Longtime lurker, first time poster as ive never felt i had anything worthwhile to contribute. But i cant take it anymore, it seems the aftermarket support for the Panigale sucks, and anyone who tries to incorporate products for the 1199 into their productline, fail.
Take integrated taillights, and fender eliminator's for example...barely anyone makes them and the ones who do, suck. DP, Rizoma, Lightech, Competition Werkes, and the like are a joke and their "solutions" are neither effective or asthetically appealing. I realize a lot of this conjecture is based soley on opinion, but I know I'm not the only one who feels this way.
The only individuals who have made worthwhile products, no longer do. Tbot got burnt out from the demand and never really had the resources to make an actual product come to surface. (Bless his efforts, as its more than anyone else has done.) Bucci created the best fender eliminator ive seen to date, then went AWOL after one batch. Which makes no sense if he is at all associated with the motorcycle parts manufacture Bucci Tecnologia Italiana.
That said, it seems no other companies are even interested in creating their own version as the R&D costs outweigh the demand. Exhausts have limited options, as well as just about every other upgrade an 1199 owner might want.
Moving on, the bike has been a phenominal failure when it comes to racing, and the homologation model hasnt seemed to help in placing podiums. The recent release of the 899, with its price point WAY to close to the 1199 base has led Ducati to a price hike on all 1199's.
When i sit back and look at the the direction things are headed it leads me to believe the production years of this bike will be limited with an overall replacement in the near future.
Take integrated taillights, and fender eliminator's for example...barely anyone makes them and the ones who do, suck. DP, Rizoma, Lightech, Competition Werkes, and the like are a joke and their "solutions" are neither effective or asthetically appealing. I realize a lot of this conjecture is based soley on opinion, but I know I'm not the only one who feels this way.
The only individuals who have made worthwhile products, no longer do. Tbot got burnt out from the demand and never really had the resources to make an actual product come to surface. (Bless his efforts, as its more than anyone else has done.) Bucci created the best fender eliminator ive seen to date, then went AWOL after one batch. Which makes no sense if he is at all associated with the motorcycle parts manufacture Bucci Tecnologia Italiana.
That said, it seems no other companies are even interested in creating their own version as the R&D costs outweigh the demand. Exhausts have limited options, as well as just about every other upgrade an 1199 owner might want.
Moving on, the bike has been a phenominal failure when it comes to racing, and the homologation model hasnt seemed to help in placing podiums. The recent release of the 899, with its price point WAY to close to the 1199 base has led Ducati to a price hike on all 1199's.
When i sit back and look at the the direction things are headed it leads me to believe the production years of this bike will be limited with an overall replacement in the near future.
