approach

ditching the rear header heatshield will do wonders for the appearance of the bike. It also seems insane, given that the stock unit already does little to prevent thigh burn on hot days. Well, I'm going to wrap the pipe. Yes, it's been done before, apparently with little effect. But I'm going...

Now while we certainly can't replicate stop/start town running conditions, we can replicate free riding, so lets see how this goes. The scenario is: (1) Record ambient temperature (2) Free ride for 15-20mins, varied RPMs (3) Record engine temperature (4) Stop for 5mins and record engine...

Cool video from Ducati showing the design approach to creating the Ducati Diavel motorcycle: