Joining the 801 club

They are a lot of fun, it’s really strange to ride the 701 and 801 back to back, worlds apart. The 701 feels so much lighter but somehow the 801 seems to handle better.
 
Yeah I had a 790 Duke and 690 Duke R at the same time and both had totally different characters. The 690 was so much fun and only 160kg fully fuelled. Loved that bike!
 
I did get the quick shifter unlocked last weekend and although I was still not happy about paying extra, it is so good. The 701 quick shifter is so clunky in comparison.

Also ordered the 890R brake lines I’ll need to fit the brembos so hopefully get around to that in the next month or so, removing the fuel tank seems like a much bigger endeavor than the 701.
 
Got the 890R brake line in and was bored so I ended up pulling the bike apart and installing the brembos. Only took a couple hours but had to remove the gas tank to unearth the abs module.

IMG_5651.jpegIMG_5650.jpegIMG_5648.jpegDidn’t get a chance to test ride since it’s 40 F and windy tonight. Brakes feel different. The brake lever seems to have gone from wooden to maybe a little spongy. Will know more once I can ride it.
 
Did a test ride, works good. I feel they are a little more progressive than the stock ones. Master cylinder could probably be 1mm larger to reduce the spongyness. I should have done some distance stopping measurements before I swapped out the rotors and calipers. IMG_5659.jpegIMG_5665.jpeg
 
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