For anyone asking about tire wear

Hi everyone,

back in august I did my first track day with an instructor and I had loads of fun. But lately I've been wondering what my tyre wear pattern and color says about the tyre pressures that I had, my riding style or my suspension setup.

The tyres were a set of Pirelli Diablo Rosso II made in mid 2024 on a 2019 Street Triple S. I ran a 2.2 bar on the front and 1.9 bar on the rear. It was done on a day were we saw around +37ºC. The blue of the tyre was less intense in person and has since faded out to black again. I felt loads of grip, but I know the full potential of these tyres are above of my current skill level.

Looking forward to your insights!

I’ve got a stock ninja 400 save for clip ons and rearsets. For reference I’m a bit off from being competitive at the amateur club level (running 2:09 and 2:04s fighting for podium). I can definitely pin point some spots where I can improve, struggling with early turn in mainly. At what point should I consider a proper suspension set up, maybe even more power? Would it even make a difference in lap time? I’m not a racer YET but I would like to get there eventually 💪 thanks

I've so far just been using the Standalone Recording option on my Mini S and leaving my phone in the pits, but that's just a post-session review tool. I'd like some real time feedback e.g. during qualifying, the way I would with something like a SpeedAngle brand lap timer.

It looks like the "Track Session" way of recording can do this, but I am wondering - does it still use the Racebox' hardware, not the phone's? It also seems like maybe the session data has to be streamed to the phone, so if there are any drop-outs it will be lost (versus the Mini S' Standalone mode, where the data lives on the device itself and you download it to your phone later).

I wanted to buy a cheap refurbished Android to mount as the "Screen", connect via Bluetooth and kick off a Track Session then use it to display the lap time as I go. Just worried about if the session is recorded onto that phone and stuck there since I can't just download it off the device to my main phone any more for e.g. uploading/sharing/analysis, and if it's all dependent on that touchy Bluetooth connection at high-speed.

If you've done anything like this, I would appreciate any insight! Cheers.

EDIT: Here is one of the Track Session realtime view options, which is exactly what I want on that second screen - https://youtu.be/gI7TEU6zFpw?si=PioylLEAwwm5BeO3&t=79

Hello, I am seriously considering getting myself a used V4 for the track soon and would love some help deciding on which one.

I narrowed it down to a used V4R from 2019 with a brand new engine run in from Ducati service or a newer model 2025 V4S. The V4R has around 9000km on the chassis on street (according to the seller).

The V4R comes already with a full Ti Akrapovic and map, STM dry clutch and some other bits and bobs whereas the newer V4S would be bone stock.

Price wise they are within 10-15% but the V4S comes with a warranty whereas the V4R does not, as its a private seller.

Anyone tried both? I'm not looking to break a track record, just searching for a replacement for my old track bike the cbr600rr pc40. Any first hand experience especially from people who tried both would be very appreciated.

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