# Ducati 899 "Minigale" Launched

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**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [September 9, 2013, 12:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ducati-899-minigale-launched/267693 "2013-09-09T12:51:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![RocketPunch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rocketpunch/32/6429_2.png) [@RocketPunch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RocketPunch)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2013, 12:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ducati-899-minigale-launched/267693/1 "2013-09-09T12:51:15Z")

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[ame=“[www.youtube.com/watch?v=odeOSst4-bs](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odeOSst4-bs)”]Ducati 899 Panigale: your road to the track / la tua strada verso la pista - YouTube[/ame]

$14,995. [http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/619/16965/Motorcycle-Article/2014-Ducati-899-Panigale-First-Look.aspx](http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/619/16965/Motorcycle-Article/2014-Ducati-899-Panigale-First-Look.aspx)

Visordown lawyers are sleeping, let post some visordown stuff…:rofl

![http://i.imgur.com/OrMAZEn.jpg](http://i.imgur.com/OrMAZEn.jpg)

[source: visordown]

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**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2013, 1:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ducati-899-minigale-launched/267693/2 "2013-09-09T13:05:43Z")

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Sucha gorgeous bike…

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**Author:** ![Yetti\_VR](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/yetti_vr/32/6357_2.png) [@Yetti\_VR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Yetti_VR)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2013, 3:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ducati-899-minigale-launched/267693/3 "2013-09-09T15:52:09Z")

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So sexy

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**Author:** ![RocketPunch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rocketpunch/32/6429_2.png) [@RocketPunch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RocketPunch)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2013, 4:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ducati-899-minigale-launched/267693/4 "2013-09-09T16:03:25Z")

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Launch video added to OP.

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**Author:** ![HiSpeed48](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hispeed48/32/6688_2.png) [@HiSpeed48](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HiSpeed48)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2013, 4:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ducati-899-minigale-launched/267693/5 "2013-09-09T16:56:49Z")

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Was that Dovi riding it at the end? lol

So sexy. Love those wheels

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**Author:** ![ds50r](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ds50r/32/3491_2.png) [@ds50r](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ds50r)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2013, 6:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ducati-899-minigale-launched/267693/6 "2013-09-09T18:17:37Z")

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They finally made a nice tank!!! I hate how they were flat on top, it killed the duc for me

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**Post date:** [September 9, 2013, 7:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ducati-899-minigale-launched/267693/7 "2013-09-09T19:44:43Z")

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$14,995

> **[2014 Ducati 899 Panigale First Look - Motorcycle USA](http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/2013/09/article/2014-ducati-899-panigale-first-look/)**
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> Ducati updates its 848 with the all-new 899 Panigale, outfitted with a new 148-horspower Superquadro L-Twin and the monocoque chassis of its 1199 sibling.

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**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2013, 8:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ducati-899-minigale-launched/267693/8 "2013-09-09T20:01:05Z")

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Am I in the minority thinking the 848 style looks better?

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**Author:** ![GenPatton](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/genpatton/32/6760_2.png) [@GenPatton](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GenPatton)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2013, 3:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ducati-899-minigale-launched/267693/9 "2013-09-10T03:42:03Z")

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> [@Opeth fans?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/opeth-fans/53388/4):
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> Am I in the minority thinking the 848 style looks better?

I may have to agree with you here. I do like the sleek tail of the Panigale - but I’m a sucker for the dual pipes on the 848 coming out the ass.

But … No single sided swingarm?! That is just disappointing.
