On a snowy, freezing Winter evening I retreated to the garage to talk through the first 1000 miles on my 2016 Ducati Panigale. The good, the bad and the incredible.
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1299 Akros – The Sound of Thunder
“Christ! It sounds like Thor’s hammer smashing an anvil”
Beautiful titanium Akrapovic end cans came free with the 1299…£2600 worth!
The white number board is something I’ve always loved on Ducati race bikes.
Beautiful 1299 with vinyl decals by Empire Graphics
Akrapovic upmap installed and the dash flashes ‘racing’ on start up.
I went for graphics on the nose and tank to protect the paintwork. Areas my 899 was showing stone chips and swirl marks.
Everybody photographs their new bikes don’t they?
Life with a Ducati 1299 Panigale – The Beginning
You can probably guess if you read my 1299 review, that I didn’t need much convincing to ask the fine fellows at Ducati Manchester if they had any 1299 Panigales available before Christmas. There was one.
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