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Oh my gawd....... finally a Panigale that looks gorgeous... very D16esqe and now that double sided swingarm...
Yes it's going to be prodigiously expensive but I might actually need one before I'm 90 and might not like superbikes anymore....
And perhaps make one in Yellow ??
Yes it's going to be prodigiously expensive but I might actually need one before I'm 90 and might not like superbikes anymore....
And perhaps make one in Yellow ??
Edited by Steve Bass on Sunday 28th July 20:12
I was in a dealership a couple of weeks ago and we were discussing this. The swing arm is lighter and 30% stiffer than the single sided swing arm on the V4; it's a no brainer. This thing will be an absolute weapon on track. Don't mind the looks but I also think 1299 was peak panigale styling.
The front is a bit Admiral Akbar. There's a tiny little horizontal slot between the headlights which looks like a tiny alien mouth. If you don't like the red wings you can replace them with the same in Italian chrome (carbon fibre).
But anyway, whoah that swingarm. I'm meh on the single sided swingarm. I wonder if the upcoming R will have the production swingarm, one which is fabricated a la the 2003 999F or if they'll make something like the production type which is forged.
But anyway, whoah that swingarm. I'm meh on the single sided swingarm. I wonder if the upcoming R will have the production swingarm, one which is fabricated a la the 2003 999F or if they'll make something like the production type which is forged.
I like it but then i'm a Ducati fan boy anyway although for me design wise, they peaked with the Supermono but that is just my own personal taste.
Would i own one of these? Hell no, even on a track i'd be so far out of my league it would be silly. If i had squillions in the bank, i might be tempted by a few bikes to dot around a big house but i don't so it's irrelevant
It's still a very nice thing though
Would i own one of these? Hell no, even on a track i'd be so far out of my league it would be silly. If i had squillions in the bank, i might be tempted by a few bikes to dot around a big house but i don't so it's irrelevant
It's still a very nice thing though
For me, the 1098 or 1198 were peak.
I used to like 851/888 era bikes, but nobody born after 1980 will ever want a bike with a square headlight.
I think the back end is a cop-out, all road bikes need a number plate, everywhere (?), so why ignore reality in the design?
Aside from the wings, I don't like the modern trend of having odd little plastic covers/areas which are not basic elements of the biike, e.g. tank, fairing, seat cowl or soemthing obviously functional.
Last time I was in a Ducati toyshop, the bike I liked most was a 600 Pantah.
I used to like 851/888 era bikes, but nobody born after 1980 will ever want a bike with a square headlight.
I think the back end is a cop-out, all road bikes need a number plate, everywhere (?), so why ignore reality in the design?
Aside from the wings, I don't like the modern trend of having odd little plastic covers/areas which are not basic elements of the biike, e.g. tank, fairing, seat cowl or soemthing obviously functional.
Last time I was in a Ducati toyshop, the bike I liked most was a 600 Pantah.
Exasperated said:
Christ! I see the V4 S version starts at £29,995, and that's before you've nailed on any carbon tat and bought your Ducati-branded leathers.
Or paid the c7k for the exhaust, these are now tye GT3 / GT3RS of bikes. They aren't really road bikes anymore, just track bikes that are road legal, and I love that.dibblecorse said:
Exasperated said:
Christ! I see the V4 S version starts at £29,995, and that's before you've nailed on any carbon tat and bought your Ducati-branded leathers.
Or paid the c7k for the exhaust, these are now tye GT3 / GT3RS of bikes. They aren't really road bikes anymore, just track bikes that are road legal, and I love that.Like most of the expensive sports bikes in the age of the super nakeds.
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