44 teeth - Ducati Streetfighter V4 Review

[duke63]

Interesting review.

Sounds all round useable to.

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[Cav]

I finished watching it yesterday. I took away from it that's it's very usable but the wings aren't so get rid of them and make it prettier. Oh... and dominos.

[C00kiemonster]

Not sure about the front of it, but impressive.

[D41]

Looks great. The wings don't help it, but they're not a deal-breaker.
They're certainly no worse than those big scoop-things on the side of a Speed Triple.

[Perkles]

I've stopped watching their channel BVG gets on my nerves tbh
I saw some lovely bikes today ,a few pantigirdles,a 300 BHP H2 that was for sale and I'm just a bit tempted,a fecking lovely moto guzzi ,a battered hammered amazing ducati 600 race bike and a splattering of gsxr track bikes
Ps forgot to add I saw one of these today and it's got far to much plastic on it to justify the price tag

[Cav]

Baron annoys me too. He's gotten too big for his privileged boots.

Fagans has grown on me but Mossy can do one.. I cannot stand him!

[duke63]

I think the whole Youtube vloggers has probably got to a point where its over saturated.

It would be interesting to see how and who funds their livelihoods. I know Bennetts help fund a few of them. It should be mandatory to say who pays their wages.

[Cav]

That isn't how YouTube works..

You effectively have 4 types of funding:
Ad revenue (available for viewing at a site called "Social Blade")
Monetary sponsorship (they legally have to have a pop up disclaiming "paid sponsorship")
Product supply for review (it's up to the channel how positive or negative they are but this isn't technically paid, the money would come from Ad revenue)
Affiliate links ("10% off Squarespace and I get a small kickback" is a phrase common in YouTube vids)

They get most of their's through merchandising and Ad revenue. They get given products such as insurance by BeMoto. Tyres are provided by Bridgestone i.e. no money exchanges hands. JHS get free advertising for working on their bikes.... All of this aids their ad revenue and ability to sell Merch.

It's actually all very fair but you need to be aware of what they're doing in order to establish if you can trust their reviews. Most reviewers are very upfront about whether they were provided a product or paid for it themselves. If they don't mention it you should assume it was provided to them and therefore make up your own mind on their bias.

[Perkles]

like I said I had good look at one yesterday its covered in cheap plastic and not worth the asking price

[Blade]

I m not in the market to buy a street fighter, but I'am in the market to test ride one

[D41]

like I said I had good look at one yesterday its covered in cheap plastic and not worth the asking price

Those cheap plastic bits are all upgrades-waiting-to-happen.

[duke63]

I m not in the market to buy a street fighter, but I'am in the market to test ride one

Yep that is my thinking too.

[Kwacky]

Nice bikes. It sounds spot on with the aftermarket akras. Good riding position, screen is easy to read. It was my mate's test ride but I did get 15 minutes on it. The suspension seemed to be spot on and working really well. The brakes are strong but not grabby. Lovely noise from the bike. As you would expect it pulls like a steam train but it's all very composed.

What really stood out for me was the amount of feel of mechanical grip. That's the best I've ever felt from a bike. It's not a case of being overloaded with feedback, it's very confidence inspiring. I would have liked a longer go to be honest.

[duke63]

I went to JHP this afrernoon, dodging the heavy showers.

Any new orders that dealers do not have stock already on order for, will probably not be available till next year. They do not envisage being back in full production anytime soon.

[duke63]

The suspension on the Multi was similar, Kwacky. Not remote at all, just loads of grip. I wonder if these latest systems actually push the tyre into the road as required.

[Kwacky]

I asked about taking the V2 demo out but they've sold it. The dealer told me it'll probably be September before they get a replacement.