High mileage 1199, take two

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Bojje

Joined Nov 2012
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The 1199 is now a few years older, do we have any members with really high mileage Panigales?

I'm quite interested of the reliability of these bikes in the long term.
 
We can tell they are not reliable in the short run. Will that improve with more miles?
 
Coming up on 50,000k. I bought the bike 2 years old - the first owner only put 3,000k on in two years. So in two seasons since I have owned the bike, I have averaged just under 24,000k per year.

No track, daily commute and long annual trips. I have had the bike going into third year this spring, small nuts and bolts falling off nothing major. Certainly not as bullet proof as my V4 Honda, but the Ducati is so much more fun and exciting to ride......

I have no fear jumping on the bike and riding across Canada - did that last year.... Many have talked about serious issues regarding reliability - that has never been my concern.
 
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Quest said:
I have no fear jumping on the bike and riding across Canada - did that last year.... Many have talked about serious issues regarding reliability - that has never been my concern.
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You mean 1199? Or Ducati's?
What issues will come with high mileage?




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I have a 2012 1199 with 15,000 miles on it, including about 40+ track-days.
The first year of ownership was horrendous; Ducati shipped these bikes before they worked out the bugs (first year of production).
Once Ducati NA took care of the issues, I have not had any problems other than a cooling system hose splitting. So, the last 11,000 miles have been trouble free with the exception of the valve cover bolts vibrating loose. (Buy some safety-wired valve-cover bolts from Phil in the Forum.)
 
close to 15 k miles

no real issues, hot start problem - evap canister removed. heat from exhaust - well you know the deal, leaking valve coves - titanium bolts, aside from that, just a few nuts and bolts that got lost.


fork seals leaking now - but that was after the Ohlins cartridge install, so i don't blame the forks.
 
I have a 2013 1199S. Had the rear valve cover leak, ordered Phil's safety wired valve cover bolts - working on that now. I do not consider that a major issue, more of a minor annoyance.

I have always enjoyed the bike, accept some small idiosyncrasies of my 1199 that have never been an issue with my Honda. I would have no hesitation to buy another Panigale in the future - only regret is my local dealer is not very good. They are charging a "HANDLING FEE" to order parts from Italy!
 
+1 hot start problem - evap canister removed - this was my first mod and it made those annoying hot starts disappear.

I added a Rapid Bike R module and that was the best modification to date - changed the bike's nature completely. If I bought another Panigale, this would be the first thing I would add immediately.
 
Quest said:
+1 hot start problem - evap canister removed - this was my first mod and it made those annoying hot starts disappear.

I added a Rapid Bike R module and that was the best modification to date - changed the bike's nature completely. If I bought another Panigale, this would be the first thing I would add immediately.
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What is the function of the evap canister?

Is this mod?
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I understood it was something to do with meeting environmental regulatory requirements... bike acted strange with canister attached - hard starting when hot. Once removed - no more problems. The mod itself is easy, it took 20 minutes once the fairing were removed. Had to buy a cheap "T" connection and longer hose - total cost was minimal - got parts at Lowes...

Has been awhile since I completed this mod - that video looks familiar. Any 1199 you buy now is off warranty so this mod has no impact on bike's warranty and dealer won't care.
 
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32k miles on mine. Runs like a champ. The only damn issue is the front fork internals. After TWO brand new factory fork assemblies went out on it (I don't "stunt") I decided to go with Ohlins cartridges.
 
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20K miles on mine, also runs fine. No track time, just day-out strafing trips and the occasional weekender in the mountains with a small Kreiga bag on back. Only real gripe to date has been the crappy Marzocchi fork cartridges, but I rounded up a set of new, takeoff BPF's from an 899 to replace them with so that's sorted. Has a TTX on back, forged S wheels and Termi Evo cans

Not riding it so much these days, so the mind tends to drift towards selling it, but a short spin usually cures me of that notion post haste... ;)
 

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