Ducati Panigale V2
Discussion
Replacement for the 959- now updated with the electronics from the V4, along with single sided swing arm etc.
So up/down QS, full colour TFT, gorgeous looks, 150 hp.
Sounds like the perfect bike, gonna be very tempted in a few years.
£15k
https://www.bennetts.co.uk/bikesocial/news-and-vie...
So up/down QS, full colour TFT, gorgeous looks, 150 hp.
Sounds like the perfect bike, gonna be very tempted in a few years.
£15k
https://www.bennetts.co.uk/bikesocial/news-and-vie...
Edited by Krikkit on Friday 25th October 14:22
Wonderful bike i am sure, but the 899 Panigale i paid £7,000 for in mint condition is so much bike for so much less money. As nice as the new bike is, the nearly as potent 148 bhp 899 is around for sensible money putting many more would be owners in the buying ball park. Peak power on this bike comes at a late but great 10,750 rpm and is sensational to rev out in the lower gears.
Since the early Ducati 900s, i have been a Ducati superbike fanatic and watched the changes using v twins of 748, 749, 848, 851, 888, 899, 916, 955 (rare), 959, 996, 998, 999, 1098, 1198, 1199 and 1299. Many updates were just that but some bikes really moved it all on at the time. The bikes that did that were the 748/916, 851, 899, 1198, 1199, 1299. If money allowed i'd have one of every bike above, but the 899 is my favourite bike of the lot, even better than the 1299 i had which was almost impossible to stretch on the road.
Ducatis are the business.
Since the early Ducati 900s, i have been a Ducati superbike fanatic and watched the changes using v twins of 748, 749, 848, 851, 888, 899, 916, 955 (rare), 959, 996, 998, 999, 1098, 1198, 1199 and 1299. Many updates were just that but some bikes really moved it all on at the time. The bikes that did that were the 748/916, 851, 899, 1198, 1199, 1299. If money allowed i'd have one of every bike above, but the 899 is my favourite bike of the lot, even better than the 1299 i had which was almost impossible to stretch on the road.
Ducatis are the business.
Those angles are quite flattering.. A straight on side angle makes it look a bit odd, the fairing looks a bit small and there is a kink that runs down in a line vertically under the tank through the exposed exhaust section and the belly pan which looks like the chassis has bent when it crashed into something (which i now can’t unsee); I need to see it in the flesh and I’ll wait to see what exhaust options etc become available.
Esceptico said:
I would be tempted if they did it in Ducati yellow (like my 748), but they won’t. Anyone know why they stopped making yellow bikes?
Also - is that the standard exhaust? Looks way better than the 959. The only reason I went for an 899 over a 959 was the exhaust.
The exhaust on the 959 was hideous, i agree. They stopped making yellow as nobody wanted them in that colour. Well, not enough people.Also - is that the standard exhaust? Looks way better than the 959. The only reason I went for an 899 over a 959 was the exhaust.
The new bike looks amazing but i'd have an 899 or 1198 and the cash instead. But those who do buy are in for a treat!
Grindle said:
The exhaust on the 959 was hideous, i agree. They stopped making yellow as nobody wanted them in that colour. Well, not enough people.
The new bike looks amazing but i'd have an 899 or 1198 and the cash instead. But those who do buy are in for a treat!
https://uk.search.yahoo.com/search?p=yellow+panigale+v4&fr=iphone&.tsrc=apple&pcarrier=Spark%20NZ&pmcc=530&pmnc=05The new bike looks amazing but i'd have an 899 or 1198 and the cash instead. But those who do buy are in for a treat!
When I bought my 748, red was more popular but there were still a fair few yellow bikes around.
Perhaps I’m alone in thinking this yellow
Panigale looks great.
Grindle said:
Wonderful bike i am sure, but the 899 Panigale i paid £7,000 for in mint condition is so much bike for so much less money. As nice as the new bike is, the nearly as potent 148 bhp 899 is around for sensible money putting many more would be owners in the buying ball park. Peak power on this bike comes at a late but great 10,750 rpm and is sensational to rev out in the lower gears.
Since the early Ducati 900s, i have been a Ducati superbike fanatic and watched the changes using v twins of 748, 749, 848, 851, 888, 899, 916, 955 (rare), 959, 996, 998, 999, 1098, 1198, 1199 and 1299. Many updates were just that but some bikes really moved it all on at the time. The bikes that did that were the 748/916, 851, 899, 1198, 1199, 1299. If money allowed i'd have one of every bike above, but the 899 is my favourite bike of the lot, even better than the 1299 i had which was almost impossible to stretch on the road.
Ducatis are the business.
You would be lucky to get a good low mileage 899 for less than £8500 now! Since the early Ducati 900s, i have been a Ducati superbike fanatic and watched the changes using v twins of 748, 749, 848, 851, 888, 899, 916, 955 (rare), 959, 996, 998, 999, 1098, 1198, 1199 and 1299. Many updates were just that but some bikes really moved it all on at the time. The bikes that did that were the 748/916, 851, 899, 1198, 1199, 1299. If money allowed i'd have one of every bike above, but the 899 is my favourite bike of the lot, even better than the 1299 i had which was almost impossible to stretch on the road.
Ducatis are the business.
Esceptico said:
Anyone know why they stopped making yellow bikes?
The only reason I went for an 899 over a 959 was the exhaust.
They did introduce the yellow paint to the 2017 Monster so maybe there is hope. I'm a big fan of yellow Ducatis too.The only reason I went for an 899 over a 959 was the exhaust.
+1 for the exhaust. 959 standard exhaust looked like an afterthought.
Motorsport3 said:
They did introduce the yellow paint to the 2017 Monster so maybe there is hope. I'm a big fan of yellow Ducatis too.
+1 for the exhaust. 959 standard exhaust looked like an afterthought.
The afterthought being to get it too meet Euro 4 emmsions, have you seen the size of the exhaust on the V2 to meet euro 5 , you could sail across the channel in that?+1 for the exhaust. 959 standard exhaust looked like an afterthought.
tedblog said:
Motorsport3 said:
They did introduce the yellow paint to the 2017 Monster so maybe there is hope. I'm a big fan of yellow Ducatis too.
+1 for the exhaust. 959 standard exhaust looked like an afterthought.
The afterthought being to get it too meet Euro 4 emmsions, have you seen the size of the exhaust on the V2 to meet euro 5 , you could sail across the channel in that?+1 for the exhaust. 959 standard exhaust looked like an afterthought.
tedblog said:
Krikkit said:
I'm sure there'll be a Termi belly-pan along before too long.
Of course there will be , but your bank balance will be £2k lighter 
Motorsport3 said:
Are there any benefits in geometry for having the exhaust low as opposed to under seat like in previous series?
Part of the reason of heat trapping is the bit of exhaust turning around and "trapping" hot gasses.
I would imagine it's because you can run them hotter, don't have to provide much shielding. If you have them up high you often need brackets etc to hang little covers off.Part of the reason of heat trapping is the bit of exhaust turning around and "trapping" hot gasses.
Where does the CoG need to be on a bike? I assume pushing it too low makes it awkward to turn? If you route the exhaust underneath you can move the engine and gearbox up a bit.
And as another thought it should be better for drive by noise testing as it's closer to the floor.
Krikkit said:
tedblog said:
Krikkit said:
I'm sure there'll be a Termi belly-pan along before too long.
Of course there will be , but your bank balance will be £2k lighter Motorsport3 said:
Are there any benefits in geometry for having the exhaust low as opposed to under seat like in previous series?
Part of the reason of heat trapping is the bit of exhaust turning around and "trapping" hot gasses.
I would imagine it's because you can run them hotter, don't have to provide much shielding. If you have them up high you often need brackets etc to hang little covers off.Part of the reason of heat trapping is the bit of exhaust turning around and "trapping" hot gasses.
Where does the CoG need to be on a bike? I assume pushing it too low makes it awkward to turn? If you route the exhaust underneath you can move the engine and gearbox up a bit.
And as another thought it should be better for drive by noise testing as it's closer to the floor.
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