It appears that the natives...ummm ducatisti are getting restless. Can't say I blame you, I agree and knew these posts would EVENTUALLY appear. I was wondering what took you all so long to realize that Panigales cannot be delivered if they are not manufactured...and it has been well reported by first hand visit to the factory in Bologna that as of 2 weeks ago no Tricolores were being made and only a few base models had been built. S models may appear soon (since Ducati FINALLY homologated the bike [as of March 1st -- so at least we know they've made 250 bikes], but March delivery is looking unlikely. As for delivery times for Tricolore or Base/Base ABS -- who knows. Ducati has received about as many pre-orders/orders for Panigales as they are going to; at this point (especially since winter is over and racing/riding season is upon us), people will start to cancel orders if the product isn't delivered -- and certainly if delivery dates are not more precise. Asking your dealer when they are going to arrive is somewhat pathetic since Ducati NA didn't even seem to have much of a clue at the recent International Motorcycle Show. However, Ducati's focus (or rather InvestIndustial's) is unwavering in its desire to sell the company. Snowball's chance in hell that's going to happen at anywhere close to the price they are seeking (or before they deliver production bikes), but you can't fault them for not wanting to continue to invest large amounts of cash with no return on investment in sight -- well, unless they get lucky enough to find some foo, umm acquirer.
