2019 Ducati Panigale V4S Nicky Hayden Tribute bike 1/1

Vbreeze said:

Strong.
I have to look up what the Nicky Hayden Foundation does.
Nicky was TOP.
I was just discussing with a client the significance of character / leaders. Some people are able to stay how the present themselves in any .... storm + blow torch. Nicky strikes me as that kind of real deal. Fame, championship, whatever, he was always Nicky. I got to hang with him once briefly before his last Laguna Seca GP. That dude is a real sweet soul who could back-in a D16 that almost no one on Earth could ride. The list includes: Nicky, Stoner. That's the whole list.
Really nice ride as is. If you get a chance on doing a second livery, may I be so bold as to suggest, stars and stripes? That's how I remember him. I always thought it was a bit too much marketing, but his bike at the Laguna GP was always way too much stars and stripes.

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1299rFE said:

I like the video, you are proud of what you have and is a expression to what you have an attachment to.
It is a great piece to look back on one day.
As Karl said, we use these bikes differently than other.
For me I race a Panigale R, I believe this is what this bike was meant to do.
Karl also is now building a race bike from an R.
I can see both sides of the coin here.
I have a 18 Final Edition, It is a garage queen, but here is the kicker, she sees the track 1-2 days a year as well, Karl can attest as he has seen her on one.

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