Looking into ‘little things’ in this video. Exchanging heavy hardware to titanium or aluminum and assessing more modifications on the Panigale V4R. Protection and cosmetics for the bike same time. Enjoy.
Check the previous video in case you missed it.
I finally received my new MotoGear racing suit. Right on time for my Laguna Seca gig next weekend, where the 2024 Ducati Panigale V4R rolls out on track first time.
I can’t wait to show you how this thing look, but the suit here might gives an hint here for you :-)
When comparing my design vision with what MotoGear manufactured, you notice that this is 1:1. So whatever you might visioning and put on paper… you’ll get what you want. The only nerve wrecking part is taking your measures, but there is a hell of good description of how to do all of it. Stickers and logos is easy to pass on to them and they turn this over is size and places where you want them. Then you have a massive list of functionality features:
Fitment (racing, street, etc)And it actually doesn’t stop there. I actually constantly help them developing their product so we made some great progress in regard inside liner and functionality. They listen, and apply. They also would be able to set up your suit for allowing air bag systems. By this way… I went down hard at Sonoma Raceway back in April at a 90 miles an hour, and I can tell you that a MotoGear suit is holding up. In fact, I was still using that exact suit while waiting for this baby here- without any repairs.
Know that our students automatically have access to 20% off discounts with MotoGear , which makes a fully customized suit like this available around the 1000 bux!!!
You’ll have something NOBODY else has.
Headcoach Can Akkaya, Superbike-Coach Corp
After an assessment and little test ride, Coach Akkaya has begun with the first modifications on the Panigale V4R. The bike is stripped down now and reviles what needs to be done additionally. Check the previous video in case you missed it.
We finally started the conversion of a 2024 Ducati Panigale V4R to a track bike, and so the video series.
Watch how a ‘stock’ motorcycle grows to a performance orientated, lap time dropping and bad ass looking machine. We covered the goals already in our first article about it and delivering the videos, starting today. In todays episode, Coach Akkaya receives delivery from Florida and makes his first assessments. He also describes why he needs this. Don’t forget to subscribe the channel and to hit the notification button so you know first when the next episode publishes. Looking forward reding your comments.
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This is about our Body Position class on 10/19/2024.
Due to some strategic changes on our calendar, we’ve decided to turn the BP class to a Track Academy class. No need to worry, because the content of this program is way more comprehensive than the BP class- and furthermore, it also includes the subject ‘Body Positioning’. Don’t worry, we’re running the TA for many years. The Body Positioning class will show up again in the 2025 calendar.
Headcoach Can Akkaya, Superbike-Coach Corp
This is about our Track Academy at Thunderhill Raceway on 11/3/2024. I just made a tough and risky decision.
It was always my plan to bring our Track Academy program to the ‘big track’, and so we planned to host it during our track day at Thunderhill on 11/3/. After tough attempts to make the Thunderhill admin understand what we actually want to do there- we’ll have to give up on this. The logistics of such class is not combinable within a track day layout. Let me explain…
The Track Academy class agenda requires to do demos and especially drills. Depending on the subject, this can easily eat up 2-3 hours (classroom, demo, drill) of time. Though, a regular track day layout means, there are 3 level groups which are 7 times on track for 20 minutes each. This is impossible to do within time given. So this would be only possible if we would skip on demos and drills, which is totally against the way I want to teach you guys and the learning efficiency would suffer. Besides, the Thill admin won’t allow a sectional demo surrounded by people. Hope you see the dilemma here.
So I decided to get the Academy back where it belongs, on Little 99 Raceway, where we provide this program for many years. Our track days will only host the Track Rookie Class in the future, so next on 11/3/. The date for the Track Academy at Little 99 will be on 10/19/.
We’re truly hoping to get to see you at both classes.
Headcoach Can Akkaya, Superbike-Coach Corp
I’ve announced a new ‘family’ member in our last newsletter already. ‘Pazzo’ is a 2024 Panigale V4R and will replace ‘Cleopatra’, which luckily went to my assistant coach Mark. I was a little heartbroken on this so I went to work on Pazzo immediately.
Can’t tell you how much I love doing projects like this and I would like to inspire it quite a bit. There will be a video series of the built and blog articles. Valuable tips and tricks all around motorcycles. A lot of companies supporting this project, but the work is mainly on our side. It’s been about two weeks- full days of work into it.
Just like Cleopatra, also this bike will turn to a show-stopper. Very unique and tricked out. The main goal is to convert it to a track bike, where it has its purpose as I will use it to teach riders during our track days and track drill classes. The video series will display the hurdles to take and is an insightful view behind the how’s and why’s. We will start editing the episodes soon and hopefully have then out on a weekly bases.
Now, here is a little background first. You need to understand that once you’ve ridden full blown race/competition motorcycles, from production racer to prototypes- that there will be an everlasting search for such performance on your soul. Hard to go back you know?! This, and the strive to ‘make things mine’ within specific limits, like budget and time. See, I don’t like chasing through the garage for 3 years to rebuilt a classic car. I’d rather built a kit car from the scratch, make it mine, and drive the shit out of it asap. That’s because I have a vision of it and make it real without resting.
So… this is all in the making and what I’m striving for is to categorize:
The good thing is, that one category helps the other. Well, maybe ‘appearance’ not that much. Going into them more detailed means: Access to electronic upgrades and tunes. Finding the right places of making design visions turn to reality. Dropping weight by removal and then in the detail. Dialing in suspension and tires. Improve aerodynamics. Consider components to help cooling.
All of this within budget and time limits, and it starts out with stripping the bike down. Not that fast though. What I like doing is, to ride it first the way it is. That way I have comparison. It gives my visions a path to reality. Here is what it needs… and this is what I want… this is how much it’ll cost… and this is how long it takes. A lot comes together right then, but another advantage is in there. Upgrading something you never used won’t make you feel the potential of the upgrade itself. No comparison- no judgement possible. Another aspect is that you learn from this as a rider dramatically. Hard to explain, so I won’t. I might write an article about it somewhen.
So that’s exactly what I did. I brought this total stock Panigale V4R with blinkers, mirrors and on street tires to Laguna Seca. Now I know:
After Laguna, I gave myself a rest, then taking the bike apart and started selling all the fancy stuff I do not have a use for. If you have a V4… you might wanna check here. After that, a deep cleaning was done and a look into necessary tools. The only thing missing, since many years actually, was a motorcycle lift. Now I don’t have to sacrifice my back anymore ;-)
Let the games begin. I hope you’ll enjoy it and to subscribe our YouTube channel and to not to miss an episode. Stay tuned.
Headcoach Can Akkaya, Superbike-Coach Corp
