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Old 02-19-2012, 10:00 AM   #9
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Originally Posted by Dave View Post
Thought the panigale didn't have a trellis?
Sorry, I worded that poorly.

All modern Ducati's have used the engine as a stressed member.

My point was, the stressed member design has been around for a long time (the 1949 Vincent Black Shadow was such a design) and the design itself would not cause me to worry.

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