RideApart 2014 899 Panigale Review

Oni said:

Here we go again, another review saying "for those that are scared/can't handle the power of a 1199". Throttle modulation and being smooth is not a hard thing to do with any bike no matter how much power it has. The difference with that 899 being you have more usable power available for street riding unlike a 1199 where you really can only use that power on a circuit.

I didn't by an 899 because i couldn't handle 190bhp (similar to my R1) but because i can count on a single hand how many times i've gotten out of 4th on the street. While the 899 i can use all of it on the street which i couldn't do on my R1. Small rant over.

The thing i will comment on about his video though is in future don't have music playing the same time you're reviewing the bike as you're having to talk over the music.

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Oni said:

Here we go again, another review saying "for those that are scared/can't handle the power of a 1199"

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d3rRiCk7 said:

Hey guys the written review is up. And I guess the same goes for the report as there is quite a few typos in it. Seems like they did not check that as well. Cheers.

2014 Ducati 899 Panigale Review — With Video! | RideApart

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nikka488 said:

I agree with all of your statements. I was just sharing the video because IMO it's better to see a video w/ our bike in action than no video at all. Regardless of what the 'reviewer's' opinions on the bike are. (I know no one was knocking the sharing of the video, just the reviewers closing statement)

I love my 899. There are lots of sport bikes to choose from, and I considered/test rode a few (675R, S1000RR, 899, 1199). At the end of the day the 899 was the one I wanted most. I won't lie & say that price wasn't part of my decision making, but it wasn't as important to me as looks/styling, comfort & how the bike made me feel when I was riding it.

If I had decided on the 1199 I would have just waited & saved a little more money. I've had the bike for a month & there's not a second that doesn't go by where I am anything less than 100% happy with my decision.

I don't really care who has the fastest bike. I can't speak for anyone else but I know I can't ride a 600 (maybe even a 250) to it's limit. It's not why i ride anyways. Besides no one other than sport motorcycle enthusiasts know how fast/how expensive/what electronics package/weight specs for any given bike.

If my stepdad can't convince me that the S1000RR is the best bike on the planet there is absolutely nothing a reviewer is going to say that will change my mind. (I know deep down my stepdad wishes he had gotten the 899 now lol)

I know I'm preaching to the choir here.

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Oni said:

Here we go again, another review saying "for those that are scared/can't handle the power of a 1199". Throttle modulation and being smooth is not a hard thing to do with any bike no matter how much power it has. The difference with that 899 being you have more usable power available for street riding unlike a 1199 where you really can only use that power on a circuit.

I didn't by an 899 because i couldn't handle 190bhp (similar to my R1) but because i can count on a single hand how many times i've gotten out of 4th on the street. While the 899 i can use all of it on the street which i couldn't do on my R1. Small rant over.

The thing i will comment on about his video though is in future don't have music playing the same time you're reviewing the bike as you're having to talk over the music.

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