So i went out last night and took a look at the stock top clamp. It seems that the bottom clamp really takes most of the loads. With out taking the top clamp off it looks as its really only has a 1/8 in.-ish wall and top surface. For some reason i thought it woudl be solid. Now it is thicker under the steering stem nut and where the ignition switch mounts. Today i did try to come up with more of an "X" pattern instead of horizontal and vertical pattern. I was having trouble having it come out looking ok without having a small radius in some of the corners. I think this weekend i will take my top clamp off and take it to work and get some exact numbers on the CMM. So i can get closer to a final design. jgetz i do like the look of yours. Also i looked up some of the aftermarket Ducati clamps and holy hell they want some serious scratch for them! Yeah i can get it to you in .step, .prt, .sldprt, .iges or whatever works best for you. Just PM me you email.