So the factory should just stop trying to improve their product?
I doubt anyone outside of Ducati could answer that on a bike which hasn't been released. Those things have certainly changed along the way.
Really, can you click off the differences in the R engine from the first year V4 to 2022? Thanks and to your other comment, most people who track or race the R routinely change, rear sets, controls, masters, bars, wheels, etc no matter how much better the OEM improves so it’s to me rather inconsequential to consider that in factoring a purchase.
Well that’s a great idea but unless there has been a significant policy change, those kits are not available to the general public. Additionally the factory Corse builds use the entire Corse suite of parts which if you have ever worked with them, work with each other and not much else so you would need a support and spares which now takes the scenario from track guru/club racer to something a bit more involved. I’m thinking some sort of bridge between a sponsored RS effort and showroom where the buyer is going to chuck a lot of parts and build something.
Yea dude I was really looking to get some info from some of the “doers” not the google jockeys but thanks anyhow.
That’s fun, beats the crap out of “no soup for you” but we do have a race inspired decal kit
I'm not familiar with their policy as I've never been in the position to buy and maintain one, nor am I fast enough to justify one. I know a few enthusiasts that have RS's of various generations, though I'm fairly certain that they purchased them post season. A friend was just offered to buy Petrucci's bike recently, but he declined. A privateer kit would be interesting indeed, but I think that market would be very small. Sometimes we get lucky and some of those Corse bits become available in the civilian market at less than astronomical prices.
Thank you for bringing some clarity into the mystique. A RS, especially BSB or WSBK spec, has always been one of my dream bikes. Maybe partially for the unobtanium parts, but also for the heritage of a particular bike. Performance threshold is well above my skillset, but that is also true of most of the superbikes I've owned or ridden. As petty as it sounds, I love the few Corse and WSBK bits I have because they are what they are. The don't make me any faster or better, but I do feel just a bit special. If I had your garage of RS bits, no doubt I'd go through more than a few boxes of lube and tissue, lol. After riding Rinaldi's F22 (slowly), I have a new appreciation for Ducati engineering, what the sum of those parts can do, and what the rider does to make that happen.
