Decided to get back into biking after 7 to 8 years off. Always wanted a ducati so went ahead with getting a 899 Panigale, in red of course!
i have an 899, currently having the engine rebuilt, which has been horrible as i absolutely love the bike, but it has put me through the ringer a couple of times, hondas they are not what do you want to know?
Thanks for the reply May have some potentialy daft questions but...... Is the turnover on start up of the v2 engine relativly slow? Having only had inline 4 or triple before cranking seems slow. Appriciate as anew bike thats maybe been sat in a showroom fot a few months the battery might need a good charge or replacement
id say yes they are a bit slower, defo give it a charge as mine went flat last week and started playing up saying it was in gear when actually in neutral. once charged it was fine but noticed the voltage dropping when idling sp ive bought a new battery and optimate just to be sure.
i think both cylinders have to go throw a complete cycle before it comes to life, you get used to it i tend to keep it on an optimiser as the immobiliser can drain the battery, although i have left mine 2 months before between starts no problem
