There's no stopping progress...

[Luddite]

...but you can progress stopping!

First we had radial calipers, then monoblocs, then the Stylema and now these snazzy finned jobbies have appeared on this season's WSBK Ducatis.





I can't imagine that their improved cooling will be needed or noticed on the road but I bet that won't stop them appearing on next year's top-of-the-range Panigale.

[Blah blah]

So what does the other pipe do? The one from the top of the caliper to just under the bottom of the fork? Some sort of ABS / rotation monitoring / datalogging thing?

And the bits the calipers fix too look ever so slender...

[Luddite]

Originally Posted by Blah blah

So what does the other pipe do? The one from the top of the caliper to just under the bottom of the fork? Some sort of ABS / rotation monitoring / datalogging thing?

And the bits the calipers fix too look ever so slender...

I was wondering that. I think it's wiring rather than hydraulic pipe and seems to go to a sensor over a phonic ring. The ring only has 10 or so spokes though, so not enough for an ABS system. Perhaps just a basic wheel speed indicator for data logging purposes?

And, yes, those caliper mounting brackets look incredibly delicate, don't they? Titanium?

[350TSS]

Bet they are not as good as these
https://kickstart.bikeexif.com/wp-co...ax-hazan-5.jpg

https://kickstart.bikeexif.com/wp-co...ax-hazan-2.jpg