Superbikes you can remap for lower power?

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Noob question all.

At the age of 36 I'm finally considering getting a Motorbike as a raft of friends have.

One friend passed his test and straight out of the gate got a Ducatti Panigale. I suggested this was a bit too powerful for a first bike but he said that you can remap them so you can increase power as you gain confidence and experience. He currently has it at 70hp when he trained on a 74hp bike.

My question is, can all bikes do this or is it limited to ducati. As you can imagine searches fr superbikes and remaps is quite a hard search for this specific subject!
 
Thanks all, sounds like you're right - it's just the different modes for wet/etc on the Ducati.

If I go down the bike route i'd likely go for something like an R6....which is still probably too powerful. Depends what value I place on my own life! Still, i'm hoping at 36 I have a bit more sense than 20 years ago.
 
acemastr said:
I would definitely not recommend a panigale for a new rider, that's called more money than sense
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He has the cash.

Is there any 600cc sports bike that is a bit more forgiving or are they all within 10-15% of eachother. GSXR, CBR, Kawasaki.

Yeah I could be sensible but I just like the look of sports bikes. However, the most I have ridden personally is a scooter in places like Vietnam and Cambodia. Been Pillion of a fast bike years ago in Sardinia and WOW I got off it thinking I WILL HAVE. It soon faded.

I promised the old man when I was 16 I wouldn't get a bike while he was alive. Didn't know he would still be going strong at 84 :eek: - now i'm a 36 year old who has to ask permission to get a bike!
 
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