Ducati Sporting Club UK > DesmoDue Race Series > DesmoDue - General Questions and Chat > first ride

[PDL]

Had a good day, did 3 1/2 sessions. Sorted my front pre load and re aligned my gear selector as I kept missing gears first session. Got a feel for how the bike leans and brakes so very happy, oh and I didn't bin it. Was a weird day as the inters was full of very varied riders some of whom I made some very naught overtakes on oops. I still need to get my head around how the bike revs as the 600ss reved to about 10k but the 800 has a really big rev limiter kick in at 9k but the torque from 4k upwards is amazing. I kept hitting corners too high at 6k, or way too low so need more time on the bike before the race season starts.

Neil I have a pic of you behind the 848 you where following for about 4 laps, send me you email addy.

Paul #196

[bradders]

Originally Posted by PDL

Was a weird day as the inters was full of very varied riders some of whom I made some very naught overtakes on oops.
Paul #196

you weren't alone, some of the stuff peolpe were doing to road bike riders was way off beam, especially in the two wet sessions. That bloke on the green zx10 clipped me once and I shook as he went past once up the hill under the bridge he was so close! no issues for me, I'm used to elbows, but did feel it particularly for a 'blade I'd been following who was fast straight slow corner and I just hung back and we both got mugged on the brakes by about 3 race bikes at once - I'd have spat my dummy if Id have been him TBH - I just winced and looked away

Last session was different tho, with not that much coming past once it dried out a bit and I tagged on Jules