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As a fellow Ducatista, congratulations for owning a Ducati. Now you will get to experience the joys and occasional pain of an Italian L twin ownership.

1. Heat - Every Ducati runs hot. You can add engine ice and exhaust heat guards, but the exhaust design of the Panigale is the culprit. The exhaust loop that sits under the seat and has a cover is going to boil you during summer. It makes a nice heater for the winter though!! You cannot run the 959 in the city in stop and go traffic.

2. Shotgun exhaust - This was to comply with emissions rules in India. The 959 sold in Japan have the same shotgun exhaust. I like the look of the shot gun exhaust but this is individual taste.

3. Desmo service / service costs - Ducatis are slightly more expensive to maintain than the Japanese ones but not that much. First, Desmo service costs 50k INR. My Delhi dealer charges that, and my FNG mechanic, who is ex-Ducati service tech charges around 30-40k INR. 75k is a rip off by the Bangalore dealer. No desmo dervice costs 75k. Normal oil and filter change for Ducatis cost around 10k INR. I do most of the work myself and keep the major ones for my mechanic.

4. Parts availability - contrary to what everyone says, parts are easily available for Ducati. The 899 / 959 / 1199 / 1299 and even the V4 share a lot of similar parts and you can get them easily in India. Most Ducati dealers carry the parts you need.

Please do not use the parts from Ali-express. They are cheap but they are absolute rubbish. I order from www.desmoheart.com if I want the exotic bits. Ducati has a bigger presence in Thailand, and I often find parts online for sale in Thailand. Alternative is to look up on Carousell app and order parts from Singapore. If you have friends / family visiting Singapore or Bangkok (after Covid is gone), ask them to pick for you.

5. Autoblipper - I would not advise you to install the autoblipper. Ducati electronics are finicky. The DQS program, although good, will act up, when you add in after market parts and causes issues with the clutch and gearing. This is a known gremlin for Ducatis. Give your wallet a rest and enjoy the quick shifter.

Again, awesome to see your 959. I was thinking about getting a 959 after I got my 1199, but now I changed my mind and I am shopping for a 1299s or a V4s.

The Chinese manufacturer Moxiao Motor has even shamelessly copied the red colour of the Ducati 959 Panigale and well, even the font on the fairing looks the same. Not only this, but the golden upside-down forks upfront, the offset rear monoshock, single-sided swingarm, and even the rearview mirrors with integrated indicators look identical. Coming back to the engine, well, clearly, with a sub 500cc engine onboard, you can’t expect the bike to deliver ferocious performance and in this aspect, the Moxiao 500RR isn’t even close to the Italian masterpiece.

The twin-cylinder, liquid-cooled motor on the copy bike is good for developing 47 hp of power (same as a Royal Enfield Interceptor 650) and its top speed is pegged at 165 kmph. The motorcycle has a generous fuel tank though, at 22-litre, and hence if you are looking at long-distance trips on this Ducati, errrr, Moxiao 500RR, well minimum fuel stops are guaranteed! Now, speaking of pricing, the bike costs around 35,000 Yuan and if you translate that into the Indian currency, the figure comes out to be Rs 4 lakh.

That’s almost one-fourth of the last known ex-showroom price of the Ducati 959 Panigale in India. On a lighter note, we are glad that the 959 Panigale is no more to see this happening.

Ducati as its all known is famous in the production of great motorcycles of which the Panigale 959 is one of those, but special in its kind. This model has a great view to many motorcyclists. It has sleek headlights which are distinctive. The way the tail unit arcs are over and leaves an air gap is just so wonderful.

Many motorcyclists do not have access to racetracks in India so most sport bike owners have to use the road. This is something which the Ducati family is conscious of and has tried to offer its best to the world, India in particular, with the Panigale 959. This model has proved to be the starlit machine for the racetrack.

This brand is relatively unchanged from its processors since it retains the monocoque chassis from the 899 and the larger Panigale 1299. But a few changes have been made on its body panels to accommodate the wider front fairing which gets new attractive inlet scoops. These scoops are found just below the headlights that have the typical Ducati design which adds to the aggressive look of the machine. The nice and compact windscreen visor is quite effective in deflecting windblast nonetheless. The 959 has a full digital LCD speedometer which appears cluttered with all the information on display. It has a cascading, race-style tachometer with digital readouts for speed, rider modes, electronic aids, engine temperature, real-time and overall fuel consumption, as well as the regular odometer and two trip meters. Making this unit very complicated.

The Panigale twin-cylinder engine, has been heavily revised to meet the Euro-IV emission regulations. The increase in displacement is due to a longer stroke, identical to the 1299 Panigale’s. Also a lot of revisions have been done which has helped meet emissions and also increased peak horsepower to 157hp (from 148hp) and torque to 107.4Nm (from 99Nm). The gearbox which is exactly like 899 has an added tooth on the rear wheel sprocket to make the overall gearing taller.

This beautiful Panigale, although not as spunky as many litre-class bikes with 200hp on tap, it is not so little on performance. it can manage a 0- 100kph time of 4 sec in Sport mode, which is more than what is needed for the street. It offers sufficient grunt to carve through city traffic. With its Ducati Quick Shifter, there really is no debate while going up gears even when exiting corners.

When you are in the saddle of the Ducati Panigale 959, you feel an incredible compact motorcycle which is slim and tightly packaged. Its seat tips you forward towards the slim clip-on handlebars, but the ergonomics aren’t overly aggressive. During highway running, the engine hovers to a temperature of about 95 to 98-degree Celsius mark on speeds of about 100-130kph, which is quite bearable.

With the 959 Panigale, Ducati has built a bike to bring more riders to the superbikes family. This model’s combination of electronic sophistication, manageable power, confidence-inspiring handle and enjoyable agility makes a good motorcycle. On every other count, the 959 is a stellar supersport, having a great performance as well as ability and a whole suit of Ducati electronics to ensure a safely use. In fact, the design offers a savvy balance between all-out track ability and adequate street and highway chops as well.

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The trouble is, after riding the 959 Panigale Corse and one of its bigger sisters back to back you can"t say with a straight face that the 959 is impressive. It feels lacking. It"s not got any of the electronic wizardry and far less of the epic, earth-shattering acceleration. It doesn"t have a fancy TFT dashboard; it"s got an old-school Casio-esque LCD unit (which looks very similar to the dashboard on Ducati"s GP3 MotoGP bike). It doesn"t have an under-belly exhaust, nor a single-sided swing arm. You have to adjust the suspension with spanners and screwdrivers and you can"t fit an autoblipper to it from Ducati"s accessory book, which is a crying shame.Bonnie Lane

But the longer you spend doing day-to-day stuff with the 959 Panigale Corse, the more you realise it"s got all that really matters, and none of what doesn"t. Sure, five hot laps on a Panigale V4 will leave you pumped full of adrenaline as you watch its fancy dashboard light up like a Christmas tree... but try ten laps or 20. Once you"ve calmed down and caught your breath, you"ll probably want the keys to the 959 back. And you"ll probably be faster. And comfier. And you won"t even care that the indicator switch is annoyingly fiddly, or that the side-stand is impossible to locate with your foot.Bonnie Lane

While your headline-grabbing, all-singing, all-dancing superbike might be objectively better in almost every way, the 959 Panigale Corse is the real winner. Don"t discount it, because it"s completely brilliant.

No manufacturer is immune from the dodgy tribute band effect. We have already run one long list of copycat motorcycles originating from China which rip-off models from Honda, Ducati, Kawasaki and Yamaha among others and yet in 2021 there is now even more material for a second name and shame.

It’s even more powerful than the Iron 883 at 53bhp (unlike the Harley’s 51bhp) from its 650cc twin-cylinder engine. Throw in LED headlights and LCD display and the Xiang Shuai is going a long way to rendering this article incorrect…

This is a bit of a wild-card entry here for somewhat obvious reasons, but we are very engaged by the fact there is a scooter out there with the face of a Ducati Panigale V4. I mean, really, we couldn’t have two models so far apart in ethos.

But because it is a scooter, we must say Tairong have done a pretty good job of merging it into its T400, which itself appears to have started as a Yamaha T-MAX, to make us ponder what a Ducati scooter would look like if one were to ever (shudder) exist.

Ducati really only has itself to blame for creating its image and models in such a tempting way as to make them desirable with a price tag few can afford. What is a lovelorn soul to do…? You pop down the market and get the knock-off.

Since the Ducati V4 copy is just soooo last year, here Moxaio has decided to go for a better value choice in the Ducati Panigale 959-inspired Moxaio 500 RR.

The result is a loose cross between the 959 and that real size scale version of the V4 made from LEGO. In short, it’s the chunky version of what should be soup. They have gone to the effort of copying the font and graphic details, but it seems to have gone a bit rogue with the finishing details by dragging Ferrari into the mess with a yellow logo.

Nevertheless, it’s still lumbered with the same dilemma Europeans have here with the 959. Why have a Ducati 959/Moxaio 500 RR when you could have a Panigale V4/One of the multiple copies riding slower than they should be across China?

Although the 899 kicks out nearly 50bhp less than its 1199 big brother, with a claimed 148bhp, the 899 is still a powerful superbike by any standards, produces more torque than the smaller 848 unit right through the rev range and is certainly not for novices even if Ducati say they’re hoping to attract broad range of riders, including some new to sports bikes.

It’s keen to pull from mid-revs but up top from 7000rpm is where it really comes alive. It accelerates hard but it’s never ultimately challenging like a 1000cc road bike, or its bigger 1199 Panigale brother – and that’s a good thing.

Well Bike II is getting MM electronics, Deutsch connectors, MS22759 MS wiring. After building the bike I wanted, I love the bike more every time I get on it. The only thing I left stock on the bike was the electronics and electrical components and that is the only area I have ever had any problems. This board is full of people with issues related to something electrical. I have been building aerospace mil spec electronic assemblies for years and can say with confidence that the electrical components that Ducati uses are maybe a notch above whats in a Chinese toaster. Straight garbage. If anyone is interested in looking at "how its done" I recommend this site.