Hey Guys, a couple of replacement\upgrade questions for you.... My front discs have started pitting, I had the bike serviced and they said they're ok but keep an eye on it.... my question is what is the difference in quality of the OEM Brembos to lets say a set of EBC's or Serie Oro Brembos, I ask as I was quoted £700 for the OEMs from Ducati (I did query if this was right) and I can find Brembo Serie Oro's and EBC's for about 300 a pair... Second question - Rearsets, we live in the UK where it's cold and damp 75% of the time and I'm sick of my foot slipping off the pegs when weighting them in wet/damp conditions.... I know nothing about rearsets as never felt the need to fit them before so any advice would be appreciated.... the prices seem to leap from £100 - £600.... any recommendations??? Thanks in advance :smiley:
No idea about discs, sorry. Aren't many of the older models, i.e. 1098 etc discs compatible so might be worth looking out for a decent set of secondhand OEM's if you can find some. Rearsets - You don't need to replace the entire rearset to resolve the slippery peg issue, just buy some replacement pegs! They cost anywhere from £20 upwards, around £40 gets you a nice branded set and problem solved. If you're intent on getting rearsets then the Ducabike ones I've recently fitted came in at £350 with a nice discount from Conquest Carbon. These were perfect for me, I didn't want the super cheap ebay specials and neither did I want to spend £500+ I've not ridden my bike much with them fitted yet, but already I can tell they're really good and have loads of adjustment. Just to note though, the ones I have don't have hinged pegs, mine are fixed. The Ducabike rearsets with hinged pegs are £450 ish I think.
Thanks Matt! the problem is now I've started looking at rearsets, I've started realising how nice they'd look on my bike..... they're also a ninja part (something I can stick on that won't get noticed by my good lady) :tonguewink: :handok:.... will take a look at the pegs too :thumbsup:
Well not a lot in my opinion which is why I went for them. Obviously the main thing is that if you are cornering hard and manage to get your pegs on the floor, they won't hinge upwards. However I've never gotten my pegs down on the 899 and my toe sliders would always scrape first anyway. Plus I've set the pegs a little higher than standard so I've got even less chance of scraping them. If anything, I prefer them to be fixed as they will actually act as additional crash protection in the event of a drop. Pegs are cheap to replace...
I have the Gia Moto rear sets on my RSV4 - just ordered a set for the Pani (hopefully due tomorrow). Another thing I like about Gia Moto (other than top quality kit!!) is that if you email them you actually get a response from the owner. When I ordered the set for the RSV4 they sent a second bracket for free whilst I was waiting for my full system and just asked that I post them back when finished with - and given how slow Italy can be that was six months later and not a single gripe from GM. And when I did send them back they emailed to say I accidentally included the OEM rubber grommet which they posted straight back to me. In all some of the best customer service I have EVER experienced.
+1 Simon Gia Moto rear sets are the dogs nuts i have a set on my 1199s in Titanium look great easy to fit quality is perfect:sunglasses:
The plus with non-hinged pegs is that they feel so much better and solid. The downside is that in a crash they wont take any of the brunt of the fall and are likely to bend or brake something more important.
The rearsets are attached to a support bracket, as there is no frame on the Panigale. You can buy used brackets from ebay for about £50 a pair. If you have hinged pegs and you crash the bike, then some other expensive/more important part will be taking the brunt of the impact. I'd much rather be replacing these brackets than the entire engine case/fairings/swing arms etc. Basically there are too many variables when you crash to ever predict what will/won't get damaged and all you can do is prepare the bike as much as you are willing to so that if the worst happens the damage is minimised. I'm not saying these rear sets should be bought as crash protection, but I don't think the fixed pegs are anything to be scared about.
Panigale is obviously different to most bikes. Any bike with frame hangers for the rearsets is likely to do more damage though.
