Can't stop laughing

I just picked up my new 2019 V4 base model from 600 mile service... plus Akro full system exhaust install, Ducati Traction & Wheelie Control Evo 2 software install, Ohlins FGRT214 forks and TTX shock install... and I am just giddy and have been laughing randomly for the past few hours. Due to a crash and then a theft, this is my third V4 in about 2 years (2018 V4S [crashed], 2019 V4 base with suspension upgraded [stolen], and now a 2019 base with lots of mods[new]). I've never had the race exhaust before or this software, but now I do and my first impression is "WOW!" Just wow! The power is fantastic and a bit intimidating even, the sound is ferocious and aggressive as f, and the cripsness of the upshifts was awesome.... Plus the expert Ohlins tech at MotoForza in Escondido CA set a solid baseline suspension setup that immediately felt great, at least on my quick 20 mile test ride.

Wow, what a toy. Lights and other street garbage comes off this weekend and I'll probably hit Auto Club Speedway AUG 22 to shake this bike down properly. This thing is unnecessary, outrageous, absurd, and probably reckless, but that's what makes it so much fun. So fun!

Fantastic. I am happy that you can stay so after losing two bikes.

Good you stuck with the V4 to get to this experience!

Man, 3rd? I think after being stolen I would have gotten an R! Congrats on no.3 though!

Sounds like fun (except for the crash & stolen bike lol). I think the full system completely changes the bike.

Thanks guys. I wanted to turn lemons into lemonade with this one and try a few mods that I was curious about.
With the previous two bikes, I was dead certain that the bike was plenty powerful and fast as-is and that the exhaust system was wholly unnecessary and not worth it.
But after trying it yesterday, I realize I was way, way wrong. The full system transforms the bike. It's pretty amazing.
I guess, if my old bike (which I was 100% satisfied with in every way) hadn't been ripped off, I wouldn't have had this great new experience. I feel like it all worked out for the best.

The DROC is going to Buttonwillow August 22-23. Why don’t you join us there instead of going to AAA.