impressions

Hi all - not "new" to this forum, but my first real post here. Took delivery of my V4R last week to replace my Speciale. Will try to use this thread to track my long term impressions, modifications, comparisons, planning, etc. So far, the R has won my heart over the Speciale. The Speciale is a...

Hey just put 79 miles on the V4R and the bike is amazing from what I have ever riden. I currently have a full race spec 636 with bst carbon wheels full exhaust and full Ohlins which I have raced at Daytona speedway and Jennings before that I had the BMW HP4 comp with full akro either bike doesnt...

The V4/S is a improvement over the 1199/1299 in the following ways..... 1.) The seat/subframe interface. The bike has a larger area where the knees connect with the tank and the stock seat has better grip and it is slightly flatter - both very good things to keep connection to the bike so the...

The bike gets HOT in traffic, especially in the excruciatingly slow Bombay traffic. The hot and humid weather doesn't help either, bike was running 104*c after a bit. The pegs are REALLY slippery... Have ordered rearsets, but gosh, I didn't realize they would be this bad. The clutch...

So, I've ridden a lot of different sport bikes. Lots of liter class bikes and lots of track days. I picked up my 1299S a couple of weeks ago and just commuted on it once to get some break in miles. Today was going to be in the 70s, the girls were at school and the wife is traveling. I had a...

Just got back from my first ride on my Panigale 1299 S and it is THE LEAST COMFORTABLE BIKE. I SHOULD HAVE DONE MORE RESEARCH. I purchased another Ducati because my 2014 Hyperstrada is so comfortable and doesn't roast my bum. I can't even tell you how upset I am with the Panigale. So...

Keep in mind that the matching air filter has yet to be installed, and I've ordered a Tuneboy kit to do some custom mapping with a tuner. - low speed fueling needs a tweak. not that any Ducati shines in this department, but it's a touch worse - but after 2000-2500, it comes alive. much less of...

I have a 2007 Yamaha R6 which I purchased new. It was time to upgrade! I picked up this awesome 1299. I only have about 300 miles on it so far but here are my first impressions: Awesome power and amazing acceleration. This bike makes it easy to ride quick. When riding through city...

Hello all, I finally got a chance to take the 1199 out for a quick "ride". I picked it up from the original owner on Saturday and am still waiting on the title, so I have been unable to take it out on a long/proper ride. Needless to say, the wait is just killing me. Although the first ride...

First 350km is done. Mainly cruising around (after winter) dirty small roads, in a decent +13 Celsius Finnish spring weather. Something about me. I'm almost 42years old. I have been riding since I was 6. I also used to race motocross, enduro, supermoto, iceroadracing and roadracing. Racing days...

So, picked up my 1199s today. Only been on one very short ride. But here is my question. I read that it doesn't like to go slow and can chug/hesitate a little. And that couldn't be more true. It did NOT like going under 30, and seemed chuggy. Could it be the EBC? Also, it was a 10 minute ride...

I have been contemplating buying a Panigale...So I took a test ride today. Keep in mind my previous bikes for reference: 06' Suzuki Hayabusa 08' Suzuki B-King 10' Suzuki Hayabusa 13' Kawasaki Zx14R (now) First time riding a twin. I've always owned the inline 4's, and big CC ones at...

So, this weekend we got the first taste of the Panigale PRO Superbike on track. And it was "interesting" to say the least... I had really high hopes for this bike. Just rolling it around the workshop, and loading it into the transporter, you can really feel that it's different from all the...

Thus far? How are they holding up? Any implosions or stress fractures? How is the finish fairing? Would you buy them again? Any precautions needed ? Thanks

Well after many months I finally got a day off work and took the bike to the track. All I can say right now is I am pleasantly surprised. I spent the early morning getting the sag right and then playgerized some settings from Nicky Hayden's eval of the bike, (fast bikes mag...August issue). I...

i remember getting my first Ducati -- a monster 620ie back in 2003 -- and thinking how cool it sounded as i rode it out of the shop. i drove that senna badboy around london for a year with the stock pipes on it, impressed by the sound, as the only other bikes i'd ever really heard were japanese...

I looked and didn't see anybody post up details about coolant flush and swaps. I changed my coolant to Purple Ice at 600 miles, then to water wetter a week ago. The Purple Ice didn't do much in dropping my temps, but of note the coolant was a nasty blue/green (mixture of stock and Purple Ice I...

Little dilemma here causing a little marital discord. The 1199 Tric is great. The full system is great. Getting the passenger pegs on and off is a nightmare with the full system. On the odd occasion I take the wife out I used to just pop the rear hangers on my 1198 in two minutes and more...

I posted it here: Full Termi install: impressions - ducati.org forum | the home for ducati owners and enthusiasts And thought you guys might like to compare notes. Def worth the upgrade.

I took delivery of my 1199 S abs on saturday. Two words that can describe this bike are overwhelming and incredible. The reason i say overwhelming is because of all the settings that are possible to customize it to your riding styles. Its very hard to keep your mind on the dealer showing you how...