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After 2750 miles on my SFV4S I finally started riding on full power throttle. Wow!

I’ve been putting a lot of miles on my S1000XR and getting progressively faster. Much faster than on my SF (the S1000XR is easier to ride — smoother throttle control even on most aggressive setting and very light engine braking).

I started to notice that even though I felt like I was going fast on my SF I wasn’t leaving cars behind the way I did on my S1000XR. I tried dialing up to medium setting. It was a bit better but still not that fast. So last night I put her on full power and dynamic throttle. It absolutely transformed the bike. Engine revs to 9k with minimal twist of the wrist and you can feel the strong torque and power. Bike feels fast. At 10k I can feel the power surge start to come on and things start to get a little “blurry”

In the 15k of riding I have done I have learned to grip with my knees and get into an aggressive tuck. That helps a lot with staying on the bike!

Now I can see why folks put aggressive rear sets and lower handlebars on the bike. That’s the next step for me.

@bp_SFV4 you were totally right about those throttle settings! Low and medium require too much wrist twist.


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I told you.

I installed the Ducati Rizoma rear sets on my Panigale V4S awhile back. At first I used the lowest and furthest back position, 6. I then tried the highest and furthest forward position, 1. I found that forward and high foot position put my knees much higher on the tank. It feel like I can hold onto it better. If you do go with adjustable rearsets, try out a few positions. I went low and back because I figured that's what I needed because I'm tall. The opposite feels better though.

Thanks for the recommendation. I’ll check it out! The rear sets now are comfortable but I feel like I want my rear sets higher and further back so I can get more leverage under acceleration.

One other thing that has really helped me is getting my weight over the handlebars and “leading with my chin” into corners. I spent a day at Yamaha Champ School at Streets of Willow Springs a month ago (it was awesome!). The drilled us on getting our chin to wrist on corner entry. That’s really helped me a lot.

I’m thinking about going back to my stock (more aggressive) handlebars now.


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Maybe have a look at the Rizoma MA011B Handlebar. Its a bit deeper and more sbk oriented cranked than the oem one

Thanks. I’ll check that out too. I’m running the 9B at the moment. I have it pulled back and low. I just adjusted it to be more forward and higher to see if that pulls my weight forward a bit more.

We’d been discussing the 11b in another thread. I can see now why that might be better suited to what I’m looking for


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Just came back from a couple of rides. I wouldn’t recommend rotating handlebars forward. At least not the Rizoma 9b I have. Too much of an angle for the wrists and was not comfortable at all. Went back to rotated back and low.


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