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I went the other direction! I traded my 2011 rsv4 for the pani I have now. I've had lots of ducs so I knew what I was getting into, have had lots of apes too.

It's taken a bit (about 1000 miles) but actually liking the pani now. BUT if I had to do over again their is no way in hell I'd trade my RSV4 for the pani. The ape's a far easier bike to live with on a day to day basis.To be honest if the dealer hadn't already sold my ape when I went back for the service, I'd have done whatever needed to get my ape back.

CHris

matt83 said:

I dont regret buying the panigale, during the dickdance i went through buying it i was extremely close to pulling my deposit and getting the RSV4. Had i done that maybe i wouldnt have loved the RSV4 as much as i did, so i dont regret buying the ducati. The Aprilia is that good a bike i'm looking at buying a second one to race next year and keeping the road bike, could never have done that with the duke on my wages, really stretched myself paying cash for the pani! Oh to be rich....

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zvez said:

I went the other direction! I traded my 2011 rsv4 for the pani I have now. I've had lots of ducs so I knew what I was getting into, have had lots of apes too.

It's taken a bit (about 1000 miles) but actually liking the pani now. BUT if I had to do over again their is no way in hell I'd trade my RSV4 for the pani. The ape's a far easier bike to live with on a day to day basis.To be honest if the dealer hadn't already sold my ape when I went back for the service, I'd have done whatever needed to get my ape back.

CHris

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Exactly. Dont get me wrong, when thrashed to within an inch of the bikes life (and mine) the thing was outstanding and completely made sense, and for Ducati to build such a radical bike like that is breathtaking, but for me that wasn't enough to put up with all the quirks and the dangerous flatspot. If a car pulled out or u turned on me i never felt it had the instant power to get me out of trouble.
The Aprilia is perfect and just as fast, and whilst not having the out and out wow factor of the duke, its still drop dead gorgeous! I'd rather have an 1198 though, its the better bike in many ways