DocR

2010 Initial Idea and Reasoning

The DocR Started life as just an engine. Seriously. Just an engine. The Long and short of it was that we had built a motor for a SBK 748 and found a new 996RS motor to replace it. When we built this motor, it was so amazing that when it was sitting in a crate I just felt bad that such an unreal thing was just sitting in a box. My good friend Dr. Roettinger came over one day and I said, "Lets build a bike around that motor." I had no idea what I was signing myself up for. Doc thought about it a bit and said, "why not."

The idea was simple. I always thought Ducati had missed the mark with the naked bikes. The monsters had always been 2 valve jobbies with a lot of go down low but nothing up top. When they finally put a 4valve motor in the Monster, it was a 916 with a lame ass transmission. I always wanted to see a naked bike with a high revving, low CC displacement, close ration transmission, proper sup and braking weighing in as low as possible.

Anyone who knows me can tell you I think the water cooled motors are the way to go and that 2valve air cooled units are cute and all, but I will take looking at a radiator and hoses anyday over low and fun and highend crap. What you see here is a very strange but an unreal combo, better then I ever expected to be honest.

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Initial build Specifications

Frame: De-Uglied 996SBK
Motor: 748, punched to 94MM with Pistal Pistons (853), no flywheel, Dyno'd at 110BHP@12.5K
Tail: 1098 chopped and modded.
Swingarm: S4R Modified with Custom Axle, bearings and bushings.
Wheels: S4R
Fork: Showa DualSpeed Modified (now an Ohlins R&T with Billet Tripe, Pics to come)
Rear Shock: ohlins from a 999 with a Custom Billet rocker.
Gauge: motogadget
Headlight: 60s Ducati Mach3/Bennilli NOS, Custom Surround, Hella Xenon.
Tank: 748/996 SBK
Tail cowl: Ducati Monster

And a shit load more to list.

Mockup of thoughts

Here you can see the rear subframe is still in Full 1098 form. The back 5 inches were cut off including the center support.

As you can see I really wanted the line of the subrame to run with the main frame.

Custom Machining

I ended up making a custom billet rocker as the SBK frame and the S4R shock placements are very different. I refused to cut the SBK frame to allow for the shock position so I offset it with a very complex billet unit.

A Below shot shows it a bit better. It is three Pieces with an bearing offset. The bolts you see were just for setup.

Paint layout

Here the bike is pretty well together and I am trying to figure out the paint lines (sharpie). One of my other goals was for this machine to be very very skinny.

If you look carefully you can see my outline on the tank knee inserts here.

This angle shows one of the best parts of this bike. Usually you never see the main load bearing spars of the frame on these bikes on the left and right. When looking down this thing they stand out and you can look right through the bike.

Here you can tell I was stoked on the look of the tail but was very worried about how the exhaust might interfear.

This thing is very tall.

Breakdown and Paint

Setup done, the bike is broken down to head out to powder and paint at Miles@MotoFab in Vermont (the best I have found)

Miles and I went back and fourth on color. Every bear aluminum powder he showed me was to Blue/Metalic/Cold. Wanted something in the Bare sand blasted aluminum range, which has a strange yellow glow to it.

As you can see, Miles nailed. He coined the color as db-champaign-bright or something like that.

Build

Sure looks funny at these stages.

Not much there really. Here you can see what little room I had to hide the ECU, Battery, Powercommander and all the rest of the harness in. All of it is in the tail!

Slipper Clutch!!

Bodywork Added

And then all the sudden, BANG.

Nice and Tight.

Initially Compete

Woodman found me the Can. I wanted a small, Single. One of my requirements on this thing was a 2-into-1. This is a Tyaga Maggot. It is GP style loud. Hurts even to think about. Love it.

Need I say more.

Lines Lines Lines.

When your next to this thing, it looks like the rider is sitting on a board.

One of the main advantages of the tubular single sided swing arm (other then the amazing style points) is that it is long. This bike hooks just run when falling in. Better then any SBK I have been on. I got lucky.

Skinny! See the Main support members?

There is nothing to hide behind on this thing.

After about 30 Seconds you realize the radiator is not ugly at all.

It looks like it should have a voice.

Wait till you see the New Front end with Radials. Yikes!

Agro!

The Owner

This is the Doc. He is a hell of a guy and I was very happy to build this thing for him. He deserves it through and through. Nice work Doc!

Second Rebuild

Update The DocR was always going to get an Ohlins with Radials but man I never expected it to be so sick looking! We are also in the process or rewiring her and changing a few other things. Stay Tuned!

2015ish Motor replacement build Specifications

While I was off starting my family, Wally decided to pop a different motor in the Doc as the 853 was showing the signs of an engine its age. He went to Kyle in NH because I was not doing motorcycles at the time. Kyle had a 996SPS motor in great shape, so wally went with it.

Motor: 996SPS

Needless to say, this motor really changed the bike. What was a fun little ripper became a real animal. This bike now finds the front wheel in the air all the time and is just as fun as it was but is certainly more terrifying now.

2024 A new beginning 09/2024

After my 2010 build of this bike, my friend who I built the thing for ran it seasonally on our little island as much as he could. In 2024, I bought the bike from him so that it could stay in the family and because when I built the thing, I did it on my own dime (he paid for all the bits, just not my hours). Seeing has I have a few months of my life in the thing I thought it prudent to try to keep it close. Additionally, when I did this build I was in a very creative time in my life and it is safe to say that this creativity may never happen again in my life. Because of all of the above, I decided to find a way to purchase the thing and have it in my collection.

When I received the bike, a lot of things were not right on it. Tires were 14 years old, clutch was stuck together, rear brake was not working, master cylinders were mismatched, front rotors were warped and a whole lot of other things needed attention. I decided to go through the braking and suspension systems as well as fixing up all the other bits and general service.

Changes to the bike this go around

Front Brakes: Brembo 1098 SBK full floating with Brembo pads, Radial Master
Rear Brakes: Brembo 999 SBK master and caliper, Brembo pads
Belt cover backs removed
Powder coat of rocker and link in Yellow
Full rebuild of rear shock

Updated pictures 11/2024

Maintenance log 11/2024

Logging of work

Date	Description	New / Used parts	Notes
09/20/24	Grips	New	Renthal
09/20/24	Rear Shock rebuild	New	New Spring, gaskets and rez barrel. Total rebuild by SBKservices
09/20/24	Rear suspension rocker	Pre-existing	Powder coated Yellow, New bolts and nuts.
09/20/24	Clutch Basket	Used	Yellow anodized aluminum
09/20/24	Clutch pack	Used	Not a great set. Should be replaced with new
10/01/24	Front Tire Replacement	Take off	Diablo SC3
10/01/24	Rear Tire Replacement	Take off	Diablo SC3
10/19/24	Oil Service	New	Mobile1 / Athena Filter
10/19/24	Collant Topoff	N/A	Engine Ice
10/19/24	Belt Service	New	Tru-Fit
10/19/24	Spark Plugs	New	NGK
10/19/24	Belt cover backing removal	N/A	N/A
10/19/24	Front Brake pads	New	Brembo 1098
10/19/24	Front Brake Master	Used	Brembo Radial
10/19/24	Front Brake Fluid	New	DOT4
10/19/24	Read Brake Master	Used	Brembo / Ducati 999
10/19/24	Read Brake Caliper	Used	Brembo / Ducati 999
11/25/24	Rear Brake Fluid	New	DOT4
11/25/24	Front Brake Rotors	New	Brembo Full Floating 320MM x 15MM offset
11/25/24	Read Brake pads	New	Brembo / Ducati 999
11/25/24	Clutch fluid	New	DOT4