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so now that its out and around, I thought id put my opinion out there as well as see what anyone else that has ridden one thought about it.

the 1199 is preeetttyyy make the beast with two backsing amazing.

theyve somehow managed to maintain an aggressive riding position while making it more comfortable than any other comparable bike ive ridden (and thus made a bike that's really easy to ride and very confidence inspiring.)

the power delivery is something else, feels like an 848evo until like 6.5-7k rpm and then it pulls like a goddamn freight train. quick shift is phenomenal, as is all of the electronic assists (the LED headlights and LCD cluster look and function spectacularly as well ).

I can think of only two negatives, is one aesthetic twinge with how the electronic TTX looks. the other is one assumption that this bike will not crash well. all the ECU's are mounted on the sides near the air intakes, the tank is aluminum,the ttx is fully exposed, the base model has very awesome aluminum tubes, and the engine has no frame and very flexible plastics to protect it. I imagine  the chances of picking up a cosmetically totaled 1199 to turn into a track bike are pretty damn slim.  although, it may be a wash as the airbox/forward subframe is only something like 1500$.

between this, the 848 streetfighter, the chromo diavel and the rumors about that 848 multistrada/hyper/whatever, I think the line up is looking really damn good.


I was also thinking... because of how the new motor is built, many of the components could not be duplicated on a smaller displacement version (yet).  maybe this will force the return of the supermono?

not really an assumption

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http://www.european-motorcycle-diaries.com/2012/04/ducati-1199-panigale-crashes.html (http://www.european-motorcycle-diaries.com/2012/04/ducati-1199-panigale-crashes.html)

Ouch. :'(

All part of the new energy-absorbing design.....

There isn't a bike made that would have survived that crash. Just sayin'

That'll buff right out.

The question is would a different bike torn otself aart like that causing the tumble in the first. place.  chicken and the egg. did the bike obliterate causing the catastrophic tumble or did the tumble tear apart the bike

I'm kinda thinking the former

Yeah... with or without a frame the only thing you could have salvaged from that kind of crash would have been engine parts anyway.

The bike didn't tumble because it tore itself apart, it tumbled because something (clip-on, footpeg, etc) caught in the ground causing it to tumble. It happens to all bikes, especially when they go down at high rates of speed.

As an example, I was corner working at a local race last year when a guy on an R6 went down at around 120 mph (turn 1, which is like a jog, at the end of the straight). He lost the front after stabbing the brakes when a guy cut in front of him. It was a wet race. Even though the track and grass were wet and very slippery, his R6 tumbled. There wasn't a damn thing left on his bike...even the rear wheel had a huge chunk missing from it. It happens.

I'm not convinced the 1199 will crash well, mainly due to the exposed rear shock, but your example wouldn't have mattered what bike it was.