Should I do a track day?
Discussion
There is a Ducati track day at Silverstone on 31 May. I did the same day last year and it was good (although that time I hired a bike).
I am thinking of booking but have a couple of concerns. Firstly, the V4 is having its first 600 mile service today. Depending upon the weather I will probably have done 1000-1200 miles by the 31st but I think officially you shouldn't do more than 7000 rpm before 1400 miles. I was planning to ignore that and build up the revs towards full power at 1000-1200 miles (which is what I did with the GSXR 750). However, a track day will involve a lot of full throttle for sustained periods. Any risk for the engine? And any risk for the warranty (presumably by logging into the bike Ducati could tell how it has been used - could then they refuse to cover any engine problems?)
Second concern is that before the track day last year I was riding a lot on the road (and enjoying it) but after the track day for some reason I lost my mojo and hardly rode at all for the rest of the year. Not sure why. Part of me wonders whether the track riding spoiled it for the road (as highlighted how far you are away from using the bike's potential). That is only a guess. Anyone else had a similar experience?
I am thinking of booking but have a couple of concerns. Firstly, the V4 is having its first 600 mile service today. Depending upon the weather I will probably have done 1000-1200 miles by the 31st but I think officially you shouldn't do more than 7000 rpm before 1400 miles. I was planning to ignore that and build up the revs towards full power at 1000-1200 miles (which is what I did with the GSXR 750). However, a track day will involve a lot of full throttle for sustained periods. Any risk for the engine? And any risk for the warranty (presumably by logging into the bike Ducati could tell how it has been used - could then they refuse to cover any engine problems?)
Second concern is that before the track day last year I was riding a lot on the road (and enjoying it) but after the track day for some reason I lost my mojo and hardly rode at all for the rest of the year. Not sure why. Part of me wonders whether the track riding spoiled it for the road (as highlighted how far you are away from using the bike's potential). That is only a guess. Anyone else had a similar experience?
Given the ability of modern ECU's to record a whole shed load of data I'd be very wary of exceeding the rev limit before the declared mileage as there's a fair chance of any future warranty claims being a real ball ache if they find this out. It's only another 800 miles, 4 decent days out should get you over that threshold in the next 12 days.
If I was buying or had a V4S there would be no question.. how can you remotely use its performance or understand how well it can handle everything legally on the road. Surely you also have currently the best myriad of electronic safety/perf items on the bike just for track riding too.
I personally know my limits I'm not a track rider nor do I have any interest in being the best or racing but with the right bike you have to track it to get the best from it
I personally know my limits I'm not a track rider nor do I have any interest in being the best or racing but with the right bike you have to track it to get the best from it
Edited by sjtscott on Friday 18th May 11:51
naetype said:
Given the ability of modern ECU's to record a whole shed load of data I'd be very wary of exceeding the rev limit before the declared mileage as there's a fair chance of any future warranty claims being a real ball ache if they find this out. It's only another 800 miles, 4 decent days out should get you over that threshold in the next 12 days.
Ideal scenario would be to do the miles but can't guarantee it. Perhaps I just leave it and hope I can book last minute (however if the weather stays nice the free slots might disappear quickly).Dakkon said:
All modern engines are bench run in and your engine will have been redlined numerous times before you ever got hold of the bike.
That is just b
ks.Show us some evidence and I'll apologize.
That aside, you don't have to go on a track day and rag the arse off your bike anyway, You can just avoid that on the straights and take the corners as normal.
https://youtu.be/MOrp82g2CUA
34 minutes in to that and it says a multistrada is run up to 5K rpm before leaving the factory. Not exactly a power run on a dyno is it
34 minutes in to that and it says a multistrada is run up to 5K rpm before leaving the factory. Not exactly a power run on a dyno is it
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