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Well i finally did it! traded both my superbikes in for it. I have only put 40km today due to cold weather(poor excuse). I have to say i don't regret trading my bikes at all. It is so comfortable compared to my 999/998,and the power of this thing is unbelievable. The only issue i had is with the high beams. Noticed the dash was showing my high beams were on, but i couldn't figure on how to turn them off. I suspected it was the dash that i keep reading about causing problems. nope! it was i stupidity. its also a rocker switch:rolleyes:. i got to stop reading the bad stuff here, starting to get paranoid.:D
 

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It's a great bike... Best I've ridden.

I notice some idiosyncrasies about the bike but some of it adds character to her. Hey, it's Italian! The faults or problems that are talked about in this forum or any other forums have to be taken with a grain of salt. Not all the bikes are affected and if yours is, it might affect you differently than others.

I have no more to fault(mechanically) the 1199 than any other bikes I've owned or ridden for extended period of time.

Enjoy!
 
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LOL Congrats Raistlin77 Enjoy your Supermodel she looks sooooo good all dressed in white welcome to the Gang errr ummm I mean Club. :)
 
Raistlin77 said:
Well i finally did it! traded both my superbikes in for it. I have only put 40km today due to cold weather(poor excuse). I have to say i don't regret trading my bikes at all. It is so comfortable compared to my 999/998,and the power of this thing is unbelievable. The only issue i had is with the high beams. Noticed the dash was showing my high beams were on, but i couldn't figure on how to turn them off. I suspected it was the dash that i keep reading about causing problems. nope! it was i stupidity. its also a rocker switch:rolleyes:. i got to stop reading the bad stuff here, starting to get paranoid.:D
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Congrats. You'll get to know the rocker switch really well. I accidentally turn the brights on and off about 20 times every time I ride the bike. The seam on my glove catches the switch when I pull the clutch in. I'm seriously thinking about grinding away about half the switch.
 
Congratulations! Don't get paranoid all the problems just get concentrated here and seem to be epidemic when they're not, no real issues with mine and plenty of other bikes here. The high beam issue bugged me too, but thankfully went away after riding for awhile. Have fun and welcome!
 
Congratulations! That high beam rocker switch pops right off when it comes in contact with the ground, preventing any future high beam mistakes, fyi. ;)

There's a reason why GT3 Cup cars only come in white, too....
 
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Outstanding choice! Saw a white pani in person at my dealer. Pics don't do them justice.

Enjoy!
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congrats on your new bike.

you are so right in that. pictures dont show the lines. Its the reason i got the 1199s and not the tri. When i saw the pics of the tri i was like who would buy this its ugly. then the unveiling at ducati nyc i was like HOLY CRAP THAT BIKE IS GORGEOUS. Called my buddy up and said to him hey you remember when i said the tri is ugly. well i just saw it in person and its amazing.
 
mark419ny said:
congrats on your new bike.

you are so right in that. pictures dont show the lines. Its the reason i got the 1199s and not the tri. When i saw the pics of the tri i was like who would buy this its ugly. then the unveiling at ducati nyc i was like HOLY CRAP THAT BIKE IS GORGEOUS. Called my buddy up and said to him hey you remember when i said the tri is ugly. well i just saw it in person and its amazing.
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The white color has a lot of depth. Up close you can see lots of metallic flakes and looks awesome. I haven't seen it in direct sunlight but it must look beautiful.

Didn't like it until I saw it in person. It's pretty nice.
 
If they had a white when I bought mine, I very well might have gotten that instead of the Tri and saved myself some scratch. Beautiful bike, you'll love it, quirks and all.
 

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