RideApart Review: Ducati 1199 Panigale S

Who’s most qualified to review the Ducati 1199 Panigale S? A racer? A journalist? How about the guy who departed on a 15,000-mile, seven-month, coast-to-coast (and back) road trip the day he bought one? Over to you, Dennis. — Ed.

The 1199, naked

We’ve previously published CAD renders of what’s underneath the Ducati 1199’s fairings, but Ducati just released these studio photos of the bike, naked. Nothing new is revealed, but these high-res, wallpaper-ready images do emphasize just how compact the “frameless” design … Continued

Finally, the Ducati 1199 is revealed

“Ducati has never built a sportbike as advanced as the 1199 Panigale,” says Ducati GM, Claudio Domenicali. “We are moving into a revolution of the species.” This is the long-awaited, much-leaked, many-times-spied, ridiculously rumored Ducati 1199 Panigale. It’s incredibly light … Continued