Thinking of tracking the Pani

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I just like tracking the pani because it can hold great corner speed like a 600 but I never get stuck behind liter bikes in the straights. It's a damn fun ride on track days. Get out in front and stays that way.
 
Sounds like you got it worked out JC . Schooling is the best money you can spend work on technique body position slow it all down take advice from instructors .
Track days will become fun fast and safe .
 
wilkson said:
The only the place you can actually put any of this into practice is at the track so why wouldn't you ?
What's the point in owning the bike if you can't enjoy it where it's meant to be .
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Absolutely not referring to the OP, but wilkson, you remember where you're posting? This is the place where most members even poke fun at the admitted runs to Starbucks to pose hard.
 
good advice

JeffD said:
From your responses, definitely sounds like you have a great concern you will crash the Pani and the resulting expenses. This could weigh heavily on your mind if and when you do take it to the track and that is good for no one.

I would sell the GSXR and get an SV650 or Ninja 250/300/650 that's already been set up. You will learn more on those bikes if you're new to the track and it will be less running cost due to tires, etc.

After a year of doing that, you will be able to enjoy your Pani on the track and know you can stay easily within the limits, if that's what you want to do.

Good luck and welcome to the addiction. Sad thing is that now that you've tasted this heroin, you will spend so much more money in the long run that you will laugh at this conversation in the future.
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Jeff D.
One of the best moves I ever made was obtaining a SV 650 and TOTALLY decking it out with proper race parts in every aspect. These little twins put out some great hp when you tweak a few things in their engine, etc and are so light you can throw them around like a toy. Replacemwnt parts are highly available and cheap, and you even get the good vtwin sound with a nice full system too! At first I felt like I was cheating on my 748r until I saw faster lap times and a more competitive lightweight field. I still love my SV and highly advise anyone seeking a nice litttle track only bike to look this route. Very good advice my friend!
 
I recently tracked my hard this weekend, and it belongs there. The 1199 sucks as a street bike compared to more rational options. If I were going to compete or track more than once a month, I would have both a street bike and strictly race bike which is cheap to crash. Also, bear in mind that middleweights usually qualify for more classes in racing organizations.
 
I think the best decision I ever made on any of my sportbikes is taking it to the track. You can take it easy on the track if you want - but riding the panigale is/was/continues to be exhilarating every time I get to take it out. . . It's like having a Ferrari and not taking it to the track to let it exercise its legs and show you what is all about. . . I mean, do you really want to have a bike capable of 180+ and just keep it at the <70mph range the entire time ? If you're worried about tracking it hard - just take it easy but at least get to experience it for what its built for.

Thats my opinion, but apparently some others take offense to it.
 
anthem said:
I think the best decision I ever made on any of my sportbikes is taking it to the track. You can take it easy on the track if you want - but riding the panigale is/was/continues to be exhilarating every time I get to take it out. . . It's like having a Ferrari and not taking it to the track to let it exercise its legs and show you what is all about. . . I mean, do you really want to have a bike capable of 180+ and just keep it at the <70mph range the entire time ? If you're worried about tracking it hard - just take it easy but at least get to experience it for what its built for.

Thats my opinion, but apparently some others take offense to it.
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I think people assume taking it to the track means high siding their 20k bike into oblivion.
 
I just got back from my track day. This bike inspires me to ride better/harder. I don't try to think about the cosmetics. I just do the best I can to keep it clean and purty. My windscreen and lower fairings are trashed from track debris already. I know I can wreck it at anytime, but I TRY not to think about it. I know I wouldn't enjoy track riding as much on another bike. (maybe another 996) To me this is the best track/race bike for me I've ever owned. So I look at it as I paid $24k for a really perfect track bike.
On the track you don't notice the typical things that people aren't happy with, such as the uncomfortable seat or the blistered legs or the stiff suspension. So for me, it's a very expensive and not user friendly street bike. But a perfect weekend track warrior or minor league race bike.
 
gman74 said:
I just got back from my track day. This bike inspires me to ride better/harder. I don't try to think about the cosmetics. I just do the best I can to keep it clean and purty. My windscreen and lower fairings are trashed from track debris already. I know I can wreck it at anytime, but I TRY not to think about it. I know I wouldn't enjoy track riding as much on another bike. (maybe another 996) To me this is the best track/race bike for me I've ever owned. So I look at it as I paid $24k for a really perfect track bike.
On the track you don't notice the typical things that people aren't happy with, such as the uncomfortable seat or the blistered legs or the stiff suspension. So for me, it's a very expensive and not user friendly street bike. But a perfect weekend track warrior or minor league race bike.
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That's how I look at it. Just don't high side and everything should be ok anyways.
 
indeed.

the bike is made for the track - TC, ABS - all that stuff your GSX-R doesn't have.
out of a turn, pin it, all with confidence. braking a little late? just a tad harder and lean it in... easy peasie...

as i said, make sure that if it drops, nothing gets hurt too much and enjoy!
 
lemme throw this in:
(first one is snapping control riders on my first trackday at barber)
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Track the Pani, the TC alows you to set how much drift you want, without high siding the bike. the traction control lets you drift the bike under power on exit, makes you look like a MotoGP star.
ABS will save you if you ever panic, or if you run off the track, get the bike stood up strait as you leave the asphalt, then just lock the front brakes up, let the bike do the work for you.
Its hard to put this bike down, unless you just lose the front end.
When i was looking for a track bike is was between the Pani and the Hp4, those two bikes have the electronics to allow you to go to work on monday.
That GSXR will be dependent on the riders input to run around the track, no safety net in place, just raw bike.
Good Luck
 
Thanks for posting this. I've also considered everyones opinions as I am in the same boat. I have a 2010 R6 for a track bike, but I just find myself adding things like Bazzaz traction control and quick shifters to make it feel more like my 1199. I bought the R6 dirt cheap and it's a blast to ride, but I find myself missing my 1199 when I'm at the track. But, I am deathly afraid of my insurance not covering the cost of a crash and being stuck with a really expensive parts box. I plan on taking the 1199 to the next track school I go to and making a final decision afterwards.
 
Wanna learn on a duc? Get a 848 evo and some slicks .. It will carry you for years to come .. Don t do it on the pani or nothing else will do anymore.. :))

To be able to enjoy the bike to the fullest and not to get out being afraid of dropping it, i spent the whole winter mentally writing it of . I even had a vision of seeing it slide away from me and see it tumble and desintegrate in slowmo ... :) now i feel liberated ...:))
 
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