Panigale 899 build

[Marshy]

So the next track bike build through the Superbike Source Racing workshop is a near-mint MY15 Ducati 899 Panigale. Minor damage to the dash area only.

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Stripped it naked. Charged the battery. It fired right up. Sounds unbelievably good!


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Even a minor impact snaps these. No problems a replacement can't fix.

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[Turbo]

Wow, even with the front tucked in, it's still a VERY pretty bike!! :cool:
What's the go with the last pic? Has the lower triple taken the brunt of the force or can you see it having been transferred anywhere else?

Nice buy! She's very clean... can't wait to 'help' with testing :eyebrows:

[chubb]

always liked how the Ducati looks even though I wouldn't dream of owning one

[Mr.Ed]

always liked how the Ducati looks even though I wouldn't dream of owning one

1+!!!!

[Marshy]

Wow, even with the front tucked in, it's still a VERY pretty bike!! :cool:
What's the go with the last pic? Has the lower triple taken the brunt of the force or can you see it having been transferred anywhere else?

Nice buy! She's very clean... can't wait to 'help' with testing :eyebrows:

It's virtually brand new! The build date is Sept 2014, and it was crashed in the first week of January, so allowing shipping from Italy and then to a local dealership, it's had at most 2 months on the road. All the bolts are as-new shiny, and even the underside of the rear passenger pegs and places like that are absolutely mint. No dash, but it can't have done more than 1,000kms, and I'd guess a fair bit less.

The forks, frame, wheel etc will need to be checked very carefully, but so far it looks like just the lower triple. The fairing stay is a thick metal item, all smashed now of course, but I reckon that took a fair bit of the impact too.


always liked how the Ducati looks even though I wouldn't dream of owning one

I've never done more than a wheel change on them before, and apart from some bits being a bit hard to get to, I'm actually very impressed. All the plugs on the headlight bit of the wiring harness have descriptive sticky labels on each plug, unlike the Aprilia I'm changing the loom on, where it's just plug and pray! ;)

[KANGA]

These are supposed to be fun little bikes. Got a mate who loves his to bits. Though I know of two which I believe were from the first batch which had engine recalls with in a month due to constant oil leaks :S

[Leezx10r]

Looks good marshy.

Did you buy the Ducati shirt, man bag, over night bag, hat, tooth brush, battery charger :) :)

Should be a good build

[Phat3R]

Assume it can only be a tracky?

[Turbo]

Did you buy the Ducati shirt, man bag, over night bag, hat, tooth brush, battery charger :) :)


^^^^^ This!! :rofl: :pound:
He does have a rather fetching keyring... ;)

[Marshy]

Did you buy the Ducati shirt, man bag, over night bag, hat, tooth brush, battery charger :) :)


AHAHHAAHHA!! Yep, all ordered. Plus Ducati Corse socks, keychain, and aftershave. I'm going all out ;)

[Marshy]

Assume it can only be a tracky?

Yep ;)

After the battery was charged, she fired up instantly! Sounds brand new, and very tight. Sounds fricken awesome! The front end is out.... everything looks ok so far, but will come apart and be properly checked.


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[dan]

Should be a little bit of fun. Make sure you get a Ducati sticker for your car as well. A real Ducati owner would also sticker the RSV4s haha

[Phat3R]

After the battery was charged, she fired up instantly! Sounds brand new, and very tight. Sounds fricken awesome!

Sounds like you're falling in love ... ;) Be bringing XXXitXXX her to Ducati ride days soon!

[Row]

As a Pani 899 Street Rider and taking it to the track day often as a beginner, I'm keen to see what you do with it. I'm getting ready for the track mods. I will watch this thread with interest.

Haters gonna hate. But it's been bullet proof for me.

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[chubb]

Sounds like you're falling in love ... ;) Be bringing XXXitXXX her to Ducati ride days soon!

Rattle rattle rattle

[Phat3R]

As a Pani 899 Street Rider and taking it to the track day often as a beginner, I'm keen to see what you do with it. I'm getting ready for the track mods. I will watch this thread with interest.

Haters gonna hate. But it's been bullet proof for me.

You be crazy to track the roady!

Worth considering Nick's once he's tricked it up with all that SuperbikeSource goodness Assuming he's selling it ...

Do they come with a QS as stock, ... rattle, rattle, rattle ... slipper clutch ... ?

[Turbo]

As a Pani 899 Street Rider and taking it to the track day often as a beginner, I'm keen to see what you do with it. I'm getting ready for the track mods. I will watch this thread with interest.

Haters gonna hate. But it's been bullet proof for me.

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Jokes aside, I've heard nothing but good about the baby Pani on the track!
I can't wait to have a crack :D :boink:

[Marshy]

The lower triple, while looking big and very solid, particularly the three-ringed fork bits, is actually lightweight cast magnesium and not overly strong. And the inner bits where it grabs the steering stem have only a couple of small bits of hollow casting to hold it. It looks like a designed weak point to me, what with the headstock area being so massive and strong. Forks are good, wheel is good, it's just that weak casting that's snapped. Pics to follow.

[Marshy]

You be crazy to track the roady!

Worth considering Nick's once he's tricked it up with all that SuperbikeSource goodness Assuming he's selling it ...

Do they come with a QS as stock, ... rattle, rattle, rattle ... slipper clutch ... ?

Yep a QS is stock, as is traction control :thumb: I read this online earlier about a slipper (I was curious too):

Interestingly, the 899 Panigale is not fitted with a slipper-clutch but instead relies on the bike’s engine braking control. The system monitors crankshaft deceleration under heavy braking and will slightly open the throttle to maintain grip. It works quite well in fast down-changes, though it doesn’t offer the same stability as a full-blown slipper clutch does. It reminds me of the slipper clutches of old -- they slip, but a lot of compression braking still gets through.

[Marshy]

Assuming he's selling it ...

Yah, that's the plan. Unless I really fall in love ;)

[Row]

You be crazy to track the roady!

Worth considering Nick's once he's tricked it up with all that SuperbikeSource goodness Assuming he's selling it ...

Do they come with a QS as stock, ... rattle, rattle, rattle ... slipper clutch ... ?

QS is standard, no slipper clutch but Yoyodyne make a good one.


P.S: Nick, I would be keen to buy that from you when you're done.

[Marshy]

P.S: Nick, I would be keen to buy that from you when you're done.

No worries, you now have first dibs ;)

[James_]

AHAHHAAHHA!! Yep, all ordered. Plus Ducati Corse socks, keychain, and aftershave. I'm going all out ;)

Make sure you rev it for about half an hour in the garages well before you are out on track. I hear Ducati run seminars on this topic.


Looks fresh! keen to see how this develops!

[Marshy]

Make sure you rev it for about half an hour in the garages well before you are out on track. I hear Ducati run seminars on this topic.

Totes!! I've been practising that in the workshop already ;)

[James_]

#neighbourlove

[WRCPUG]

sweet build mate cant wait to see how it turns out

[Penko]

Thanks for reading my article hahaha.... I like the 899 - really well balanced in all areas



Yep a QS is stock, as is traction control :thumb: I read this online earlier about a slipper (I was curious too):

Interestingly, the 899 Panigale is not fitted with a slipper-clutch but instead relies on the bike’s engine braking control. The system monitors crankshaft deceleration under heavy braking and will slightly open the throttle to maintain grip. It works quite well in fast down-changes, though it doesn’t offer the same stability as a full-blown slipper clutch does. It reminds me of the slipper clutches of old -- they slip, but a lot of compression braking still gets through.

[Marshy]

Thanks for reading my article hahaha....

LOL!! Thanks Alex, I didn't even notice it was yours! Of course, I should've realised because it was so well written :)

[Jakels]

There was one if these upside down on the outside of T5 at EC on Easter Monday.

Looked like a roady not a tracky too!
Poor bloke.

[BoB]

Was it a red one in green group , someone came off just in front of me . Red flag seemed to take ages , didnt come out till I was going into turn 1 .

There was one if these upside down on the outside of T5 at EC on Easter Monday.

Looked like a roady not a tracky too!
Poor bloke.

[Jakels]

Was it a red one in green group , someone came off just in front of me . Red flag seemed to take ages , didnt come out till I was going into turn 1 .

That's the one.

[Marshy]

Bugger! Well, have I got a deal for them.... ;)


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[chubb]

stop racing start building

[Marshy]

stop racing start building

Good idea!

As promised, here's the broken triple. Look how little material there is to actually break.

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New bits have arrived :)

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Various bits have returned from Laurie (well, it's really just Dave mostly these days, but they've collectively been known as "Laurie" since around the time Noah was considering a career change). It's all now ready to go back together!

[Marshy]

More front end bits done, including a brake lever guard. Tank and tail done. It's in danger of looking like a bike!!

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[Turbo]

As promised, here's the broken triple. Look how little material there is to actually break.

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Wow! Really not much there..
Surely by design so as not to transfer force to more expensive places? Do manufacturers think like that???

[Row]

Is that a tank cover? I'm pretty new to bodywork for panigales, I didn't know there was one.

[Linden]

Wow! Really not much there..
Surely by design so as not to transfer force to more expensive places? Do manufacturers think like that???

1998-2008 Monsters would break (and bend) triple clamp (and oval out steering head some times)
2009- > Monsters triples are fine but steering head is off frame
1190

[Turbo]

1998-2008 Monsters would break (and bend) triple clamp (and oval out steering head some times)
2009- > Monsters triples are fine but steering head is off frame
1190

Hmmm, dunno of that's moving forwards if you need a new frame! Would probably rather break a clamp.

[Turbo]

Is that a tank cover? I'm pretty new to bodywork for panigales, I didn't know there was one.


Yes, it's a cover - he fitted it last night.
Mind you, tank is mint but I think the cover looks great, especially that wee gold accent! :photo:

[Marshy]

Is that a tank cover? I'm pretty new to bodywork for panigales, I didn't know there was one.

http://superbikesource.com.au/products/Ducati-899-Panigale-Fibreglass-race-fairings.html

[Phat3R]

That's starting to look vary sexy!

Can't wait to see you ride it, we'll have to get lots and lots of photos ... Marshy's gone cwazy! ;)

[Turbo]

Yeah! By the time you get the other two cylinders hooked up and running, it should be great!! :lol::boxing:

[Marshy]

Yeah! By the time you get the other two cylinders hooked up and running, it should be great!! :lol::boxing:

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[Row]

lol

[Marshy]

So, the Pani is packed and ready to hit the track in the morning!! Got a dash from the USA. Still waiting on the magnesium front fairing stay to arrive, but managed to fix the old one temporarily. Fitted the rest of the fairings. Fitted 10-lap-old UK Ntecs front and rear (nothing but the best for the Duc). 520 chain comes standard, so gave it some TLC as it's almost new but was a bit dirty. Fiddled with the clickers a bit. Oh, and set the power mode to RACE. :cool:


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[Phat3R]

Looks awesome ... make sure someone gets some photos of you on it tomorrow ...

[Turbo]

Looks so damn good in those fairings!! Can't wait to hear what you think of it...

[dan]

Looks bloody fantastic.

[Saturnalian]

Good stuff


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[Marshy]

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say this is the prettiest build I've ever done.


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[Saturnalian]

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say this is the prettiest build I've ever done.


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Pretty is such a Ducati word


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[Marshy]

Pretty is such a Ducati word


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When in Rome......

[Row]

Looks like fun.

[Phat3R]

Gold!

[Leezx10r]

Looks sweet marshy, how did the pocket rocket go?
Oh real men ride twins hehe

[windy]

That looks sweet mate... How did it go?

[Marshy]

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[Marshy]

What a great bike!! Very easy to ride, surprisingly fast, and very smooth. The handling was tops! It needs a couple of turns of preload on the rear, but otherwise it was great.

We only got one 'dry' session at the end of the day, so I took it out for half a dozen laps just to try it out. My only previous Ducati experience was a mate's 848 racebike a couple of years ago, and that thing felt like the front end and rear end were from completely different bikes (at the same time) and were connected in the middle by a hinge! I couldn't get off that thing fast enough.

The 899 was a revelation by comparison. Very nimble, lots and lots of ground clearance, and very sharp handling. Great brakes! Plenty of punch too, and the power builds very fast to a surprisingly grunty top end. It revs incredibly freely and sounds great! I don't know why you would buy aftermarket pipes for this - it's LOUD already!

The quickshifter was great, the gearbox was very light and smooth. Even the clutch, which feels very heavy in the pits, was unnoticeable once moving. Oh, and the dash is tops! Very nice to look at, and the tacho is very easy to read.

[chubb]

Oh no..... You're going to trade one Italian for another...

[Mr.Ed]

I was just about to ask you about the clutch... a mate owns one and loves the bike but says the clutch is the only let down. Then again, his is a roadie.

[WRCPUG]

Looks awesome Nick great work

[Marshy]

One of the things I hadn't mentioned yet was that along with the missing dash, much of the dash plug was also gone! Which, seeing as you can't buy just the plug from Ducati, would've meant a whole new main wiring harness ($$$), but I've got a bit more ingenuity. After a bit of testing to make sure the dash was ok, and that all the wires were right, I hunted around the workshop through all my chaotic bits of wiring and old looms, and discovered that the larger of the two R6 ECU plugs is identical to the Pani dash plug! Happy days. Cut the plug off the spare R6 loom I had lying around, and after a rather long time with the soldering iron, we are back in business!

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