Ducati Sporting Club UK > DesmoDue Race Series > DesmoDue - General Questions and Chat > My 583, so near to completion!

[Grib]

It's marginal as to whether it's out further than the back wheel. If it is I'll just have to adjust the wheel back a bit I guess!

Thanks Skids and Antonye, that's the next 'to buy' item on my list

[ali]

Originally posted by Grib
so might have to sacrifice a bhp or two off the top end to fix it.

This is IMHO essential. A well fuelled bike with a chunk of midrange will serve much better than a peaky nightmare. Most of the podium finishes last year went this router rather than top bhp.

The key issue is having confidence to roll the throttle on as early in the corner as poss. The worse the fuelling, the longer your head will tell you to leave it, the less drive you get out of the corner, the further behind you are at the next corner, the more you try to out-brake, the more time you spend in the kitty-litter!

Cheers,

Ali

[twpd]

Ali is bang on there. Midrange power is all - certainly it was in Minitwins. He/she who is fastest out of the corner is usually the fastest down the straight.

Nice bike Lucy - that fairing looks good.

[Grib]

Originally posted by twpd
Ali is bang on there. Midrange power is all - certainly it was in Minitwins. He/she who is fastest out of the corner is usually the fastest down the straight.

Absolutely. Even though they've got bugger all hp, it still puts you off when it comes in all at once at random intervals!

Originally posted by twpdNice bike Lucy - that fairing looks good.

Thanks, just hope it performs as well as it looks

[twpd]

I have a recipe book of ready-made excuses that I can lend you.

[Grib]

Originally posted by twpd
I have a recipe book of ready-made excuses that I can lend you.

I'll give you a call for it around March time

[couchcommando]

Originally posted by twpd
I have a recipe book of ready-made excuses that I can lend you.

Make that 2 copies please altho I only need one, I'm old and crap

[twpd]

I'm even older!

I'll post it in pdf format for yuz both.

[twpd]

I've just noticed that you're running a Micron end can. I'd get a spare if I were you or a better pipe like a Renegade. I've had two Micron Zeta race cans fail on my SV - they have an inherent flaw in them imo. The rubber gaskets or seals pop out, to be shortly followed by the innards.

When I talked to Micron about it they said that the cans weren't designed for race use (Go figure! Despite them being sold as that!) and we're able to cope with v-twins being revved hard all the time. They replaced the cans in the end but, I since went the Renegade route - support was much better, you get a racer discount if you're nice to Jorge the head man and the pipes are made from Titanium...nice n light.

I will never use Micron again.

[Edited on 3-1-2006 by twpd]

[Grib]

Thanks for the heads up. Got a spare Micron sat here as well, so at least we'll have a replacement should the first spew it's guts