Some time ago I watched the Achievable Dream - a good series and plenty of food for thought - some of which was put into action today.

A friend has recently bought a Ducati Panigale V4S - a nice bike with a cheerful burble from the pipes. Today we went out for a ride but before we went I asked him a simple question - did the dealer set the bike up for you? Well obviously they were too busy counting the money as they didn’t so we recapped that section of the Achievable Dream - Part 2 section 2 - and went through what and why.

The handlebars were pretty well right from the start in both terms of level and position. Good start. The levers were both set for people with hands like an orang-utan - which my friend is not so they were adjusted. Much easier.

Now onto the brake and gear levers. Both too high and uncomfortable to operate. Both adjusted - the gear lever had to be done a second time as he wasn’t sure if it was better or not than before - half way in between got an “ooh, that’s good”. Everything tightened up. And off we went - total time to fiddle with the bike? 20 minutes (but you knew that already from the thread title). One happy rider, more comfortable and less tired. I did put a cushion for his backside in one of my panniers that he didn’t know about but even when pressed he maintained he found it a comfy seat.

It would appear that Grant may know a bit about these motorcycles things……

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