So having bought a used 2009 1198 in totally standard trim I fancied changing a few things to personalise it a bit. I did all of about 13 miles on it before the weather closed in. I have sourced a few things off members and sponsors on here along with a few bits from others. Here is the list of things done. Planned mods----- 14t front sprocket Race shift gear lever Adjust and lube chain Oberon slave cylinder... Rizoma open clutch cover Rizoma Red pressure plate with new stainless springs Rizoma fancy billet moto gp adjustable and folding levers Ducati Performance tall tinted screen Ducati Performance carbon front mudguard Ducati Performance carbon exhaust heat shield Ducati Performance air filter Carbon King belly pan Carbon King swing arm cover Conquest Carbon hugger Conquest Carbon key surround Conquest Carbon seat vents Small rear number plate Set suspension for my fat carcass Set rear ride height to suit my short legs Slash cut Termignoni "silencers" Ducati Performance ECU to suit--flashed by a member on here Unplanned--- New clutch basket New clutch pack--both with a healthy contribution from the supplying Triumph Dealer without too much fuss. So all in all it should now be sparkly farkled up and look individual.
It soon adds up, doesn't it? I've tried to buy most of my stuff 2nd hand off forum members. I've got a list of stuff I've bought / still to buy but shit myself Evan at the thought of adding it all up.
The 1198 likes a slipper clutch. Makes corner entry faster (for me). My next mod on mine is likely to be fork internals at K-Tech and a rear shock spring and a set up from them.
My MV Agusta F4 312RR 1078cc has a slipper clutch standard and it works really well but my BMW HP2 Sport never had one and it wasn't an issue for me. However I will need to get some dry miles on the 1198 to decide whether or not I need one. A
I have to agree, sooner or later you'll unwittingly knock it down a gear near a corner, the back end will step out, you'll have a brown trouser moment and come straight home bum cheeks clenched onto the internet gripping your credit card.
I don't know. To go smooth and fast on track a slipper clutch is a nice thing to have, but then traction control and abs are also nice to have. That doesn't mean because you have a slide, or lock the front once that you'll instantly feel the need to prevent it happening again. I think getting comfortable on a bike and having the correct suspension set-up are much more important.
The CF swing arm cover came as part of a box of stuff bought as a job lot. However weight has not really been a consideration, especially so as I am about 18 stone so I could eat 50 meals less and take 150 shits more for a better effect. A
It does amaze me how many people ADD carbon to something when their are much simpler solutions. Carbon key guard anyone? That's great, but some tape does the same thing and weighs a fraction. One of the best i remember was people buying £20/£30 carbon tax disc holders that weighed more than a 99p plastic item. Thank god that's all now forgot about.
For me a cover on the swing arm added practicality, come resale time the swing arm wont have marks on it from my left boot as my MV does. No fault of either bike but a legacy of a fairly big crash in 1975 that means my left leg and ankle are no longer what they were and my toes point out and my heel inwards so on right handers the heel drags on the swing arm as it moves through its stroke. We tried sticking a sacrificial pad on my MV swing arm but it soon got rubbed off. So I may end up with a similar solution on the big MV too.
