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Finally my new TK01-RR has landed. Now is the hard part, letting go of the trusted MIG-S.
Anyway, I will post my observations as I get to know the gen II bike, however I wanted to share with you, my first impression as I assembled it this evening.
The Ducati gen II (made by THOK) is a well engineered machine with incremental improvements visible in almost every sub-component. It is a fast evolving industry and one can see it from the design, fit, finish and quality components bolted onto it.
The alu-frame is well designed and beautifully crafted. Even the welds are decorative. Paint job, not as pretty as my first MIG-S, but it is growing on me. I like the brushed aluminium parts. It has a rugged and hi-tech look and feel to it.
I never had Ohlins suspension before, but jumping up and down in my yard I could feel the difference in damping. We will see how they perform in the woods later in the week.
Pirelli tyres have a ‘fast-looking’ thread in the centre with Klingon knoblies on the sides. They should roll well and dig deep when required.
Shimano EP8 motor has more granular controls through the eTUBE app, which is good, except I must admit, I don’t fully understand all the settings, I will have to experiment and report back. E.g. why would one have default setting of 27Nm in Eco, 34Nm in Trail and 63Nm in Boost, on a 85Nm motor? I see the bike has a second profile with more generous settings, but the instruction manual doesn’t explain how to switch to the second profile. We will have to fondle the controls until they switch-over.
The handlebars, the 2-finger brake levers and all the controls are ergo-designed and very well made. The seat is the same as on the MIG-S and it has the most comfortable saddle I had on a bike.
It is an expensive proposition, but worth every penny. The more I use it the lower is the amortisation and therefore the bigger bargain.
…tbc
Anyway, I will post my observations as I get to know the gen II bike, however I wanted to share with you, my first impression as I assembled it this evening.
The Ducati gen II (made by THOK) is a well engineered machine with incremental improvements visible in almost every sub-component. It is a fast evolving industry and one can see it from the design, fit, finish and quality components bolted onto it.
The alu-frame is well designed and beautifully crafted. Even the welds are decorative. Paint job, not as pretty as my first MIG-S, but it is growing on me. I like the brushed aluminium parts. It has a rugged and hi-tech look and feel to it.
I never had Ohlins suspension before, but jumping up and down in my yard I could feel the difference in damping. We will see how they perform in the woods later in the week.
Pirelli tyres have a ‘fast-looking’ thread in the centre with Klingon knoblies on the sides. They should roll well and dig deep when required.
Shimano EP8 motor has more granular controls through the eTUBE app, which is good, except I must admit, I don’t fully understand all the settings, I will have to experiment and report back. E.g. why would one have default setting of 27Nm in Eco, 34Nm in Trail and 63Nm in Boost, on a 85Nm motor? I see the bike has a second profile with more generous settings, but the instruction manual doesn’t explain how to switch to the second profile. We will have to fondle the controls until they switch-over.
The handlebars, the 2-finger brake levers and all the controls are ergo-designed and very well made. The seat is the same as on the MIG-S and it has the most comfortable saddle I had on a bike.
It is an expensive proposition, but worth every penny. The more I use it the lower is the amortisation and therefore the bigger bargain.
…tbc
and done some unscientific comp with my fat a$$ scale:
