First ride after the 600 mile finished and serviced.

DCPanni · May 21, 2023

So yea, first time for a 120 mile backroad ride after the 600 mile run in and service. Felt great to really open it up on the highway and twisty roads. Been doing lots of stretching and other exercises to limber up so at 60, no problems with aches and pains. I leave in in sport mode in high power setting. Most of the nannies set at 3.

maxnne · May 24, 2023

Hi DC, 57 years old here, ride in Northern Colorado. I am 6'2", feel great on a 22 V4s. (My third V4s..) Congrats and enjoy!

BP PanigaleV4S · May 24, 2023

What happened to the other two V4S?

maxnne · May 25, 2023

My bad, I traded in a 2016 1299s (I should have kept that one..) and a 2018 V4s.

Jolly Roger V4 · May 25, 2023

I once traded a quad latte for a shot out Grom. Great trade IMO...Rode Grom to Coffee Bean and Tealeaf and started over!!!!!!!

Superquadro 1299 · May 25, 2023

maxnne said:
My bad, I traded in a 2016 1299s (I should have kept that one..) and a 2018 V4s.

Ah yes, the 1299S. I would never believe the hype if I hadn't owned one. The sheer feelings excitement and exuberance when that throttle is cracked open coming out of corners.
The unrelenting torque coming from the rear wheel lofting the front in air as my vision starts to blur. Then a swift reminder from the pre-frontal cortex, "breathe".

outhouse · May 25, 2023

DCPanni said:
Felt great to really open it up on the highway and twisty roads.

I remember in my first 200 miles in 2013 when I got my 1199s and I was breaking it in doing my 600. Best advise I got was drive it like you stole it.

So I tore it up from that day on, Burns less oil then the gentle OEM break in. We did a thing here about burning oil and break ins. a decade ago. Those who drove them like they stole them ended up burning less oil.

Dont baby it now!

Vbreeze · May 26, 2023

DCPanni said:
So yea, first time for a 120 mile backroad ride after the 600 mile run in and service. Felt great to really open it up on the highway and twisty roads. Been doing lots of stretching and other exercises to limber up so at 60, no problems with aches and pains. I leave in in sport mode in high power setting. Most of the nannies set at 3.

Nice. Must be dreamy gorgeous where you are... DC? Pics?!
There is a guy who teaches / rides here, Alex Gramigni, 125 world Champ, 56 yr old, he's lapping Mugello at near SBK speeds. That's nothin'.
HIS teacher, is now 83 years old and lapped Mugello 1:56" last week. That's ....... NUTS. Apparently espresso works

To everyone who thought you were old a minute ago, cheers. Keep riding, keep stretching.

Copernicus · May 26, 2023

Vbreeze said:
Nice. Must be dreamy gorgeous where you are... DC? Pics?!
There is a guy who teaches / rides here, Alex Gramigni, 125 world Champ, 56 yr old, he's lapping Mugello at near SBK speeds. That's nothin'.
HIS teacher, is now 83 years old and lapped Mugello 1:56" last week. That's ....... NUTS. Apparently espresso works

To everyone who thought you were old a minute ago, cheers. Keep riding, keep stretching.

1:56 at 83?? I will be lucky to make it to the bathroom from my couch that quickly at age 83.

Paul G · May 26, 2023

Im inching closer to the pension but you know what, once you suit up, fill up and head out; magic happens and age is a number. I mean riding bikes is nuts, youre on this machine that will fall over if you dont give it input, requires you to use both feet and hands differently, in at least 6 coordinated actions as well as position the body and interpret huge amounts of visual and sensory data just to ride up the road. Its a major achievement at any age, then you make sacrifices to the god of speed and skin

topendz · May 30, 2023

My 1199s is like a tempur-pedic mattress compared to my 998

DCPanni · May 30, 2023

I have to say the V4S does not beat me up like the 1299S did. The seating position and ergonomics of the V4S actually feels a bit like my old 1998 ZX9, which I put 60k miles on.

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