Re: Cooling slots on Front Brakes
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2014 1:31 am
[quote= Moto Chuck ... "
" On my 250 Mk 3 both the inlet and outlet slots are open. "
____ It seems my rather hasty/(unedited) post-wording hadn't properly taken into account that the available ex.slots on the brake-side may've also been opened-out, (as I was then only thought-picturing just the right-side cover in-mind).
Sorry for that oversight being left overlooked in my previous post.
" The slots are exactly as wide as the fake slots on the rest of my half dozen or more backing plates and hub covers
if it wasn't factory somebody did a bang-up job on cutting these slots because they look absolutely factory. "
____ It does stand to reason that a personality who'd bother to go to the finer detail of opening the 'slots' just as they are meant to appear, (instead of rather simply drilling holes for just the actual functional purpose), would also care to bother with doing a GOOD/meticulous job at it. _ And also probably care to further carry-out the intended subterfuge-ruse of also completing the (actually functionless) appearance-deception on the right-side hub-cover as well.
" I can post pictures of the backing plate "
____ That would be nice to see for us all, (with hopes of an adequately lite close-up pic.view showing the finer detailing of the cut slots) !
" I would have to check, but I have a friend with another NC 250 Mk3 that as I remember, also has the open slots in both front hub covers. "
____ It could've been helpful if such a feature was common amongst all Mark-three models, as it then would've been another useful factor for helping to identify Duke-models from one-another.
However I'm quite sure that if most others of us check,, they'll not fine the slots to be open, regardless of model-type !
____ Have you ever checked to see if any air-flow ventilation hole-openings were also made in/through the (otherwise closed-off) hub-wall behind the right-side hub-cover, (so as to make the right-side inlet-slots actually functional as brake cooling) ?
" Alternatively this could be another of those "What's in the parts bin today Luigi?" parts flukes. "
____ It's my-own fairly-good opinion that that somewhat wide-spread notion is way overblown,, cuz for within the USA.market, I've always found pretty-much near 100% parts consistency for most all original-stock model-lines ! _ In fact, I can't recall EVER seeing any part (on any stock model) that wasn't exactly as indicated within factory parts-books !
" I believe that Grimeca was responsible for the brakes and they may have had some slotted hubs and RH cover plates that they sent Ducati at some point. "
____ It doesn't make sense to me that they would bother to also have open-slots on the RIGHT-side cover-plate as well,, as it would be a wasted effort, since it would be FUNCTIONLESS (without also adding ventilation-holes through the hub-wall) !
____ It would be nice to have some other Mark-three owners chime-in (after checking their-own air-scoop slots), to confirm that open-slots are-not a stock feature.
__ I frustratingly haven't been able to find my old/n-c.parts-book (since last-fall when someone entered my home & moved-around my belongings, while I was hospitalized), so I-myself can't double-check to see if the Mark-three front-hub parts are possibly indicated to have different part-numbers. _ So perhaps someone-else with such a parts-book, can check on that for us. _ Cuz if there really was any such common difference, then the varied part-numbers would reflect it.
But however,, I'm rather sure that all the varied models' hub-parts are the same, as far as the scoop-slots are concerned anyway.
Dukaddy-DUKEs,
-Bob
" On my 250 Mk 3 both the inlet and outlet slots are open. "
____ It seems my rather hasty/(unedited) post-wording hadn't properly taken into account that the available ex.slots on the brake-side may've also been opened-out, (as I was then only thought-picturing just the right-side cover in-mind).
Sorry for that oversight being left overlooked in my previous post.
" The slots are exactly as wide as the fake slots on the rest of my half dozen or more backing plates and hub covers
if it wasn't factory somebody did a bang-up job on cutting these slots because they look absolutely factory. "
____ It does stand to reason that a personality who'd bother to go to the finer detail of opening the 'slots' just as they are meant to appear, (instead of rather simply drilling holes for just the actual functional purpose), would also care to bother with doing a GOOD/meticulous job at it. _ And also probably care to further carry-out the intended subterfuge-ruse of also completing the (actually functionless) appearance-deception on the right-side hub-cover as well.
" I can post pictures of the backing plate "
____ That would be nice to see for us all, (with hopes of an adequately lite close-up pic.view showing the finer detailing of the cut slots) !
" I would have to check, but I have a friend with another NC 250 Mk3 that as I remember, also has the open slots in both front hub covers. "
____ It could've been helpful if such a feature was common amongst all Mark-three models, as it then would've been another useful factor for helping to identify Duke-models from one-another.
However I'm quite sure that if most others of us check,, they'll not fine the slots to be open, regardless of model-type !
____ Have you ever checked to see if any air-flow ventilation hole-openings were also made in/through the (otherwise closed-off) hub-wall behind the right-side hub-cover, (so as to make the right-side inlet-slots actually functional as brake cooling) ?
" Alternatively this could be another of those "What's in the parts bin today Luigi?" parts flukes. "
____ It's my-own fairly-good opinion that that somewhat wide-spread notion is way overblown,, cuz for within the USA.market, I've always found pretty-much near 100% parts consistency for most all original-stock model-lines ! _ In fact, I can't recall EVER seeing any part (on any stock model) that wasn't exactly as indicated within factory parts-books !
" I believe that Grimeca was responsible for the brakes and they may have had some slotted hubs and RH cover plates that they sent Ducati at some point. "
____ It doesn't make sense to me that they would bother to also have open-slots on the RIGHT-side cover-plate as well,, as it would be a wasted effort, since it would be FUNCTIONLESS (without also adding ventilation-holes through the hub-wall) !
____ It would be nice to have some other Mark-three owners chime-in (after checking their-own air-scoop slots), to confirm that open-slots are-not a stock feature.
__ I frustratingly haven't been able to find my old/n-c.parts-book (since last-fall when someone entered my home & moved-around my belongings, while I was hospitalized), so I-myself can't double-check to see if the Mark-three front-hub parts are possibly indicated to have different part-numbers. _ So perhaps someone-else with such a parts-book, can check on that for us. _ Cuz if there really was any such common difference, then the varied part-numbers would reflect it.
But however,, I'm rather sure that all the varied models' hub-parts are the same, as far as the scoop-slots are concerned anyway.
Dukaddy-DUKEs,
-Bob