... like having old skool and the latest electronictrickery stuff. I would agree though that a well set up old skool bike will be just as quick on the road but then its not all about speed on the road but how riding the bike well makes you feel. I'm still tempted to take the 748 on track next year ...

... I was definitely as quick if not quicker on a well set up 130 bhp superbike than I was on a 190 bhp missle with all the electonics on the same roads over the last few days. Even with all the electronic management in the world the top end of a 190 bhp sportsbike is largely redundant on the road. ...

I wouldn't expect much difference on the road between the two bikes, at least not without a full frontal lobotomy!

Get in touch with the UK distributor they will sort you out Rossgo.

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Totally agree it is specia, we are only a minority on the road, and we get heads turning everywhere we go, got to love the feel of that!

Enjoy your afternoon/ evening it's bright blue skies definitely got to make the most of it!

I can believe it guys they were absolutely mega on the road must be mind blowing on track.

The infamous Snake Pass.

Dam good road but can catch people out unfortunately as yesterday's accident was testament too.

Kwacky wrote:I recognise that road.

You should do, you went up and down it 15 times

I recognise that road.

And yeah, that bike is a timeless classic IMO.

I'm going to track some down for the trackie. I need all the protection/help I can get.

It looks good on the ZX6 Kwacky and it's functional, the fact you might never have the need for it on the road is moot, cause you just might.

cant see the point of them for road use apart from bling, in a racing/track day context i can vouch for them, ive had too many near misses for me to justify fitting one, and can name people ive raced with that wouldnt of crashed if they had of had one fitted, the most recent being last weekend.

Sorry Duke personally I think they look stupid on road bikes and just don't see the point.

... the HD posse turned up, parked their bikes anywhere blocking everyone in,,,, bloody numpties, they should have a parking master as well as a "road master" - with his high viz on! (swear) (facepalm) So from there headed down to Boxhill for a look around, not been there for a while, soMe ...

The road has a reputation for accidents already Rossgo but never good to see a biker down anywhere.

... although his ankle was clearly broken as his foot was pointing 180 degrees to its natural position of rest. An ambulance was on its way and other road users had made the approach in each direction safe so me and Rocket stayed with the fallen biker to reassure him and try and keep him as calm and ...

... as their speeds are way faster than us mere mortals could get near hence the digging in and flipping. However I'd definitely fit them to my next road bike again though. I have the slightly shorter ones on mine (supposedly to stop the digging in) and they did their job at Oulton. My bike slid ...

Iirc Ducati have used adjustable rake on both their race bikes and some of the road homologation "R" models, so it's not a new idea to vary the rake in that way afaik. I can't see how it would vary the rake if the bars were turned, but you'd only have ...

The 899 has different geometry which the 1299 now shares Andy and this has made it a better road bike compared with the lively 1199. No idea how bearings could change the rake. You would need different yokes or an eccentric adjuster I would have thought. Not saying it's ...

So many roads to enjoy... One of my personal favourites was I think between Machynlleth and Dolgellau, section that cut through the mountain and you could see right to the other side... That put a big smile on my face! :-) I ...

That road up to the bison fields was good. I'll have to do that again.