Hi, just bit the bullet and bought race system for the multistrada, has anyone fitted it themselves as ducati want 6hrs=£637 to fit it . I'm fairly competent with the spanners but always open for advice
Dealer fitted mine from new, it looks straight forward enough to me, dealer will have to load the ECU evo map that you get with the system though
The ECU map download for the Akrapovic system comes direct from Ducati and is only available through an authorised Ducati dealer/workshop. My advice before you embark on the job yourself is to make sure there is a dealer willing to apply the map for you. If the download is anything like my Panigale V4, it takes about 2 hours so I doubt very much a dealer will do it for free. Andy
Simple enough to fit for any reasonably competent DIYer, instructions are downloadable from Ducati website, certainly not a 6 hour job , fitted mine myself and had the map loaded at first service by Nelly at Cornerspeed, service and upmap install, total £178, great service as always
My system has been on back order since October! Im hoping to get it fitted at 1st service in the next week or so. Sounds like they are starting to get delivered.
Is Akrapovic now the preferred manufacturer opposed to Termignoni? Reason I ask is my Termignoni came with a upmap key. Just wondering if it’s now a similar situation with the Akrapovic?
Left the exhaust untill today (saturday) and had it fitted in about 2Hrs. Definitely a bit fiddley but instructions are very comprehensive and worth studying
Managed to get out today and very happy with the new exhaust, no upmap untill next saturday but the throttle and pick up is more crisp and imediate also the deep sound is far better.
I fitted mine last week, 3 hours, old one off new one on, and goes to Ducati Glasgow in the morning for the map to be uploaded, hope its as good as thet say it is
Finally got mine fitted, back order for 11 months? Anyway, did 200(ish) miles over the weekend and my finding are as follows: Improved midrange, pulls noticeably better. Overrun seems smoother, which was more of a benefit that I'd imagined. Removing the DB killers seems to make no difference, but they're in the garage for good now. Virtually no aesthetic difference. Better sound, but not as loud as I'd have liked. Might get better, Akras usually do. Was it worth the money? Probably not. Am I glad I spec'd it? Absolutely.
