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ugar-6
03-19-2010, 03:10 PM
http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=/netahtml/PTO/search-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PG01&s1=20090308677&OS=20090308677&RS=20090308677
TroyBoy30
03-19-2010, 03:18 PM
http://www.gpone.com/DB/Foto_2010_03/20101703ducaticarbonio_G.jpg
wallypiper
03-19-2010, 03:44 PM
A bimota is sort of a frameless Ducati. The frame does not connect the headstock to the swingarm. Both are connected to the engine.
http://image.automotive.com/f/bikes/146_1001_bimota_db7_oronero_superbike/31665453+soriginal/146_1001_10_z+bimota_DB7_oronero+chassis_design.jp g
wallypiper
03-19-2010, 03:47 PM
Sorry about the huge picture. The trellis section at the front and the swingarm are available in carbon fiber.
Gmoney
03-19-2010, 04:25 PM
I lvoe that bike....
TLR67
03-19-2010, 04:39 PM
And Squires puttin down a deposit.....
ugar-6
03-19-2010, 06:22 PM
and squires puttin down a deposit.....

roflmao!!!
TarzanMan
03-19-2010, 07:49 PM
I wonder if eliminating the frame really does drop that much weight after all is said and done... after all, you still have to strengthen the engine case to withstand the added stress :-/
wallypiper
03-19-2010, 08:22 PM
Ducati 1098: 443 lbs.
Bimota with Ducati 1098 engine: 375 lbs.

It's not all in the frame, but some is. The carbon fiber version of the DB7 is only 15 pounds lighter than the standard version.