Our main man in the Sales Department gets down with the show stopping 1199 Panigale at New Orleans Motorsports park, and tells you all about the Panigale from the way it rides to the way you sit on it.
It's been nearly six months since I've been on a bike, let alone on a track- so to have an opportunity to ride the new Ducati 1199 Panigale is exciting say the least but daunting at the same time (in a good way). It was completely serendipitous that Portland had a couple days of perfect weather that allowed me to take a ride and 'knock off the dust'. I wasn't able to go to a track, but I was able to take a semi-spirited ride through Oregon's fabled back roads on the current king of the sport bike / liter bike / super bike class, the BMW S1000RR. I will admit the bike is good, but I am more than anxious to get out and try to ring a little more than a little performance out of the bike that will undoubtedly be the new top of the heap (no pressure of course).
Before I get into details of the bike, I have to talk about the first class treatment by Ducati North America in New Orleans. A new product launch is a massive undertaking, but as usual, DNA came through in fine style by bringing dealer principals, general managers and select sales staff to the new track in the Big Easy (NOLA Motorsports Park) to ride the Panigale and treated all of us to a first class experience, including on track riding with Ducati Ride Experience (DRE) instructors from Italy. The track itself, with its new buildings and covered hot pit lane, will host the AMA Super bike series in October, so it was an honor and privilege to be among the first people to turn a wheel at this new facility....For more click the headline above
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