How can we keep our Panigale pretty?

It's just that, there is this thing on the tyre. Looks like he rode on something and it's still in the tyre...

Braintrash said:

It's just that, there is this thing on the tyre. Looks like he rode on something and it's still in the tyre...

Click to expand...

Yup, looks like a black screw. The top will have worn-off, making it look like a silver screw with a black collar. I know that look first hand

Always best to leave to prevent immediate deflation - probably caused a slow puncture that went down to that state after being parked up.

Exactly what I found.
Nice, a new tyre to buy.

Ha...when I first saw that pic on the other thread I thought for a split second it was fire-damaged and we had another Ferrari 458 on our hands....!!

Fast Bikes mag...gotta love 'em.

I'm sorry if I ruffled feathers, but its just a pet peeve of mine when people ask the same questions that have been asked...and answered, in so many different ways so many times before.

The 1199 as nice as it is, and being the first of its ilk, will hold pretty much no collector value, so i look at it as not an investment of financial sorts but of one of enjoyment. The "R" version may hold collector interest when its released but thats mostly due to the prohibitive price of the R's and not so much the rarity.

I guess a bit of me dies everytime I see a sportbike that doesnt have a few earned "character flaws" as I like to call them. I keep my bikes clean enough to eat off of, mostly because it makes it easier to see when things might be going wrong faster. Plus it gives me an excuse to take all the fairings off and inspect things you wouldnt necessarily notice at a cursory glance. My 09 Repsol has been ridden hard for 18k miles some track time, and has been run over when parked, but you would never guess it by looking at it because i take care of my toys.

That being said, theres a difference between keeping a bike clean, and worrying about anything causing harm to the bike that is clearly out of your control. No amount of 3M film will protect your bike from a rock kicked up by a passing truck chipping paint of leaving a nice scratch on your fork tubes. It happens...yeah it sucks when your brand new toy gets its first scratch but in the end I dont mind because taking a bike like a Ducati superbike and pushing it to my limits and then a little more is what the things are made for. Sure day to day commuting is a necessary evil for some but to own a bike like this and never experiencing it on a track is like owning a Ferrari and never breaking 60mph...whats the point?

So if you really have a need for protecting your bike, the body films work...I have used them, and yes they are not that noticeable, but in time and with normal use they do eventually need to be replaced...on top of that i have found that the films actually protect a little from UV decay, so if you do decide to take the films off you will have noticeable color variations between the protected and unprotected parts. The color fade is also caused by cleaning. Just things no one ever mentions, but are one of the things that should be considered.

As for cleaning never use anything but microfiber towels on the painted bits. Regular rags and god forbid paper towels will wear your paint down and will eventually eat through any clear coat on the bike. Dont water wash unless you absolutely have to, sponges accumulate dirt which leads to microscratches and in some cases really gnarly scratches. Not to mention water gets in places that you cant dry without removing the plastics.

Compressed air is ok for drying some things on a bike, but for the most part only blows things into harder to reach nooks and crannies.

Waxing a bike is kinda overkill, but if you must make sure you use liquid waxes and no power wheels, keep it off the plack plastic as much as possible.

I have tons of care tips for vehicles because i used to own a show car that rarely got driven for fear of getting a chip in the paint or accidentally driving through a puddle and having to clean the undercarriage.

My personal bike cleaning methods are alot simpler. Get a bag of nice microfiber towels, buy a can of plexus, and use the spray to clean every inch of the bike. Easy, quick, and leaves the bike looking nice and pretty with none of the hassle of all the .... I just wrote.

I have only had my 1199 base ABS for 3 weeks and only 200 miles covered. I felt the back end was a bit lumpy and the DTC was flashing between 2-3000 rpm. turns out the tyre was spinning on the rim with a puncture! It was a bloody paper staple in the centre of the tyre! less than 5mm depth led to a puncture!

gutted as it will now cost me £200 to get it replaced. Can't afford to plug a Z rated tyre for risk of a blow out on the motorway.

Anyone else experienced this? is it common with Pirelli's Diablo Supercorsa SP V2?

you'd be perfectly safe patching that from the inside, just imho

Sam59r said:

I have only had my 1199 base ABS for 3 weeks and only 200 miles covered. I felt the back end was a bit lumpy and the DTC was flashing between 2-3000 rpm. turns out the tyre was spinning on the rim with a puncture! It was a bloody paper staple in the centre of the tyre! less than 5mm depth led to a puncture!

gutted as it will now cost me £200 to get it replaced. Can't afford to plug a Z rated tyre for risk of a blow out on the motorway.

Anyone else experienced this? is it common with Pirelli's Diablo Supercorsa SP V2?

Click to expand...