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I don't think it's an issue for amateur riders period.
I think Ducati has put exactly what you've said into a lot of thought, which is why the V4R has such aggressive internal gearing up to 16.5k. Youre correct you dont find yourself sitting in the higher end on straights, it's more of the short sprints going through lower to mid gears. I think that's why they recommend keeping the stock 520 because the transmission eats through anything, at the broad range of the 6 gears. A single sprocket for a specific sector is not going to outweigh what the engine is already capable enough, and also depending of the rider knowing how to manage the centrifugal torque the bike produces at high rpm. That's what I think negates the rear sprocket changes, it seems like marginal performance gain if any. I see the rear assembly as something to make more lightweight as a rotating assembly with less mass, the stock gearing and transmission has had a lot already put into it
Gearing really is the next level on set up for a particular track… eg
I’ve done jerez and portimao in the last couple of months, tge gearing for Jerez is wrong for portimao and do noticeable once you think about it!
Gearing really is the next level on set up for a particular track… eg
I’ve done jerez and portimao in the last couple of months, tge gearing for Jerez is wrong for portimao and do noticeable once you think about it!
I’ve not progressed …
I ofc agree that gearing in next level but for trackdays 15-41 or 15-42 covers both jerez and portimao and mugello just fine.