This is one trashed 1199 Panigale

One expensive repair bill

Posted: 24 April 2012
by Robin Goodwin

Credit: Johan Engelbrecht www.Trackdayphotos.co.za

This is what a destroyed Ducati 1199 Panigale looks like, after South African superbike racer Chris Leeson lost the front end at turn one of the Kyalami circuit.

Although the same can't be said for the new and now mangled Ducati superbike, Leeson escaped the crash with minor bruising.

Crash sequence below.

Source: Race! South Africa Via Ducati News Today

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The Rider

is it because there is no chassis on this bike that it gets trashed into pieces? any professional advise?

Posted: 24/04/2012 at 12:30

Ryan Oliver

The chassis configuration had no bearing the in the result of this crash. Any bike irrespective of layout would have ended in an equally poor state.

However... if you look at the photos you can see that the single sided swingarm snapped while the front forks appear to have remain connected to the engine via the stressed airbox. Without closer inspection you can only assume that the airbox/headstock is intact.

Posted: 24/04/2012 at 12:53

BadPige

"This is what a destroyed Ducati 1199 Panigale looks like, after South African superbike racer Chris Leeson lost the front end"

Did you say loss of frount end hmmmmm wouldn't happen to be due to lack of feel from the front wheel would it??!?

Posted: 25/04/2012 at 12:56

Track-Dazed

We need to give the brilliant photographer some credit. Johan Engelbrecht from www.trackdayphotos.co.za

Posted: 25/04/2012 at 18:15