Issue with 4th gear

Miltos · Jul 4, 2021

Hello everyone. Just got my first Ducati SF4VS last week. Loving it so far!!!!

Something I noticed yesterday was that when I am on 4th gear, between 50-55 km/h (only within that range) it feels like the "exhaust sound" deactivates. I do not know how to exactly describe it. If the meter goes to 49 or 56 km/h then the "exhaust sound" comes back. This happens only with 4th gear. I checked both sport and street modes and the same occurs in either. Is this something to worry about? Has this happened to anyone?

I would appreciate your responses.

BP PanigaleV4S · Jul 4, 2021

That's likely where the exhaust servo changes is position to make the bike more quiet for testing.

At that speed, why are you in 4th?

Revan · Jul 4, 2021

Thats by design, for riding in quiet places like towns.

Miltos · Jul 5, 2021

Revan said:
Thats by design, for riding in quiet places like towns.

hahah it could be!!!! Because its a 50-55 km range, so it makes sense.

Revan · Jul 5, 2021

No joke, that's really the case. Every V4 has it, Panigale too but in the third gear.
Perhaps it also has something to do with the measurement method used to homologate the noise level of EU4/EU5 motorcycles

stars_fan · Jul 6, 2021

I tried going this slow in 4th today while out for a ride. Didn’t hear a noise and don’t understand why you would be lugging the engine around like that

Miltos · Jul 7, 2021

stars_fan said:
I tried going this slow in 4th today while out for a ride. Didn’t hear a noise and don’t understand why you would be lugging the engine around like that

Hey thank you for your answer and trying out. If you live in the USA maybe there are no regulations concerning the exhaust noise unlike EU. I have contacted my dealer to investigate it and once I have further news I will post it here.

stars_fan · Jul 9, 2021

Miltos said:
Hey thank you for your answer and trying out. If you live in the USA maybe there are no regulations concerning the exhaust noise unlike EU. I have contacted my dealer to investigate it and once I have further news I will post it here.

That's harsh regulations.

BP PanigaleV4S · Jul 9, 2021

Vehicle noise regulations in the US vary by which state you live in. Where I am, there are none.

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