+ A sexy , red , speed-Colossus is all you could ever need
- You ’ ve gotta shop at the Prada end of town road – because you can ride it on the road . Oh Lord … how you can ride it on the road …
THE ANSWERS YOU WANT But just because I think it is one of the finest , fastest , and most beautiful bikes on the planet , will of course mean some villagers will immediately start to screech in protest at my view . Let me just deal with that , shall I ?
“ It ’ s too bloody expensive !” Silence , povo-worm . You just don ’ t want it bad enough because you haven ’ t yet ridden it . Get another job . Get another two jobs .
“ It runs too hot ! That has to be a design fault .” You ’ re a design fault . The Panigale runs at exactly the right temperature to keep the soft , the unsure , the weak , and the feeble away from it . Go ride one . Get more leathery . In time , the heat will anneal your soft skin and make you stronger .
“ It has no pillion seat or ability to carry luggage !” Damn straight . It ’ s a Panigale . If it had a pillion seat and luggage , it would be a Multistrada . How did you get out of the Ulysses compound ? You need more liver pills ? Is that it ?
“ I think 214 horsepowers is just silly . No-one needs that .” “ Need ” has nothing to do with “ Want ”, Karen . Your husband may need you to take the kids to school and do the laundry , but he wants that sassy , hot barmaid who pours him beers on payday . See the difference ?
CONCLUSION I do not think the Panigale is a bike you own . I think it owns you – heart and soul . I am a worm … I am a serial killer . And I am grateful to the Panigale for making me those things .
KIWI RIDER 59