Ok guys. I completely apologies in advance to any women on here who read's this. It is embarrassing enough to ask but I don't know anyone else that rides a Ducati V4. I've asked my mates and there not taking me seriously. Does anyone else have an issue with there ..... rubbing against the tank? For some reason and it's never happened to me on previous bikes but I get a constant erection (could be the vibration/ angle of the tank) when I'm riding on my V4 and my ..... keeps getting caught/ moved in some strange position and causing me some real discomfort. It's constantly rubs and causes like a friction burn effect without the actual friction burn, if that makes sense. It happens every time after around 20 mins. I constantly have to pull over and re-adjust myself and if I'm riding all day Im really sore by the end of the day. I swapped bikes for the day with my mate who has a R1 and I'm fine?? Could it come down to the position of the tank? Is it positioned any different than other bikes. Has anyone else had this sort of problem and have an answer??
V4 embarrassing personal question. Don't judge me
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I find my V4's tank to be different for sure, this is the first bike I've had to put grip on the tank for street riding. I just don't have the same grip with my legs in the corners, so for extra confidence & grip I added the stomp grip.
While I don't find myself getting wood while riding, I definitely find myself backing up from the tank more often due to "junk discomfort". I ride in full leathers now, but my first couple hundred miles were a mixture of shorts and jeans. I found I was staying cooler with the leathers on, plus I'm safer and more confident/less fear of shredding myself in the event of a lay down. No matter which of the three methods of leg attire, I've always had less room for the junk while riding this tank.
I'd play with scooting your ... back a bit, wearing different clothing, and perhaps even a jock strap would work. In middle school I wore a jock strap a lot, because I was 100% wood all day, every day. It was that or I'd have to duct tape the shaft to my thigh!
While I don't find myself getting wood while riding, I definitely find myself backing up from the tank more often due to "junk discomfort". I ride in full leathers now, but my first couple hundred miles were a mixture of shorts and jeans. I found I was staying cooler with the leathers on, plus I'm safer and more confident/less fear of shredding myself in the event of a lay down. No matter which of the three methods of leg attire, I've always had less room for the junk while riding this tank.
I'd play with scooting your ... back a bit, wearing different clothing, and perhaps even a jock strap would work. In middle school I wore a jock strap a lot, because I was 100% wood all day, every day. It was that or I'd have to duct tape the shaft to my thigh!
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Cut a hole in the tank and stick your ..... inside it.
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Agreed.
You could try comfort seat, tank grips (use your knees), rear sets.
Whatever you can do to sit farther back, keeping your junk from the tank.
or get some action more often so you're too busy riding fast
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I feel you bro. It happens to me too without even sitting on the bike.
Haha! Man. Nice to know I'm not alone. Definately taking all this on board.
Haha!! Too funny
Agreed.
You could try comfort seat, tank grips (use your knees), rear sets.
Whatever you can do to sit farther back, keeping your junk from the tank.
or get some action more often so you're too busy riding fast
Lol. Just ordered the comfort seat. One step at a time I suppose. Thanks man!
Track bikes are meant to be ridden to the side for pretty much the whole time. The only time you should be sitting on the center of the bike is during the longest straight on a track. Problem is most of these bikes are ridden on the street and not used for the purpose they were meant for. Street riding is generally straight riding. Ultimately you have the wrong bike.
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Let's not get carried away. Certainly these bikes are track inspired and race derived. But make no mistake, they are built by Ducati for the street market.
Yes, there are track-day-only owners, occasional-track-day owners, and even some stock racers out there. However, a vast majority of superbike owners have never tracked their bikes (and many never will).
The economic scales & investments required to engineer, design, test, and produce these latest bikes would be impossible if the manufacturers were solely going after the track users (and they wouldn't come with signals, satnav, and other highway goodies). There simply isn't enough volume for them otherwise.
You do realize the bike companies are involved in racing to sell bikes to the street guys, right? No different than automobile racing. But I wouldn't tell a hypercar owner that he bought the wrong car because his carbon fiber seat hurt his ... while driving in the city.
What people really need to understand is not that they purchased the wrong bike, but that they need to adjust their settings and body position for this bike. These bikes were designed for riders to have a more "tucked" position, which naturally pulls your sack away from the tank a bit. Even on the street.
Those who ride straight up (with their arms straight and chest up high) are the ones who suffer the most. They should scoot their butt back a bit, add grip to the tank, and perhaps even adjust their rearsets. Get the weight off the wrists at the same time.
There is nothing wrong with superbike riding on the street, and most owners can expect to become comfortable on long rides with just a little bit of effort and adjustment.
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So what's the problem?
I hear what you are saying. I'd say these bikes are rideable on the street but really designed around speeds and performance beyond what is legal on the streets. I actually can not use 6 th gear while staying within the speed limit without my 1199 bogging down. It is not in its power zone and feels like it is coming apart. I usually will only use 4th gear for the engine to run correctly. It even says in the manual that if you stay in gear with a low rpm you will lose power due to timing being pulled. Cooling system and exhaust heat will show you those same hints that the bike is not designed to be in its comfort zone on the street.
There are sport bike and super bike categories for a reason. As far as ducati is concerned they will sell a bike based on the idea that the ordinary buyer can be part of the love of motorcycles. The love of racing and track riding when it comes to the panigale. Owners are not emailing ducati to ask them to fix the comfort and heat issues... they are on the forums.
Everyone has the right to buy whatever bike and use them in any way they choose. I don't understand parking a bike in the living room but it is a person's right. I'll just say there are bikes, even made by ducati, that are better suited for street riding.
Hope what I'm saying is more agreeable to all!
There are sport bike and super bike categories for a reason. As far as ducati is concerned they will sell a bike based on the idea that the ordinary buyer can be part of the love of motorcycles. The love of racing and track riding when it comes to the panigale. Owners are not emailing ducati to ask them to fix the comfort and heat issues... they are on the forums.
Everyone has the right to buy whatever bike and use them in any way they choose. I don't understand parking a bike in the living room but it is a person's right. I'll just say there are bikes, even made by ducati, that are better suited for street riding.
Hope what I'm saying is more agreeable to all!
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