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#1 | I have to drive GS again datum

Thu Oct 11, 2018 3:21 pm

I have to drive GS again when I pick up my RS from the 10.000 km service.
Is the free rental bike, great service from my dealer. I could choose one, but the ducatis are not fully insured, otherwise I would have tried one.

The GS is still the experience when I had driven a few years ago, not so much my taste. Only the verrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry soft seat would be quite good for longer distances, but not in the curves.
And although she has the same engine she seems to me much slower, our gearbox and mapping seems to be designed much faster.

It's like it is, I'm looking forward to my on this sunny day here in my hometown.

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Holger
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#2 | RE: I have to drive GS again datum

Fri Oct 12, 2018 6:26 pm

Hi Holger
Funny that the RS seems faster because I thought the same when I changed from a GS to an RS, but is assumed the mapping and gears would be the same?
Also I had my GS remapped at Hilltop so my unmapped RS still seemed faster, maybe I should map the RS and see if that improves the performance?

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#3 | RE: I have to drive GS again datum

Fri Oct 12, 2018 11:35 pm

Zitat von Sideshow Bob im Beitrag #2
Hi Holger
Funny that the RS seems faster because I thought the same when I changed from a GS to an RS, but is assumed the mapping and gears would be the same?
Also I had my GS remapped at Hilltop so my unmapped RS still seemed faster, maybe I should map the RS and see if that improves the performance?

Somebody explained to me that also the airbox and intake on the GS are different, and of course the GS is heavier, all those together would explain the feeling of the RS being faster.

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#4 | RE: I have to drive GS again datum

Sun Oct 14, 2018 7:19 pm

Well, that was just my subjective impression. I went with both bikes the same winding route, especially when overtaking I noticed the missing acceleration.

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Holger
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