Ducati 899 Panigale 899 PANIGALE

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Registered May 2015 on a 15 plate and with only 5,417 miles on the clock. Presented in the beautiful one off Tricoloure custom wrap!

You used to be able to count the number of truly great sportsbikes for the people on one finger: the Suzuki GSX-R750. But that all changed in 2013 when the Italians put together not only one of the most beautiful bikes ever built and well engineered bikes (can you tell the author of this advert really wants this bike): the Ducati 899 Panigale.

The Ducati 899 Panigale offers the rev-tastic excitement of a supersport machine with just that bit more grown-up performance. Its blindingly quick but it doesnt have so much power that you cant hold on to the bloody thing. Its the ultimate trackday bike.

The outer edges of the 899s handling envelope is reachable by mortals, unlike a superbikes, but only on a track. The front end is packed with so much feeling it invites you into corners at speeds you have to re-adjust your brain for, and corners faster than anything with a headlight.

Unlike its big brother, the baby Panigale doesnt pump and shimmy its rear end when youre hard on the throttle either. The 899 Panigale makes you dizzy with excitement, not sick with superbike fear.

The Ducati is sensational on the road, too, with plush suspension and a surprisingly roomy riding position. There are three perfectly judged electronic modes, letting you have varying levels of power, throttle response and ABS, and it features the best traction control system fitted to a Ducati. The racy quickshifter works just as well pottering about as it does flat-out on-track. Its sublime.

The 2013 Ducati 899 Panigale was a step forward from the 848 it replaced, and littered in rider aids like traction control, ABS, EBC (Engine Brake Control) all as standard plus a quick-shifter.

The ergonomics are more rider-friendly than the 848, its easier and more forgiving and it looks stunning mirroring the line of the original Panigale. But, more importantly, the 899s quicker and lighter than 848 too. Despite it being more rider friendly the 899 is still a formidable track weapon.

The Superquadra engine has a revised bore and stroke and, like the big Panigale, is a stressed member forming part of the monocoque construction. Claimed power is 148bhp, eight more than the old 848, with 73ftlb of torque. Theres a nice spread of power. It isnt peaky like the 1198, pulls hard from 6000rpm right through to the redline at 10,700rpm.

Theres no horrible clattering and lurching at low speeds, which you have to control with the clutch, like you get on big Ducati superbikes though. The V-twin rush is smooth from the off, then builds, sending you like a bullet into the horizon, like a cartoon. Best of all, this is a machine where the ride-by-wire throttle actually works properly.

This particular 899 Panigale is in excellent condition. The bike benefits from being fitted with the following official Triumph accessories : TERMIGNONI EXHAUST / CARBON FIBRE TANK / TAIL PROTECTORS / REAR SPINDLE BOBBINS.

For further information on this vehicle, please call our showroom on 01273-020988