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Guys I know (because I read them) there are other threads on this forum that discuss exactly what I'm about to ask but for the last two days I've searched and finally resorted to just asking. I have a new set of track fairings coming and was curious about a few things. I've seen several...

After having the S for a week now, I cannot help but get annoyed by sliding all over the place on this seat. Mostly forward in to the tank... How do I fix this? Will the comfort seat fix it? Or something else? I don't think the tank grips will help as my knees don't usually rest there. But I...

What reference point on the bike are you guys using when setting rear shock sag? After that, gonna move on to these: note: for the rear setup, by clockwise I am standing at the rear tire facing forward to the front end. When adjusting rear compression (red dial with flat tip screw on...

For tax purposes I was going to have my business sponsor myself.... Any ideas for what typical sponsorship agreements entail to know what kind of monetary amounts would be "usual?" (if that's answerable....)

i know this has been out there for a while and i know some of this may have been answered but i used search and i got everything from exhaust to mwr airfilters so search is useless 1) i know akra you dont need any map at all but i also know rexxer is "official" map for akra. can you use the...

Does the SL have the adjustable swingarm positions like the R? And what is the fork angle? 24.5 degreees like the other 1199's or 24 deg. like the 899 and the factory racebike? Thanks.

Hi, installed and forgot to put on the heat guard on the front header,. is it needed or is there another method of heat protection. I asked because I tossed the old pipe (save the hardware tho). The 2 wire connections, are the sensors and can I eliminate them.

I'm considering buying an 1199 S from a private seller who lives on the East Coast and want to get it shipped to CA and just had a couple questions. Any insights or suggestions are welcome. 1. Any recommendations on companies that ship motorcycles cross country that has a good reputation and...

Guys, There is a chance I maya be relocated to NYC for work. My wife would like to live in the city. I have my 1199 and a kendon trailer. I would probably go track only. What do you guys who live in the city do with your bikes and trailers? I want reasonably easy access so that I can...

I am uninstalling the bolt on goodness from my 2012 1199 S (hopefully I can thrash out a deal for my bike against the 13 R at my local dealer??) anyhow the questions are.... once you download the upmap into the bike does it delete it from the upmap itself rendering it usless if supplied with...

After hardly riding my 1199 this year, I decided I need to sell it or use it more. I have went with plan B and decided to track it and maybe race it a little next year. Just ordered a set of Armour bodywork (Superbike tail) and Zero Gravity double bubble windscreen. I have a few questions...

This thread is for every owner or would be owner to ask questions and gather information from. We will be following an 1199R from stock to fitting up with a GP2-S. Step by step guide with all dyno figures and videos. FOR THE GOOD GUYS PLEASE IF WE ALL IGNORE THE 5 OR SO UNWANTED TROUBLE...

Hey everyone! new to the forum, my first ducati and i love it. so far. haha. I use to ride a yamaha r1 and its definitely DIFFERENT. I bought it Friday 5/4 with like 2 miles on it and now i have almost 200 But i do have a few questions to make sure everything is normal if anyone would like to...

Good Morning, So while riding the Panigale the other day I started to think about how much throttle turn this thing has and reminded me of how my ZX-10 (cable throttle) use to have the same issue. The Ninja guys have a handy little "upgrade" which drastically decreases that travel which made...

Question/advise to those who wear Full Leathers 1 pc on Street: How do you carry your essential things you need to carry like driver lic/insurance/money/cc and things like that? Any cool/special way you guys do it? or do you just put few things like cards in your inside packet? I know we...

Fellow 1199'ers, I want to track my baby, and need a suit. Realistically, I will not be doing a whole lot of track days, at least not to start, so that is a consideration for me. Of course I want to buy a good safe suit, but don't want to spend a fortune. Really between these two...

I have been reading through the interesting threads on here but one thing I haven't seen yet unless I missed it was the DDA use. I know some units that use this GPS signal to create your start/finish line can get buggy when the weather is say cloudy or raining messing with the GPS signal...

Hi, I was wondering if I go on short trips am I doing any damage to the bike? short = 10 - 15 mins. Also I've been reading on the forum about the issue people had with the random stalling, I've developed this issue recently. Since I got a firmware upgrade in December, The shop didn't know...

Thread was closed on 16th Dec with answers posted within 24 hours ??!

This weekend, I'm going to be spending some time with the fine folks at Ducati North America. Post up any questions you'd like me to ask them. I cannot promise an answer for every question, but I'll sure try! Update Here: https://ducatiforum.com/t/a-conversation-about-ducati.2901/