Great vid - I've actually watched this a few times since you uploaded it - pretty much summed up how I felt when I first rode an 899 (I bought one per your recommendation and still love the thing as much as that first ride....great bit of kit). All the best sir! - TMF
People needs to hear the 899 Panigale in person to really appreciate the perfect sound this bike make. Any bike can make loud noise but not many can make the symphony sound that this bike makes. Love my 899!!
Great hearing your thoughts on the 899 Baron :) Whilst I miss the single sided swingarm from its bigger brother, this bike ticks just about every other checkbox to make up for it!
I just bought this bike today coming from a 300 Ninja 2013. Initially I was going for and test rode a RSV4 Aprilia 2012. The RSV4 is great, but I could not handle it well as far as turning like I used to in the 300 Ninja. I test rode this 899 and I fell for it. It really is a great bike. Excellent handling, the throaty feel to the engine and the good throttle response. I recommend it. The only thing is I wish they made the handle grips a bit more meaty, but hey nothing is perfect lolll.
Nice review Sir Grumble. I'm pleased that you like the 899. I will test ride it soon and I hope is has enough power for me, considering I'm 240lbs. That's why I love my 1199 R because of it's 'brutal' power. I'd love for you to test ride the R, they resolved some of the issues you experienced when riding the S.
4:30 - that's all I needed to hear. Thank you Baron, you've got me convinced, this is a jizz factory. Not to forget, you did a LOT better review (with no budget) than freakin' MCN or Motorcycleusa. Keep doing what you do!
I'm reading most of the comments here, and although this is a great bike review, I couldn't stop laughing and think the best part is him catching his friend on video pissing and saying "65,000 people are watching you pee, are you getting stage fright?", and then the car beeping at him pissing as the car drove by. Am I the only immature one in the bunch getting a huge kick out of this or what??? LOL
Thats a great road out up the hill out of Alton too - used to hack it up and down there with my mate in his 911 - just awesome. Your vid makes me want to come back, hire a bike and blast around the back lanes of Hampshire.
***** the sounds of these things never comes across properly in videos. In person they are much better. Different but awesome. Videos don't do ducati sounds justice I don't think.
To call the Ducati 899 Panigale "A Paedophile's Dream" has to be the most ridiculous, offensive, yet funniest way ever imagined to describe a motorcycle's plus point. Simply genius and should feature in all Ducati's marketing material.
"...I like the fartiness of it..." Pretty sure I farted myself after hearing that. Another great Grumble line! Thanks for the review, I really enjoyed it.
The reach to the bars on the 899 is actually shorter than the 1199. Rode them back to back, the 899 felt like I was holding a press-up. If you'd got the 899 before the end of last year, they were throwing in the Termi cans for free.
What a beautiful machine! Looks like a space-bike. :D The ram-air in front is sweet. Sexual vanilla! Sport-Rider did mention the bars being really far-out, almost like the most-uncomfortable part of a push-up position (paraphrased). That sound is cracking. I still love the Triumph Daytona 675R (favorite supersport) but I've love to have a go with the 899. 'Pretty little farty girl.'
You will join us Baron. We are Ducatisti. We are always watching. I got to demo one last month and fell in love. But I love my Streetfighter 848 too much to let it go.
I tested a Panigale 899 back in 2013. I had a 2000 GSXR 750 at the time, a bike I liked a lot, until I tried the 899... I was shocked about how much better the Panigale was, the sitting position, the handling, the electronics.. the 899 was 13 years newer than my GSXR but it felt like 25 years!
Okay, here's my third comment :/ I'm so happy for Baron right now because he had so much fun with the bike. He's tempted to buy it for sure. Congrats Baron on showing ~65k people your ride mate taking a wee. The car tooting was wonderful, too :P
That's because most 300's are 2 cylinder, just like the Ducati.. Doesn't mean it sounds the same.. It's far from the same.. Most Honda and Yamaha supersports are 4 cylinder, so that just means that you prefer a 4 cylinder bike I guess..
Orthodux Yeah can't go wrong with the 4cyl. If I'm spending like 10k pounds on a bike, it's gotta sound good. But with the sound (obviously i'm exaggerating that it sounds EXACTLY the same), it still sounds similar enough, to me the 899 sounds like a louder ninja 300.
Got the chance to ride this a few months ago, and loved this bike, so comfortable, had enough power to get around and to still put a grin on my face. definitely a great intermediate bike!
Just test rode the 2015 899 today. It was actually the first super sport I've ever ridden (been riding vintage Japanese cruisers for about 4 years now), and I found the power delivery to be incredibly smooth and very manageable. I couldn't believe how light and maneuverable it was. I also like the "fartiness" of it, as you so eloquently put it. Is the heat coming from underneath the seat typical for super sport bikes, or is that unique to this bike given that the back cylinder head of the V-twin is closer to the seat? I could really feel the heat when I hit the gas on the entrance ramps.
160Bhp. "Lacking in power " you live in the clouds. That is a dream bike for a lot people and you say its ok for a run around like a 250cc. Disagree on this one
Walked passed that wedding car made a comment to my wife about some poor sod taking one for the team... went down well as you can imagine. So Farringdon still flooded then! Put up a video of me cycling through those flooded roads a few weeks ago... Nice bike, great to Alton in one of your videos!
Ugh hell. I would ride a 50cc 250kg scooter if it had that modern ducati front end. Just wish they wernt so expensive. The Chinese need to hurry up and rip one off rather than fannying about with er-6 copies so I can afford one xD
Sparntanz D There are few V-twin supersports dude. You never rode a RC8R or VTR1000? At least RSV 1000R? They're bit pricey to maintain and usually people who never rode them - don't like them. No matter which kind of bike, they're all for riding'. Dang, when I get 60 years old and get fat as fuck I'll probably like Harleys or Victory. Peace.
Reminded me of the thrills I had riding my black and gold 900ss bevel in the 80s. It would have been a lot less powerful I imagine but with it's Conti silencers perhaps sounded beefier. If only I'd been able to hang on to it.
how do u know? did u even heard once a ducati in real life? doesnt matter which one, every single piece sounds better than every japanese bike, its just waaay dull and aggresive than any other bike i heard
Nicely done as always Baron! I'm wondering if we'll ever get a gear rundown? Would really be interested to see what you use day-to-day or in the tour. Keep it up mate!
Great vid, I want one! Bought a Hypermotard last year though, so not gonna happen! The full beam thing and the indicators, will make you swear, a lot! The noise of a Ducati though, never fails to get a grin.
Baron at his best.Really enjoyed watching that. The bird was either a buzzard or a red kite,cant make it out clearly enough.Apol's if someone has already said that i will not wade through 300+ comments.So there.
Ha, just after you had to turn around at the flood 11:46, I thought you wrere coming off the bike with the revving and camera swaying around like that. Nice sounding bike!
Race mode sets engine to high setting for beter performance, u can change this also for sport mode in the settings menu.. Standard it's set to low.. At least on my 1199 it is..
It's an incredible Ducati. The only issue I had with the 1199 Panigale when I rode it last year was the heat. L Twin goodness, Ducati life! Mics can never pick up the Termignoni exhaust note :/ Great review Baron.
Personally think it looks great in white with the red wheels.
You're a stormtrooper, of course you like it in white
Daniel Kemnitz
Did you just assume my gender?
yes I did. Feel the trigger inside you
Great vid - I've actually watched this a few times since you uploaded it - pretty much summed up how I felt when I first rode an 899 (I bought one per your recommendation and still love the thing as much as that first ride....great bit of kit). All the best sir! - TMF
People needs to hear the 899 Panigale in person to really appreciate the perfect sound this bike make. Any bike can make loud noise but not many can make the symphony sound that this bike makes. Love my 899!!
There's always one at every bike meet.
It sounds like a beast in person. Even louder and beastlier than my Buell XB12.
ryanhayn Just test road the new EBR naked....unreal!!! Still sticking with my Tuono though.
Ducati Drew Nice. I'd love to try one, but I don't think they're sold in Hawaii.
"It's more versatile, like a waffle."
lolwut
Yeah, cuz that makes sense ;) *****
lmfao
Motonosity vu y
"Aww they're getting married... Well good luck, YOULL FUCKING NEEEED IT" hahaha
Great hearing your thoughts on the 899 Baron :) Whilst I miss the single sided swingarm from its bigger brother, this bike ticks just about every other checkbox to make up for it!
I bought an 899 thanks to this video. Tell Ducati to start paying you.
***** Its probably the best looking sports bike... in white.
***** I wish I had one mate...
***** i rode one once... then i woke up
i hear there expensive to run as well along with large bills if the need repairing. But its a DUCATI :D
probably the most impractical bike ...its like a Ferrari. :D Chicks love the DUCATI
2:03 Got to love that Italian fuelling. Passion & reliability are equivalent to matter & antimatter with anything that involves wheels and an engine.
"Awwww they're getting married. Good luck, youll need it!"
I just bought this bike today coming from a 300 Ninja 2013. Initially I was going for and test rode a RSV4 Aprilia 2012. The RSV4 is great, but I could not handle it well as far as turning like I used to in the 300 Ninja. I test rode this 899 and I fell for it. It really is a great bike. Excellent handling, the throaty feel to the engine and the good throttle response. I recommend it. The only thing is I wish they made the handle grips a bit more meaty, but hey nothing is perfect lolll.
Nice review Sir Grumble. I'm pleased that you like the 899. I will test ride it soon and I hope is has enough power for me, considering I'm 240lbs. That's why I love my 1199 R because of it's 'brutal' power. I'd love for you to test ride the R, they resolved some of the issues you experienced when riding the S.
Swapsies? lol
I miss these older videos so much
What a bike! Looks incredible. I can only imagine what it sounds like in person!
4:30 - that's all I needed to hear. Thank you Baron, you've got me convinced, this is a jizz factory. Not to forget, you did a LOT better review (with no budget) than freakin' MCN or Motorcycleusa.
Keep doing what you do!
"What is that? A f***ing Eagle."
+Anurag Sharma America came to visit XD
+Anurag Sharma What is it with people repeating an exact line from the video, and others liking it! wtf has youtube become?
+arebrec Hahahaha. I think the same when I see cats as profile pics.
?? Ooohh, good comeback! :facepalm:
+arebrec So cliche ;)
Been waiting for a decent review of this bike, cheers dude! You've almost made my mind up. :)
Ducati Dragons thanks. I was a little worried about it when I had my test ride, but found it really easy to ride. Was expecting a beast of some kind!
I'd love to hear your take on a ducati diavel, if you ever get a chance to ride one
+Simply Steve funny you should say... keep an eye out.
+BaronVonGrumble Will do ;)
watched the XDiavel vids, it's a nice bike! for some reason i'm still more drawn to the older diavel though :P
Gotta say I loved the fact that I could track you throughout this video, new exactly where you were at all points :)
3 feet of snow outside my window and somewhere out there BVG is test riding a 899. Life is so unfair
That might just be one of the most visually pleasing bikes I have ever seen
I'm reading most of the comments here, and although this is a great bike review, I couldn't stop laughing and think the best part is him catching his friend on video pissing and saying "65,000 people are watching you pee, are you getting stage fright?", and then the car beeping at him pissing as the car drove by. Am I the only immature one in the bunch getting a huge kick out of this or what??? LOL
Great video!! Love that Basingstoke road!! Didnt know there was a Ducati dealer in Alton will have to get down there for a test ride!!
Why do Ducatis sound so different? It's really an unmistakable engine sound, much like the Subaru (in a uniqueness sense).
***** Ltwin but yes weird capacity and desmodronic engine I believe
Duc Hunter V twin vs L twin? Just 90deg bank offset?
It's not exactly 90 degree. I think it's closer to 83 degree but it's put on the bike differently
Duc Hunter I'll have to give it a look-see!
+nutnfan1 87 degree
Your review has made me want one even more than I already did! Thanks for riding and sharing.
Greeting from the USA... Its kinda hard to watch you drive on the left side of the road
The video truly does the sound of the bike no justice. It sounds phenomenal in person.
THIS!
Great review, beautiful bike. Do we see a Duc in the Barons future? Thanks for the ride
Would buy it, especially in this colour and with smaller engine than 1199. And this sound! Good job Ducati!
"Good luck. youll fucking neeeed it."
hahahahaha!
Thats a great road out up the hill out of Alton too - used to hack it up and down there with my mate in his 911 - just awesome. Your vid makes me want to come back, hire a bike and blast around the back lanes of Hampshire.
3:18
"You'll Fucking Need it!!" Oh the burn.
Was out with a couple of mates yesterday, one with the 899 and the 1199S. Both excellent bikes yet subtly different in their own way.
The Sport mode and the Race mode give exactly the same bhp, only the settings for the ABS etc change. Placebo effect? Methinks so.
not entirely true - the throttle response is harder - hence the implied feeling of higher power.
Sorry. It's the placebo effect.
The throttle response in race mode does make a big difference, maybe you need to twist your wrist quicker :)
Then surely it's your wrist that makes the difference and not the mode ;)
If you're slow with your wrist movement it won't make any difference what mode it's in.
Excellent to see the roads near me being used! Farringdon is still pretty flooded then!!!!
I like the Design but i hate the sound for a supersport
***** the sounds of these things never comes across properly in videos. In person they are much better. Different but awesome. Videos don't do ducati sounds justice I don't think.
Yeah ill happily take one of each thanks!
I dont usually like the sound but this is an exception for me
***** true that
sounds like a diesel car
I am seriously considering buying one of these off the back of this vid. It sounds immense!
To call the Ducati 899 Panigale "A Paedophile's Dream" has to be the most ridiculous, offensive, yet funniest way ever imagined to describe a motorcycle's plus point. Simply genius and should feature in all Ducati's marketing material.
You’re a little too comfortable with that. I don’t think anyone would even want to be remotely associated to pedophilia in any regard, joke or not.
The looks of this bike are just AMAZING!!!!! It's so goddamn beautifull and stylish, i just want to hug it and never let go.
"sexual chocolate...sexual chocolate!"
Aaaaaaaaaand now I want one.
god that deep roar when you get on it. sounds amazing
"...I like the fartiness of it..."
Pretty sure I farted myself after hearing that. Another great Grumble line! Thanks for the review, I really enjoyed it.
Lol yeah right.
Been waiting for this review. Thanks Baron!
Raining?!?!?.........in England ?!?!?!?! You don't say..............
The reach to the bars on the 899 is actually shorter than the 1199. Rode them back to back, the 899 felt like I was holding a press-up.
If you'd got the 899 before the end of last year, they were throwing in the Termi cans for free.
What a beautiful machine! Looks like a space-bike. :D
The ram-air in front is sweet. Sexual vanilla! Sport-Rider did mention the bars being really far-out, almost like the most-uncomfortable part of a push-up position (paraphrased).
That sound is cracking. I still love the Triumph Daytona 675R (favorite supersport) but I've love to have a go with the 899.
'Pretty little farty girl.'
Don't give up on the ZX-3R dream D:
Never! Or, not for the foreseeable future! :D
Yeah right!? The eagle makes the video so much better.
Damn dude,you have officially changed my dream bike from a S1000RR to the 899. Nice video.
Ducati makes best looking motorcycles for me :)
You will join us Baron. We are Ducatisti. We are always watching.
I got to demo one last month and fell in love. But I love my Streetfighter 848 too much to let it go.
So when are you receiving the ktm super duke ?
i dunno! maybe April but its not confirmed yet :(
I tested a Panigale 899 back in 2013. I had a 2000 GSXR 750 at the time, a bike I liked a lot, until I tried the 899... I was shocked about how much better the Panigale was, the sitting position, the handling, the electronics.. the 899 was 13 years newer than my GSXR but it felt like 25 years!
Are you Robert Webb from peep show?
I wonder how this would compare against my Daytona 675R.. I prefer the sound of the triple engine but love the looks of the Ducati!
I want one, but I also want 12 grand...
Bought a Ducati from Snells a few years back. Superb dealership to deal with. Top guys
it's raining ice~~~~~ I dunno where the fuck I am... You sound just like me on my bike :)
Okay, here's my third comment :/
I'm so happy for Baron right now because he had so much fun with the bike. He's tempted to buy it for sure. Congrats Baron on showing ~65k people your ride mate taking a wee. The car tooting was wonderful, too :P
wow the sound is just.....its sounds like a 125cc scooter
Sounds like a 125!?? Are you actually serious?
Matthew Jenkins right.
would not say it sounds quite like that but imo it does not sound good.
Ottienger believe it or not a lot of people buy ducatis for the way they sound
if they like that sound then that is totally up to them but my self i do not really like it. power on ducati are great but does not sound right to me.
Definitely one of my favorite channels.
That really is just pornography...my god it's a pretty bike.
9 years later and here I am
It's an amazing bike hands down, but they really need to work on the sounds! It sounds like a ninja 300 :/
+Amin Sabourian Maybe on camera but it definitely doesn't sound like a 300 when you hear it in real life
+Orthodux very true. They sound badass in real life
really doesn't.. my neighbour has one and it legit sounds like a 300, only louder. Dead serious. I prefer a honda, or yamaha R1 sound.
That's because most 300's are 2 cylinder, just like the Ducati.. Doesn't mean it sounds the same.. It's far from the same.. Most Honda and Yamaha supersports are 4 cylinder, so that just means that you prefer a 4 cylinder bike I guess..
Orthodux Yeah can't go wrong with the 4cyl. If I'm spending like 10k pounds on a bike, it's gotta sound good. But with the sound (obviously i'm exaggerating that it sounds EXACTLY the same), it still sounds similar enough, to me the 899 sounds like a louder ninja 300.
Got the chance to ride this a few months ago, and loved this bike, so comfortable, had enough power to get around and to still put a grin on my face. definitely a great intermediate bike!
10 people have an even more posh accent.
Wow good one
Brilliant vid. Love the bike, and I'm an s1000rr fan. I had a feeling it would be better for the road but good to see you agree.
why it sounds like 125 to me :(
the sound is a bit bubbling because it's 900 ccm in only 2 zylinders but if you here the sound in real it couldn't be compared to a 125 ccm
dry clutch.. all ducati's sound like that!
silverbackdp his mates bike is the one with the dry clutch, im pretty sure the 899 is wet.
silverbackdp all ducatis haha
im sorry i said this, microphone cant take the sound of this beast, my pardon everyone
Just test rode the 2015 899 today. It was actually the first super sport I've ever ridden (been riding vintage Japanese cruisers for about 4 years now), and I found the power delivery to be incredibly smooth and very manageable. I couldn't believe how light and maneuverable it was. I also like the "fartiness" of it, as you so eloquently put it. Is the heat coming from underneath the seat typical for super sport bikes, or is that unique to this bike given that the back cylinder head of the V-twin is closer to the seat? I could really feel the heat when I hit the gas on the entrance ramps.
oooooo man she is beautiful
awesome to see this, you just filmed my ride to college every day a few years back!
160Bhp. "Lacking in power " you live in the clouds. That is a dream bike for a lot people and you say its ok for a run around like a 250cc. Disagree on this one
Someone commented before watching the full video?!!!!!!!!!!!!
You obviously own one, got butthurt and didn't watch the rest of the video...
148bhp at the crank so reality 135bhp. Power is not everything...
Keep 'em coming man. These movies crack me up. Nice one.
Sounds like a dustbin rolling down some stairs.
not when you open the taps it sounds ace haha
Walked passed that wedding car made a comment to my wife about some poor sod taking one for the team... went down well as you can imagine. So Farringdon still flooded then! Put up a video of me cycling through those flooded roads a few weeks ago... Nice bike, great to Alton in one of your videos!
Ugh hell. I would ride a 50cc 250kg scooter if it had that modern ducati front end. Just wish they wernt so expensive.
The Chinese need to hurry up and rip one off rather than fannying about with er-6 copies so I can afford one xD
Awesome stuff, glad you liked it! What an amazing machine!
what an unbiased review hahahah - but the souuundd.... horrible :))
Xzactly, i hate that v-twin sound
zlyable is an L-Twin =) ... Harley's are V-twin.
Sparntanz D There are few V-twin supersports dude. You never rode a RC8R or VTR1000? At least RSV 1000R? They're bit pricey to maintain and usually people who never rode them - don't like them.
No matter which kind of bike, they're all for riding'. Dang, when I get 60 years old and get fat as fuck I'll probably like Harleys or Victory.
Peace.
When you were making your assumption of the bike I was wandering if you ever switched modes! LOL Bike looks like fun in race mode! Great review!
a lot of people might think otherwise, but Ducatis sound like broken 125CC's under 6000RPM. they kinda suck IMO. only at high revs to they sound good.
Reminded me of the thrills I had riding my black and gold 900ss bevel in the 80s. It would have been a lot less powerful I imagine but with it's Conti silencers perhaps sounded beefier. If only I'd been able to hang on to it.
Sounds like a 125 cc chinese bike with a broken exhaust.
You're broken if you think the amazing v-twin on these sound anything like your shitty 125cc Chinese parallel twins with a broken exhaust.
how do u know? did u even heard once a ducati in real life? doesnt matter which one, every single piece sounds better than every japanese bike, its just waaay dull and aggresive than any other bike i heard
Always good to watch someone enjoying a bike. Nice one
Nicely done as always Baron!
I'm wondering if we'll ever get a gear rundown? Would really be interested to see what you use day-to-day or in the tour. Keep it up mate!
Don't know if it's just your settings Baron but that sounds so much better than the 1199! Looks a really nice, balance bike.. Have you decided yet?
I saw a 1199 the other day and it looked stunning!
Great vid, I want one! Bought a Hypermotard last year though, so not gonna happen! The full beam thing and the indicators, will make you swear, a lot! The noise of a Ducati though, never fails to get a grin.
Usually I cannot sit through almost 17 minutes of a review without fast forwarding some shit but this was beyond entertaining
Baron at his best.Really enjoyed watching that.
The bird was either a buzzard or a red kite,cant make it out clearly enough.Apol's if someone has already said that i will not wade through 300+ comments.So there.
Would love to see you review an Aprilia RSV4 and see how you like that bike to the BMW and the Ducati's. Always entertaining to watch.
Bloody brilliant video Baron. More of these please!
Ha, just after you had to turn around at the flood 11:46, I thought you wrere coming off the bike with the revving and camera swaying around like that. Nice sounding bike!
You just reviewed my dream! I went to the Reveal and i fell in love! Great review! Saw you on Ducati Dragons channel spotted =] THAT IS MY NEXT BIKE!
Nice review! I enjoyed the casual attitude of this review.
Race mode sets engine to high setting for beter performance, u can change this also for sport mode in the settings menu.. Standard it's set to low.. At least on my 1199 it is..
Nice one Baron, 16mins of you confirming why I bought a 748 over a 916 :)))))
Nice review. Highly entertaining. Cheers Baron.
It's an incredible Ducati. The only issue I had with the 1199 Panigale when I rode it last year was the heat. L Twin goodness, Ducati life! Mics can never pick up the Termignoni exhaust note :/
Great review Baron.
Great video as always! I would love to see a review of you riding a chopper or Harley, that would be really entertaining!
a lot of reviews said the power was way up buy the rev limiter, you get into the power band then all of a sudden you hit the limiter.
Nice to see you out of London :-)) nice bike, I am after a CBR1000RR Fireblade next. What are they like???
Baron, lovely vids enjoy the humor. Any chance of a review on the new Ducati Scrambler on different types of surfaces and speeds?
great review Baron, you should do this more often...