| Numpty if you like! I know the slipper things been done to the hilt, but...!
A man can have a thousand experiences, or experience the same thing a thousand times..............
If you are remotely mechanically minded, or can ride a bit matching revs etc you would probably get away with out ever needing a slipper on a Duke!
However, of the things i noticed at Silverstone when a lot of GSXRzx types were trying out the Ducati uk bikes,
1) they didnt have the 'how to start a Ducati' nack! Givving it copious amounts of throttle, and of course it was killing the starter.
2) The fact that there is a lot more engine braking on a big twin. The amount that were going into Copse corner screeching the back tyre, downshifting and just dropping the clutch! The fact that you probably didnt need that lower gear anyway............
Of course this would be eliviated with a slipper............ look at it as a bit of insurance!
[Edited on 8-8-2005 by andyb] |