New Panigale V4 is ugly?

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Is the New Panigale ugly?

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I’ve just looked at the new bike. It looks far better in the flesh, the seat is better, the tank is a big improvement (sitting on the bike it feels like it would be a lot easier to feel locked into the tank), the screen looks awesome, zero slop in the throttle… Forged wheels are nice as well.

Very nice!
 
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spooky said:
I’ve just looked at the new bike. It looks far better in the flesh, the seat is better, the tank is a big improvement, the screen looks awesome, zero slop in the throttle… Forged wheels are nice as well.

Very nice!
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If you have slop in throttle in v4r fix it now while it's under warranty. Has zero in mine
 
I saw it for the first time at the wdw, one day before the official release. Nice bike but no more beatuful than older versions. IMHO this is forgivable since the Ducati's purpose is to make the bike handle better.
 
Interesting that the slip-on ‘race’ silencer (nearly the same weight loss as the full system - 6kg vs 6.6kg - but 4% power increase instead of 6% for the full system) does not let you add the software update for slicks. If you want to make it a dedicated track bike and run slicks then you’ve got to have the full 8,568 Euros plus fitting exhaust… That’s shocking pricing.

That’s assuming you actually ‘need’ that software to run slicks? Maybe standard software is perfectly fine - they had stock exhausts at the launch and were running slicks.

You can easily get the base model to 45,000 Euros without even touching the suspension.

I do fancy one but they are starting to take the pish a bit. Then again, I expect you could chuck some SC3 (or even slicks) on a standard bike and have plenty of fun on track.

Do standard exhausts create heat issues with track use or is it of no concern?

Very glad I got my R (and exhaust) for the nicely discounted prices that I paid.

Still tempted… 🤣
 
bp_SFV4 said:
I think some of the funky look to the front end is due to the painted wings. If they were black or carbon fiber it would look better. I liked that look when I was playing with the render tool on Ducati’s site.
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Winglets on a streetbike is totally Squid like. Reminds me of the kids with huge rear spoilers on a Honda Civic.
They should at least be removable.
 
DarR said:
FlyingDucatiMonster said:
Are the bolt-on like previous year models? Or is it molded as part of the fairing?
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Winglets on a streetbike is totally Squid like. Reminds me of the kids with huge rear spoilers on a Honda Civic.
They should at least be removable.
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These are bolt on and removable. Carbon replacements are optional. Pretty sure someone will make flush inserts at some point as well.
 
yep, great sliders. Mine cracked the fairing so they are now carbon reinforced and much more solidly mounted. I wouldnt get carbon wings any more than I would get carbon engine protection which should be engineered plastic or alloy. The new R-1 is going to be an expensive crasher!
 
craig bush said:
Why, what’d Yamaha do to it?
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