Not sure if I should get this 1199 race bike

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I have always run Ohlins on everything. It is what I know, what my guy specializes in, etc. But I have to say, that suspension looks cool as ..... The fork adjusters look like something out of a spaceship.
 
Chaotic said:
I have always run Ohlins on everything. It is what I know, what my guy specializes in, etc. But I have to say, that suspension looks cool as ..... The fork adjusters look like something out of a spaceship.
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To be honest, after some checking to find out the suspension was worth the money, it was that very feature that I chose it over Ohlins
 
Good stuff for trying something different . I have always used Ohlins on all my other race bikes but have gone down the Mupo path with this new bike and Im really glad I gave it a go for me it's been excellent .
Thought we could compare our knobs .
 

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wilkson said:
Good stuff for trying something different . I have always used Ohlins on all my other race bikes but have gone down the Mupo path with this new bike and Im really glad I gave it a go for me it's been excellent .
Thought we could compare our knobs .
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Think my knob is bigger.

Is it the cartridge kit as well, or full forks?
 
AegirCD1 said:
Think my knob is bigger.

Is it the cartridge kit as well, or full forks?
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Here's what the Mupo full superbike forks look like:

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I've been running them all season and they're incredible, but not "plug and play" they take some work to get set up.
 
jarelj said:
Here's what the Mupo full superbike forks look like:

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I've been running them all season and they're incredible, but not "plug and play" they take some work to get set up.
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When I saw the price of Bitubo forks, I thought I would just stick to cartridges no matter how good they were. I assume yours are about priced the same.
The Bridgestone sticker would suggest your running that tire, so how do you find them over the others on the 899? I am soon buying some slicks, and Pirelli is all I know.
 
AegirCD1 said:
When I saw the price of Bitubo forks, I thought I would just stick to cartridges no matter how good they were. I assume yours are about priced the same.
The Bridgestone sticker would suggest your running that tire, so how do you find them over the others on the 899? I am soon buying some slicks, and Pirelli is all I know.
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I actually switched to the Pirelli's mid-season this year and I like them a lot, the Superbike Slick. I was running the Bridgestone V01 slicks when my bike was an 899 last year, and after swapping the engine to an 1199R this year I switched to the V02 slicks. Those tires have good grip and life, and I was not unhappy with them. With the Pirellis I just felt they had more feel, particularly the front, and I had more confidence in them. I think you can never go wrong with Pirellis on a Ducati Superbike, considering that is the tire that Ducati does all of their development and testing with.
 
jarelj said:
I actually switched to the Pirelli's mid-season this year and I like them a lot, the Superbike Slick. I was running the Bridgestone V01 slicks when my bike was an 899 last year, and after swapping the engine to an 1199R this year I switched to the V02 slicks. Those tires have good grip and life, and I was not unhappy with them. With the Pirellis I just felt they had more feel, particularly the front, and I had more confidence in them. I think you can never go wrong with Pirellis on a Ducati Superbike, considering that is the tire that Ducati does all of their development and testing with.
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I was looking at Dunlops , but I dont know why. I tracked a ZX12R of all things on Pirelli super corsas back in 2003, and while the front was done in less than a track day (heavy bike) it never moved a mm from where it was supposed to be. My 996 had Bridgestones on it when i purchased it and I did not like them. I put Pirellis on. Maybe it is partly even mental now
 
Get the 1199 as they are an easy bike to ride on track without a lot of setting up. I have just stopped racing a tuned zx10r and used my road tricolour on a trackday. I was surprised how good it was in this trim and I am in my fifty.
 

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