Saturday, July 9, 2011

Update on GPRv4 stabilizer

I has now been a couple weeks since I installed the GPR stabilizer, now prior to the installation, I asked myself how could I possibly improve on the flawless (no, not me.. The ducati).
The Ducati is quite possibly the best bike I have ever owned, there have been quite a few "iron horses" in my life, ranging from Yamaha FJR 1100's to Ninja ZX-7r's to my most recent Suzuki TL1000, all great bikes that had at least one thing that was really good about them.
The Yamaha had a great power band, with loads of power all the way through. The Ninja had sick acceleration and great turning. The TL... Well let's just say that bike was a torque monster, not for the new rider. ;-)

So where does that leave the ducati? Well where do I start:
- perfect balance
- a very smooth power band and delivery
- loads of torque
- quick acceleration
- a great turning radius
- awesome turning, powering in and out of corners effortlessly

How could you improve on that?
Well, the bike came stock with no steering stabilizer, but the steering was quick and easy, almost joyfully taking each corner at the riders request.
In comes the GPRv4 stabilizer...
Just when I thought the bike was flawless, I had to go and install the stabilizer.. Now I know better. With the installion of the stabilizer the ducati now takes corners with "intent" no longer does the bike just prance into corners willfully, it now senses the intent of the rider is and thoughtfully performs the action at hand.

I have had stabilizers on previous bikes, but none this good... If you ever want to put a new stabilizer on your bike, this is the one to get. Simple to use and effective at it's job, you can even adjust it with one hand while riding if you needed to, no taking off gloves or special tools, just click the knob and you can immediately see where the stabilizer is set.

Great job GPR!

(no, I do not work for, nor am I affiliated in any way with GPR, just use the product on my bike)

Happy Riding!

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