Hi All Saying hello to the Ducati forum & any 899 owners, I have just purchased a Ducati 899 as my second bike to use on the road & the odd UK track day , my main bike is a BMW S1000RR sport 23 model which will now lives in Almeria & is now used solely for Euro track day use now. Recently got back from a double header track event with Redline at Jerez & Portimao with the BMW & decided to buy the 899 as a road & odd trackday bike in the UK, as 207 horses IMO is too much for the UK roads now, too many cameras , cars , dick heads on the road not looking where they are going (i see sooo many people looking at mobile phones whilst driving its not funny anymore FFS etc I am in my mid 50s now & I've been riding superbikes for over 25 years now & the last Ducati i owned was an 998 (how things have changed in the Ducati world). The 899 i have bought will be with me 1st November 23 & has done less than 10k miles is in red & in mint condition and has been somebodys garage queen so not had a hard life at all). Here is a rundown of the items i have bought for the 899 which will get fitted this week, Please feel free to offer any 899 advice & i am also interested in best places for Ducati performance accessories as i want to buy a set of genuine Ducati folding levers. Ducati Riders comfort/raised seat £204 https://shop.ducati.com/gb/en/bike-accessories/seats/rider-raised-seat-panigale.html Ducati throttle spacer & heat shield Kit. I will also be buying & fitting the Bike Sports development Blip Box , I would be interested in any 899 owners experiences with this product. https://www.bikesportdevelopments.co.uk/blip-box---ducati-899 Also looking closely at buying a new rear shock (if anyone has an Ohlins TTX that would fit the 899 that they would like to sell please PM me) Last thing i would like to know is what is the maximum rear tyre size that works on a 899, IE is it possible to fit a larger size than OEM spec , just curious more than anything else,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, will post a pic when it arrives, cheers all & safe riding
Welcome into our mad house, have moved you to newbie section where you will attract more attention (hopefully)
The TC isn’t programmable if I remember correctly so changing rear tyre size may upset it. I researched this when fitting the 1199 rear swingarm on my 899. Have a 190/55 on there now and it’s fine. But not ridden it on track in anger.
Great choice, I’ve got a 899 also. The mods you suggest are good ones. A good budget option for the shock is to get MCT to revalve and service the shock, makes a huge difference on the road but for loads of track time a Ohlins will be better. The best budget Ohlins option will be to buy a 1299s Ohlins shock and get it serviced and converted to manual adjusters (again MCT do this)
Many thanks this is defo the way i will go , also ive decided to buy this QS/blipper , https://reactiveparts.com/irc-quickshifter-auto-blipper-ducati-panigale.html?___store=rp_b2b_store
interesting, I wondered this but I think the bike need a slipper clutch also which is fairly big money! So I don’t know which to do first. Got any pics of the bike? Always nice to be nosey and see what people have on them
sorry for late reply , bike will be having all its work done next week , will post photos once all the work i want done is completed mate , cheers , hoping weather will hold so i can get a few decent autumn rides out of the old girl (-:
Same mate! Mine is back together engine wise, hoping to put the bodywork on and get out a few times before winter really sets in
looks mint pal ,very nice , quick question is there a ducati OEM charging port under the seat for the Ducati Techmate charger ?
i ride all winter no problem, not to keen if its around zero, but anything over 7 or 8 degrees and dry is fine, cant bare the thought of it not moving for 4 or 5 months got rid of the pirellis for a Michelin r6
you used to be able to charge the bike through the comms plug under the seat with a special charger but I just have a optimate flylead on the battery
