| Thanks for the welcome guys
Although I agreed with andy about the clutch being a compromise between racing and the road to be honest I am a little unsure as to how much better the race clutches really are (having ridden both road and race bikes). For example if you have ever ridden a ZX10R on road and track you have to agree the slipper clutch fitted as standard is very very good.
My understanding is Ducati originally got the 04 749R slipper clutch wrong and have hopefully fitted a proper one I will soon find out.
Of course how the bike is running is sometimes personal interpretation but when the bike stops at traffic lights and filtering no matter who you are its wrong and in my opinion a danger to the rider.
I have traded down from the 1000k3 knowing what I am getting with the 749R I have had a few Ducatis including a 900SL many moons ago and one of the very first 748SP models in the country back in 1995 (cost me more than 11500 GBP then lol).
The reason i changed was the more recent bikes i have lost interest in quickly and felt i wanted something that was a little more ermmmmmm exotic and therefore something to cherish.
Thanks again for the welcome maybe i'll meet up with you guys soon on a ride or a trackday.
Regards
DaveO  |