2023 V4R info to keep in mind

SuperDomestique said:

So basically if you put it down on the track you either have to light it on fire or throw it off a cliff

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I value my freedom so generally-speaking I can afford to crash and fix it myself but I REALLY don't want to.

As a side note, over the years I've been put in the hospital over 10 days and it has cost me OVER 100k in damages from OTHERs crashing into me being idiots on about 3-4 occasions. My favorite response, "Well that's racing..."

Where talent is exceeded by stupidity and ego....

roadracerx said:

I value my freedom so generally-speaking I can afford to crash and fix it myself but I REALLY don't want to.

As a side note, over the years I've been put in the hospital over 10 days and it has cost me OVER 100k in damages from OTHERs crashing into me being idiots on about 3-4 occasions. My favorite response, "Well that's racing..."

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You’ve been crashed INTO 3-4 times at trackdays!?!? Note to self: don’t ride anywhere close to @roadracerx. He seems to have a target on his back

SuperDomestique said:

You’ve been crashed INTO 3-4 times at trackdays!?!? Note to self: don’t ride anywhere close to @roadracerx. He seems to have a target on his back

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There’s literally an x at the end of his name lol.

Seriously though… sorry to hear that, it’s unfortunate but a good heads-up to maintain awareness and avoid douche like behavior at all times.

I think it’s more of a statement as to how many track days/racing he’s done.

SuperDomestique said:

You’ve been crashed INTO 3-4 times at trackdays!?!? Note to self: don’t ride anywhere close to @roadracerx. He seems to have a target on his back

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I remember one time at Buttonwillow I was riding my BMW HP4 Race for the FIRST TIME and I was at the line ready to go for my session, no one else had made it there yet....(early bird) Anyway this guy comes rolling up on a R1 blipping his throttle aggressively and they waive him out in front of me. This guy is really swoopy in his lines so I decide to just wait back a bit....the fool yardsales is bike at the Bus Stop on the FIRST lap! I split him and his bike, ugh. I went on with my session, after which, this same rider came up to me and said, "Awe man, I had something for ya! I wanted to see if I could take that HP4!" So yes, sometimes, having a nice bike can put a target on your back.

My crashes have been at track days and racing but to date, never been my fault. I don't ride like that. I want to have a good time and always improve upon myself. Falling into the trap of being the fast guy will only last so long.

bp_SFV4 said:

I think it’s more of a statement as to how many track days/racing he’s done.

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25-75 times a year since 1999, overall I have been pretty fortunate.

roadracerx said:

Not really info to keep in mind but MOST of the reviews I am seeing on YouTube are basically useless, here is a video of someone riding a lap at the RedBull Ring.



I asked him about what he noticed and he replied...

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I agree with those comments.

I’ve posted before that the new V4R electronics and nimble nature of the chassis and ergos make a big upgrade to me over the V4SP v1 that I have.

Makes my 1199SL seem just so violent (which it can be!) and confirms the technology leap of a decade of R&D…

roadracerx said:

I remember one time at Buttonwillow I was riding my BMW HP4 Race for the FIRST TIME and I was at the line ready to go for my session, no one else had made it there yet....(early bird) Anyway this guy comes rolling up on a R1 blipping his throttle aggressively and they waive him out in front of me. This guy is really swoopy in his lines so I decide to just wait back a bit....the fool yardsales is bike at the Bus Stop on the FIRST lap! I split him and his bike, ugh. I went on with my session, after which, this same rider came up to me and said, "Awe man, I had something for ya! I wanted to see if I could take that HP4!" So yes, sometimes, having a nice bike can put a target on your back.

My crashes have been at track days and racing but to date, never been my fault. I don't ride like that. I want to have a good time and always improve upon myself. Falling into the trap of being the fast guy will only last so long.

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Watch out for guys joining the session late at Big Willow…you enter the track right before turn 1, which is also at the end of 170 mph straight, and there’s a 100 meters from where they stage you to where you enter the track as they flag you on.

I see so many near crashes there, and I’ve had so many near crashes there.

It’s nearly impossible for the track workers to judge the timing right of when they waive somebody onto the track, because you can have a group of riders all the way back at turn 9 when they waive a rider onto track, but because that straight is so fast you have riders coming on track at 50 mph hugging the inside line while riders on track are closing in on the same apex at turn 1 descending from 170 mph to 90 mph….not fun when two guys meet at an apex with a 40 mph difference in speed, then to make it more dangerous sometimes the guys coming on track will cross your line going 40 mph slower because they go from tight to wide as the come on track at turn 1.

Also, you think you have a bead on your back, trying being a 250 pound 52 year old rider that’s on a very loud $120k Ducati with a livery that looks like the F1 Ferrari livery and bright red leathers that’s rolling around the track at just slightly above squid speeds

Bright red Ducatis seem to invite dive bombing for sure.

roadracerx said:

I remember one time at Buttonwillow I was riding my BMW HP4 Race for the FIRST TIME and I was at the line ready to go for my session, no one else had made it there yet....(early bird) Anyway this guy comes rolling up on a R1 blipping his throttle aggressively and they waive him out in front of me. This guy is really swoopy in his lines so I decide to just wait back a bit....the fool yardsales is bike at the Bus Stop on the FIRST lap! I split him and his bike, ugh. I went on with my session, after which, this same rider came up to me and said, "Awe man, I had something for ya! I wanted to see if I could take that HP4!" So yes, sometimes, having a nice bike can put a target on your back.

My crashes have been at track days and racing but to date, never been my fault. I don't ride like that. I want to have a good time and always improve upon myself. Falling into the trap of being the fast guy will only last so long.

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Some guys can’t leave their ego at the gate.

The bit of your post I have put in bold is exactly what I’m enjoying about being on track. I love working on specific aspects of technique and seeing the results as a consequence rather than chasing the results. It’s the same in a lot of, if not all, sports. I was a golfer when I was young and the same principle applied - concentrate on technique, focus on each shot and the score takes care of itself.

At a recent track day there was a guy who was going as fast as possible on the straights, trying to outbreak people into bends but then almost stopping on the apex, causing all sorts of problems. He ended up having a serious crash on the straight, 150m before the bend.

As soon as I get close to a RACE track, I start getting focused. Everything is now a race. The queue to get in. The queue to sign on. Be the first to line up in pit lane.

Anyone with a nice looking bike becomes my main focus, and my target. Once they're dispatched, I choose another victim.
After the session, I seek them out, and let them KNOW, that I destroyed them.

I've only knocked three or four people off, and I've never crashed, so all good. Race track, right!

At the end of the day, I go home, feeling REALLY good about myself. And, as I'm sipping on my latte, I laugh at all the losers I vanquished.

Can't wait for my next trackday!

Never, ever underestimate the power of the latte Rick.....

RickD996 said:

As soon as I get close to a RACE track, I start getting focused. Everything is now a race. The queue to get in. The queue to sign on. Be the first to line up in pit lane.

Anyone with a nice looking bike becomes my main focus, and my target. Once they're dispatched, I choose another victim.
After the session, I seek them out, and let them KNOW, that I destroyed them.

I've only knocked three or four people off, and I've never crashed, so all good. Race track, right!

At the end of the day, I go home, feeling REALLY good about myself. And, as I'm sipping on my latte, I laugh at all the losers I vanquished.

Can't wait for my next trackday!

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This is how and why Brittish Colonialism ruined the world.

Imagine if the Brittish had Latte’s during the American revolution.

Steven31371 said:

This is how and why Brittish Colonialism ruined the world.

Imagine if the Brittish had Latte’s during the American revolution.

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British…

Steven31371 said:

This is how and why Brittish Colonialism ruined the world.

Imagine if the Brittish had Latte’s during the American revolution.

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Tbf, I think the Italians probably already had lattes by then...

spooky said:

British…

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Because American Foreign Affairs have been soooooo successful....

cl955 said:

Because American Foreign Affairs have been soooooo successful....

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My comment was simply correcting the spelling…

My favourite is when the Ducati forum becomes political ️

Since when does that ever happen? Drinking second latte right now...