Oh oh, the Italians are in action again...

[Ho Lee Kau]

http://www.visordown.com/motorcycle-news-general-n...

[poo at Paul's]

The contra rotating crank fanned the flames, I heard.

[Walter Sobchak]

Just what I wanted to hear a few days before I pick mine up, still if mine catches fire I hope they could only find a Speciale to replace it with.

[Esceptico]

Walter Sobchak said:

Just what I wanted to hear a few days before I pick mine up, still if mine catches fire I hope they could only find a Speciale to replace it with.

Have you gone for the V4 or V4S?

I have a V4 on order but won’t get it until late April or early May. Might be warm enough to ride it by then!

[Walter Sobchak]

anonymous said:

[redacted]

Yeah, feel free to have a good look round it, I’m pretty excited already, picking it up Saturday morning, going up there on the RSV4 and coming back on the Panigale .

[Walter Sobchak]

Esceptico said:

Have you gone for the V4 or V4S?

I have a V4 on order but won’t get it until late April or early May. Might be warm enough to ride it by then!

I went for the V4, as much as the Ohlins suspension is nice I just didn’t think think it was worth an extra £4k.

[Esceptico]

Walter Sobchak said:

Esceptico said:

Have you gone for the V4 or V4S?

I have a V4 on order but won’t get it until late April or early May. Might be warm enough to ride it by then!

I went for the V4, as much as the Ohlins suspension is nice I just didn’t think think it was worth an extra £4k.

Thought the same myself. Was also put off that Ducati Insurance wanted a tracker on the V4S (as over £20k), which would have been around £500 extra after fitting plus £100 a year thereafter. Are you planning to use it for track days?

[Bungleaio]

Fair play to the owner for taking the time to put the stand down before jumping off. If my bike catches fire I'll be off it sharpish!

[Walter Sobchak]

Esceptico said:

Walter Sobchak said:

Esceptico said:

Have you gone for the V4 or V4S?

I have a V4 on order but won’t get it until late April or early May. Might be warm enough to ride it by then!

I went for the V4, as much as the Ohlins suspension is nice I just didn’t think think it was worth an extra £4k.

Thought the same myself. Was also put off that Ducati Insurance wanted a tracker on the V4S (as over £20k), which would have been around £500 extra after fitting plus £100 a year thereafter. Are you planning to use it for track days?

I’m hoping to do a couple of track days this year, probably Brands and maybe a Spanish one in the winter, apparently they’re going to be a bit difficult to get through noise testing from what I’ve read so far.

[dibblecorse]

Walter Sobchak said:

I’m hoping to do a couple of track days this year, probably Brands and maybe a Spanish one in the winter, apparently they’re going to be a bit difficult to get through noise testing from what I’ve read so far.

If you get it run in why not look at the DUK day at Silverstone on 31st May ????

[Walter Sobchak]

dibblecorse said:

If you get it run in why not look at the DUK day at Silverstone on 31st May ????

I had no idea there was one, this is my first Ducati so have no idea about the owners meetings etc, Silverstone on the 31st sounds good though!.

[Biker's Nemesis]

Walter Sobchak said:

Yeah, feel free to have a good look round it, I’m pretty excited already, picking it up Saturday morning, going up there on the RSV4 and coming back on the Panigale .

Plenty of pictures Walter old boy.

[Esceptico]

Walter Sobchak said:

dibblecorse said:

If you get it run in why not look at the DUK day at Silverstone on 31st May ????

I had no idea there was one, this is my first Ducati so have no idea about the owners meetings etc, Silverstone on the 31st sounds good though!.

I went for the first time last year. I enjoyed it but then I hadn't been on track for a few years so short of it raining or me falling off I was bound to do so!

Someone there said that the Ducati days are a bit more pedestrian that normal track days. Can't comment on that but compared to some track days I have been on there seemed to be fewer red flag incidents and I don't think I lost time from any of my sessions.

[Walter Sobchak]

Biker's Nemesis said:

Plenty of pictures Walter old boy.

Of course, let’s hope none of them are of it in a fireball though .

[Walter Sobchak]

Esceptico said:

I went for the first time last year. I enjoyed it but then I hadn't been on track for a few years so short of it raining or me falling off I was bound to do so!

Someone there said that the Ducati days are a bit more pedestrian that normal track days. Can't comment on that but compared to some track days I have been on there seemed to be fewer red flag incidents and I don't think I lost time from any of my sessions.

I’d be interested to go if I can, like I say it’s my first Ducati, I’ve always liked them but never really liked V Twins, I nearly got an R1 M last year instead but held off for the Ducati in the end.

[Ho Lee Kau]

Walter Sobchak said:

anonymous said:

[redacted]

Yeah, feel free to have a good look round it, I’m pretty excited already, picking it up Saturday morning, going up there on the RSV4 and coming back on the Panigale .

RSV4 - Panigale ... that's a very special ride!

[Ho Lee Kau]

Walter Sobchak said:

Esceptico said:

Have you gone for the V4 or V4S?

I have a V4 on order but won’t get it until late April or early May. Might be warm enough to ride it by then!

I went for the V4, as much as the Ohlins suspension is nice I just didn’t think think it was worth an extra £4k.

That's how I was thinking when I was buying Daytona 675. I bought base model, not the R.
So far I did not have any reason to regret the purchase, the Kayaba fork/shock are perfectly fine on the street even for my weight (105kg fully dressed).

[Ho Lee Kau]

Bungleaio said:

Fair play to the owner for taking the time to put the stand down before jumping off. If my bike catches fire I'll be off it sharpish!

And then they will accuse you of dropping it and causing the fire.

[Ho Lee Kau]

Walter Sobchak said:

dibblecorse said:

If you get it run in why not look at the DUK day at Silverstone on 31st May ????

I had no idea there was one, this is my first Ducati so have no idea about the owners meetings etc, Silverstone on the 31st sounds good though!.

Do the DRE Ducati Master Class. This year they ride V4S.

[obscene]

dibblecorse said:

If you get it run in why not look at the DUK day at Silverstone on 31st May ????

Is that confirmed for this year? Missed it last year but want to actually give my 1098R a spanking. Silverstone's new tarmac is nice and smooth too