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I think I may fit the one I have and see how I like using a tank extender but I don’t know about putting more money into getting this one finished. I’d probably just get a Vulturbike one.
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I think I may fit the one I have and see how I like using a tank extender but I don’t know about putting more money into getting this one finished. I’d probably just get a Vulturbike one.
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A note on CARBON FIBER parts.
I’ve gotten stuff from several places now.
FullSix sucks, finish and fit are fairly good but every single piece I ever got from them has had tabs break off…not cool for the premium price you pay them.
4Evo quality is VERY good, probably the best of all of them in terms of fitment, well made and engineered.
MotoComposites out of Quebec is my favorite though, very fair pricing, great quality, good fitment. I think I like them best because it’s good quality stuff that they don’t charge a Ducati tax on.
I’ve gotten stuff from several places now.
FullSix sucks, finish and fit are fairly good but every single piece I ever got from them has had tabs break off…not cool for the premium price you pay them.
4Evo quality is VERY good, probably the best of all of them in terms of fitment, well made and engineered.
MotoComposites out of Quebec is my favorite though, very fair pricing, great quality, good fitment. I think I like them best because it’s good quality stuff that they don’t charge a Ducati tax on.
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Interesting anecdote. Just as a data point, the Fullsix RS fairings I received are good quality. The carbon chain guard for a gsxr 1000 from Motocomposite seemed well made but fit so poorly it couldn’t be installed.
My understanding is that Ilmberger is generally considered best quality for aftermarket carbon parts.
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Peter Leib carbon is also reportedly high quality.
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If you want to prevent damage on your tank from tank extender, apply velcro cloth on the extender so soft cloth sits against tank.
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You'd be better off sticking it so the cloth rubs the extender, not the tank.
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Which way did you do it?
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Latte side out please
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I just covered the corners with painters tape. I like the fuzzy velcro idea, I just don't have any lying around.
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Seat fits with the extender, you just have to muscle it a bit…the seat is flexible to you kind of have to push it down and forward fairly hard to get those rest screws aligned.
Easier with two people but doable with one.
Easier with two people but doable with one.
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I just remembered this company that makes fairings from back when I had my Aprilia RS 125.
They offer a tank extender for the Panigale that looks interesting, looks kind of like the Yamaha R1 SBK style extender. They also offer a +50mm windscreen.
Nothing offered for the '22 yet but might be interesting for pre '22 owners.
https://www.cruciata.com/en/prodotti.asp
They offer a tank extender for the Panigale that looks interesting, looks kind of like the Yamaha R1 SBK style extender. They also offer a +50mm windscreen.
Nothing offered for the '22 yet but might be interesting for pre '22 owners.
https://www.cruciata.com/en/prodotti.asp
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I ordered the tank extender to check it out, they also have a windscreen that’s 5 cm taller than stock so I ordered that too to check out, they claim it’s the tallest available on the market, we’ll see if it’s taller than the Zero Gravity Touring windscreen.
Also they brought jokes to work today when I told them I was tall and needed the tallest windscreen I could find
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It's definitely priced reasonably. How bad was the shipping?
https://www.cruciata.com/en/prodotti.asp?keyprodotto=1853
I ordered the Vulturbike tank cover with the brushed aluminium finish. The shipping was a bit of a hit to the nuts.
https://www.cruciata.com/en/prodotti.asp?keyprodotto=1853
I ordered the Vulturbike tank cover with the brushed aluminium finish. The shipping was a bit of a hit to the nuts.
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Lol yeah the shipping was as much as the rest of the order, was surprised, I’ve ordered a lot of stuff from Italy, VultureBike specifically and shipping wasn’t that high before. Something going on in Italy
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I ordered the tank extender to check it out, they also have a windscreen that’s 5 cm taller than stock so I ordered that too to check out, they claim it’s the tallest available on the market, we’ll see if it’s taller than the Zero Gravity Touring windscreen.
Also they brought jokes to work today when I told them I was tall and needed the tallest windscreen I could find
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Nice!
Let us know how they work out for you.
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You’ll like the quality, and the stuff that I bought painted from them has always been good too, like I said before their tank extender is a bit on the heavy side for my tastes, but it’s also nice and stiff and rock solid. Which to me is way better than how you described the Extreme version you got, this is a part that’s going to bare your weight at lean, when you are potentially most vulnerable on the bike, ‘flex’ is not something I want in that part.
A side note, at the point where the tank bolts to the rear subframe there are two screws, close to where the seat meets the tank, pulls those out and get the same screws but about a centimeter or so longer than the stock ones and you’ll save yourself some hassle, the VultureBike tank extender overlaps that area, you run the screw through the tank extender then the tank and tab, the stock screw bare reaches far enough in to get a bite to screw it in with the tank extender, it’ll do it but is a pita, slightly longer screws makes it easy.
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You guys inspired me so had Raceseats make me a seat for trackday riding. Started with their flat seat and had them round out the sides where your inner thighs rest. Wanted it to be similar to Bautista's seat since where about he same size. That should put me a little higher up and get my knees to lock into the tank better 
I'll probably have to adjust my rearsets up to compensate.
Main difference from stock seat is that the Raceseat is more flat and less scalloped. Will be a pain on the street since the height will be higher and I'd have to one-leg it at stops.
I'll probably have to adjust my rearsets up to compensate.Main difference from stock seat is that the Raceseat is more flat and less scalloped. Will be a pain on the street since the height will be higher and I'd have to one-leg it at stops.
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You guys inspired me so had Raceseats make me a seat for trackday riding. Started with their flat seat and had them round out the sides where your inner thighs rest. Wanted it to be similar to Bautista's seat since where about he same size. That should put me a little higher up and get my knees to lock into the tank better
Main difference from stock seat is that the Raceseat is more flat and less scalloped. Will be a pain on the street since the height will be higher and I'd have to one-leg it at stops.View attachment 47337
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Pretty cool, hindsight is 20/20, should have gotten the ‘Competition’ seat cover material, the neoprene is good in the begging but seems to harden over a few months and is less grippy, it also splits a little over time, the latter doesn’t affect the seat but visually may bother you.
The Competion surface material is much more grippy.
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You guys inspired me so had Raceseats make me a seat for trackday riding. Started with their flat seat and had them round out the sides where your inner thighs rest. Wanted it to be similar to Bautista's seat since where about he same size. That should put me a little higher up and get my knees to lock into the tank better
Main difference from stock seat is that the Raceseat is more flat and less scalloped. Will be a pain on the street since the height will be higher and I'd have to one-leg it at stops.View attachment 47337
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That looks good.
What’s the customization process like with them?
I’m surprised most of you guys want a higher seat. I find that I want to sit more “in” the bike as I find myself feeling very “on top”.
I have the DP race seat that I’ve yet to try. Will update how that fares.
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They have make every seat, so you basically pick a kind of template and surface material, for example mine is Competition version with that cover, and then you spec it, for example I wanted a flat seat with squared sides 20 mm higher, you tell them that, and they make it.
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