[BBBingo]

LaneSpiltter review is up on Jalopnik. Found this bit intriguing...

Ride Review: The 2016 Ducati 959 Panigale Is The Sportbike I Would Buy Today

What We’d Change

If I were buying the 959 Panigale, there is very little I would change. The shape of the tank felt great in the turns, but I had a hard time bracing myself against it under the heavy braking required coming into turn one and I’d probably add some grip pads to the sides of the tank if I were going to track it often.

Not that this is something the owner can change, but I would like to see Ducati update their ABS system a bit. We spent the first session of the day with TC and ABS enabled and the ABS system interpreted the bumps going into turn one as the front wheel locking and threw the pads off the calipers dramatically. The system isn’t nearly as refined as others we’ve tested, and I’d love to see the babygale get some more advanced binders.

The quickshifter is nice, but the 959 really needs a better version that goes both up and down and has an auto-blip function. Seems like a massive oversight to claim something is designed for track/race use and not include something like that on a bike with this much prowess.

Race mode brought some of the normal fueling twitchyness, and a power commander would be well worth the money if this were in my garage permanently.

 

[hamoncyte]

LaneSpiltter review is up on Jalopnik. Found this bit intriguing...

Ride Review: The 2016 Ducati 959 Panigale Is The Sportbike I Would Buy Today

The quickshifter won't be altered as the cost is considered too high for Ducati, as well as the LED daylights...

 

[corsa]

What are the chances we'll see LED daylights show up in a future year model?

 

[hamoncyte]

What are the chances we'll see LED daylights show up in a future year model?

I'd love to see it... Otherwise... Maybe we can attach some LED straps ourselves... Hehehe

 

[corsa]

I'd love to see it... Otherwise... Maybe we can attach some LED straps ourselves... Hehehe

Lol maybe, what ever works, and of course the sooner we have a solution the better

 

[hamoncyte]

http://youtu.be/GO4HZeznQjk

Have a look at this partial solution! Gotta check how to embed videos on the cell phone...

 

[Helios]

I found this graph to be quite useful in visualizing the differences between the 959 and the 899.

The 955 cc 90-degree V-twin Superquadro engine now makes 157 horsepower and 79 pound-feet of torque, a six and eight percent bump over the 899. It gets new head and case covers, as well as a new timing chain, gears, and guides so it can meet Euro 4 emissions and sound requirements.

The extra displacement comes from an increase in stroke which, while it normally adds top end power on most bikes, actually contributes to beefening the low and middle range thanks to the addition of “showerhead” style fuel injectors. It also gets a slipper clutch, high-flow filter, and the exhaust system from the 1299 which increases to 60 mm in diameter.

 

[SpeedyGonzales]

Not too noticeable of a tourque drop around the lower RPMs as the 899.

 

[DaveyDork]

Helios, ok, but we're not discussing that here...

I'm POSITIVE we'll see aftermarket companies making LED's for the 959... just like they did for 899

 

[supersport]

Just buy the 1199s headlights. Should be the same part.

 

[BBBingo]

Just buy the 1199s headlights. Should be the same part.

But are they exactly the same... will they plug and play with the 959's plastic. I've read the 959 got SIMILAR plastic to 1299, but not that's its the same part...

 

[corsa]

From pictures i've seen the front ends seem different enough that it won't be a straight swap, it's going to require altering the plastics, not worth it IMO.

 

[supersport]

The actual cutout for the headlights looks like they are using the same parts. This is just a guest since its a lot cheaper to retain this part the same for cost effective production.

The did not do a completely new bike so i don't see why they would change this.

 

[BBBingo]

The actual cutout for the headlights looks like they are using the same parts. This is just a guest since its a lot cheaper to retain this part the same for cost effective production.

The did not do a completely new bike so i don't see why they would change this.

I'm thinking this as well, was just wondering if you've seen it confirmed for sure!

 

[VroomVroom]

Maybe the 1299 will fit. Where there is a gap in the bodywork under the twin headlights of the 899, the two sides meet on the 1299 and 959.

 

[hamoncyte]

Check here how to add the 1299 front headlights in the 899:

How to install 1199S LED headlight on 899 Panigale (picture overload) - Ducati 899 Panigale Forum

And these crazy ones for the back (great mod IMO):

http://www.motodynamic.com/ducati/led-tail-lights/2012-2015-ducati-899-1199-1299-panigale-sequential-led-tail-lights-smoke.html

 

[VroomVroom]

If the lights are compatible, what else can we take form the other models?

 

[supersport]

going to guest that over 50% of the 899 share the same parts maybe as high as 80%

 

[DaveyDork]

going to guest that over 50% of the 899 share the same parts maybe as high as 80%

and whats not carried over from 899 is probably shared with 1299...

 

[BBBingo]

anyone know where the tail section came from