General Panigale Questions (First-Time Owner)

Hi everyone, after becoming the owner of a lightly-used 1199 (standard) I figured it was time to join this forum. I used to have a 2015 monster 821 and it was recently totaled due to a chain snap (I know). So I did some shopping and found a 2014 panigale 1199 with ~3K miles. Just a note, this bike is not a track bike, it's on sport mode, and I typically ride under 8K RPM's. With that being said, I was hoping you guys could give me some general advice about the bike. I also have a few specific questions I'll add below. Feel free to only answer what you want.

1) When I'm holding it steady at about 5-6K RPM's in first gear I notice that the bike surges quite a bit (kind of like it's trying to decide if it wants to go faster or slower). I can't tell if this is just an insanely sensitive throttle, something to do with TCS, or something more sinister. Anyone else have this or know what the deal is?

2) I'm trying to install some R&G frame sliders and it looks like I have to take off the suspension assembly. This requires a frame lift or something that can lift the bike around the swingarm pivot. Has anyone else installed something that required this? And if so, did you actually use this special lift or did you manage to use something else like a standard car jack? Otherwise I have to take it to the shop to get them installed

3) How the heck can I make this thing more comfortable?

Thanks for any help or info guys!

I had the same bike you did. Yes it does surge. That's what they do, but it can be somewhat fixed. I found putting it it race made helped. Also, getting an aftermarket tune will help i.e. Tuneboy, Rapidbike.

Head down to Fort Myers to @vcyclenut for a full ECU performance tune. Meet me in Venice and we can head down 75 together. It’s like an hour from me here and you’re abt an hour and a half from me

It’ll be so much smoother!

Get rapidbike installed and a DP comfort seat, amd throttle spacers. best mods you can do

Morganwood70 said:

Get rapidbike installed and a DP comfort seat, amd throttle spacers. best mods you can do

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more info on throttle spacers?

JAG

SirJAG said:

more info on throttle spacers?

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Put some miles on it and just get used to it.