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The guy's called John Sanderson. He's based in Morley. This is his website ALPHA SUSPENSION SET-UP - Welcome

 

Can't see how moving from an R6 to an 848 you could be anything other than incredibly pleased.

Just remember you don't need to wring the nuts off it everywhere. It'll make plenty of progress as it is. I can go for whole rides on the 999 without exceeding 7k rpm and I'm still scooting along cheerfully. And I've never had a slipper clutch or locked up the back changing down, so I doubt you need to worry about it, unless you want to enter every roundabout at 10'000 revs - which is neither necessary nor wise.

 

Nah, wrong the nuts off it. It's what it's designed for. If you want lazy and easy get a 1098 etc ;-)

 

Ya big fanny! :wink:

 

I went from a r1 to a 749s and loved it, did have a twin a few yrs before so kinda knew what to expect. Have a 848 now and its a whole lot easier to ride than the 749. Revin the nuts off it is just so much fun, you can be lazy with it if you want too. And the brakes are fikin stunning!!! Hell the wife even likes it and she normally cant stand twins(she has a r1)
Just watch out drivin by shops, its hard not lookin in windows at yourself!!!!

 

Just take it easy and learn how the bike rides and feels. Its still only got two wheels and engine and brakes like any other bike.

Just that riding your Ducati will feel like more of a special ride everytime you go out on it.

As to the car equivalent of a Ducati, i would liken them more to an Alfa Romeo than a Ferrari. Its all about the looks, feel and noise of the thing.

 

Blanko, the rev limiter shuts the engine down if you rev too high. Sort of makes a popping noise. Obviously, being a twin they do not rev as high, you need to remember that lol! You will feel engine braking too. After 50 miles or so you should be getting there.

 

Welcome to "the fold" Blanco. As Chris has said, getting the suspension set up for just you is a joy that a lot of peeps just may never get to realize. It makes riding A Duke on our roads a joy, rather than a bone jarring chore........................almost certainly the best money any of us can spend on our pride and joy and way more important than any bits of "bling" that we might want to add.
Two things your IL4 mates will notice, as mentioned.......................they will soon learn to keep far enough behind you into corners lol. But once you succumb to getting a set of Termi's.....................they will want to keep a long way behind for a different reason........................it will smell as if they are following a leaking petrol tanker lol.

 

Great choice. I got my 848 back end of September and i've only just clocked 176 miles on it. Still running it in, waiting for a clear day so that I can ride it long enough to clock up the magic 600 miles.

Not had any rear lock ups yet, as i'm under 6k rpm whilst running in and i'm keeping my speed *cough* legal. Anyway theres a lot of engine braking from just rolling off that can get you set up for most corners and the torque is just there. Just keep the the throttle steady, wait for the apex to open and then wind it up (obligatory smile follows every corner).

Brakes are awesome, take it easy and get used to the bite. You need very little pressure to slow you down from normal road speeds.