Panigale Make Over

Gunny Fitz said:

Brother that has to be the absolute best looking bike I have EVER seen FOR REAL !!!

Its so unfortunate that that beautiful blue exhaust color eventually fades away.
I always thought that seeing that hue was so intoxicating and exotic Roo. If only there was a way to retain its color there, Im surprised no one has found a way to keep it there using some sort of sealant etc ya know?

I just saved the side shot of your bike as my screensaver on my 27" iMac at home, and each time i log on it fills the entire screen with all its glory! Proud to call you my friend, and I truly appreciate the kind and supportive comments you have given me over all these years here brother! Keep up the great work as this whole forum is glued to this thread no doubt!!

I would be willing to make a trip there just to see your bike in person!!

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Gunny coming from you i put that up there as one of the best compliments I could receive....Thank you my friend.

It really is not hard to make this bike look good, even out of the grate it is a beautiful bike, as for the exhaust, yes it would be nice to keep it that way, but I dont mind, it is light, sounds awesome, so 2 out of 3 is not bad.

My brother i would love to have you down here, not just so you can see the bike but to show you around this beautiful place...it would be my pleasure!!
Gunny it is not hard to say good things about you, you have always since this forum started been helpful to everyone who has joined.
To give it back is easy.

Nice job Walleroo

A morning at our starbucks, up the hill through some awesome twisties.

The more I ride this bike the more I love it, everything is slowly starting to bed in and become smoother.
I have not found the lower revs to much of a problem in traffic, but it will be interesting to see how much a difference the rapid bike makes. I have already fitted the MWR air filter, so wouldnt know if that made any difference.

Nice looking bike Wallaroo. Be good to see it with all the bells and whistles on. I'm busy readying myself for my new 'Project1704', but I have to say the Anniversario is a great starting point and I'm loving the anodised parts. Keep up the good work.

Good to see you out and about enjoying your bike Wallaroo. Nothing but rain around here these days as winter hits.
So had the side and lower fairings off today to reroute the fuel tank vent lines and look at the servo motor. Seems unnecessary items just fall off the bike saving an ounce or two of weight here and there.

topolino said:

Nice looking bike Wallaroo. Be good to see it with all the bells and whistles on. I'm busy readying myself for my new 'Project1704', but I have to say the Anniversario is a great starting point and I'm loving the anodised parts. Keep up the good work.

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Thanks Topo, still a bit to go yet and if I keep riding like I am could be awhile
I look forward to seeing your new project.....bet it is going to be a beauty !!

Twistedracer said:

Good to see you out and about enjoying your bike Wallaroo. Nothing but rain around here these days as winter hits.
So had the side and lower fairings off today to reroute the fuel tank vent lines and look at the servo motor. Seems unnecessary items just fall off the bike saving an ounce or two of weight here and there.

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I am loving it, only one day since I got it I havent been out. I am pretty lucky as I start work at 2pm so plenty of time to hit few twisties close by.

I am pretty lucky around where I live, we get summer storms and winter is warm and dry....gets a bit hot and humid during the summer, but a early morning blast fixes that.
I am going to wait until everything is on to do a final weight check, but I agree the lighter the better

Slowly getting bits added and more photo's taken....Here are CNC Ti rear and front nuts, CNC 30mm clutch slave cylinder, plus a close up of the clutch slider, Anodised holder, CNC oil filler plug and frame plug.
Plus the Ti nut with the Ti flange and nuts.

CNC makes some nice stuff.

Twistedracer said:

CNC makes some nice stuff.

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They sure do, I had some CNC gear on the 1199 and liked it, so after doing all the research on what I wanted to put on the bike I found their gear to be what I was after.
I really like these rearsets, not to bad to adjust considering it is a Panigale and everything is a bit of a mission to work on

I always like to give praise to somebody when it is due and i would like to thank my good friend and dealer Arthur Davis for the time and help he has put in with my Ducati's..... Here is a little about who I trust with my bikes.

Desmo Headquarters
Arthur has only ever owned Ducati motorcycles, his first being a 450 Desmo single, purchased in 1975. He learnt his Ducati trade working with Ian Gowanloch at both the Lidcombe and Belmore workshops for 18 years. In 1992 Arthur took up the role of Technician and Team Manager of the Australian Ducati Dealer Superbike Team. The Ducati race team owned by the Ducati Importers N.F.Importers Pty Ltd.

After winning the Australian Superbike Championship in 1999 with Steve Martin on board the team was disbanded and Arthur continued on with Ducati at the Homebush workshop of Fraser Motorcycles until January 2001 when Desmo Headquarters opened its doors in Byron Bay.
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While establishing the business Arthur travelled to the USA to contest each round of the AMA Pro Thunder Championship and Battle of The Twins series. Working with Jeff Nash of Advanced Motors Sports Ducati Team in Dallas Texas, Arthur was named Crew Chief of the Year in 2000 and 2002 and won the AMA Pro Thunder Championship in 2000 and 2002.

I have put this up here because of something he did for me. My bike arrived with a little scratch on the subframe, you can see it in the pic, where some Ducati employee was a bit heavy handed with the air gun. I thought oh yeah I should get a top of the line dust cover and stand for that.
Anyway today I find out that a new subframe is on it's way, because he made the effort to deal with Ducati and listening to his story it was a effort because Ducati now need so much proof and pictures to go through insurance.
So if some of you Aussie guy's are looking for someone to take your bikes to this is the place.

The scratch...

A nice mix of Carbon Weave.

Wallaroo said:

A nice mix of Carbon Weave.

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Nice

Wallaroo said:

Slowly getting bits added and more photo's taken....Here are CNC Ti rear and front nuts, CNC 30mm clutch slave cylinder, plus a close up of the clutch slider, Anodised holder, CNC oil filler plug and frame plug.
Plus the Ti nut with the Ti flange and nuts.

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Hey Walleroo,
Did you weigh the OEM front axle nut against the CNC one ? I actually still have me Ti front axle nut as the OEM alloy one is lighter, so kept it on the bike. CNC also make a set of Ti nuts for the sprocket.

bradp51 said:

Hey Walleroo,
Did you weigh the OEM front axle nut against the CNC one ? I actually still have me Ti front axle nut as the OEM alloy one is lighter, so kept it on the bike. CNC also make a set of Ti nuts for the sprocket.

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No mate I didnt, I was sort of going to weigh the whole bike when I finish.

The AEM Ti cush drives I have came with Ti nuts so i just used them. I thought if they didnt look good I would have used Moto Corse or CNC ones, but these are pretty nice and i think Endo mentioned something about CNC not fitting properly with the AEM drives,i am sure he will correct me if I am wrong

Still have a bit of stuff to fit on yet, i got sent the wrong reservoirs so had to send them back and the right ones have arrived today so will get them on soon.

Bike is awesome, so much better than the 1199 and i thought that was awesome.... i am taking my time to get to the 1000k's now because we are going to change the Subframe out at the same time as the service, so i just do short blasts through the hills....cant wait to get it into some serious RPM's

Wallaroo said:

A nice mix of Carbon Weave.

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That looks great.

Wallaroo said:

A nice mix of Carbon Weave.

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Looking good! Wasn't a fan of the glossy Akra shield since everything else is satin. A buddy painted mine with satin clear and looks much better now.

RetardedTiming said:

Looking good! Wasn't a fan of the glossy Akra shield since everything else is satin. A buddy painted mine with satin clear and looks much better now.

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I know what you mean, but I kind of like it.....maybe because the hugger is twill weave so it is different.

Plus i had to leave some glossy carbon for Gunny

Another Starbucks pic, took a 250 k ride to get to this one

Stripped the bike down last week and put the ceramic coat on it......came up awesome.

Subframe has arrived so will add some more carbon when it goes on

Wallaroo said:

Stripped the bike down last week and put the ceramic coat on it......came up awesome.

Subframe has arrived so will add some more carbon when it goes on

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She's a standout. Which subframe is coming?