Pani S handling concerns

I have a 2012 Pani Tri, and I softened the springs, rear 2 steps and the front 1 step (in one leg only) and it still doesn't track over bumps correctly - way too stiff. Next up is to have Dan Kyle do his magic on the compression damping and then maybe the spring rates will have to go back to stock. I weigh 190 plus gear, and this thing rides like a coal cart over bumps, which throws it off line in turns. He got my 1198SP to be fantastic through the use of his shock, flat link, and fork mods. The 30mm triple clamps didn't hurt either. I rode my gf's Monster 696, and it is amazing how easy that bike is to roll over into a turn in comparison - day and night difference. Need to keep at it I suppose. Anyone find a similar situation as far as tossing the Pani over into a turn and feeling resistance to it (wants to stand back up instead of hold the angle)? Maybe drop the front end a bit? Thanks in advance for the feedback.

i am sure you did this but are you in P mode or F mode. P mode makes a lot of difference

Mark419ny, Thanks for the input Mark. I did indeed change it from F to P per Dan Kyles suggestion, and although it made a significant difference, it is not there yet. Nonetheless, thanks so much for the help.

I went F to P and now back to F. I found the bike very unstable in P at high speeds (120mph+)

There is no simple fix for this, I had to change springs and settings to get mine to where I wanted it. Not cheap but it did transform the bike.

IMHO the F to P swap hides the problem rather than fixes it.

Thanks for the input Kam. Did you end up re-valving the shock and forks? If so, who did you have do it? Stock springs or? Have you played with front or rear ride height? Thanks in advance.

Here's a link to a thread I posted on my new settings, hope it helps.

http://ducati1199.com/mechanical-technical/3048-1199s-jhp-fettled-suspension-settings.html

I had JHP (Ducati Coventry) do all the work as they race the 1199 and many other dukes so have some good feedback on set ups.

The thread doesn't really capture the trial and error process JHP went through to get these settings. In fact mine going back in to JHP in the next few weeks for another little tweek.