LigaPrivadaFanboy
Unrepentant Hoarder
My new love! Went to Ducati Bellevue to test-ride a standard Panigale, with my sights set on a Panigale S Tricolore in a month or so when my Hypermotard is sold. They made me an offer on a R model I couldn't refuse...
Even with the stock suspension settings, grip levels are massive. The forks are just incredible - better than my old racebike setup. This rides like a 600cc bike powered by an atom bomb.
The exhaust is WIDE OPEN all the way from headers to exhaust tip. No cat, no exhaust valves, nothing to get in the way of the symphony it produces. She speaks to me in tongues.
A few observations in 50mi of ownership:
1. EVERYBODY from little kids to old people take notice, like an Italian Supermodel in a Lamborghini
2. EVERYBODY wants to race me, especially if they have a Honda Civic.
3. Even in race leathers with an orange backpack and a LOUD-ASS red bike, you are still invisible to people leaving bars with handicap tags on their cars. Wow.
Ideas for mods? Not planning much. Just adjustable rearsets after my old race mechanic sets up the suspension for me.
Even with the stock suspension settings, grip levels are massive. The forks are just incredible - better than my old racebike setup. This rides like a 600cc bike powered by an atom bomb.
The exhaust is WIDE OPEN all the way from headers to exhaust tip. No cat, no exhaust valves, nothing to get in the way of the symphony it produces. She speaks to me in tongues.
A few observations in 50mi of ownership:
1. EVERYBODY from little kids to old people take notice, like an Italian Supermodel in a Lamborghini
2. EVERYBODY wants to race me, especially if they have a Honda Civic.
3. Even in race leathers with an orange backpack and a LOUD-ASS red bike, you are still invisible to people leaving bars with handicap tags on their cars. Wow.
Ideas for mods? Not planning much. Just adjustable rearsets after my old race mechanic sets up the suspension for me.
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