My 2015 Panigale R Build

^ love it. I will go this route with EVR when i decide to get a upgrade. Thanks for the pic.

Will you use stock R fairings or will you go track fairings?

maybe strange question, but... does she have a name?

realnuts said:

maybe strange question, but... does she have a name?

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did you just assume its gender

youngR said:

^ love it. I will go this route with EVR when i decide to get a upgrade. Thanks for the pic.

Will you use stock R fairings or will you go track fairings?

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Thanks buddy!

I'm sticking with my stock 2015R fairings. They've become my 'do it all' fairings now. Instead of spending on track fairings, I ended up buying Mick's take-off fairings from his 2016R so I have clean R fairings sitting safely in storage

realnuts said:

maybe strange question, but... does she have a name?

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She is a she, but I never got around to naming her

DStyleNZL said:

did you just assume its gender

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He was talking about "her" and "she".

I always give my bikes names, and they are all ladies. I've had Vicky, Monica, Dani,...

Damn that's right forgot you got all them brand new fairings from me think you got just about everything except the tank.

vyruz said:

Thanks buddy!

I'm sticking with my stock 2015R fairings. They've become my 'do it all' fairings now. Instead of spending on track fairings, I ended up buying Mick's take-off fairings from his 2016R so I have clean R fairings sitting safely in storage



She is a she, but I never got around to naming her

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realnuts said:

He was talking about "her" and "she".

I always give my bikes names, and they are all ladies. I've had Vicky, Monica, Dani,...

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Because they are fat .......?

New Seat

My Race Seats extension was working well for me on track (I like the reduced front-to-back movement from being all the way back on straights and sliding up the tank to brake) but the seat was just too low (From my earlier post "I didn't specify to Race Seats that I wanted to keep the DP race seat height, so the Race Seats one felt a little too low)

I decided I had to make another seat order. This time I had them approximate the DP seat height (which they said was +35mm) and I wanted the narrower front section like the DP seat, so they did that as well. The new seat went on and another Sepang track day came by.

I gelled much better with the new seat height but I'm still struggling with keeping myself gripped on the seat on corner exits. As I get back progressively hard on the throttle, my leathers seem to slide back easily and it takes a lot of effort to keep locked on. This sucks because after a few laps I'm beat and I have to nurse the throttle on exits.

Does anyone else have the Alpinestars leather suit with the DFS knee protector/slider area (the grey bit on the inside surface of the knees)? I love my Atem V3 suit but the DFS bit does not help with getting a good grip.

vyruz said:

New Seat

My Race Seats extension was working well for me on track (I like the reduced front-to-back movement from being all the way back on straights and sliding up the tank to brake) but the seat was just too low (From my earlier post "I didn't specify to Race Seats that I wanted to keep the DP race seat height, so the Race Seats one felt a little too low)

I decided I had to make another seat order. This time I had them approximate the DP seat height (which they said was +35mm) and I wanted the narrower front section like the DP seat, so they did that as well. The new seat went on and another Sepang track day came by.

I gelled much better with the new seat height but I'm still struggling with keeping myself gripped on the seat on corner exits. As I get back progressively hard on the throttle, my leathers seem to slide back easily and it takes a lot of effort to keep locked on. This sucks because after a few laps I'm beat and I have to nurse the throttle on exits.

Does anyone else have the Alpinestars leather suit with the DFS knee protector/slider area (the grey bit on the inside surface of the knees)? I love my Atem V3 suit but the DFS bit does not help with getting a good grip.

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Interesting. May I ask your height? And inseam? I have the extension seat combo (haven’t tried it) but I’ve found out that I actually prefer lower seat. R seat vs comfort seat height. I even shaved R seat to make it even lower.

vyruz two things that can help you. Move your rearsets back a bit. This’ll help you stay forward with less effort. For the seat add foam pads to the front of the seat cowl to control how far back you can slide.
I personally don’t like being positioned back on the seat as the front gets to light.

youngR said:

Interesting. May I ask your height? And inseam? I have the extension seat combo (haven't tried it) but I've found out that I actually prefer lower seat. R seat vs comfort seat height. I even shaved R seat to make it even lower.

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Sure. I'm 6 feet tall with about a 33 inch inseam.

That's interesting to hear your preference. I had the DP race seat from when I had my 899 and always preferred the 'on the bike' feel it gave me. But it certainly came with the drawback of having less tank area to grip/brace against especially on braking.

Also I have my DP rearsets on the highest setting, and a low seat makes the fit a little too tight for me. Maybe I should think about dropping the rearsets down and seeing how that goes...

Twistedracer said:

vyruz two things that can help you. Move your rearsets back a bit. This'll help you stay forward with less effort. For the seat add foam pads to the front of the seat cowl to control how far back you can slide.
I personally don't like being positioned back on the seat as the front gets to light.

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Thanks Twisted. I appreciate the suggestions. I'll give the rearsets adjustment a go. I've also got a plan for a custom seat and will post my experience once that happens.

Totally agree about not liking sitting far back and getting the front light. I was at a new track last week (will post pictures and details shortly) and it had slightly undulating straights and man it was horrible trying to pin the throttle while being sat all the way back and hoping the front plays ball.

vyruz said:

Sure. I'm 6 feet tall with about a 33 inch inseam.

That's interesting to hear your preference. I had the DP race seat from when I had my 899 and always preferred the 'on the bike' feel it gave me. But it certainly came with the drawback of having less tank area to grip/brace against especially on braking.

Also I have my DP rearsets on the highest setting, and a low seat makes the fit a little too tight for me. Maybe I should think about dropping the rearsets down and seeing how that goes...



Thanks Twisted. I appreciate the suggestions. I'll give the rearsets adjustment a go. I've also got a plan for a custom seat and will post my experience once that happens.

Totally agree about not liking sitting far back and getting the front light. I was at a new track last week (will post pictures and details shortly) and it had slightly undulating straights and man it was horrible trying to pin the throttle while being sat all the way back and hoping the front plays ball.

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that makes sense. I was guessing you're a taller guy than me. I'm about 5'8 and 29-30 inseam. I have my rearset on highest and most forward positions. I find it when i have lowest or farther back setting, I cant get to optimal BP and have tendency to cross body during lean. I like it more compact and have knees high.

I think if you get a oversize tank, it could solve your issue.

New Lines and Another Trackday

As is tradition now, I got my bike an unnecessary present after the last trackday went by without any major issues. Looking for anything that would provide at least a little functionality, I went with new Venhill brake lines with quick disconnects paired with Stahlbus bleeder valves. I was inspired by the same bleeder valves used on the HP4 Race. Better pictures will follow!

Another trackday rolled on about a week later and the new brake lines were given a proper shakedown. Luckily nothing to report other than everything worked as it should!

SL Wheels? Sure why not!

An opportunity presented itself to me to get take-off SL wheels and I went for it! I found a buyer for my black M9RS wheels (which are identical to the SL wheels) quickly enough and was happy I pulled the trigger.

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Cut the cable ties better and fold the end of he braid shelve back inside itself or get some heat shrink to tidy up the end so it looks as high standard as the rest of your bike.

WOW! I love this build! Magnificent bike my friend. Idk what i am more jealous of, your bike or that you get to ride Sepang.

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Panigale Perfection

Nice looking wheels. What is the braid made of on your brake line ?

bradp51 said:

Nice looking wheels. What is the braid made of on your brake line ?

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Thanks Brad mate. They're Venhill braided lines. I understand they are made up of a Teflon tube covered in stainless steel braiding and a clear PVC outer sleeve.

Could you tell me more about your bleeder? I’ve never seen that before