KTM 790 Duke: Launch Mode

For quite a while now Lomate has been harassing me to make a launch control video. I did give it a go one day after following the instructions in the user manual, but I had no luck in getting it to activate so gave up before I looped the bike or did myself some damage. Then Dean Brown got in touch asking me to make a video too. I thought I'd dodge it after explaining that the official guide was a bit obscure to say the least and that I couldn't find anything else online so it was never going to happen... Unfortunately for me Dean had the low down on the set up so here we are! It's fairly straight forward (see below) but that's the easy bit. Finding an off switch for your self preservation button and a quick enough reaction for the gear changes is something else. This is going to take some practice to crack properly. These are my first attempts... LAUNCH CONTROL SETTINGS: Warm engine and tires. Ride Mode: Track Launch Control: On Anti Wheelie: On Traction Control: Must be 5 or higher You should see 'Launch Control' towards bottom right of display. This will count down from '3' to '1' after each attempt, but may quickly go back to '3' by the time that you circle around for another attempt. Pull clutch in and twist throttle to max before releasing the clutch quickly but smoothly (Do not just release it) and hold on while leaning forwards. You can always cover the rear brake until you start to trust the electronics, but this will hamper swift gear shifts as in my case.