1299 New Bike - Panigale R

Just taken delivery of mine.

 

Full system?

 

saw that for sale , looks nice with the gold wheels.

 

Yes.

 

@RichT is in your special little club now @Expat Jack & @cookster

And I'm sure Rich only bought it so he now has a louder bike than mine!!!!

 

Could do with cleaning

 

They really are great bikes

 

I also see the DP rearsets and levers - nice.
Are the wheels painted or ceracoated? Nice match to clutch btw.

 

Know a mate who is obsessive about that, may wait until he pops round for cuppa

 

You know I only bought it as I needed something to sit on that paddock stand I'm getting off you.!

Ohhh.... and it is loud.!! Got OE Akra cans too if it's too noisy for a track day..

 

@Expat Jack - They are painted
Yep, rearsets, levers, reservoirs, extra carbon, it's amazing. Love it, just keep going out to look at it and clean it again before @tcrofty7 visits.
Can't wait to get out on it soon if possible

 

Nice. Brilliant bikes these.

I have a spare pair of Pipewerx closed end baffles for these cans. A lot quieter than the Akra baffles that come with the system. Going cheap if you are interested?

 

Yes, definitely - got a set for a mate who's got a 959 with them, passed a t'day @. Donnington no problem not long ago so have been meaning to get another set.

 

How does the “full system” differ from the stock R Akras ?
I was under the impression stock system is full ti, with the exception of steel headers because steel manages the intense heat at the exhaust port better than ti. Same as the Superleggera.
My 2016 below, just says titanium on the exhaust

 

The standard system on the R is road legal, non-removable baffles and reasonably quiet.
The cans on RichT’s bike are free’r flowing with removable baffle. And tons louder, even with the laughable Akra baffles fitted. The map for the half system is Race. The full system map is Race Evo (I think).

 

@RichT bike is fucking loud I'll tell ya. I could feel my chest pounding!!

 

dont think id want mine any louder as it give me a head ache already.

thought i bet it does sound epic.

 

Bloody show offs

 

At the risk of upsetting the invested, I wondered what differences there are between R Ohlins, and S Ohlins suspension. Seems it's only the stepper motors?

 

The front forks on the Panigale 1199S and 1199R share the same part number which suggests to me, there is no difference. The front forks on the 1299 Panigale S electronic Öhlins have a semi active setting which the 1199 didn't have and the Panigale R forks are manual. Andy