Setting up for first track day

beanz690 said:

Ohlins TTX shock got delayed, so I maybe looking to setup my stock suspension myself prior to the trackday.
Do you all recommend any video that teaches one how to do an initial setup of the suspension? The videos I watched are either cut short to make you buy into a tutorial or poorly explained.

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BP PanigaleV4S said:

So many of those are sh*t. I went down this rabbit hole of incompatibility when trying to sort out clip-ons and controls last winter.

The Spider ones are nice, sized perfectly. If you use the R&G lock stop savers, the damper brackets will shorten the turning radius even further.

Probably better just to back off the clip-on angle slightly so you can go lock to lock.

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ComodoV4 said:

I use the R&G stops savers, of cource AFTER i broke the originals. The amount of reduction of turn radius is not noticible even in town. On top of that they are made from some sort of pressed nylon, so i filed them a couple a millimeters on the left side so i can lock the forks.

And yes im the guy who droped the bike and the Rizoma mirror broke the magnesium front cowl. So i hate them to this day The cowling has tree holes in this spot for the bolts and cabels, so i very fragile.

Im concidering DB race deemon mirrors at least they are shorter and retract invards. But the price is insane even with low EU shipping.

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beanz690 said:

I am getting ready for my first track day on my PV4 next month and trying to setup the bike for myself.

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panibadboy said:

have you had your first trackday yet mate ?

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ComodoV4 said:

I use the R&G stops savers, of cource AFTER i broke the originals. The amount of reduction of turn radius is not noticible even in town. On top of that they are made from some sort of pressed nylon, so i filed them a couple a millimeters on the left side so i can lock the forks.

And yes im the guy who droped the bike and the Rizoma mirror broke the magnesium front cowl. So i hate them to this day The cowling has tree holes in this spot for the bolts and cabels, so i very fragile.

Im concidering DB race deemon mirrors at least they are shorter and retract invards. But the price is insane even with low EU shipping.

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Jaapanese said:

So I broke both steering stops on my bottom yoke (why did Ducati make them so fragile???)

I bought this in hopes I could reduce the chances of the clips ons going too far and causing another low side.

https://www.hsbkracing.com/parts-an...i-panigale-1199-1299-v4-billet-steering-stop/

But the dealership said it wouldn’t be a good idea considering I still ride the bike on the street as well so I wouldn’t be able to do accurate turns. Would the R&G stops be better for both track and street?

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Jaapanese said:

But the dealership said it wouldn’t be a good idea considering I still ride the bike on the street as well so I wouldn’t be able to do accurate turns. Would the R&G stops be better for both track and street?

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BP PanigaleV4S said:

What dealership said this? The only time you'd be at full lock is maybe moving it around a parking lot or your garage. I don't know what this has to do with the accuracy of turns. Bizarre advice. The R&G wouldn't be any different from the Spider stop, except with the Spider, I don't think you can still use the horn as it uses the horn mount.

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ComodoV4 said:

Well, the lock stopers and demper mount are defenetly weak points. They are the first to go in a slide. On top of that they are nearly imposible te repair. You have to change the bottom triple clamp and the entire frame. it is what it is, as one friend pointet out "its not made for craches"

To your question: the R&G stoppers limit the stearing buy a negligible amount. I ride on narror streets and 90 degree intersections before i hit the oppen road and i never felt any restriction. Moving the bike in the garage is not a probelm as well.
I think the Spider one is way to track orientated and you have to remove the horn, not good if you ride on the road.
I hope this helps.

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Jaapanese said:

Ducati Detroit

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BP PanigaleV4S said:

I don’t see how anyone at all familiar with the part or its function could give that advice.

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BP PanigaleV4S said:

A guy club racing doesn’t give him some crazy mechanical accolade. Use common sense.The only thing making the Spider less useful for the street is not being able to fit the horn, and that really only if you have to pass an inspection.

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Jaapanese said:

Woah woah woah relax buddy I’m not saying he’s right I was just relaying who gave me the information

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