The 1199 in traffic

Hi,

I was wondering if people that have ridden the 1199 in traffic could comment on what its like?

Ive heard the 1198 was a dog at low rev's

Cheers

Well considering I'm coming from a Honda CBR 600RR, I'm sure this will not feel like a dog to me when I get it

dog in traffic means ive heard it is hard to ride at low speeds/revs

I'm more concerned with how it feel's leaned over at 70+ mph exiting a turn and getting back onto the throttle at Road America or on the 1st trackday I take it on...

Craig McMartin who races for Ducati down under has said it is great in traffic and so much better than the superbikes before it.

ta, as im going to use this for a main source of travel I will be using it on all types of roads.
I currently have a 2005 749 and was thinking of getting a 848 evo because the 1199 might be a bit of a handfull in the city.

Thoughts?

Hi,

I had an 1198s which was appalling in traffic. To solve that I put a full 72mm system on with new chip, that made it fuel better at lower revs (better but not good). Then there was the grabby clutch, bought a new slipper clutch and the DP oversize master cylinder to take some of the effort out of the lever. Turned out the clutch plates where faulty, replaced under warranty and where less grabby. A grabby clutch with poor fuelling with missfiring and near stalling is not much fun in traffic. You rev it more and slip the clutch more so it doesn't bog down then the clutch grabs and the 1198 has a lot of torque down there, you then get too friendly with the car in front, grab the clutch bang the brake hard, and so it goes on all the way through town. I then tried altering the gearing so it ran a little higher in revs and it would go in 2nd below 35mph, that worked a treat, much better but it then wheelied everywhere esp coming out of bends hard which widened the line. So back to standard gearing it went. Eventually the dealer took it back in and fitted another set of clutch plates which were much better, it still ran like a dog though and I'd run out of patience with spending money on it. Track fantastic above 5k, road useless in traffic so end of last year sold it.

Tricolore arrived saturday, despite some pretty awful weather I've done 130 miles on it. The termis are on and it's had the remap, it's fab in traffic, clutch is smooth, delivery at the bottom end is flawless. Less reach to the bars and a more stomach friendly tank means its also nowhere near as bad on the wrists.

It's a different world. The 1198 was as bad as the 1199 is good. It's restored my faith in Ducati. (Ps my 748 was better in traffic than that 1198 and anyone who has ever ridden a 748/916/996/998 will tell you that's not a bike to be in traffic in if you like the use of your wrists for some time afterwards!!)

I find the 749 fine in taffic, how do you think the HP jump for me will be Makes me a bit nervous.. ha

that was another reason I was considering the 848

carldickson said:

ta, as im going to use this for a main source of travel I will be using it on all types of roads.
I currently have a 2005 749 and was thinking of getting a 848 evo because the 1199 might be a bit of a handfull in the city.

Thoughts?

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please! all of those bikes suck in the city and in traffic. You want something good for traffic get an old SV650.

WTF you buying an exotic superbike for daily commuter use for?

it'd be like buying a 50ft racing yacht to put in a 2 acre pond.

Because I can afford one, love Ducati's and also go on long rides over twisty mountains

How many people that own a Porshe race it vs drive it 2 work?

carldickson said:

Because I can afford one, love Ducati's and also go on long rides over twisty mountains

How many people that own a Porshe race it vs drive it 2 work?

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Ur not alone, i'm sure there are alot of ppl whose gonna use it everyday or very frequently.

I came from cbr1 08 as a daily commuter, i hope the panigale works well too!

flynbulldog said:

please! all of those bikes suck in the city and in traffic. You want something good for traffic get an old SV650.

WTF you buying an exotic superbike for daily commuter use for?

it'd be like buying a 50ft racing yacht to put in a 2 acre pond.

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Only a Sith deals in absolutes

Some folks just want to ride a nice bike and could care less about going 300km/h or pulling 6g around a corner.

I've been looking around for about a year and a half for a bike that has enough ... appeal for me to drop some coin on. Was going to settle for a 1198, but then stumbled across the 1199 late last year. Checkmate!

Personally, I'd rather ride the 1199 everyday as a commuter, than only once a month or once a quarter or once a year on a track.. I mean.. Why the F*&^ would you buy exotic superbikes and leave it in your living room? It'd be like...Being Hugh Hefner and being gay. j/ks

Different strokes for different folks buddy..

To me, it doesn't matter what people ride or how they ride it... so long as they're riding

Yep I agree, I use to go as fast as possible everywhere when I was younger. Dont get me wrong, I still like to at times.

Im sold on the bike (Have ordered one) but I havent ridden a bike with that sort of HP. Is it a shock to the system going from 120 > 195 hp or will I get use to it very quickly?

.... I sound old but I do have a wife and kids to think about

littlejohn said:

Only a Sith deals in absolutes

Some folks just want to ride a nice bike and could care less about going 300km/h or pulling 6g around a corner.

I've been looking around for about a year and a half for a bike that has enough ... appeal for me to drop some coin on. Was going to settle for a 1198, but then stumbled across the 1199 late last year. Checkmate!

Personally, I'd rather ride the 1199 everyday as a commuter, than only once a month or once a quater or once a year on a track.. I mean.. Why the F*&^ would you buy a superbike and leave it in your living room? It'd be like...Being Hugh Hefner and being gay. j/ks

Different strokes for different folks buddy..

To me, it doesn't matter what people ride or how they ride it... so long as they're riding

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Agreed

carldickson said:

Yep I agree, I use to go as fast as possible everywhere when I was younger. Dont get me wrong, I still like to at times.

Im sold on the bike (Have ordered one) but I havent ridden a bike with that sort of HP. Is it a shock to the system going from 120 > 195 hp or will I get use to it very quickly?

.... I sound old but I do have a wife and kids to think about

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carldickson, u'll get used to it in like 2 days. just keep the rpm high!

Thats what I thought, I didnt notice going from my old 900ss (80hp) to my 749.

Have people from australia got their delivery dates yet? New Zealand is about 2-3 weeks behind you as the bikes are reshipped from Oz.

carldickson said:

Thats what I thought, I didnt notice going from my old 900ss (80hp) to my 749.

Have people from australia got their delivery dates yet? New Zealand is about 2-3 weeks behind you as the bikes are reshipped from Oz.

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I got a sms about 2 weeks ago saying mid July, possible early Aug. But I only put down my admission fee 8th Mar. Northside said they're getting first batch this week, so customers should get them next week.

really, im in the first batch here. That will be the S model tho, im getting a standard.

carldickson said:

really, im in the first batch here. That will be the S model tho, im getting a standard.

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Truth be told... I'm going to call BS on dates until I see something in the flesh.

a gay hugh hefner - i dont even want to imagine what kind of magazine the dude will put out!

Personally, I'd rather ride the 1199 everyday as a commuter, than only once a month or once a quarter or once a year on a track.. I mean.. Why the F*&^ would you buy exotic superbikes and leave it in your living room? It'd be like...Being Hugh Hefner and being gay. j/ks

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Same here. Once I'll have the bike, I won't be able to keep my hands off the thing!