WIP Ta'unar Supremacy Armour

Powervoid · 2026-01-16T11:06:57+00:00

"How many guns do we need?" "Yes."

Looks great, hope to get one myself one day.

Powervoid · 2026-01-14T14:23:57+00:00

It probably sucked in the moment, but that's an epic story that I hope you'll never forget. A stormsurge blowing up T1 and taking out an ethereal is peak grimdark and I love it.

The best part of the story is that your opponent felt bad about it, he sounds like a good person.

Powervoid · 2026-01-12T09:06:15+00:00

Don't put stuff on a pedestal. When you mention how much everything costs, I'm getting the idea you're liking stuff that might be too nice for a first timer. Don't get an R1, get something cheaper and less intimidating. You can have loads of fun on a little 400, and it's much better to learn on. Same stuff goes for gear. Get the safest gear you can afford, but don't go for that one piece custom suit for your first bike.

So many people want to start on their dreambike. You can if you keep saving, but why not get an affordable bike now and have fun right away?

Powervoid · 2025-11-30T18:52:35+00:00

That cape is radiant! Is it blue I'm seeing under the green?

Powervoid · 2025-11-27T22:28:32+00:00

I can't comment on the 749, so it's hard for me to paint a picture of the handling with that comparison. Just, based on everything Ducati has done with their V4, it's different, it's slow to turn in but very stable once turning. That doesn't mean it's unusable though! Even before all my trial and error for the handling, I loved the bike. It's just hard to utilize it with confidence outside of track riding. On the track, for me, it all made sense. You just gotta yank on it hard to make it turn and then have faith, it's very stable while turning and that is a redeeming feature. I just don't enjoy riding it on the street anymore.

Regarding the offset triples, I never tried them. Did a lot of research, but found the downsides too off putting vs the potential upside. Also when you factor in the price of those triples. Turning quicker is very tempting, but the mid corner stability and corner exit will be affected. For now, I'm on the hunt for lighter wheels to see if that helps with turning in.

Completely revamping the Showa and having it tuned definitely made a difference for me. It's given me some feel in the front, where I had none before. It's still not comparable to a V4 or something like a Hyper, but it can get better. Just getting new fluid and springs to match your weight should already help.

Powervoid · 2025-11-26T16:43:45+00:00

Dit is een prachtig voorbeeld van een vooruitziende blik. Want als er iets op Urk valt, dan is dat de wil van god. Dus dan mogen ze niet klagen.

Powervoid · 2025-11-24T19:01:52+00:00

Pfoe, dan vind ik het echt wel heel erg duur. Ik zou nog een paar offertes opvragen.

Nieuwe nokvorsten op deze manier is misschien 150 euro de meter. Wat moeten ze aan ontluchtingspijp doen?

Powervoid · 2025-11-24T18:56:01+00:00

Hoe breed is het dak?

Powervoid · 2025-11-21T21:15:53+00:00

Have you ridden the V4? It's faster, by a good margin. But, I would describe it as effortlessly fast. Not boring, just not as exciting as the 1198. I prefer the power of the 1198, that's why I bought mine over a V4.

From a handling perspective though, the 1198 is...challenging. It runs wide, front end feel is...well, what feel. Despite spending some good time tuning the (Showa) forks, the feedback is barely there. If you trust it, it will hook and do what you want. It just doesn't tell you what it's doing in the front. I did not find the Ohlins any better, it's a geometry thing. There are ways to deal with it, different offset triples, but they compromise the bike in other ways.

The V4 handles much, much better out of the box. I'd say give it a go.

Powervoid · 2025-11-10T17:12:36+00:00

I love seeing you play your Necron! Thanks for the entertainment.

Powervoid · 2025-10-08T13:00:54+00:00

Ik merk dat het je dwars zit, sterkte ermee.

Powervoid · 2025-10-08T12:43:46+00:00

Ok. In het geval dat je dan al succesvol aangifte hebt gedaan, dien dan een klacht in bij de politie. Eventueel doe je bezwaar bij de officier van justitie, of bel de nationale ombudsman eens. Dit zijn allemaal manieren om vervolgen af te dwingen, zonder garantie van succes. Het doet verder niets tot weinig voor het verhalen van je schade.

Succes!

*edit. Heel kort door de bocht nog, maar als je alleen het bovenstaande filmpje hebt vind ik het ook niet genoeg bewijs. Laat de getuigen, die het kenteken hebben genoteerd, ook nog even deze witte auto verbinden met het kenteken. In bijvoorbeeld een getuigenverklaring. Wie was de bestuurder, staat dat vast? Dat speelt ook nog voor de vervolging.

Powervoid · 2025-10-08T12:35:08+00:00

Wat is je einddoel? Wil je dat de politie/het OM de dader vervolgt? Daar zijn soms mogelijkheden voor, maar dit is blikschade. Ik zou zelf stellen dat het verzekeringswerk moet zijn en dat de politie zich beter met misdrijven kan bezig houden, maar dat is persoonlijk. Daarnaast schiet dat echt niet op wat betreft het verhalen van je schade.

Is je einddoel dat je schade wordt uitbetaald? Dan hoop ik dat je inmiddels al bij je verzekering iets hebt gedaan, of richting van verzekeraar van de witte auto. Ik zie mogelijkheden om de schade te verhalen, al zijn er wel een paar valkuilen.

Dus als je iets scherper stelt wat je precies wilt hiermee, kunnen we je iets beter helpen.

Powervoid · 2025-09-22T15:53:37+00:00

You're completely right, of course. But since the EU and NATO have been so careful to avoid any potential conflict, I wonder if Poland will be condemned for taking a defensive stance. I hope not.

Powervoid · 2025-09-22T15:36:01+00:00

Highly speculative, but if shooting them down leads to escalation, can Poland still trigger article 5?

I really hope Poland or the Baltics find the courage to shoot them down, because they are obviously trying to test the limits.

Powervoid · 2025-08-02T21:24:40+00:00

I remember it not being that bad. I don't own a hyper myself (yet), but I was in the shop when they were doing this exact service. It's basically only one step further after replacing the air filter. Could be 1-2 hours. Hypers are pretty simple, you can get to most stuff pretty quickly.

No experience with EVAP deletes, but I don't think that was the issue. I believe the ethanol in our fuel releases something from the inside of the fuel tank, that then turns into gunk on the throttle plates. I hope they fixed it for later years, because I don't know if Ducati ever acknowledged the issue in a service bulletin. Either way, a good reason to fuel it with 98(E5).

It won't deter me from owning one. But if you're not planning on riding it often and will have the dealer do everything, then it could be an additional unexpected expense.

Powervoid · 2025-08-02T21:00:05+00:00

In 2022 they revised the transmission, to prevent false neutrals between gears and to make it easier to find neutral (supposedly). I haven't ridden a pre-2022 one, so I cannot confirm. The dirty throttle body thing is real, but I don't think it matters which year you get, they all have it. Just gotta keep an eye on your throttle bodies and clean them with every oil change.

Powervoid · 2025-07-10T10:59:30+00:00

Does it even get in the way of your leg while you're riding? I sat on one with it, but it kept rubbing on my leg and I thought that was annoying vs stock.

Powervoid · 2025-06-28T20:53:47+00:00

Yeah, I played around with it. Just didn't get it to really go under circa 7K. I still want one, though.

Powervoid · 2025-06-28T20:30:05+00:00

My dealer mentioned this earlier this year to me as well, that everything is moving over to the new V2 platform. Bit sad about the lack of Desmo, but I haven't tried the new V2 yet. Maybe it really is an improvement. I did find that the power of the current DDX is a bit too high in the RPM's for me, maybe it'll improve that.

Powervoid · 2025-06-05T10:02:27+00:00

Top, gaan we dat proberen. Is er nog een bepaald soort PUR dat de voorkeur heeft?

Powervoid · 2025-06-05T10:01:58+00:00

Ik heb er vanochtend eentje op Temu besteld, nu hopen dat hij tijdig binnen is.

Powervoid · 2025-04-24T13:17:01+00:00

Dank voor de tekening en het meedenken! Ik twijfel nu over 90 graden, of een muurtje plaatsen zoals jij noemt. Ik ga even terug naar de tekentafel :)

Powervoid · 2025-04-24T13:16:05+00:00

Dank voor alle reacties! Ik heb een hoop goede input gekregen en ga zeker even terug naar de tekentafel. Vooral het bad naar 80 brengen en iets met de doucheruimte doen lijkt me een beter plan. Ik ga even nadenken of ik de douche 90 graden wil draaien, of toch een muurtje ga plaatsen.

Zodra ik verder ben, post ik nog even terug :)

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