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LOL, seen that bike a lot and just noticed the Liquid Death decals, too funny! Death to Plastic!
 
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So I made it back out last weekend after a big injury that had me out for over 2 months. Finally got a full day on the bike and everything was working pretty damn good. Pretty out of shape since I haven't been able to work out either, so it was tough day physically. Also getting used to the pull//power is tough physically also, really difficult to get into tuck coming onto straight with throttle wide open. I basically left the bike alone settings wise with eh exception of a couple minor tweaks, I am going back to track this weekend so I will be able to finesse it a bit more and wrap my head around some of the characteristics. The power of this bike at hi revs is shocking...
 
I have a v4r for racing as well. One thing that I really dislike is the TC. It will save you but upsets the bike a lot. Initially I though it was my lack of ability but last Monday a friend took it out for some laps and he said the exact same thing. He was a professional racer until 3 years ago so I value his opinion highly. We started at TC level 2 and he immediately came in that the TC was really bad, we lowered it to level 1. That improved things but it's still far from perfect. When it intervenes it makes the back of the back very loose and wobly (not sure what the correct English term is) and it doesn't give a lot of confidence.

Did you experienced the same issue and got it fixed somehow? Several brand offer a race electronic package/upgrade that has TC dedicated for race/slick usage. Ducati seem to have a corse department but I cannot find anything online.
 
I find the TC on level 1 is probably more intrusive than I'd ideally like, but it's very smooth and doesn't upset the bike when it kicks in.
What setting is your DWC?
 
I would look into changing DWC and DSC to see if anything feels different. DWC is more intrusive than I'd like even at low settings, and DSC could be playing with the rear when it breaks loose. A lot of weird interactions I thought were TC in the past were actually DWC being weird. Especially on a track like the Ridge that has a lot of elevation and gradient changes.
 
100% change DWC to level 2 or lower. I did exactly the same last week. Before, it really felt like there was very poor throttle connection, and fairly inconsistent drive. Went to DWC2 and the bike was transformed. It's still inconsistent, but you don't interact with it as much.

EBC is personal, I find level 3 (least engine braking) makes the bike feel a lot smoother.
 
I am just at the very beginning of sorting out the electronics... Last weeknd the big thing was turning up DWC from 1 to 2. I was raising the front way too much
 
Thanks for the reactions, I will try to play with DWC tomorrow and see what happens. Don't want to hijack this thread any further.
 
Ducati would do well to put on training sessions for these electronics, for most people that are not going to explore the limits, but for those that want to the info is vague. Apparently my model has the evo software with slide control on DTC 1 and 2 but can i find any documentation or confirmation that its actually installed? All I know is that the slides on corner exit make me nervous because I dont know whether to lean on the electronics, if they are actually working or if its my throttle skills. The solution is to turn all the .... off and rely on my ability, but then again thats a very arrogant attitude given that even the best rely on the software to keep the rubber side down.
 

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