Great. Weather is looking dry for the most part tomorrow, so I'm aiming to get there for between 5-6pm.
I do have a question related to your mods @Topolino as you have an oversize rear hugger on your bike, I have bought an Fullsix oversize rear hugger from Conquest Racing. I have the standard exhaust on my Panigale V4S 2024. Conquest Racing say the hugger fits ok. But it looks like there isn't enough clearance between it and the exhaust heat cover. Any information on this would be useful.
IIRC, on my V4S it did sit very close to the stock heat shield, but in practice I can't say if you'll have operating clearance issues, as I never rode mine in that configuration since I changed the exhaust to a full Akra system before the bike hit the road. I have a similar tight clearance between the same hugger and the exhaust on my current bike but rear suspension travel is not as extreme as you would imagine unless you have a lot of static sag and a soft setup and I've no issue with it contacting any part of the exhaust be it heat shield or pipework. Personally I think you should be fine, and even if it does contact the heat shield under the extreme compression of the rear suspension, it will be minimal. I would be tempted, were that to happen, to trim away the contact area as the oversize hugger is worth any potential problems for the additional protection it affords you, from muck and debris being flung all over the rear suspension and engine casing (a not uncommon problem on the V4, with the skinny latte stock hugger)
Thank you, yes when the weather improves i will take it for a run. As you say any small contact areas can be trimmed away.
Personally, I’m not a fan of the huggers. IME they seem a good idea but don’t actually do that much. I first discarded my hugger during 1098 ownership. I was surprised at just how easy it was to brush away the surprisingly minimal crud after a ride. Preferred the cleaner look too. Just my two penneth
Yes, I can see what you mean but I am not a fan of bike cleaning so anything that helps keep more road crap off my bike the better
Should be home in time to swap bikes then get over to the station. Very bumpy fen run out to little air field in the fens.
Aa it looks like a dry day, I'm off to Old Buckenham tonight, now that the first oil change and service light reset is done.
