Thirsty...

I think very simply, we have a fellow accustomed to riding UJMs, decided to buy a base 1299 by stretching the budget a bit, and can't quite wrap his head around how to ride a performance V-twin. Instead of adapting to the machine, it's "alright for the street but could never be a contender in actual racing/track use"...an excuse for not understanding how to milk the goods out a Ducati - they have it in spades but do not give it up easily to the uninitiated or the dilettantes.

For the record, I get between 70-ish to 110 miles before the fuel light comes on. It depends greatly on how I've been riding. Overall average fuel economy as recorded by the bike is 31mpg. With how intense and physical it is to really flog a Panigale, taking a break every 80-100 miles is good sense. If I want range, I take the Multistrada, and if I REALLY cared about range, I'd have bought a damned R1200GS Adventure w/8 gallon fuel tank. And maybe by leaning out the fuel map, I could stretch the range 10~15%....

kismetcapitan said:

oh, and to address the original topic: leaning out a fuel/air mixture with a mind towards fuel economy demonstrates a level of ignorance about how high performance internal combustion engines work that is simply laughable.

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Your ........ is simply laughable.

I clearly said in the opening post I don't care about fuel economy and I'm well aware of the need to run rich at full throttle in high performance engines to mitigate detonation. Once again you're grasping at anything just to argue, typical "internet warrior" - pathetic.

kismetcapitan said:

I think very simply, we have a fellow accustomed to riding UJMs, decided to buy a base 1299 by stretching the budget a bit, and can't quite wrap his head around how to ride a performance V-twin.

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Why is the personal bs necessary? Can I not just state I believe the R1 is a superior track bike without being told about my finances (which you know absolutely nothing about, I paid cash for the bike), that I can't ride, need to sell my bike, on and on? Unbelievable, I can't believe how insecure some people are, truly beyond words.

Mods - just close this thread, sick of the ......... Every thread now is going to be some piece of .... whining about my opinion of the R1