I don't know if anyone has ever done this, but I bought a new Panigale V2 in November and for the first time ever I had it delivered. It arrived late on a cold wet Saturday, and because it was delivered it was obviously immaculate, 3 miles on the clock. Here we are nearly March and it's sitting in the same place with 3 miles on it, I've not even started it I guess it runs. I now think I should have just waited until now picked it up and had the proper delivery day experience, much better idea!
Had my Multi Rally delivered in Mid Dec 23, had the 600 mile service done early Jan 24 (900 miles) Just ride it, dirt washes off
Had my Panigale V2 delivered on 3rd January 2020. First time I went out on it was 20th March as it had rained continuously since it'd been delivered and that evening BloJob said the country was in lockdown because of covid. So I didn't get to ride it again until 31st May 2020 when restrictions were lifted the first time
Yep, I should just ride it, but here we are Saturday and it's pouring down again. Something I have discovered while idling the time away, I've done a few things like tail tidy, removed pillion pegs etc. These bikes must go down a production line with someone either side as without fail the bolts on the right side are about what I'd expect the bolts on the left side all have loads of locktite applied and are very very tight.
Ah you had a bad tech who didn't put on the locktite. Best check everything on the right to make certain he/she didn't do anything else wrong? I ride my bikes when I want to. I rarely want to ride them in the rain, ice and freezing cold. I've never then regretted not getting wet & cold!
The other thing is that the warranty is ticking away and it's not being used . If/when you start using it there maybe a problem and you might be out of warranty
I bought a brand new v2 Bayliss which I took delivery of in Nov 2022. I got lucky with the weather and by 30 Nov had put over 800 miles on it. Sold it in October last year. It was still immaculate. Bikes are meant to be ridden.
I would have thought that most reasons for buying a bike in November would be because there was a good financial incentive. I bought mine in November with 5K off the list price
Best time to buy a new bike is now, as dealers want to clear the floor of any models unsold with new reg stock on the way. On the other hand, if you're buying used and the right bike comes along at the right price and it seems to have your name on it, you get it bought whatever the time of year. I bought a basically new 1050 Speed Triple years ago - one owner, 500 miles on the clock, just had its first service and thousand off the price of a new one. In December. The roads were either frozen of covered in half an inch of liquid shite and I just had to sit it out and wait. I was pretty much reduced on some days to sitting on the bike in the garage and making brrrm brrrm noises.
"Never regret anything, because at one time it was exactly what you wanted". "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get."
If you got the bike you wanted at the spec and price you wanted, then job done I’d say. My (s/h) V4 was delivered in November and has barely moved but I don’t want to ride in the wet and cold. Spring is nearly here then you can enjoy it. Have fun!
@TryHarder You should use this downtime wisely, the best thing you can do now imo is to fit a full paint protection kit to your bike, it’s the perfect time to do it, the bikes immaculate, no dead flies or stone chips on it ( which would show up under PPF ) and it’s the best thing you can do to keep your bike looking good for years to come Mostly I get my new bike delivered if I can and then spend the first week in the garage fitting PPF, rad guards etc, etc My 899 has a full kit on and I’ve bought extra PPF sheet and cut out more pieces for the tank, seat etc. My Kawasaki Ninja 1000 SX workhorse has about £190 quids worth on it, a full kit plus an additional kit for the panniers, which was definitely worth it as they get kicked to F because you forget they’re on there!! It’ll cost you £150 quid or so and once you’ve fitted it you’ll look at the bike and think “ what have I just blown £150 quid on “ …but trust me, it’ll pay for itself in the long run, ..just get it done !!
I did similar. Ordered my bike, Streetfighter V2S in July but due to Italy closing in August, didn't get it deleivered until late September. Managed to get the required mileage for the first service through the winter and got it serviced and a full termi system last week. I'm now ready for the better weather.
And now you are perfectly set to take advantage of any winter service deals you can negotiate in the future.
Hi do you know if you can apply PPF over decals? I had PPF on my previous bike and agree with you, it’s well worth doing, but my new bike has a decal kit on it and I wasn’t sure PPF would look ok cheers
Depends how thick the decals are Andy, if they are thin transfer type the PPF should go over it okay, if they are thicker stamped out type you might struggle to get the PPF to stick down flush. Might be worth just getting a sample of the PPF and trying it, if it doesn’t look right it it’ll come off easily
If it helps at all I bought a tank kit from Invisible Patterns, so proper ppf and it works with the Ducati Decals, you do need to warm it up, but then it goes really floppy I didn't the first time and it didn't look good, but apply heat and work around all the decal edges and so far it's all good. I cleaned with 99% alcohol panel wipe first then sprayed with baby shampoo / water mix, leave for 24 hours and have a final press over.
