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Well finally had all the mods done and got the beast onto the road today.
Did a quick 75 miles around the lake with a bit of freeway on both ends.
Will post some pics in the picture thread soon.
Here are my feelings on the bike so far;
The good:

Comfortable ergonomics, nimble, stable at speed, effortless power, fabulous suspension, beautiful brakes.
The bad;
Almost unrideable fueling at 30 to 40 mph (3000 to 4000 rpm) in any gear except first! (even after the ecu reflash!)
When I say almost unrideable I mean it is just plain unpleasant listening to the bike hesitating and feeling it run rough combined with the difficulty of riding at constant throttle around town. I tiny bit of "on" or "off" throttle and it is fine, but hey, I need to ride at a constant speed sometimes! Runs as if it is missing constantly on steady throttle at 30 to 40 mph
Heavy clutch with 15 mph before full clutch engagement!!! .... very tall 1st gear; silly really. Why?
Popping and backfiring on decel.
Right foot heel position is subtly annoying after a while.
going to need to do some work on this to make it reasonable around town.
Was somewhat disappointed also that I travelled 41 miles before the fuel light came on and I had to polish some scratches out of the tank when I got it home.... not happy about that at all!
A fantastic machine but clearly designed with a very narrow focus.
Typically Ducati; all attention towards some things and some glaring cockups elsewhere.
Did a quick 75 miles around the lake with a bit of freeway on both ends.
Will post some pics in the picture thread soon.
Here are my feelings on the bike so far;
The good:
Comfortable ergonomics, nimble, stable at speed, effortless power, fabulous suspension, beautiful brakes.
The bad;
Almost unrideable fueling at 30 to 40 mph (3000 to 4000 rpm) in any gear except first! (even after the ecu reflash!)
Heavy clutch with 15 mph before full clutch engagement!!! .... very tall 1st gear; silly really. Why?
Popping and backfiring on decel.
Right foot heel position is subtly annoying after a while.
going to need to do some work on this to make it reasonable around town.
Was somewhat disappointed also that I travelled 41 miles before the fuel light came on and I had to polish some scratches out of the tank when I got it home.... not happy about that at all!
A fantastic machine but clearly designed with a very narrow focus.
Typically Ducati; all attention towards some things and some glaring cockups elsewhere.