Project Mako

The mechanical base is substantially standard, apart from the stainless exhaust pipe and the approved carbon fiber exhaust (made under my supervision by Mass of Antonio Saitta), and the updated ignition control unit which can compensate the increased air flow to the airbox conveyors fitted with filters more permeable than the Ducati Performance ones.
All the original fairings, with the exception of the front fender, have been eliminated in order to model the new ones directly on the chassis and on the mechanics. The sculptural constructive technique implies the application of small quantities of clay which gradually delineates the general shapes. Surfaces are defined with blades and tools, and the specular part is created with the “points technique”.
The final symmetry is defined once the first piece of fiberglass is extracted from the plaster casts, through the smoothing down and overlapping of polyester fillers.
From a design stand point I wanted to create a very small characterized windscreen, as in the Desmo Infinito, by a substantial lateral lug wrench, more able to direct air towards the air intakes of the airbox, open as if they were the jaw of the shark. The “face”, as in the family of Lamnidi, is typically angular and sharp, able to better cut through the air.
The side is characterized by short fairings that wrap the mechanics and thus covering on the right side the (not very elegant) electrical system and completely showing the well-known Ducati trellis frame.
I wanted the hulls to be as tighter as possible to maximize the aerodynamic performance. In order to better direct the air flow I modelled, just below the airbox conveyors, two small appendages as if they were the stabilizing pectoral fins. The small lower tip resembles the shape of the belly of the shark that is tapering in the middle with two appendices that frame the crankcase.
The tank capacity is 17 litres and it has, in the inside, the original fuel pump. Its curvilinear shape ensures the rider with a better centre of gravity and is more forward compared to the original tank. The tank surface is extremely chiselled and finely sculpted so that it could “stand on its own” even in the absence of all the other elements. The peculiar “whiplash” line of the bottom of the tail is connected to the tank by two small fins, emphasizing the sculptural and aggressive nature of the motorbike.
The tail, with its diagonal, flings the entire silhouette giving a major visual weight to the front part of the motorbike.

Mako Reventon draws its name from the exclusive colour scheme.
The same satin grey of the most famous Lamborghini Reventondresses the fairings leaving the newly produced full carbon kit half-seen.
The fairings are made with a peculiar aviation technique called VIP (Vacuum Infusion Process) and it is typically used for composite materials. VIP is a technique that uses vacuum pressure to drive resin into a laminate. Materials are laid dry into the mold and the vacuum is applied before resin is introduced. Once a complete vacuum is achieved, resin is literally sucked into the laminate via carefully placed tubing.
The result are light and performing parts, the top in order to combine the exclusive aesthetics and the overall lightness, allowing anyone to transform a Ducati 749 / 999 in an extraordinary weapon between the kerbs or on the best mountain roads.

Mako Carbon Red trae il nome dalla sua esclusiva colorazione. Il rosso della mitica Desmo Infinito ricopre le carene lasciando intravvedere il kit full carbon di nuova produzione. Carenature realizzate con la tecnica aeronautica denominata Infusione (o VIP – Vacuum Infusion Process) è una tecnologia produttiva per i materiali compositi che utilizza la differenza di pressione che si crea tra la depressione creata dal vuoto, e la pressione atmosferica, per far fluire la resina all’interno del laminato. Il risultato è quello di ottenere pezzi estremamente leggeri e performanti, il massimo per coniugare estetica esclusiva e leggerezza d’insieme, per trasformare la propria Ducati 999 /749 in un’arma formidabile tra i cordoli o sulla vostra strada di montagna preferita. Caratteristiche tecniche: Carenature,cupolino, serbatoio, convogliatori, coda full carbon gruppo ottico bi-xenon hdi telaietto anteriore racing in alluminio portatarga in carbonio terminali MASS e collettori artigianali by Giordano Loi modifica al retrotreno con forcellone monobraccio e cerchio Ducati 848 monoammortizzatore Ohlins 1098 kit trasmissione 520, catena RK, corona STM semimanubri rialzati by Giordano Loi placchetta in titanio personalizzata su piastra di sterzo il kit di trasformazione per 999/749 Mako non è solo restyling ma sopratutto funzionalità e leggerezza. Le sue forme affusolate e aderenti fanno a meno di particolari sovradimensionati come gruppo ottico anteriore e scarico posteriore, eliminando questi 2 elementi, sostituendoli con il telaietto anteriore racing in alluminio compreso nel kit, e posteriormente eliminando l’elemento in acciaio con 2 terminali in carbonio si risparmiano circa 30 kg. Le carenature della Mako sono realizzate a scelta in aviofibra, con inserti in carbonio o full carbon, che uniti alla resina di prima qualità epossidica e la realizzazione in autoclave, rendono l’insieme resistente e leggerissimo, niente a che vedere con le carenature in resina poliestere. 

Ogni pezzo viene realizzato da me rigorosamente a mano, con cura artigianale che difficilmente riscontrerete in qualsiasi altro prodotto, cerco sempre di consegnare non un semplice insieme di pezzi, ma un’opera rifinita come un gioiello e destinata a durare nel tempo.
Pezzi serie limitata ed esclusivi.

Il kit è così composto:

• serbatoio in aviofibra/carbon-kevlar, o carbonio
• tappo in ergal racing ( in base alla scelta del cliente colori, dotazione chiave, varia il prezzo )
• Cupolino, plexiglass, telaietto racing anteriore, faretto poliellissoidale anabbagliante o a parte kit bi-xenon
• convogliatori aria maggiorati, 300% d’aria aspirata in più dell’originale
• fiancate
• vasca inferiore
• codone racing
• attacchi e minuteria per il montaggio