I guess we will all find out what the final product looks like soon enough. I personally am pretty neutral on the design and am more disappointed with the engine. The Panigale's TQ delivery was always appealing and to be going to an engine that delivers I4 like tourqe at the top of the band is not something I look forward to.And why are the forks bent? Why is the front wheel not round? Your answer lies here:
Looks like the beautiful exposed rear shock absorber is now gone
Perhaps this photo has been enlarged from the original three posted up as mobile screen shots but what this one does reveal are the panel joins. I as TJ99 has said believe this to have been taken in the factory, though it doesnt look as though the bodywork is of production quality and accuracy. The plastic looks to be fairly ill fitting and the upper side panel looks to be one piece from the tank to the side of the headlight aperture and down to the lower fairing split line. That's one huge piece of plastic. It's also difficult to establish if the inner side panel is part of the upper fairing or not. This if true would make this one panel alone large and very complex and in my view seemingly unviable as damage anywhere around the tank or headlight would necessitate replacing almost half the bike's surface area. The fit around the tank is at best poor and the mudguard *usually carbon on an S model, also appears a shoddy fit. The only part that looks credible are the tail panels. I think what we are seeing here is a grp or low grade plastic and not production bodywork. It certainly doesnt look like its of that origin. That said and given these images were taken inside the factory lead me believe this is nothing more than other test mule dressed in deliberately misleading clothes. 7 weeks and counting.
its starts growing on me .Looks like the beautiful exposed rear shock absorber is now gone
