Adventure Rider Tries a Ducati Panigale on a Racetrack – What Could Go Wrong?

✨ ADV Rider Tries Ducati Panigale V4 on a Racetrack

First time on a proper superbike… What could possibly go wrong?

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Had the chance to ride the Ducati Panigale V4S at Romania’s Adâncata racetrack (Motorpark România) and as someone coming from adventure bikes like the Norden 901, this was an insane contrast.

Come along for the ride cutting through Romania, the learning curve of moto camping, and a whole lot of laughs.

📖 Chapters

00:00 – Cold Open
00:23 – Intro & What’s Coming
04:16 – Arriving to Brasov
07:42 – Prahova Valley (fun traffic jams)
12:58 – The mountains, Azuga
16:47 – Busteni, Cantacuzino, Nevermore Academy
19:11 – Sinaia
21:47 – Leaving The Mountains
24:50 – Love This Job
27:20 – Arrived To Motorring
34:57 – **DUCATI DAYS**
39:09 – Interview Samuele Cavalieri
42:41 – 1st Ride On Panigale
53:53 – 2nd Ride On Panigale
1:05:25 – Post Ride Chill On Lake
1:07:23 – Evening Report & **SCARE**
1:10:17 – Day 2
1:13:54 – My Thoughts On The Panigale Experience
1:16:41 – Leaving For Transylvania

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Yupp, that’s me. You’re probably wondering how I ended up in this situation. [Music] Hi guys, welcome back to the channel. In today’s episode I’m hoping to test a Ducati Panigale V4 along with a bunch of other Ducati models. Ducati Romania is organizing test days at the Adancata Motor-Ring near Bucharest and I’ve registered for the event. It has been confirmed. However, seeing that I am an adventure rider, I only have adventure gear, I’m hoping that they will allow me to ride on the racetrack. Honestly, I’m a bit worried because I’ve never actually ridden a sports bike before. The video is not going to be too exciting for sports bike riders, anyone who’s riding on the street or on a racetrack, but for me it is exciting. If you are curious what it’s going to be like, feel free to follow along. Seeing as the racetrack is next to Bucharest, that’s literally halfway across Romania for me and I have to cross the Carpathian mountains as well, so I figured I will document my trip as well, make the video a bit more entertaining. If it’s strictly the Ducati stuff you’re interested in, feel free to scroll into the video, I don’t mind, but if you are looking for some entertainment and you’ve got a bit of time, I’d appreciate it if you’d stick around. Having said that, I want to thank the sponsor of this video, that is me. I am the sponsor of this video, hence the fully loaded out motorcycle with the tent and everything. Instead of spending the nights at a five-star hotel, I’ll be doing a lot of moto camping. Stick around to find out how clumsy I am in setting up a tent. I am excited because I don’t have a lot of experience riding on racetracks, I also don’t have a lot of experience doing moto camping. I’ve literally just bought this tent, I figured because the racetrack is in a bit of a remote area, there’s no point in actually going to stay at a hotel. It’s just best to set up base there, literally right next to the track and at sunrise I’ll already be ready to go on to the motoring and start my test with the Ducatis. Also, I am guessing that for most of you, Romania is a pretty exotic country, so I am hoping to kind of share some of the views. You’ll be able to see a lot of interesting things, including castles such as the one in the background right here. I am right now in Rupea, which is, I’m already roughly 150 kilometers into my trip and I have another 350 to go. I’ll stop over in Brasov as well and then I’ll cross the beautiful Carpathian mountains. This time around, I’ll be crossing the Prahova Valley, which is just south of Brasov. It’s the most popular road to take for people from Bucharest if they want to come on this side of the country to Transylvania. Even though traffic can be pretty nasty around there, I kind of want to show you guys because there’s a lot of interesting things along the way, as well as beautiful views, as well as beautiful roads for motorcycles especially. In this video, I really wanted to focus on the Ducati test days. I could have taken some alternative routes and I could have filmed around, do a bit of more vlogging. I really want to make sure that I’ll actually get to the racetrack. I’ll be able to actually set up my base there, buy a couple of beers for the evening as well, just so I can kind of enjoy the views. However, it just crossed my mind that that part of the country is completely flat, so there’s not going to be a lot to see down at the racetrack itself, where the base will be. Now, I do want to enjoy a couple of beverages in the evening anyway, regardless of the views. As you can tell, the bike is fully loaded. I did not pack light in any way, shape or form. I actually got a large tent that’s theoretically meant for four people, but it’s supposed to be able to house the motorcycle as well. It’s got a so-called living room. I actually have a bit of a chair as well, so it’s going to be an interesting trip overall for me. If you want to see more moto content, whether that’s vlogs, motorcycle reviews, gear reviews, I’d appreciate it if you’d click the like button, press subscribe, hit the notification bell, all that jazz. And yeah, without any further ado, welcome to Ride With Nimrod and let’s dive into the video. After Rupea, my first major stop on the way is the beautiful medieval town called Brasov, which is centrally located in the heart of Romania. This city is really close to my heart because half of my family is from here, so I’ve spent a lot of summers and winters roaming these streets long before I ever imagined I’d be riding around here on a motorcycle. It’s one of those places I just couldn’t take the ring road and go around it. I obviously stopped at my grandma’s place, had coffee with her and then rode around town, looking around, being a bit nostalgic, just sort of reliving some memories in my head and enjoying the beautiful medieval sites. The city is popular with local as well as international visitors, I really think it should be high on your list if you’re a motorcycle rider looking for adventures. Not just because there’s a lot to see in town and around it, but because you can also use it as a base if you’re looking to explore the mountains, the castles and especially the Southern Carpathians in general. Whether that’s the Transfagarasan, known for frequent sightings of wild bears chilling on the side of the road, the Transalpina, with its breathtaking views as well as serious twisties or a bunch of other hidden gems like Bran Castle, known by most people as Dracula’s Castle or Peleș Castle, where members of the former royal family of Romania reside till this day, you’ve got plenty of options here. That applies to riders from Western Europe just as much as it does to folks coming from the US, Canada, Australia or from anywhere around the world for that matter. With a couple of connections you can actually fly straight into town, Brasov does have its own international airport and if you can’t make it here by motorcycle, there’s also the option to rent one here locally. If this is something you’d ever want to consider, I’d highly recommend a fellow YouTuber friend who lives in the area that goes by the name of “Atti’s Way”. At the time of making this video, I know he has some GS BMWs available as well as CFMoto, Ibex, MTX models, both of which are perfect for Romania’s rugged terrain. Now, one of the major attractions near Brasov, especially for locals and tourists coming in from Bucharest, has to be Poiana Brasov. It’s a well-known ski resort just 10 kilometers uphill, packed with hotels, spas and stunning views of the surrounding mountains. After riding around town and soaking in the medieval charm, I headed up halfway toward Poiana and stopped at a lookout point, a parking area with a panoramic view of the city below. I hung out here for a bit, chatted with a few local riders and just stuck in the moment along with the views. But then, reality quickly kicked in, I still had to pitch my tent for the night over 200 kilometers away without even knowing where the campsite will be. So I made my way toward the Prahova Valley, already expecting the traffic to get bad. Before leaving town, I also made a quick stop at an electronics store. I picked up a microphone adapter for my Insta360, because my current setup required me to record my voice onto a separate device, which made casual ride commentary pretty difficult to sync in post. But considering that otherwise the existing setup works, that’s the one that I used for testing the Ducatis, as said device, which is a Zoom H5, doesn’t just record my voice, but it also records the sound of whatever motorcycle I’m on as well. Pretty important detail when riding something like a Ducati. I plugged everything in right then and there, mid-ride, hoping it would work, so if the audio in the upcoming segment sounds a bit off, I’ll do my best to clean it up in editing, and if it turns out to be totally unusable, I’ll just drop in a voiceover like this one instead. Either way, we’ll make the best of it. And now, let’s head over to the mountains. So one, two, one, two, we’re going 60km/h. I can already see on Waze that there are some accidents reported as well. So, there’s also trucks. There’s still no highway connecting Transylvania with Southern Romania. Oh, s**t. The guy with the Jeep got scared that the truck wouldn’t make it. Final Destination, anyone? I don’t know why I’m enjoying this. that “lovely” movie left me traumatized. I’m not even gonna watch the new one. I’ll let the new movie traumatize the current generation, okay? Like, the first one already, for the first few, have already done the trick for me. There we go. Cheers, buddy. Let’s see what that accident is. Yeah, the guy was signaling for me to slow down. Yep. That’s not the best way to start your weekend. Make sure you have fun with your motorcycle as well, but make sure at least you’re not doing something wrong. You know, someone else may be doing something “shippy”, like crossing over to your lane. But at least do your best to not do that yourself, right? It’s what we’re attempting here as well. Well, it’s fun. It is, it’s 21 degrees right now. It is 4 pm. And I want to put this into contrast with the temperature we will have down in the south. There’s no one around us. Cutting corners. There we go. Man,these mountains are so beautiful. There’s a couple of resort towns on this road stretch, which I highly recommend. Or I won’t even mention them, only as we’re crossing them, I guess. I see that traffic is gonna get extremely bad in a second here. Giant traffic jam, I guess, because we’re supposed to do 14 kilometers in 52 minutes. I hope it’s not the case by motorcycle. But it would be the first time that happens. So, yeah. What can you do in these situations, right? Now, there we go. It’s starting. Holy “loving ship”. This is bad. A few moments later. Ah, the mountains are coming up. Look at those mountains up there. It is insane. These are the views you get in Romania. You just drive South from Brasov. Do your best to do it sometime during the week if you are here. If you necessarily want to just cross it and pass on the views, you can do it by night as well and then you skip the entire traffic jam situation. I can tell that there’s an entire industry around the traffic jams. As well, people selling stuff or just begging for money. So, this is pretty much the reason for the entire freaking traffic jam. There you go. This little, well, it’s not a little bridge. It’s a bit of a viaduct. But you know what could make this a bit more efficient? Do one get at night “for love’s sake” when there’s no traffic. Yes, but why use brain cells if you can just “love” traffic? Meanwhile, nice creek and look at those mountains over there, bro. It’s like Switzerland with the cross at the top. I don’t know if you can see that on the camera because it is pretty small or it is pretty far away. This is obviously a famous hiking spot as well. Very touristy area. Well, if the traffic jams didn’t give that away, then yeah, I don’t know what does. And compared to Switzerland, the only thing I see that’s different is that for some reason the vegetation here is a bit more lush. Like in Switzerland, the grass for some reason doesn’t grow too tall in many places. I don’t know if that’s because the cows are grazing everything or if that’s just the local plant life. I don’t know. I’m just thinking out loud. Oh, man. You could take a lift up there as well. Obviously, you got to hike the whole thing. But in my case, I’m just happy that I get to ride through here. Azuga, one of the towns on this stretch that is also well known and they have a well-known stillwater brand as well in our area for obvious reasons because you’d imagine that water coming from this place is as fresh as it could get. And then a lot of resorts. Some dating back all the way to communism, some dating back even further to the times of the kingdom. And way newer ones as well, modern buildings. Personally, I prefer the older ones like predating communism even. So yeah, that’s Azuga. And the traffic jam keeps going. I’ll do my best to find an alternative route on my way back. Not sure what I’ll go for, but remains to be seen. But first, I’m going to have to survive that whole Ducati Panigale thing on a racetrack. Yeah, I really got to survive that. Well, first I got to get there. I’m going to have to set up camp. I’m going to have to pack everything up in the morning, go ride several motorcycles on a racetrack, mingle around, get to know a bunch of people as well. Because Mainly why I wanted to do this, like I’m actually doing this trip all the way down there, is to get to know the guys from Ducati. Or for them to get to know me actually of my existence as a YouTube channel. And thanks to you lovely guys, they may be open to lending me a motorcycle for a day, take it out, test it. I was opting for the Desert X, but I’ve been told that due to stricter European regulation, EU regulation, Ducati has stopped manufacturing the Desert X and they are working on the newer engine that is more compliant with the new laws with regards to emissions. And once they’ll have those bikes rolling out, the new Desert Xs, they’ll be happy to get me one to test and take out, review and all that. So welcome to Busteni. Look at those mountains and those traffic jams and everything. I gotta pay attention. There is a castle / mansion in this town. I don’t know if we’ll be able to see it from a distance. I think we will. I was here at one point. I was here when I bought the motorcycle even. Like one of my first trips was here. The castle is called Cantacuznio. We can go up there at some point, do some videos maybe as well. I don’t know its history off the top of my head, but the one thing that I do know is that in the new or relatively new Adam’s family spin-off Wednesday series, the Cantacuzino castle actually served as Nevermore Academy. So that was the school that Wednesday was attending. And I think we can see it now here behind these buildings. So that building there in the back, that castle is Nevermore Academy or was in the show. Anyway, these monologues and these videos in general sound so much better in my head than when I actually put it on the screen. Oh well, what can you do? Right, so this is Sinaia. You can actually get a cable car from here, going up to the mountain as well. But the other thing that it’s famous for is having the former residence of the Royal Family of Romania here as well Peleș Castle. It is a really cool spot and I’ll do my best to come out here again at some point, film it a bit. I’ve been here before several times. I think last time I was here was with John McAfee That’s a story for a different video. Now, if you’re not familiar with The Man, I highly recommend watching this short four-minute video titled “How to uninstall McAfee antivirus”. It’s enlightening. Let’s just say it gives you a taste of who he really was. Rest in peace McAfee. I think this is where the castle is. Yep, to the right. But we’re not gonna go up there now because we’re a bit short on time. Yupp, that;s where you gotta go. But as far as I’m aware, the family still lives there. Short history lesson during communism, when communism took over, the communist party banished the royal family from Romania. There we go, it’s beautiful. They banished the Royal Family from Romania, I think they fled to Switzerland. They were there for a long time and once communism fell, which was many decades later, the Royal Family was then allowed to come back home and get their properties back or some of them at least. By far from all of them obviously. Plus, you know, it’s not a monarchy anymore. A lot of resorts up here, understandable. Like in the heat of the summer, you’ve got 18 degrees up here, which just makes it so much more enjoyable. So that was the most touristy part of the trip, I guess. So we shouldn’t have any more insane traffic jams. The other side of the mountain is also a lot less steep. So it’s pretty much just like a mild incline heading down from the summit.. Or well, from the valley. Right, so we just made it off of the mountain. If I look in the background, sorry, if I look back, it’s just hills, like the foothills of mountains. And if I look ahead, pretty much just flat. So from here on out, it’s more or less just a straight road with a few turns all the way down to Adâncata. So it’s going to be a boring ride. But I’m doing my best listening to music, podcasts, things to keep me entertained. I did say that the place was a desert, but holy “ship”. And there’s not much happening for miles, kilometers, whatever. Anywhere I look, there’s just absolutely nothing. And my concern is that I only have like 13 minutes to go and I still haven’t bought any dinner nor any alcoholic beverages for celebrating putting up the tent. It’s just fields of wheat. More or less every single direction you look into, I can see some farms in the distance, maybe some random small village. Either way, plan is like if I don’t find anything on the way, I’m going to go up to the racetrack, just check out the location, maybe scout for a place for the campsite. And then I’m going to go get food and drinks and I’ll come back, set up the tent and do all that. It is almost seven in the evening. So not too long to go. I still want to enjoy some daylight. We’ll see how it goes. So far, we’re just rolling through the desert of Romania, which is obviously not a desert, literally speaking. But You see what I mean when I said what change of scenery you get just by riding halfway across Romania. And it’s really just halfway like I haven’t even made it to Bucharest nor East to the seaside or something. This is central-South Romania. It feels as if it was something from Tuscany, right? Like with these trees on the side. The rest of the scenery does not look like Tuscany, but this road does, so it’s pretty cool. Yeah, well, I did manage to find a general store earlier. “La Doi Pași”. At two feet or two steps. Literal translation. There’s a lot of them around Romania. It’s like a franchise, kind of a Dollar General kind of thing. “Love” this job. “Love” you boss. “Love” your profit and “love” your loss. “Love” you Linda at the front desk too. Guy in the mail room, ”Love” you. This whole company can “mop my shop”. “Love” on y’all, “love” this job. Right, so I can already start scouting for locations, right? Yeah, I definitely don’t want to be on the main road. Like it’s loud on top of the fact that I’m really exposed that way. But we do have to enter to the right. We’re going to take a right turn soon. And the track is just to the left of that. I may go further straight. I did check out the place on Google Maps a bit just to kind of have an idea on what to expect. And then there’s me, right? I wanted to cheap out, not go for a hotel somewhere in town. And then I have to ride out in another hour in the morning. I chose to do this. Camp out here and see how things go. Have my thoughts to myself, not have to interact with staff or guests or anything like that. Adâncata. Yep, that’s the place, right? It looks like a Windows XP wallpaper. Motor Park Circuit Automoto, Circuit Automoto as they call it around here. Well, this is where I thought that I’d go further ahead, but on Google Maps, there still wasn’t any asphalt. This is also fresh. ‘Would make for a nice camping spot. Now technically I could set up camp here as well, but I don’t want to be literally on the track. There are things going on here, right? There are things happening. Right, so we are at the HQ. I’ve managed to set up camp. It’s already almost midnight and it’s been a few hectic hours until I actually managed to wind down. My initial plan was to actually do a time-lapse of how I set up the tent and all that stuff and how I’m scouting for places to where to set up the tent, which all started off great, but everything around the racetrack is pretty much just farm fields. So it was difficult to find a spot. There was one place that looked really good. It was under a forest near the river, but Jesus, I mean, I got there. That’s like five kilometers away from the racetrack and I was attacked by a swarm of mosquitoes basically. I mean, I was already kind of ready to take the tent off of the motorcycle and that’s when I realized like, holy “ship”, like the situation is a lot worse than what I expected. So after a bit of kind of thinking and being annoyed, I realized probably my best bet is to come back to the racetrack, which is in the middle of the field, no shade, nothing. Just literally right next to the racetrack, just set up the tent because there was, there’s just like one small plot, which is like a bit of gravel, but it’s soft. So I already kind of noticed this spot as soon as I arrived, but it’s not perfectly ideal. I’m right next to the asphalt. So I don’t know at what hour traffic is going to be picking up here in the morning, but this is the entrance way to the racetrack itself. So I have another beer. I’m going to finish that and probably at dawn, I’ll start packing everything up. But yeah, other than that, other than having been eaten and raped by mosquitoes, I have managed to set up the tent and it’s the first time I’m actually setting up this Decathlon tent. I genuinely forgot its name, but this is the so-called living room area. It’s also the garage because this is where we keep the motorcycle as well. And yeah, the bedroom is right in here. I’ve managed to inflate the sleeping pad along with the pillow and I have my sleeping bag in there along with my luggage and everything. I’ve managed to take my camp shower, I guess, just my bit of personal hygiene, I guess. I really needed that. Like you do not have an idea of what it means to be raped by mosquitoes. Like I ended up setting up this tent in the sun with my adventure gear on, with my helmet on, just so I won’t get eaten by mosquitoes. By the time I was finished, more finished, is a loosely used term because the next phase was to set up this chair. When I managed to sit down, I realized my t-shirt was drenched. It was, it’s not that it was wet, it was drenched. I even left it outside, like after actually squeezing it and getting all the moisture out. I left it out, hopefully dry and I don’t think we’re expecting any rain. But yeah, long story short, this is moto camping. On Instagram it looks really cool and everything, but you do not get bit by mosquitoes on Instagram. Like in real life you actually do. What can I tell you about this place? Like it’s got nets and everything on the windows, so there is a lot of airflow. I’m in the middle of nowhere, literally next to the racetrack. Like as I unzip the door of the tent, I’m literally right next to the racetrack here. So I got that going for me, but other than that, it is the middle of nowhere. Everything is just super flat, whichever direction you look into and I’m just hoping it’s all worth it. And thanks for sticking out. I’m hoping that the guys will allow me to actually test the Panigale V4. But all in all, I really couldn’t do it without your help. Like the fact that you are here watching and I really appreciate every subscription. I’m not “Fort9” or “Dork in the Road” or any of these guys just yet. Like it is an early channel and again, it’s everything is completely unsponsored. So I left this morning 500 kilometers away from here. I ended up in the middle of nowhere. I crossed the mountains in heavy traffic jams. The weather was really nice up in the mountains. Down here it’s gonna be insanely hot in the morning. Right now the temperature is insanely perfect and I’m hoping it’ll stay like this for as long as possible. But I know that as soon as the sun will come up, I am gonna feel it. It’s gonna be horrible probably. So yeah, that’ll be my wake-up call literally. Now I know the video is about the Panigale V4. It’s really the one that I want to ride. But I kind of want to get a feel for the track itself. Like I’m not familiar with the track at all. I’ve only ridden on a racetrack for the first time in my life like last month on Transylvania motoring when I was doing the Chinese adventure bike shootout video on the 700 MT. If you haven’t seen that video, make sure to check that out as well. I am excited and nervous at the same time. I have no idea what I’m doing and hopefully it’ll end up being a fun experience and yeah, thank you for being around so I can share the experience with you guys. I’m genuinely looking forward to the night. The sleeping pad does seem really comfortable. I’ve tried it. The pillows are godsend as well. This is what moto camping is about I guess. Okay, let’s see what the camera can pick up. Like the raceway is literally just in front of me. A bit to the right. More or less South-West. That’s where Bucharest is. You can tell by the insane light pollution. Some other town looking further up North and then East is my humble abode. And this is what I’d call the living room slash garage because it’s housing my Norden as well. That’s where I’m enjoying my beers. My bedroom is to the left of that and yeah, I’ll be waking up tomorrow morning right on the racetrack just as intended. A few hours later. Ah, morning. Yep, literally right next to the racetrack. You can see the paddocks there and everything and there’s already a bit of traffic. Oh, look, Ducati car. Right place, right time. And yeah, base camp is here. Yeah, off to the tests then. Just wanted to give a bit of a morning report. I slept like a bag of potatoes, which is great. Got up, everything’s fine. I took the motorcycle out, took the luggages, everything packed up. I’ll leave the tent here because we are next to the racetrack. I can check on it a bit later if I have to. I’ve charged all the cameras, done the morning hygiene stuff, packed water. I’m gonna go to the track because I already saw some of the Ducati vans and stuff making their way to the track, to the paddocks. And I want to check if I can already maybe pre-register or register like before 10 a.m. Go grab a quick bite or if I’ll just stay at the track and I’ll have food maybe later on sometime like a brunch or lunch or whatever. I’m also gonna have to charge cameras and stuff because I don’t have any spare batteries. It’s just the power banks so I am gonna have to charge the X4 and the X5. So yeah, see you on the other side. -Am I too early? -No, no, it’s ok, just around the bend So I arrived early which only made it worse because the moment I saw the Ducati crew unloading Panigales like they were pit bikes, my imposter syndrome kicked in hard. These guys were pros, meanwhile I was still trying to decide if my boots looked racetrack legal. There were loads of other cool bikes out, some of which I wasn’t even familiar with just yet. I spotted a Diavel, a Multistrada as well as a Panigale v2 which in itself is an intimidating bike even though it’s got a bit of a smaller engine than the V4S. A bike that wasn’t getting too much attention from the sports bike guys but really caught my eye was the Desert X. That’s actually how I first got in touch with Ducati Romania. I wanted to review the Desert X a few months back and they said that as Ducati was redesigning the 950 engine that goes into the Desert X, they didn’t have one available for testing. But they did say that I may be able to test one here if the guys from Bucharest brought it out to the racetrack. So seeing it here in person, yeah that was exciting. Even though it’s not exactly a track bike, I was looking forward to trying it just to see how it compares to my own Husqvarna Norden 901. So yeah, given that things were already moving, I didn’t even get a chance to have breakfast. Instead it was straight into the registration, waivers, paperwork, signatures. From what I understood, if I wrecked a bike, I’d basically have to sell my house, maybe a kidney, just to cover the damages. Very reassuring right? Eventually they told me that my first ride would be on the Multistrada v2. Honestly that was a relief. It gave me time to watch the first group line up and see what the hell I was supposed to do. It also gave me time to listen to the safety briefing which was mostly aimed at people in full leather race suits. Meanwhile I was rocking my Revit adventure jacket, motorcycle jeans and my Icon boots, along with my Husqvarna backpack that had my camera gear in it. I looked more like I was headed for a weekend in the Alps rather than a track session. Also reassuring, at least Ducati’s v2 engines are a bit smaller and somewhat more user-friendly compared to the v4s which was coming later. I’d never ridden a Multistrada before, but it looked like a proper touring bike, comfortable upright, more up my alley compared to the Panigale. It was the perfect warm-up to get a feel for the track layout, the turns, braking zones. That’s also why I’m doing a separate video just for the Multistrada as well as the DesertX, so I can go into more detail on those bikes there rather than just scrubbing over them here. So if you want those first impressions, hit that subscribe button. They are coming next. While I was watching the first group do their laps, I noticed the Panigales that had the DRE label which stands for Ducati Riding Experience. Ducati Romania had actually invited over the pros from Ducati’s riding academy to share some wisdom with local Ducati owners who were looking to improve their lap times. The two reps from the Ducati Riding Experience were Dario Marchetti… Don’t judge me, I just had to use that clip. Given that Marchetti is as Italian as Ducati’s get, he’s a seasoned veteran who in his prime raced many pro events including Daytona, Macau, as well as a bunch of other races in different categories. He’s been the technical director for Ducati Riding Experience for over 20 years now, so he definitely has some wisdom to share. Alongside Dario was his young and super chill co-instructor, Samuele Cavalieri, who is currently winning superbike races in the Italian Superbike Series, but he also competed in the World Superbike Championship. He’s also pulling double duty traveling around with Dario teaching others how to win races. Watching these two guys ride was honestly a bit humbling, but also a total pleasure. Just clean, fluid, fast laps and wheelies. You could sit and study their corner entries like it’s masterclass and that kind of did. Even though I had absolutely zero intention of putting my knees down in the corners in my sexy jeans. So after my session on the Multistrada, I decided to ask Samuel what he thought about me trying the Panigale V4S. You know, just casually throwing myself into the deep end. I was half expecting a laugh or a gentle “maybe not today”. But to my surprise he was actually really encouraging. So I took that as my green light and well here’s how that went. With me is Samuele Cavalieri, young superbike talent from Italy representing Ducati. Samuele, what do you think as an adventure rider? I’ve never ridden a sports bike before in my life. Is it a good idea to get on the Panigale V4S today on the racetrack? What do you think? Yes, I think that is very very cool and this morning one guy that never ridden the Panigale V2, never had a Panigale V4 because he has a Multistrada, so a very different kind of motorbike, asked me the same question and I answered that he has to try. When she came down from the bike was surprised and V2 is a step before a real big step but the Ducati is a very easy bike. But it’s very intimidating. Also the V4 has a lot of horsepower but he’s very very easy. Also, im coming from something like the Desert X. I have a Husqvarna Norden you can see it on my cap as well. Yeah, this I kind of want to try and hoping I won’t crash the bike. Thank you Samuele. No, no, thank you and “Forza Ducati” “Forza Ducati” So after the interview with Samuele wrapped up with the good old Forza Ducati, we took a little breather. The Ducati Romania crew was kind enough to schedule my ride on the Desert X for later that afternoon and they even hooked me up with coffee and meal vouchers, which was a lifesaver considering I hadn’t eaten anything all day. But then came what I think was the real star of the entire day, a little guy on his own mini Panigale riding alongside his dad on a full-sized Multistrada. I mean come on, isn’t this every Moto-dad’s dream? The kid was confidently riding around like he owned the paddock. It was insanely beautiful to see. After that I grabbed some lunch, chilled out for a bit and eventually did my laps on the Desert X. And even though it’s not exactly a track bike, especially with the long suspension and Pirelli STR Adventure tires, I actually really enjoyed it. Make sure to subscribe to see the detailed first impression review later on. Between sessions I wandered around the pits a bit more and came across the Ducati Corse 999, an absolutely legendary machine. You can hardly tell that this model came out in 2003, but even today a clean one that spent most of its life in someone’s living room will cost you around 20,000 euros. That’s more than my brand new Husqvarna Norden 901, as well as a Desert X. And honestly, I still prefer the vertical headlight design of the Corse over the modern Panigale V4’s sleeker front end. By the way, if this guy looks familiar to you, especially if you’re working in finance, you might have noticed that he’s a full-on doppelganger of Jerome Powell, also known as the chairman of the Federal Reserve of the United States. Just an otehrwise interesting detail, but he isn’t any less well known to locals because Romania’s Jerome Powell actually goes by the name of Tiberiu Troia, a former national champion in various classes who later became Romania’s MotoGP, as well as World Superbike Race announcer. His resume is vast, but for the younger Moto generation in Romania, he’s probably more known from his own YouTube channel where he reviews motorcycles in Romanian. It was really cool to see him out here. So, together with Tiberiu and the rest of the crew, we took a break and watched the MotoGP qualifiers from Mugello, which added to the whole race day atmosphere and adrenaline vibe. Something that came in really handy at the time. Then it happened. I finally got the chance to hop on what’s probably the craziest bike I’ve ever ridden, the Ducati Panigale V4S. No briefing, no tutorial, just a casual “here you go, knock yourself out, just not literally” and they handed me the keys. All I’ve been told was to take it a little bit easy in the first few laps, but that didn’t work out too well. So, join me for the ride! Holy shit guys, you have no idea how uncomfortable it is to sit on this bike. This is my first ever curve on a sports bike. Let’s see how intuitive it is. Before my comment section blows up, I know, I know. Whether you’re trying out for MotoGP or just enjoying a track experience, if you’re on a racetrack, you should be wearing proper leather gear. But hey, I only had my adventure gear and there was this red rocket they offered me to ride. What was I supposed to do? Just say no. There’s a wise old Romanian saying that goes something like “you can’t have your tool in this charming Estonian village and your donkey in heaven”. Make of that what you will. It’s about compromise, sort of. I’m not putting down my knees or anything like that. I’m in jeans. Wow, this thing is a “lovely” rocket on two wheels. Can’t wait for the straightaway. Okay, we’ve been told not to make passes. This thing’s a bit quicker so if I manage to adapt it, at the same time it’s super uncomfortable. I don’t understand how people can buy these for a street. Oh come on guys, my bike’s about to die. Okay, I’m gonna have to pass this guy, he’s too slow. Third gear. Second gear. I mean obviously going on straights is not difficult with a sports bike, it’s mostly about the times but I’m not gonna force it. Second gear, it’s so f******g angry. Okay, straightaway, let’s see what we can do. It’s so angry. I can see why people die on these things, it’s not difficult to understand. When you’re on the bike it’s not as uncomfortable as when you’re just randomly sitting on it stationary. So let’s see what this thing can do in second gear. Eventhoguh we’re going at relatively similar speeds as these guys, it just feels faster. I should be in first gear right now I think but nope, it’s accelerating. Yep, now I got a bit of courage to lean in to the turn. I think the correct way to do this turn is the way the guys are doing it there. This is a very slow turn. Nice. And there’s the V2. Nice, that’s how you got to do it man. Like I’m gonna try to stick to this guy for a bit, which I won’t be able to look at that lean for “love’s sake”. Nah he’s got a bit more experience I think. Like on the straight I can only do like till fourth gear. Guy on the V2s already up front. He’s probably bored by now having to go behind the instructor. Let’s see, I’ll do it in first gear this time around. I don’t like the asphalt here. For those unfamiliar with Ducatis, one of the things that sets them apart is something called a Desmodromic valve train system. Bit of a mouthful, I know. Most people just call it Desmo for short. Ducati didn’t invent it, but they’ve made it their signature, refining it over the years and using it on almost all of their sports bikes. The Panigale lineup, the Streetfighter, and more recently even their dirt bikes. It’s part of what gives Ducati engines their unique character, sound and well, the feel. So what exactly is it? In short, most engines, as you probably know, use springs to close their valves after the camshaft opens them. But at really high RPMs, those springs start to struggle. They can’t snap back fast enough, basically the valves don’t close properly anymore and that messes with the engine’s efficiency and performance. At high revs, it can even cause a phenomenon called valve float, where the spring simply doesn’t have time to snap back anymore due to the high inertia, which leads to the piston punching the valve, ergo leading to a complete engine failure. On the other hand, Ducati’s Desmo system skips the springs entirely. Instead, it uses a second cam and rocker arm to mechanically close the valves. No springs means no float and that gives engineers complete control over valve timing, even at extremely high revs, allowing the engine to provide smooth power delivery all the way up. That’s the Desmo’s main advantage. Of course, it’s not all roses. Desmo engines are more complex, they generate more friction, they wear faster and they require more frequent maintenance, valve checks, timing adjustments as well as part replacements. It’s a trade-off. Performance and precision at the cost of simplicity. But when you’re on a track like this, wide open throttle, hammering down the straights, you can definitely feel the Desmo magic. This was just a quick overview to give you a rough picture. If you’re really curious to go down the rabbit hole, I’ve linked a 15 minute video down in the description that explains the Desmo system beautifully with animations and a bit of history. For now though, let’s get back to the ride. It’s not a smile that you.., it’s not a smile that you see on my face. It’s my “lovely” teeth from being f*****g chickened out. How can this thing be so powerful? Jesus. First gear. This thing is strong, stable, handles super well. Yep, no I kind of missed that turn because I thought we were going almost straight. holy s**t. Well considering I didn’t even manage to get breakfast, it’s not too bad. I’m gonna try to register for the V2 as well, compare the two motorcycles, but holy s**t. Wow, what an experience. Unfortunately, I couldn’t try the Panigale V2 as planned. Turns out it was the most popular bike of the day, which wasn’t exactly a surprise. It’s basically the street-friendly version of the V4S, more ergonomic, the frame is more flexible, so it soaks up bumps better, overall more forgiving. And yeah, it even has a passenger seat, unlike the V4S which is a lot more track oriented. I guess that’s mainly for people who buy these red machines to… uh… go fishing? You know what I mean. But on the flip side, the guy who was registered for the next V4S slot never showed up, so the Ducati crew turned to me and said “wanna go again?” Now, I was already starving and understandably exhausted, but come on, you really think I was gonna say no to that? So I hopped back on for another session, but to keep the video from feeling too repetitive, I’ve trimmed it down to the parts where I actually said something interesting or where something worth showing happened. And yeah, I was getting faster as the laps went by, still slow compared to the pros obviously, but you could see the lap times improving. That said, let me be clear, I wasn’t trying to push the bike to its absolute limit, brain says fast, kidneys say “don’t you dare”. Because just like with most sports, the biggest mistakes usually happen later in the day, that’s when you start feeling comfortable, confident, but your reflexes aren’t as sharp as when you first got up. And with a Panigale, that kind of mistake could be insanely expensive. So, let’s jump back onto the racetrack. Well guys, I’m hungry, I’m thirsty, but I got the opportunity to go with the Panigale V4 again. I’m not gonna miss out on this opportunity either. I keep forgetting how “lovely” quick this thing is. Let’s see if I manage to actually finish these few laps, because now I’m really having fun. I’m so happy that I got another chance on the V4 Panigale. It’s like the most fun bike there is. Honestly. Andrea is in front of me, representative of Ducati in Cluj Napoca in Romania, in Transylvania. She is on the Ducati Diavel. And then somewhere on the track is also Samuele Cavalieri. He’s gonna sweep by me like a freaking train. I keep forgetting how high these RPMs go on these Desmo Ducatis. So insane. I end up mostly going in first gear in these tight turns. I really don’t know what the correct procedure is. In second gear I’m going like 170 kilometers an hour. It’s not normal. “We are loving Christ”. I’m sorry about the language guys, but you can’t even process how fast this thing is. Shifting down, first gear. F*****g hell. It’s another Panigale, but I don’t know if I’m guessing that’s the V2, right? For someone that’s an adventure rider I’d say it’s not too bad. So far at least I just don’t want to crash it. First gear. This is a very tight turn. That’s a V4, Jesus. It looks so intimidating, when you just see this motorcycle in the paddock. You’re instantly thinking It’s the f*****g devil. I’m not gonna put my knee down. I’m in “lovely” jeans and adventure gear, again. So let’s see. I’m feeling like a kid on Christmas. This is my very first day riding a sports bike and I’m f*****g enjoying it. It’s my second time on the Panigale this time around. But I’m a bit more familiar with the track now and having ridden the Desert X twice on here as well. It did help a lot. (Helped) To pick up which one the right apex is and the right angle for turning. 170k. There’s someone behind me. Smooth operator. Ah, there’s some faster guys. Another Panigale and the (Multistrada) V4. I can’t really stick to these guys. I’d say for someone that’s an adventure rider that wasn’t all too horrible, right? But I don’t know if I’m allowed to go for another lap. They haven’t red flagged it. No, there’s still bikes on the track. Well I’m not stopping you, they’re not stopping me, right? I gotta admit I’m f*****g tired and I can see my tent from here. My tent’s right there. At this point I was completely exhausted physically, mentally, everything. I couldn’t even tell if our session was still going considering I only saw one or two other bikes on the track. I didn’t even say a word into the mic for the entire last lap and maybe that’s a good thing. I just focused on the ride, on the lines, on the throttle, the braking points and strangely enough this turned out to be the fastest lap of the day. Somewhere in that silence I found my flow and for a brief moment I started wondering if I’d been riding the wrong kind of bike all along. Maybe I should ditch the adventure life, sell the Norden and start racing sports bikes. But reality has this strange habit of kicking in. These bikes are insanely expensive, racing is dangerous and let’s face it. I’m not exactly 22 anymore. Still for one lap it made sense, it all clicked and I didn’t need to say a word. But let’s not get carried away. I still have to spend the night here. There’s another day tomorrow and I still got to get back home on an adventure bike with a tent strapped to the back. And with that the red flag was waved and I went around thanking the track crew for doing their job. And after a bit of reflecting I made my way towards the paddock. So that was the last lap. I’m gonna take this as a cool down lap right now. My helmet was flying man. And there’s a very high chance I’m just gonna go ahead and stick to adventure riding. This is fun. It is way too fun and I guess that’s the problem with it. I can see how people love it and crash easily because uh, yeah, it’s a dangerous sport, right? Especially when you’re wearing jeans. Sticking to 50km/h. Guys, this was an amazing experience. I’m so grateful for having gotten to ride this motorcycle. So without forgetting that tomorrow was another full day at the track I hung around for a bit chatted with the crew. How was your riding? Cheers guys. But honestly, I was starving. So I headed straight to the village shop for some supplies then decided to check out the neighboring village a place called Dridu where I’d seen a pizzeria with decent reviews that I was gonna check out later since there’s a nice lake nearby where I first decided to take a breather alongside some of the locals. It was a Saturday night after all so the local youth was out with RC cars, motorcycles and based on some of the other visitors just somewhat looking for trouble. Oh and yeah hydration, but don’t worry it’s non-alcoholic. Otherwise, it’s a really beautiful place and the people in my experience around here are really kind. And the little duck is cool. So this one’s to you little ducky. For dinner, I headed to the pizza place across the lake, but it turned out to be a full-blown wedding venue. Even though they had live music inside, they were blasting Greek music on the terrace for some reason. Totally surreal, but an insanely beautiful view with the sunset and the pizza, it felt like a gift from Zeus himself. Overall, I can guarantee you I never imagined that after a full day of riding Ducatis on a racetrack I’d end the night low-key attending a wedding. I then made my way back to the campsite and by this point it was already getting dark as I was approaching the racetrack. I noticed that everything around me was pitch black, like movie scene pitch black. Creepy in a way, but also kind of exciting. But mostly creepy. Thanks to Google Maps, I somehow managed to find my way back to the tent. Right. So I quickly wanted to report in on my day. Which in itself was amazing, like I got way more than what I bargained for. I was pretty much hoping to ride the Panigale V4 and I got to ride it twice. I got to ride the Desert X twice. I got to ride a Multistrada V2. I got to know the guys, the Ducati representatives. A bunch of interesting people, a few of them that are actually following the channel as well. Overall it was an amazing experience and I’ll probably stick to adventure riding just because I guess I don’t really have a death wish just yet. Even though obviously on the racetrack, like it’s uh, if I’d be riding on a racetrack Yeah, it’s fine. But uh, these bikes are built for the road at the end of the day And the ones that are on the track, well, you need to be a bit more well off financially, I think. Yeah, I don’t know. I’m gonna summarize my thoughts. Later on, I guess. I just wanted to give you a quick report tonight. Again, still next to the racetrack. I’ll go in tomorrow as well. It’s mainly an exclusive day for Ducati owners pretty much. But yeah, they invited me to go back. The Italians as well, uh, Samuele and Dario. *Weird noises from outside the tent* Hey! Just what you want to hear. Random noises from outside. So as I was saying before, I got the s**t scared out of me. I’m not sure what that was because I couldn’t see anything But it was either just a stray dog or a wild boar or something But uh, something was moving around here, but I think it ran away. I guess I’ll figure it out in a bit because I still got to bring the motorcycle inside. I never really thought that it would be dangerous in any way. It’s, I still don’t think it is. I have a small axe in case I got to protect myself from anything or anyone. I’m next to racetrack at the end of the day. So it’s not that bad like I’m not in the middle of nowhere, but it feels like I’m in the middle of nowhere right now. So yeah, rant over I guess for tonight and uh, I’ll see you guys tomorrow. I’ll report in in the morning. A few hours later. Hey guys, just a quick morning report. Woke up a while back. I did end up sleeping okay. I did keep hearing some noises, probably some wild boars or something because I was sleeping next to some vegetation plus there’s the sunflower fields around here. Some of the guys are already on the track. Nothing like some nice Ducati noises to wake up to. Cheers guys. Yeah, so a lot of bikers showing up. Being next to the road wasn’t an issue because it was completely quiet at night like traffic started only flowing in at around nine in the morning. Other than that right now the plan is to pack most of my stuff up besides the tent. Sleeping bag, sleeping pad, all the other stuff. I can still keep them here so I don’t show up at the track being all fully packed. And then later on if I do decide to leave the leave this place, if my day ends early, if I don’t get to ride, find something interesting to film. Well, then I guess I’ll pack up the tent as well and move on. Well starting to head towards home. I’m gonna take a different route because it is supposed to be an adventure at the end of the day. Maybe we’ll get to see some bears even on the way. I’m gonna take my equipment as well just in case the guys say yeah look here is a Diavel or a Ducati Monster or the Desert X again to go for another ride. I really wouldn’t mind. So see you guys in a bit. Sunday turned out to be a full-on track day, mostly reserved for Ducati owners and the more seasoned riders. The Ducati Riding Academy crew had their hands full, training riders at much higher speeds than I could keep up with, so naturally I sat this one out. But I still had a great time soaking in the atmosphere. The Ducati team were absolute legends. They kept giving me meal vouchers throughout the day and while I was having lunch, I found out something interesting. So I’ve just been told that I could have pitched my tent here, like literally just right next to the track, which would have been really convenient considering that there’s also showers and toilets and everything. Yeah, something to know for next time. After that, I wandered around a bit more, chatted with the crew and other riders, asking about long-term ownership experiences so I can include these opinions in my Desert X and Multi Strada reviews. Otherwise, I just enjoyed the vibes and Ducati’s incredible hospitality. After a main course, I was served another main course disguised as a dessert and then a shawarma too to wash it all down. I practically didn’t need to eat for the rest of the day. Grazie Ducati! As the afternoon rolled on, Dario Marchetti gave a detailed pre-race interview on national tv talking about the upcoming MotoGP race in Mugello. And when the race started, the whole paddock tuned in, people were on the edge of their seats, especially during the battle between Marc Marquez and Pecco Bagnaia. Every overtake came with shouts and groans. And just like that, as the checkered flag dropped in Mugello, the energy at the track started to wind down too. My blue steed was patiently waiting and it was time to pack up and hit the road. Right guys, so managed to pack everything up. The day is over. Today ended up being really exciting as well. Everybody pretty much just left the race track now, so I kind of feel comfortable standing in the middle of the road. It took me about an hour or so to pack everything up, the tent and all that and I threw away all the trash as well. Obviously, leave no trash behind. And yeah, I’m really grateful for Ducati Romania for actually organizing the event and for inviting me down here as well. Having been able to test the Panigale V4S was really humbling because the motorcycle is twice as powerful as what I’m riding home now fully packed. I can see and understand why people are riding these motorcycles and honestly, if I were ever to buy one, I’d only ride it on the race track rather than on the street and it’s really difficult to ride with these motorcycles slow. You’ve seen me ride in first gear. I’ve reached like 100 something kilometers an hour. So that’s how messed up those bikes are. But yeah, I got a chance to ride the Desert X as well. I’m hoping to see the new model of it come out and hopefully I’ll be able to test that. I’m happy I got to know the guys from Ducati. And yeah, hopefully later on we’ll be doing a lot more videos on Ducatis as well because these are some really exclusive, lovely looking, lovely sounding motorcycles that have a soul that no other motorcycle has. I really cannot deny that like the amount of art that goes into one of these bikes is insane. There is not one single part that does not look like it’s not a piece of art. Even if it’s just an accessory or something on it, the bikes look extremely amazing. So right, now I’m gonna make my way home. It is already pretty late. It’s like 6 pm, but I want to head towards a place called “Întorsura Buzăului”. I’ll do my best to actually ride all the way home. I got the camera installed and I’ll try to document the interesting stuff. So stick around a bit longer to see maybe we get lucky and see some bears. But yeah, I hope you enjoyed the Ducati event. But yeah, never in my life have I actually tried or even sat on a sports bike before. They were really intimidating for me and this was literally the first time I actually got on one and yeah, I was really concerned at first and rightfully so I think because it is one of the most powerful motorcycles out there, but it ended up behaving super lovely and as Samuele Cavalieri said as well, Ducatis are really forgiving. I think this is what he was trying to say as well. Even though it sounds super powerful, it’s like one of those very refined Italians that you think is kind of brutish, but still ends up being refined and elegant. That’s kind of the way Ducatis are. I’m gonna hop on the bike now and make my way towards North to Transylvania. See you guys in a bit. So if you remember when we first came to the racetrack we came in from the West. But this time we’re heading north taking some adventurous little county roads instead. Now I’d love to share the full ride with you because as exhausting as it was, it was properly scenic. But to keep the video at a reasonable length, I’ll just show you a few of the highlights. Starting with this beauty of a road or what’s left of it. These are the times when I’m happy that I’m on a Husqvarna Norden. ‘Can deal with these situations without any issues and we haven’t lost the backpack either. I mean if you’re going exploring with your motorcycle, it’s one thing to go touring with something like a Ducati Multistrada and it’s a completely different thing to go exploring because you never know what you might find along the way like that. There you go. So that’s the advantage of having something like the Expedition, the Norden Expedition, even the Standard Norden or the Desert X of the Ducati. Or generally something that’s a bit more off-road friendly, especially if you’re going to places that are less familiar to you that don’t have highways that have bumpy roads like this. Maybe you’ll hit it at a speed, maybe you’ll hit it at night. You want to know that your bike’s gonna handle it pretty easily like that. The last bike I’d want to be here with is a Panigale. My bigger concern is that like I have 140 kilometers worth of gas, which is obviously should be more than enough. But I haven’t seen any of the major gas station brands along the way. I haven’t checked Waze or Google Maps just yet. Finally, about 100 kilometers to go so it wasn’t too bad. Like we are heading into the mountains you can see some genuinely tall mountains up ahead. And uh, yeah Sun is still setting it is uh almost 8 p.m The sun shouldn’t fully set till about 9:30, 10 ish. So We’re okay The river is down there Railway as well >Sings *Vanessa Carlton – A Thousand Miles*< Tonight, f**ck I can’t see s**t Stuff's coming. Oh, there we go. Single lane bridge. That's pretty cool Luckily we ran into this... Do you know how to drive sir? We are in town Your real wheel is going off the road. Hello church monastery church Hello Nehoiu, that was a pretty cool looking village So look at that cool dam that's up ahead That's where we're headed I can't see the road up there Let's enjoy this! Do we still have our luggage? We do! So cool! Mega cool this road Another stray doggo. Hello doggy. Hello doggos So Instead of bears we're getting a lot of stray dogs Maybe we get lucky and we get a few stray bears Oh the views are so amazing Look at that It's gonna be a bit more sketchy at night, but i'm already familiar with that section of road So yeah, given these views even though I have 400 kilometers all the way from the motor park It's all my garage These views definitely make it worth it And this is all new to me, right i'm glad I can share it with you guys Because by the time it'll get dark I should make it onto the road between Brașov and home The road section which you've already seen On our way to the motor park if you’ve watched that section of the video as well Hello Cool restaurant up here nice views the guys here are enjoying it I mean, yeah, if you live in Brașov This is only like 30 kilometers away from the town What a fun late afternoon getaway or Sunday activity come up here to the restaurants Grab a bite to eat. Maybe catch a few bears enjoy the views Cool viaduct for the train tracks It's actually pretty cool Well, we didn't get to see any bears but at least we saw some cool places So, let's ride off into the sunset I figured a sunset would make for a fitting outro. It got dark, I still had a long way to ride, but eventually I made it home. Recognize the castle? Yep. It's the same one from where we started the video. Big thanks again to Ducati Romania for organizing the event and an even bigger Thanks to you for sticking around all the way till the end of the video you sir are an absolute legend So if you haven't already drop a like hit subscribe share the video and i'll catch you in the next one