1199 Touring

Yup!! Been there, did that! On my first visit to France in about 1990 in a Fiat X/19! :-D

 

Kriega, got some from the show for my 899, nice expandable range to suit personal requirements, they make a specific mounting kit for panigale's for about 15 quid, it bolts onto the pillion grab handle bolts and 2 Allen bolts towards the back of the bike. I found it easier to remove the pillion handle altogether and angle the loops to enable the cover to sit properly. the supplied straps with the US gear fit my scrambler, Bonus!

 

I think that it happens mostly when you come to a junction and there is no other traffic about.

 

I bought some of these panniers really solid and plenty of space

 

SW Mowtech do some panniers to fit a panigale


Bags Connection Blaze Panniers For Ducati 1199/899 Panigale | Bykebitz

 

Yep these - fit with or without rear pegs

 

Kriega Stuff is awesome stuff, don't bother with a tank back, so easy to fit and you can Taylor it to suit yourself! Water bag is a great idea to keep yourself hydrated or fill with red bull for a caffeine fix at night

 

Hi have a look at the SW-Motech , Blaze Panniers , really easy to fit , very good quality . Had them on my 899 and they are going on my 1299 when I go touring in February

 

I just couldn't bear to put a massive box or tall bag on the back of anything so great looking as a Panigale.

I can't imagine what the handling must be like with something the size of a phone box on your pillion.

I got the Blaze panniers, great stuff. You don't need to take any more than that.

Fuel, when I hit 85 miles I pull in at the next garage I see. I could have stretched it to around 100 I reckon. Don't waste your time with a spare can.

I used my iPhone as a sat Nav, with the app 'Copilot'. It works well. The TomTom app may be even better, who knows. They both have the facility to look up gas stations near your location

I had a great time touring on my Panigale. You can read about it on here by doing a search for 'just popping out on my bike'. Or go to forums> out and about>ride outs and events> sam1199s-story.

There might be more useful info on there too.

Happy Christmas.

 

The key thing about using a phone app for navigation is you need one that DOESN'T use phone data. That can be very expensive and it's also useless when out of service areas. The TomTom app I used doesn't need data and I'm sure some other apps don't too.

 

You're right, TomTom and Copilot don't use data, you load up the maps before you go. I'll tell you what you do need though, a power lead from your battery. They drain the power out of an iPhone in an hour or two.

 

It's true, a power lead and a decent mount (I use Ram mounts) is perfect. Two other dodges if that's too much of a pain, 1) Turn the screen off whenever you can and just listen to audio instructions. Barely drains the battery that way. 2) use an external supplemental battery. I Velcro (3m twinlok works great) one to the tank when I use rental bikes with no power socket. That way phone will last all day long.

 

There's a lot of good advice on here. A lot of very good cumulative experience.

Regarding riding on the correct side of the road: making a mistake is easily done. It's when you pull onto a road, such as coming out of a gas station or onto a small side road. Really easy to look the wrong way for oncoming traffic as well.

Nearly happened to me last time I was abroad. Went to pull out of a gas station, looked back down the road, nothing coming on my side, one last final both ways check...whoompf! A car nearly took my nose off.
I hadn't moved but was about to, the both ways check saved me. Initially I'd looked the wrong way for oncoming traffic. Really easily done.

But the weirdest thing I find is that for two weeks after coming back I have these little moments where I think 'Shit. Which side of the road am I meant to be on!' Just a momentary flash of confusion usually on a quiet bit of road after some kind of a junction or just after having started off.

 

Oh wow. It could be me writing this. EXACTLY the same experiences! Except I was on emerging from a junction. Funny about the last part, once you've ridden on the other side of the road, you're never 100% certain of which side you SHOULD be on again. Ever. It's like a switch has been thrown that you can't undo. These days, living abroad, I ride on both sides a fairly equal amount so I'm pretty ambidextrous, so to speak. But yes, every now and then, I'm like, "Hang on, which side? Oh, yeah...right.." Weird.

 

Have you considered buying a kitted ST for the trip then re-selling it. Or am I missing the point?

 

I have the 848 sat in the garage with my trusty ST2 sat next to it with nice Ducati panniers on it. It is quite hard to get on the ST when the 848 is sat there doing nothing. My wife has started using the ST instead of her BMW F800ST, she tells me that she prefers it despite not having heated grips!

 

What? Your wife doesn't have heated grips!

I'd never have married my wife if she didn't have heated grips.