Rear feels like its sliding @ speed

docdennis · Jul 4, 2015

Where did you buy your Panigale? Also, is you sag 28mm front and back?

outhouse · Jul 4, 2015

Slowdive2 said:
Much much better after about 15 miles

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Exactly.

Typical problem of to much air in tires that has be repeated over and over since the bike came out.

Some people try the recommended pressure on the bikes frame and it results in exactly what you describe.

Even Dunlop recommends the 32f 31R ish range cold. After 4 years of Ducatis this is about the standard range

Fragile · Jul 5, 2015

Yup, steering damper did it for me. The bike is very aero responsive on a horizontal plane. The damper prevents all those quick shifts in airflow from turning your steering on you. The damper reacts(dampens) abrupt forces and prevents your bike from going out of line on abrupt inputs from the shifting winds. Your bike will lean still from the wind, but you won't be taken into the next lane. I ran over a rather large piece of retread (4x4 inch off-perpendicular) at high speed before I optimized the damper and had a speed wobble from hell. I since learned my lesson to not take the delivery settings as king and adjust prior to riding. On the flip side, tightening your damper will alter the slow speed maneuvering response so be careful in those parking lots and tight spaces. YMMV

Slowdive2 said:
Update: Nothing conclusive but I did some experimenting today. I increased sag from 25mm to 28mm (not sure this did much), decreased tire pressure from 34F/35R to 32F/33R, set the dynamic damper setting to harder and the shock setting to softer.

Started w/ 4 miles of twisties, felt great. Wind dead calm, but enough cars & trucks to create some air movement on the highway. Went onto highway and sought out as much turbulence as I could find with as light a grip pressure as possible. Much much better after about 15 miles (out & back) I then changed the shock up two levels to harder (from softer to harder) and did it again. I knew within 2 miles I had just made it worse, so I immediately went back down to softer in the back. By stiffening the steering damper and softening the rear, I perceived that when getting buffeted, it calms down much quicker. It's not perfect, but I had no confidence issues at all which is something I couldn't say yesterday.

Theory: As said above, I don't think the tire was slipping I just perceived it to be. I think maybe the hard tires and the faster shock rebound were causing a countersteering movement that I was perceiving as slippage.

Slowdive2 · Jul 5, 2015

Day 2: I'm going to declare early success...I'm sticking w/ these settings for awhile. Approx 20 miles hwy & 15 on the twisties.

Highway jitters are gone. Even on the back roads I think it's helping significantly. I was having hand cramps after long sections...none today and no riding fatigue. My subconscious mind and my conscious mind are liking the new setup.

Thanks Everyone!

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