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Steven31371 said:
I have a custom cut Dianese with the airbag built in.

The 3X works at my current size which is about the same as you, in that it’s not a snug fit, but also not so loose that the airbag will bind on itself if inflated under leathers as long as your leathers aren’t super tight, in which case any airbags might be questionable

Your more than welcome to try it out if you want.

It’s been sitting on a shelf in the box for a year now.

I’m going to order a set of VIRCOS kangaroo leathers out of Italy with the tech air 10 or race I think. VIRCOS came highly recommended, they make the suites for a lot of race teams apparently.
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Thanks for that. It’s difficult to find the right size when sometimes the size charts are way off, in my experience. My son just had some minor surgery today so I’ll send you a pm as soon as I get a moment.
 
Bruce Wayne said:
You have nailed track day riding, i have raced bikes since 1980 and every time I'm on track I'm pushing the limits, crashing, getting frustrated with setup issues it is a job and at one stage it actually was, that is when I walked away in 1995 i had a ride with pay but that pressure was something i didn't want, i gave up a really good deal and i don't regret it. I came back riding in 2013 with the aim of just doing track days and trying to enjoy riding ( something i never did while racing) but i ended up racing again pushing limits and crashing, i had my last race in 2015 placed 3rd in national championship race and was pissed off i didn't win, i had a heart attack 3 days later and racing days were over. Last year i got back out on track and I can't push like i used to but for the first time ever I'm actually having fun!!!!! People i used to lap are going past and i don't care, the point I'm getting at is if you leave the track with a smile on your face rhen you have nailed it. Took me 45 years to work it out
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Interesting story. Now that I see the photo again, the deepest smile wins hahhaa. Nice. The other two look like they're not sure.
Sometimes only doing the miles will get you to that place.
 
Vbreeze said:
Interesting story. Now that I see the photo again, the deepest smile wins hahhaa. Nice. The other two look like they're not sure.
Sometimes only doing the miles will get you to that place.
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The guy in the middle is Mike Jones, he had a stint in MotoGP a couple of years back, he's a really good guy. I had local track knowledge too. I would love to keep racing but unfortunately the heart condition rules that out. So now I just help some younger riders when i can
 
RickD996 said:
I have the new Spider quick action throttle. It's the shizzle 👌
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Jetprime, but yeah, so far so good on mine, I like it a lot, seems to have just a bit less throw than the Domino, which I like, and overall the unit is more compact and feels just a bit tighter and better than the Domino, likes it’s manufactured to tighter tolerances…most importantly, it’s NOT putting my bike in limp mode lol
 
Steven31371 said:
Jetprime, but yeah, so far so good on mine, I like it a lot, seems to have just a bit less throw than the Domino, which I like, and overall the unit is more compact and feels just a bit tighter and better than the Domino, likes it’s manufactured to tighter tolerances…most importantly, it’s NOT putting my bike in limp mode lol
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I know a Ducati dealer who supplies Domino. 50% failure rate apparently 😬
 
Steven31371 said:
Jetprime, but yeah, so far so good on mine, I like it a lot, seems to have just a bit less throw than the Domino, which I like, and overall the unit is more compact and feels just a bit tighter and better than the Domino, likes it’s manufactured to tighter tolerances…most importantly, it’s NOT putting my bike in limp mode lol
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I'm convinced the desire for quick turn throttles is actually an issue with the etv maps. First 50% rotation etv lags even in the race maps. Changing this transforms the throttle reponse.
 
the throttle on 23 R is amazing, shorter throw, smaller housing + very snappy return. It also has a new connector so fortunately its good as there are no easy solutions
 
baggerman said:
I'm convinced the desire for quick turn throttles is actually an issue with the etv maps. First 50% rotation etv lags even in the race maps. Changing this transforms the throttle reponse.
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SLR flashed in a 'quick action throttle' when they mapped my bike. It was definitely an improvement, but I prefer the JetPrime throttle (with stock etv map). Just feels better.
 
It took me awhile to recognize that the lack of throttle response was purely the etv maps. So I remapped the first half in a more linear fashion. Bunch of other stuff you need to consider when doing this but the bike finally acts like the vicious thing I expected. And easier to modulate. Made it easier to ride fast. All this being said remember that I run 17/36 gearing.
 
baggerman said:
It took me awhile to recognize that the lack of throttle response was purely the etv maps. So I remapped the first half in a more linear fashion. Bunch of other stuff you need to consider when doing this but the bike finally acts like the vicious thing I expected. And easier to modulate. Made it easier to ride fast. All this being said remember that I run 17/36 gearing.
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What's the reason behind the gearing... attempting land speed record?
 
baggerman said:
It took me awhile to recognize that the lack of throttle response was purely the etv maps. So I remapped the first half in a more linear fashion. Bunch of other stuff you need to consider when doing this but the bike finally acts like the vicious thing I expected. And easier to modulate. Made it easier to ride fast. All this being said remember that I run 17/36 gearing.
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Are you half mile racing the thing, or winding it out on those long straight flat highways in the desert?

Mathematically that thing will do about 240 mph with that gearing. If it can push against that much wind resistance.
 
It's my bagger. I travel on it. Fuel economy is tough on these due to the massive radiators and the unrelenting desire to flog it. These really have great brakes thankfully. My first and your second is about the same.
 
Back at Big Willow this Saturday, pretty excited about that.

Doing some sports visualization excersizes this week.

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Also, probably a ‘Too Much Information Share” here, but riding this bike is making me younger again, working out, losing weight, and getting in shape so I can ride this thing better.

52 years old and it’s getting me in shape a bit, Before tracking the Ducati and after tracking the Ducati for a year:

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Does wonders when you figure out that the best upgrade you can do to go faster is to upgrade yourself 😂😂😂
 

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