Dude seriously you have a smooth professional radio speaker voice and pace, it’s a shame really you don’t have way more subscribers. I could listen to you all day on all bike related videos I watch LOL
Having the money to buy a Ducati one should invest in a good slip on exhaust/muffler (as i did) and this increases the grunt, an extra 2 or 3 horsepower, and is an upgrade instead of a cheap hack. One thing you did not mention as an owner which i wish to mention asn an owner, is the silver plastic tail cowl cover is so badly fitted to the seat it is not tight, it is a very cheapo attempt from ducati, and it has gaps, and wobbles, as do the crappy two black plastic side panels underneath the tail at the side of bike behind the 54. If you cant find neutral it is because as in many cases, the clutch is not disengaged (too tight and slipping), and this also causes loss of torque/acceleration at high revs. Your clutch needs relaxing a bit, and when you pull the clutch lever you should hear a small click after a cm or so. I hear so many people talk about hard to find neutral. I thought that too with both my Ducatis, and one of my other bikes, then i found out it is the clutch. Some service mechanics tighten the clutch too much, even in the assembly line of ducati (Thailand). If neutral is hard to find = clutch too tight
Good video..I just picked up a 2022 NightShift, and I am digging it. I upgraded the exhaust with a Competition werkes slip-on, added grip puppies, and swapped the stock seat out for a Corbin. I have yet to find a bike that is perfect. Thanks for the video.
Great video - thanks for the insight, looking to get one hopefully today! If you could do a video about removing the baffle and riding that would be awesome! Great work
Just get a decent slipon looks better sounds better and a couple more Hprsepower. The cafe is not as good as the other models due to 17 inch wheel, and should not be classed as a scrambler as it is a road bike with that small front wheel and forward leaning posture and clipons. It is a tt road and racetrack style bike with cafe racer styling, a terribly short turning curve much less than the nightshift desert sled or icon models, but, if flat roads and windies, a joy to ride. I own a nightshift and one of these face racers but i put high bars on it (blue ones), and pirelli scorpion knobblies, and dropped the seat height to make it more able to withstand offroad style and bad road Asia style territory, because in Thailand there are lamp posts hiding under piles of leaves in the road, and sometimes a river decides to cross the road too. I would say next time i want a cafe racer i buy one that is meant to be one, not a scrambler that tries to be one. All the ducati scrams are fantastic, but this one is an elephant in the cupboard a bit asa scrambler is offroad and a cafe racer is a village country road pub crawl nip from one stop to the next bike. Mind you, i do love both my Ducatis, not one above the other, it is just i had to modiufy the fave racer because i live on an island in the Andaman ocean that has terrible roads and as it stood with the bald street tires it did a tank slapper on me wobble of death on day 1 so i changed the suspension, tires and handlebars, and now its great, but the 1 inch smaller front wheel to the nightshift is immensely noticeable on bumps and potholes and waves in the road, and has shown me how clipons andf 17" front wheels are 70 percent of the reason for tank slappers, and that large front wheels, and wide handlebars are the secret to control and no tank slappers. Admittedly i forget i am not a kld anymore and still try to do 200 kmh all the time so the tank slappers are probably normal. Currently owning a nightshift 2022 and a 2020 cafe racer from Ducati, a Royal Enfield gt continental customised by K-tech Thailand,turned into a Brat bike cafe racer, and a Scram 411, a Harley Davidson 1200 sportster (883 converted to 1275cc customised two tone), and a Yamaha XSR 155.
Not referring to author, but a lot of people complain about the neutral on Ducati bikes. It takes time to learn it. ThatS a characteristic of Ducati. every Ducati I’ve ridden have that thing. Coming from Honda cbr I was surprised.
Would you ride this 160 miles per day on the highway ? Asking for a friend lol. My commute to work is 80 Miles each way and I want a bike for the summer commute. I love this bike and want it bad but wondering if it's practical for commuting 80 Miles each way five or more days a week?
Haha, honestly no I would not lol. The seat isn't that comfortable and it being a cafe style, just wind ramming the whole way. You'll get pretty miserable. Maybe there is an aftermarket windscreen I'm not sure, but it'd ruin the look.
Very good question. It does get quite hot so at really long red lights you gotta position yourself a bit to not take all the heat. Of course once you're riding it's totally fine. Cheers
@@StatementPlus ahh okay man. Most important thing is not to leave your toolkit. Check under your actual seat. There shoud be rubber lead and hook that can hold the toolkit together
