The weather has been horrible for riding for the past couple of days and the dust has settled down. I wanted to go riding but I wasn’t sure when I was going to go. I decided to get a shave my head and get a shave. It was great, 5 minutes to shave the top, and 20 minutes to get the right shave it felt great.
The weather was a litte on the hot side, and there was a decent amount of traffic, but every once in a whlie I would get a nice cool breeze. It felt like it has been ages since I last rode, I really do love riding and the feeling is just amazing, even in the heat I want to ride, my mind is just concentrating on the corners, velocity, throttle, traffic, and whats coming up ahead, all that with the music blaring, it was great.
I met up with vampire on Friday morning to go riding around 9 am, I was lucky he called so that I would wake up. Then we went from Qurtoba and rode from Bida’a all the way to Shuweikh on the gulf road, from there we went back and stopped at Marina for a quick drink! It was getting hot, and I changed my gear for the summer heat. I was wearing my Arai helmet and a Rev’It Air Jacket which was a great combination, I can’t wear my Scorpion Matt Black helmet any more because of the heat, but my Arai Haga RX-7 Corsair is a lot better and doesn’t feel as hot since it isn’t black. It was a nice day of riding, and vampire is quick learner so its only a matter of breaking in the bike and then we head out to a few other places! We didn’t see any biker on the road except for one biker who parked next to us at Marina.
I want to work on my bike, and so when the day ended early I was going home at 1:00pm and it said 43 C in the shade and as I was riding it became 45 C! I couldn’t believe how hot it was but I was still enjoying it as long as I was moving. The heat shields are doing the job, they are redirecting the heat so that they are cooking my legs now, and the bike seems to be running smoother even in the heat! Previously the normal running temperature would be around 78 – 88 F, but now with this heat it was running 90 – 101 F, which is a big difference. Even with all this I was riding and enjoying it, now that its getting hot I will be taking more showers again. In one day I took three showers because of the heat, but I was still enjoying it, it felt like a complete workout, I was drenched and felt great after the shower.
I took out the 1098S for ride after work for a little while and it felt nice, it felt a little smoother and I wasn’t sure about the heat shields but in time I will know how they operate. The levers are fantastic since they are easier, but I think I have to get used to the new clutch lever. I really like the sound of the racing clutch but I want to get a different cover for it. Overall I really like the look of Pyro right now, just a few more carbon fiber pieces and I am there, but I can’t complain and I love this bike.
I just got my bike back and there were a few parts they have included in the last couple of upgrades since I got them before they were done working on Pyro.
Parts installed as of right now:
- Dark Screen
- Clear Tank PadNew Parts:
- Carbon Fiber Tank Pad to replace the clear one
- Clutch Slave Cylinder
- Heat Shields (2)
- Pazzo Racing Levers (Brake & Clutch)
I was happy they managed to install the new equipment while it was still in the shop, I’m really looking forward to trying it out and seeing how it rides differently. The one thing right now that the technical people at Tristar told me that Ducati is having a recall on the ECU since it is what is causing problems, and I hope they get it sooner rather then later.
SpeedyMoto Custom 2006 Ducati Sport Classic. (SMSC)
This is a custom modified Ducati Sport Classic from Speedy Moto. Speedy Moto is one of the best aftermarket manufacturers for specific Ducati items. Their products have so much quality built into them, and you can even see that from the Custom Modified Sport Classic. They gave it a modern edge to a classic looking bike, I wouldn’t mind having something like that in my garage, I especially like the color they have used.
Modifications:
- House of Color Tangerine Orange clear over Metalic Silver.
- Custom 50mm exhaust with matched length thinwall stainless headers and duel megaphones.
- Undertail battery relocation and wire/cable clean up.
- Custom licence plate bracket.
- SpeedyMoto Triple Clamps and Risers…Black.
- SpeedyMoto Leggero belt covers with special matching orange center caps.
- SpeedyMoto Kukri Pro pressure plate anodized orange with black Speedymoto Spring Cap Kit.
- SpeedyMoto Clear Area 51 Clutch cover.
- SpeedyMoto Frame sliders (09-0201)
- LED brake light, custom duel element headlight.
- Kellermann turn signals front and rear.
Link: SpeedyMoto
I’m going out of town for a bit so I contacted TriStar to see if they can sort out my stalling issue as well as install the clutch slave cylinder, and the two carbon fiber heat shields. I’m happy they manage to make sometime since I called them late in the week and I know they are getting packed since it is the end of riding season for most riders, I don’t think I will be stopping right at this moment. At least they can work on Pyro while I’m out of town which is great. I also really like that they have these vans specialized to hold bikes so that I’m comfortable knowing that it is tied down inside the vehicle. This van seems to be only a couple of months old, I’m just waiting for the Tristar branding to be across the whole thing.
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I have a lot of parts I want to get for Pyro but the parts are limited in quantity so I am just waiting for things to come in.
What I have done:
- Dark Tint
- Tank Carbon Fiber Pad Protect
What I am going to install:
- Special Heat Shields (2 pieces)
- Clutch Slave Cylinder
What I am waiting on:
- Front top fairing in Carbon Fiber
- Rear fairing in Carbon Fiber
- Ducati Racing Clutch
- Ducati Red 520 Chain
- Termognini Full Exhaust System
The Heat shields I got have a special coating to reflect the heat so that my legs don’t get as cooked as much. It really gets hot under my right leg so this will really help, it is made from highquality carbon fiber and a special heat reflecting coating on the inside. The manufacturer is Clay Carrier Composites who uses his expertise making components for NASA and Lockheed Marting to make these highquality bike parts. The STM Clutch Slave Cylinder will make shifting so much smoother and its a vast improvement over the stock Clutch Slave Cylinder.
Link: ClayCarrierComposites
I really felt like riding since I didn’t get much of chance to go riding this weekend so I decided to go after finishing up lunch and I was enjoying the night. There was a little too much traffic for my liking but my head was completely into riding. I was just flowing from lane to lane and just feeling the speed. I didn’t even look down, I knew how the engine sounded and felt, I was doing everything naturally its as if your walking and you don’t think about what to do next with your feet, you just do it, and that is how I felt on the bike. I was just flowing from turn to turn, and I just kept moving. I wish we had curvy roads with no lights, that would be so much fun.
As I was riding the bike stalled once or twice, but that has happened since the bike is very new and they are working out the tweaks in the 1098s. Then suddenly when I was next to Lorenzo as I was shifting down the it stalled again but it wouldn’t start up. I tried a couple of times, but it didn’t so I managed to stop on the side and I tried starting it up but it didn’t. So I switched it off for a minute and when I switched it back on it started up after a bit, I rode for a bit then it stalled again when I stopped by the Casper and Gambini. I switched it off completely and started it up again, so I decided to keep riding towards home at that point. Since it was taken to service it is acting up more so I will taking back to the TriStar service and hopefully they can solve this issue, I know its a simple fix but I’m just pissed that I can’t ride it while its in the garage.
After riding this weekend with the MV Agusta group I decided to visit their new showroom with Mark and a friend. Our friend was thinking about getting an MV Agusta Brutale and they had a nice list of machines over there:
- Brutale 750S
- Brutale America (Limited Edition)
- F4 SENNA
- F4 R312 (Limited Number)
- F4 750S
- F4 1000R
- F4 1000S
- Cagiva Raptor
- MV Agusta Website
And a few more machines! The manager is Patrick and he is extremely friendly and passionate about bikes, you can sit there all day and talk about bikes with him. He has a love for motorcycles that can only match mine. We were talking about calipers, shocks, and different pistons for a little while and they have a very friendly staff. They seem to service other bikes as well but whats nice is they are working on their operation as well and trying to get things off the ground. The showroom might be small but you can see a lot and the people working there love what they do, its very apparent and nice. They are a young operation but they are concentrating on service and have a nice selection. Its nice to see that we have other choices out there as well, and good service. The one thing that shocked me was seeing a Cagiva Raptor, that is one beautiful machine and it takes a special person to love it, I have only seen one over the past 4 years and I didn’t expect to see one in Kuwait.
