2016 1199R Panigale

NW1299 said:

So awesome man. I am so incredibly envious of you guys in Europe....the abundance and quality of the tracks out there is just so cool. Glad to see you enjoying your bike and that opportunity to the fullest.


Also...that crash @ :30 in the Aragon video...so strange! How did he just fall off the bike before it stayed upright and continued off the inside line?? Never seen a fall like that before.

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royal said:

Hey mate, the guys we use as much as possible are Pacedayz but they are quite specialised as they are a British SuperBike team who use the trips for testing. They are a little expensive due to very small numbers, very friendly and they almost always sell out way in advance.

We're using Focused Events to go to Imola and Mugello in August. They are probably the biggest trackday organisation and do lots of extras like bike hire so probably useful for your situation. They have a bit of a patchy reputation because their admin in the UK is pretty poor and the Boss man upsets a lot of people. We've had two or three trips with them to Almeria which were all very successful but haven't used them for about a year due to them messing me around with bike pickup in the UK. They are the cheap option and you have to pay extra for taking wheels and tyres and stuff. They transport bikes without stillage units so they are all piled in together and there's lots of stories of damage. No problem for track bikes but since a lot of customers are less experienced with stock bike it makes a lot of unhappy people when they do it. Hopefully Italy will go smoothly as it has potential to be the most amazing trip.

The other big organiser is Nolimits Trackdays who have always been really good for us and generally my second choice after Pacedayz.

There's a bunch of smaller companies who have recently started and getting good reviews such as Redline,etc

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Gunny Fitz said:

Hello Royal

I've had the pleasure of reading quite a few of your threads and posts here over the last few weeks - Would honestly like to convey that everything you wrote is very educational , not to mention how well you write also! It makes everything alot better when reading an articulate storyline man! Great job!

Out of the million bikes I've ridden in my life, the Ducati R is the only one I haven't. After reading your threads, and of course those of all my colleagues who've been here since day 1 on this forum - you guys make it come to life for me - therefore I'm living thru you Royal. Lol.

Stay safe, post MORE , and start opening the thing up more now that you've dug deep enough into the Break In Period (Matter of opinion on that of course) Wring it out and let us know what gear can still bring the front wheel up - unless riding w the features which prevent that kind of fun. OH LASTLY - Who doesn't drool seeing an exhaust get nice and purple / blue?? Amazing Royal, simply amazing !!

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