Just had my 1 year service with software updates and 14 tooth sprocket fitted it like i picked up a new bike very happy
It would have been nice to know what you thought without the different sprocket. It's something that I had considered doing myself but I honestly don't think it needs it now.
Just got back from a 1,000 mile trip round France and the bike feels so much more responsive on my normal commute. Whole engine now feels looser after this (3,5000 miles now as well)
Last weekend, during our DOC meeting, someone told me there had been more than 40 (!) updates for DVT... with 10,000 km my bike is still overwhelming...
That is pretty much consistent with what my dealer told me. So the message here is, if you've not been back to your dealer for anything in a while and you're feeling a little underwhelmed by your DVT's performance then get yourself along to the dealer for a quick cure.
Bought my 2015 and dealer did all updates. In very tight switchbacks the bike needed lugging some and a little clutch slippage taking off. Installed 14 tooth sprocket and it's better all the way around. $30 and two hours of my time.
Exactly when did you buy it and when did the dealer do the updates? Was in it the last month? I had considered changing the sprocket myself but since the updates I can honestly say it's a job I no longer need to think about ... and I don't see why I should fork out $30 to cure a problem on a bike which shouldn't be there in the first place. It's actually nice to see that Ducati appear to have addressed what was one of the DVT major criticisms.
Bought the bike last week of April. All updates were done at that time. I specifically asked about engine map. As I said earlier, sometimes I have to go up switchbacks in 1st and 2nd gear. And US road speeds are low sometimes. The 14 tooth helps me in those situations. If the bike is good for you I would not change anything. If a new map has become available in last few weeks I will check with local dealer and update but I am pretty happy now.
Well that's my point ... you don't have the latest maps. According to my dealer there have been about 7 released in May alone. The point of my original post wasn't about modifying bikes, it was more about how the DVT appears to be improving significantly with both mileage and increasing numbers of software updates.
we shouldn't forget generic maps might be slightly better but a bespoke map has to be the way forward
As I mentioned to Hawkster, I'm purely referring to the improvements of the standard offering of an unmodified DVT. The point I was trying to make with this thread was to try and communicate that aside from the engine improving with mileage that Ducati appear to be making some serious improvements with the DVT's performance via a large sequence of ECU updates. Before anyone starts throwing money at exhausts, maps, sprockets, etc, they would be better served to get their ECU updated first and then take a view on available upgrades after they've had a chance to sample the updates. In my opinion they are VERY significant. I'd been considering all of the above upgrade options but my recent Ducati updates have meant that I have now decided to stick with the completely stock bike because it's just such a significant improvement. If you've already modified your bike then it's obviously a moot point because whats done is done - but anyone considering making some changes to a stock bike now might save themselves a lot of money whilst also not impacting their warranty (in the event of a 3rd party map). Anyone with a stock DVT bought before May really needs to get themselves down to their dealer.
I rode Ducati UK's own fleet demonstrator Enduro just a couple of weeks ago and it still felt very flat below 6k. ISTR it had about 1500 miles on the clock, so I'm not going to consider any new Ducati until I've had a chance to try one with the full Termi - to see if that gets around what seems to be a common characteristic of current Euro 4 Ducatis. Wrote it up at Low-Flying Bastards: The Ducati Road Show | Ducati Diary - having ridden the DVT, Enduro, Monster 1200R and Diavel S back-to-back over some stunningly good roads.
Just got back from a 3500 trip round Europe, based in Bormio, Italy for 3 nights, and have a few observations. As Hawkster said, round tight hairpins, especially the Stelvio, the gearing was too high and had to slip the clutch to get it round, so will probably go to 42 tooth rear. The flat spot between 5 and 6 thousand revs became even more apparent when accelerating through going uphill in a higher gear. The false neutrals in the gear box were more frequent with the continuous use on the mountain passes. The three riders I was with were all on BMWs, 2 S1000RR and 1XR, and couldn't believe the Multi didn't have either a quickshifter or auto blipper. However the bike behaved immaculately apart from these niggles, the lad on the XR complained about the vibrations through the bars, and said they were that bad if he couldn't resolve it the bike would have to go. My bike used a tiny amount of oil during the trip, which included lots of twisties and two prolonged spells of fast motorway through Belgium. I had my bike serviced the week before I went, so it will have had all the available software updates carried out, and the flat spot is still there, as mentioned earlier.
