ditchvisitor
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So having sold my 1098R, I unfortunately ended up also selling my 996 GT3 as well. Couldn’t not have any toy over the summer so I ended up buying this....
The accidental Panigale R purchase!
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The best modern Ducati by far
That's a very nice accident to have chap
I went in to my dealer to buy a sat nav holder and accidentally bought one.
They are dangerous things to be around. 
I think i posted in Mordor about it a couple of years ago.
Are you now going to set about ‘tidying’ this one too?
ditchvisitor
Member
Hopefully it’s doesn’t need tidying! Looks pretty mint to me!
Or some circus wheel stickers
Hey, so I did post about it over at the dark side. I've managed to lift it from Mordor without trying to log in. I feel dirty now. 
3 years ago this was.
Well, I’ve had an interesting week.
I went into my local dealer last Saturday to buy a Givi Sat Nav holder for my Hyperstrada.
I was aware that they had a 2nd Generation Panigale R in, which I had resisted looking at due to deciding a while back that one of these would be my next bike, but not wanting to buy right now.
I sold my Streetfighter S to Steve baylissboy a few weeks ago, because I wasn’t using it, he asked me a few times, was a gent, and really wanted it. One of the reasons for letting it go was that it released a large chunk of funds towards a Pani R. But, because I wouldn’t get the chance to use it much this year, I had decided to wait until winter with a few more coming onto the market being traded in against V4’s and PCP deals coming to an end. However, as with these things, I was keeping an eye on the market for these bikes and it wasn’t out of the question to buy one if the right bike came up. I have also witnessed the market on 2nd hand Ducatis getting very silly lately, and with this basically being the last of the V-Twin R bikes, if I buy now I’m not worrying about a sudden price jump. I still thought it would be later in the year though before I jumped in.
So, currently, I was aware of 2 really good bikes for sale that had hardly been used.
This one in my local dealer with 647 miles on it.
And this one, £2k cheaper and with only 436 miles on it. But in a dealer 400 miles away.
While in the local dealer, with my shiny new Sat Nav holder in my hand, I had a look at the Pani R and snapped. It was mint and achingly beautiful. A switch flicked in my head, "I’m going to buy one", the decision was made. I spoke to the owner, only to be told he had a deposit on it. Oh well, maybe things happen for a reason, never mind.
But there was still the 2nd bike. I get home and call the dealer. It’s still available. Lots of interest apparently, but people wanting to finance the bike and getting refused. The conversation with Ian in sales went something like this.
Me....“How much can you sell it to me for?”
Him....“Do you have a P/X?”
Me....“Nope”
Him....“How much do you want to pay?”
Me....“£xx,xxx”
Him....“I can do it for £xx,xxx +£500”
Me....“What about £xx’xxx + £250”
Him..."Do you want to put a deposit on it today?"
Me...."Yep"
Him....“Deal, give me your card number”
And like that, it was done in less than a minute, I now owned a Pani R
and a lot cheaper than the local bike,
Right, Plymouth
I could get it couriered for not much more than the price of the diesel to get there and back, but I prefer to do these things face to face and can loan a friend’s van.
So, I got an early start in the early hours of Friday. Get there for mid morning, load the bike up, have a look around and a chat with Ian, turn around and head back. The M42 around Birmingham at 4.30pm on a Friday evening was fun. 2 mph for 2 hours.
A big thumbs up for Ian in sales and all the staff at GT Motorcycles in Plymouth. They were spot on from the outset. They wrongly advertised as the bike coming with 6 months tax, which they don't usually do on a 2nd hand bike. They stood by the advert and taxed it without any fuss. The charger was not present. A brand new expensive charger came off the shelf and was handed to me. Great people. They also have a very nice set up down there, well worth a visit.
So now it sits in the garage and I'm well happy with it.
Not sure what to do with the rim stickers yet. They are growing on me.
**Edit, even after 3 years I've left them on as they annoy @Exige immensely. 
As I can't have anything without @Exige jumping on the wagon, I expect him to reveal one in the next week, in all probability.
And the question you are all asking?……..The Sat Nav holder is very cool.
**Edit again. 925 miles now. I really should use this more.
3 years ago this was. Well, I’ve had an interesting week.
I went into my local dealer last Saturday to buy a Givi Sat Nav holder for my Hyperstrada.
I was aware that they had a 2nd Generation Panigale R in, which I had resisted looking at due to deciding a while back that one of these would be my next bike, but not wanting to buy right now.
I sold my Streetfighter S to Steve baylissboy a few weeks ago, because I wasn’t using it, he asked me a few times, was a gent, and really wanted it. One of the reasons for letting it go was that it released a large chunk of funds towards a Pani R. But, because I wouldn’t get the chance to use it much this year, I had decided to wait until winter with a few more coming onto the market being traded in against V4’s and PCP deals coming to an end. However, as with these things, I was keeping an eye on the market for these bikes and it wasn’t out of the question to buy one if the right bike came up. I have also witnessed the market on 2nd hand Ducatis getting very silly lately, and with this basically being the last of the V-Twin R bikes, if I buy now I’m not worrying about a sudden price jump. I still thought it would be later in the year though before I jumped in.
So, currently, I was aware of 2 really good bikes for sale that had hardly been used.
This one in my local dealer with 647 miles on it.
And this one, £2k cheaper and with only 436 miles on it. But in a dealer 400 miles away.
While in the local dealer, with my shiny new Sat Nav holder in my hand, I had a look at the Pani R and snapped. It was mint and achingly beautiful. A switch flicked in my head, "I’m going to buy one", the decision was made. I spoke to the owner, only to be told he had a deposit on it. Oh well, maybe things happen for a reason, never mind.
But there was still the 2nd bike. I get home and call the dealer. It’s still available. Lots of interest apparently, but people wanting to finance the bike and getting refused. The conversation with Ian in sales went something like this.
Me....“How much can you sell it to me for?”
Him....“Do you have a P/X?”
Me....“Nope”
Him....“How much do you want to pay?”
Me....“£xx,xxx”
Him....“I can do it for £xx,xxx +£500”
Me....“What about £xx’xxx + £250”
Him..."Do you want to put a deposit on it today?"
Me...."Yep"
Him....“Deal, give me your card number”
And like that, it was done in less than a minute, I now owned a Pani R
Right, Plymouth
I could get it couriered for not much more than the price of the diesel to get there and back, but I prefer to do these things face to face and can loan a friend’s van.
So, I got an early start in the early hours of Friday. Get there for mid morning, load the bike up, have a look around and a chat with Ian, turn around and head back. The M42 around Birmingham at 4.30pm on a Friday evening was fun. 2 mph for 2 hours.
A big thumbs up for Ian in sales and all the staff at GT Motorcycles in Plymouth. They were spot on from the outset. They wrongly advertised as the bike coming with 6 months tax, which they don't usually do on a 2nd hand bike. They stood by the advert and taxed it without any fuss. The charger was not present. A brand new expensive charger came off the shelf and was handed to me. Great people. They also have a very nice set up down there, well worth a visit.
So now it sits in the garage and I'm well happy with it.
Not sure what to do with the rim stickers yet. They are growing on me.
As I can't have anything without @Exige jumping on the wagon, I expect him to reveal one in the next week, in all probability.
And the question you are all asking?……..The Sat Nav holder is very cool.
**Edit again. 925 miles now. I really should use this more.
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Nice people there.Hey, so I did post about it over at the dark side. I've managed to lift it from Mordor without trying to log in. I feel dirty now.
Well, I’ve had an interesting week.
I went into my local dealer last Saturday to buy a Givi Sat Nav holder for my Hyperstrada.
I was aware that they had a 2nd Generation Panigale R in, which I had resisted looking at due to deciding a while back that one of these would be my next bike, but not wanting to buy right now.
I sold my Streetfighter S to Steve baylissboy a few weeks ago, because I wasn’t using it, he asked me a few times, was a gent, and really wanted it. One of the reasons for letting it go was that it released a large chunk of funds towards a Pani R. But, because I wouldn’t get the chance to use it much this year, I had decided to wait until winter with a few more coming onto the market being traded in against V4’s and PCP deals coming to an end. However, as with these things, I was keeping an eye on the market for these bikes and it wasn’t out of the question to buy one if the right bike came up. I have also witnessed the market on 2nd hand Ducatis getting very silly lately, and with this basically being the last of the V-Twin R bikes, if I buy now I’m not worrying about a sudden price jump. I still thought it would be later in the year though before I jumped in.
So, currently, I was aware of 2 really good bikes for sale that had hardly been used.
This one in my local dealer with 647 miles on it.
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And this one, £2k cheaper and with only 436 miles on it. But in a dealer 400 miles away.
View attachment 19969
While in the local dealer, with my shiny new Sat Nav holder in my hand, I had a look at the Pani R and snapped. It was mint and achingly beautiful. A switch flicked in my head, "I’m going to buy one", the decision was made. I spoke to the owner, only to be told he had a deposit on it. Oh well, maybe things happen for a reason, never mind.
But there was still the 2nd bike. I get home and call the dealer. It’s still available. Lots of interest apparently, but people wanting to finance the bike and getting refused. The conversation with Ian in sales went something like this.
Me....“How much can you sell it to me for?”
Him....“Do you have a P/X?”
Me....“Nope”
Him....“How much do you want to pay?”
Me....“£xx,xxx”
Him....“I can do it for £xx,xxx +£500”
Me....“What about £xx’xxx + £250”
Him..."Do you want to put a deposit on it today?"
Me...."Yep"
Him....“Deal, give me your card number”
And like that, it was done in less than a minute, I now owned a Pani Rand a lot cheaper than the local bike,
Right, Plymouth
View attachment 19967
I could get it couriered for not much more than the price of the diesel to get there and back, but I prefer to do these things face to face and can loan a friend’s van.
So, I got an early start in the early hours of Friday. Get there for mid morning, load the bike up, have a look around and a chat with Ian, turn around and head back. The M42 around Birmingham at 4.30pm on a Friday evening was fun. 2 mph for 2 hours.
View attachment 19966
A big thumbs up for Ian in sales and all the staff at GT Motorcycles in Plymouth. They were spot on from the outset. They wrongly advertised as the bike coming with 6 months tax, which they don't usually do on a 2nd hand bike. They stood by the advert and taxed it without any fuss. The charger was not present. A brand new expensive charger came off the shelf and was handed to me. Great people. They also have a very nice set up down there, well worth a visit.
View attachment 19970
So now it sits in the garage and I'm well happy with it.
Not sure what to do with the rim stickers yet. They are growing on me.**Edit, even after 3 years I've left them on as they annoy @Exige immensely.
As I can't have anything without @Exige jumping on the wagon, I expect him to reveal one in the next week, in all probability.
And the question you are all asking?……..The Sat Nav holder is very cool.
**Edit again. 925 miles now. I really should use this more.
Especially Stephen the HRC guy.
He worked on my RC30.
How much did you sell that one for
Shsssssh, don't make him cry.....How much did you sell that one for
I'm trying to find out where @Andyb gets his opinion from that you can only lose money on bikes, I think I know nowShsssssh, don't make him cry.....
I like Andy's opinion, when I'm buyingI'm trying to find out where @Andyb gets his opinion from that you can only lose money on bikes, I think I know now
The best modern Ducati by far
how many have you tried?
Loads
Sometimes I don't understand your words, are you sure they are all in the right order
You're soooo cute
For what I paid.How much did you sell that one for
That little, under £10k then, maybe's £7k
9That little, under £10k then, maybe's £7k
@ditchvisitor have you ridden the 1199 and how does it compare to the 1098?
It's like riding a pussy cat sorry @Robarano i think it's a different forum your thinking ofPussy cat.
He was calling you the Pussy Cat - correct forumIt's like riding a pussy cat sorry @Robarano i think it's a different forum your thinking of
I only went in to On Yer Bike for a coffee on my Birthday and bought one - be very careful around these bloody things they just jump into your shedI went in to my dealer to buy a sat nav holder and accidentally bought one.
I think i posted in Mordor about it a couple of years ago.
( well some sheds )ditchvisitor
Member
I can confirm that it’s much more pleasant to ride than the 1098 however it’s still absolutely bat shit mental!!! It’s sooooo quick, have already terrified myself a few times!!!