Too much??

Hi all, new to this forum and wondered if I can pick the brains of the 1199 owners please. Ive rode bikes for 13 years, I'm now nearly 30. I've got an 848 evo and feel really comfortable with it, ie feel I can ride it well. Done quite a few track days and it seems to smoke my mates Anyway... what I suppose I'm trying to ask you guys is..... are 1199 's to much of a handful? Will it kill me quick lol? I understand that I'm not Rossi and won't be able to use it to its full potential. But at the same time I want to be able to ride it well, not it riding me lol! I've saved up for a panigale s from the first day I ever saw one! I plan to test ride one real soon when weather gets a touch warmer here in uk. In march the new reg comes out for 14 plate and my plan was buy one for my 30th. My plan was to use the 848 on track, as I can't afford to bin a panigale. Thought about an 899 but for some reason it doesn't make my mouth water like the bigger one. Hearing so many mixed reviews on the 1199, it's melting my brain!! Please help guys! Thank you

With its adjustability, particularly in engine braking, I found the pani was easiear to ride than the 848. If you've been tracking an 848, I don't see why you would have any problems with the pani. Certainly nothing to be timid about with your level of experience. Though hell, you're talking to a guy who learned how to ride on a Ninja 650, and two months later bought an Aprilia RSV4 (and it was easier to ride than the Ninja). You will love the bike.

If you're coming from an 848, no it will not be too much. I mean, yeah it can be a handful but that's where your right hand comes into play. NO, not with yourself...but with the twist of the throttle =) You also have a ton of electronics to help you with this bike. Thank technology for that.

If the 1199 is making your mouth water, you're already sold. There's nothing anyone here can say or do to talk you out of it. Proof?? You've read mixed reviews about it and still highly interested. End result? You will own one.

double0 said:

If you're coming from an 848, no it will not be too much. I mean, yeah it can be a handful but that's where your right hand comes into play. NO, not with yourself...but with the twist of the throttle =) You also have a ton of electronics to help you with this bike. Thank technology for that.

If the 1199 is making your mouth water, you're already sold. There's nothing anyone here can say or do to talk you out of it. Proof?? You've read mixed reviews about it and still highly interested. End result? You will own one.

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I agree.
The 1199 is filling your whole heart and brain, and your trying to fit in the 899 where there's just no room for it.
The only cure is to get the 1199 and suck it and see.
IMO, if you get the 899 you'll always be wondering what you are missing out on.

Proref said:

Hi all, new to this forum and wondered if I can pick the brains of the 1199 owners please. Ive rode bikes for 13 years, I'm now nearly 30. I've got an 848 evo and feel really comfortable with it, ie feel I can ride it well. Done quite a few track days and it seems to smoke my mates Anyway... what I suppose I'm trying to ask you guys is..... are 1199 's to much of a handful? Will it kill me quick lol? I understand that I'm not Rossi and won't be able to use it to its full potential. But at the same time I want to be able to ride it well, not it riding me lol! I've saved up for a panigale s from the first day I ever saw one! I plan to test ride one real soon when weather gets a touch warmer here in uk. In march the new reg comes out for 14 plate and my plan was buy one for my 30th. My plan was to use the 848 on track, as I can't afford to bin a panigale. Thought about an 899 but for some reason it doesn't make my mouth water like the bigger one. Hearing so many mixed reviews on the 1199, it's melting my brain!! Please help guys! Thank you

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You will love the 1199 and never look back.


I ditched the 848 for the 1199 and its not that big of a difference.


It is in comfort and handling, but not so much on the power.



Does 100mph in second the same way your 848 does, just pulls harder in third, fourth ect

There is no mistaking the intangible joy you will have by buying the bike of your dreams. It goes well beyond the actual bike. If your heart is set on it, you will never be happy with anything else. Nothing to be scared about going from 848 to 1199. Certainly more power, but it doen't jump out at you like the boogy man, just there when you want it. And if you love it like it sounds like you will, be sure to stock up on polish, you won't be able to help yourself.

You will love it. You already love it. Much improved over the previous generation bikes.

As mentioned, 0-100 mph are similar as front end lift limits acceleration, but over 100 (approximately) this bike really really moves fast. I grin from ear to ear when I see the 100-150 mph scream up so fast.

So, be careful out there after you get it. Rider aids are helpful, but won't stop you from screwing yourself up at high speed. Still easy to get hurt or killed on a liter bike.

Most of the above can be said about any modern liter bike (or litre bike).

Chris

The bike is a weapon, you can kill yourself with the throttle or the brakes, that's what makes it such a kick, if you buy it's little brother you will have regret, and you will end up buying the 1199 anyway, so you mind as well cut to the chase.
The 4th gear acceleration from 85 to 155 mph is nuts, for me the bike is an instant mood elevator. And oddly enough the throttle works both ways, so you can decide if your going to kill yourself on it or not.

centeroff said:

The bike is a weapon, you can kill yourself with the throttle or the brakes, that's what makes it such a kick, if you buy it's little brother you will have regret, and you will end up buying the 1199 anyway, so you mind as well cut to the chase.
The 4th gear acceleration from 85 to 155 mph is nuts, for me the bike is an instant mood elevator. And oddly enough the throttle works both ways, so you can decide if your going to kill yourself on it or not.

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All of this, exactly.

My first bike was a Monster 620. I rode that for about a year (4,500 miles) before deciding that I wanted something else - something different. That's when the Panigale was released, and that class of bike from Ducati had always been a childhood dream.

The dealer didn't have a demo 1199 on hand, so to get a feel for the ergos ( I was, afterall, going from a standard bike to a sport bike) I took the 899 for a test ride. I was sold on that alone.

Mulling it over a few days, I knew that I'd always wonder what the 1199 was like - what more it could've offered me over owning the 899. I decided that I needed so see my dream come to fruition, and I ended up finding a screamin' deal on a '12 1199. I took her for the same as the MSRP of a /new/ 899, I couldn't pass that up.

After tripling the horsepower, doubling the torque, knocking off some weight, /and/ changing the outright riding style of the bike I own after only owning a bike (at all) for a year, let alone only being able to accrue 4,500 miles, I would absolutely say this bike is too much (HAH!), but that's why I wanted it.

If you're in a position to get the 1199, then pull the trigger. You won't regret it, even if you find yourself being rather docile with it - you'll _know_ that you can always grow /into/ the bike, and you won't ever grow out of it.



Besides, that's what 'Wet' mode is for - limit it to 120HP and get used to the character of the bike before you mob around in 'Race' where 1/4 turn of the wrist gets you WOT

Akin to Centeroff's message: our respective maturity levels are in our wrists. It's plenty of bike to get you in trouble one way or another, but so is a Honda Rebel 250 in the wrong hands. Don't outpace yourself, ride smart and safe, and don't pass up an opportunity for a track day to /really/ see what she's made of

Congratulations on your new 1199. It sounds like you have already purchased it in your mind...

I just wrote this in another post, but I'll repeat it here as I haven't read this argument presented much. Simply short-shift (shift before you get to redline or even the higher-end "meat" of the powerband on the 1199 if you don't want all the power but still like the idea of twisting the throttle to the stop. Besides your wrist on the throttle, you control the power being put to the wheel by deciding what RPM to change gears at.

To all that replied.... Thank you all very much for your time! All that advise has just made me want one more now roll on March for new 14reg thanks again guys, I'll let you know when I've my test rode, one and hopefully ordered one.

Sure thing, Proref!

That's what we're here for - it's the best kind of peer pressure

Knock it down to wet (120hp) mode for a while and you'll get used to it slowly if it scares you right off the bat

You know you waaan it!

There's no question buy it. The very fact you join these forums, and asked about whether to buy one suggests you are dreaming.
Stop dreaming just get the bloody thing.
May last ride was a bustered ass gsxr 1000 that was pretty good when I bought it new, but then I rode a 999r and I could not help but think it was every bit of 60k. From then on, I swore I would one day get a ducati. Ducati's are the bike to have, they ooze sex appeal, they ride like you are someone special.
Eventually after 6 years of the gixxer I had a moment where I thought it was time to get the ducati, luckily the panigale at the time (January 2012) was just released.

Let me tell you, having this bike is the best thing ever, I ride with a smile on my face every time I'm on it.
I get joy out the fact that every 4 banger I see, those riders think (especially the BMW riders) their bike is faster, well guess what, my bike is better, and deep down they know it!

I ride mine sparingly, but in between those rides I think about it all the time.

Get it, stop dreaming and get it and ride proud!

PS get the 1199, you'll grow into it, it's all in your wrist...