899 My New (to Me) Panigale 899

Hi all,

I first signed up to this forum last month after buying my first Ducati, I’ve had to wait roughly a month for it to be delivered but now thankfully the wait is over.

It’s a 2015 with 4276 miles. It’s had a few modifications fitted, so my only plans are to put my private plate on it and enjoy it over the Summer.

I haven’t yet had a chance to ride it, but I’m hoping to get a ride out on it sometime this week. I’ll let the pictures do the talking now.

 

Funny you mention, this was his! I think on one of the photos you can still see his logo on a sticker next to the dash.

 

To be fair I think it was a hard bike to let go, which isn’t surprising because just look at it! Lovely guy to deal with, and couldn’t have been more willing to help. He even had a full service carried out including new spark plugs before I had it collected.

 

Thankfully that was standing water that rolled off the cover from the night before.

Thank you

 

I certainly intend to. I’ve a few trips planned on it this year, firstly to the NW200 this week and then to the IOM TT where I’ll hopefully get to stretch it’s legs somewhat.

 

If he did I’d buy another!

 

I chanced my arm in all honesty. I had sent him an email a couple of months back saying I was in the market for an 899 and would he give me a shout if ever the time came where he would sell his. Fast forward to early April and true to his word he got back in touch to say the time had come to let it go.

Suffice to say I’m happy I held out and didn’t pull the trigger on something else in the interim.

 

I think they were only put on at the beginning of last year, I probably have a receipt somewhere in the folders of documents the previous seller supplied.