comparison. I noticed on Brock's website just now they also mention satin as being the matching Ducati finish.
Thanks all for your input.
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i was told marchesini no longer makes forged mg (or al) wheels for sssa ducatis now that the panigales are dssa. anyone have any thoughts on where to find a set of new, matte black genesi’s in forged magnesium? these are exactly things a retailer has lying around on a shelf. they’re usually made to order but now you can’t order them anymore. i’ve seen a couple of forged al varieties on ebay but i prefer the forged mg new (not interested in used since i don’t trust a seller will be honest about any prior possible “incidents”.
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Unless you are trying to impress people with how much money you can spend on the carbons, the magnesium are the best way to go. Most tracks won't allow carbons due to their shatter problem, and the weight savings over magnesium is not that great.
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BST makes the wheels for the Ducati OEM carbon version found on the SP2 . Not sure if the matte finish is any different from the BST consumer matte version, looks the same to me but it may have more of a satin to it. Would have to see them in person side by side.
The weave however is exactly the same as all other BST models its a twill when Ducati carbon accessories are checkered weave.
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