My Next Motorcycle! WOW!

[MotoSook]

If I were "single," I'd go put a deposit on one today I'll have to wait a bit.

So what if I'm stupid for styling and speed




ENGINE
Type L-Twin cylinder, 4 valve per cylinder Desmodromic, liquid cooled
Displacement 1099 cc
Bore x Stroke 104 x 64.7 mm
Compression Ratio 12.5:1
Power* 160 hp @ 9750rpm
Torque* 90.4 lb-ft @ 8000rpm

[speeder]

You, me and everyone else on earth. 160hp, 380 lbs. dry, 1/2 the maintenance cost of an '06, and cheaper list price. Plus a return to the beautiful styling of the 996/998.

They will sell everyone of them before they ever ship, and prices will remain above list like Ferrari prices, I predict. The one nice thing is that this bike will exert downward pressure on used Duc prices. Good for me.

[Joeaksa]

So when is the wedding?

You still can do it in time for a tax deduction this year you know!!!

[scottmandue]

And now for something completely different!

Not going to buy a bike anytime soon but this looks like more fun that a barrel full of lesbians...

Probably needs more of a rear fender to make it more streetable.

[5axis]

WOW

[MotoSook]

Denis, I hear you. I'm afraid I'll have to wait for a 2008 model after the hype dies down a bit and prices fail to MSRP. Otherwise a used one after buyer's remorse hits someone.

Joe, It's too late to rush into it this year, but I suspect it may be in the cards for 2007...otherwise I'm going to call the whole thing off and start living like an aging man whore. You can buy me one of these 1098's as a wedding present

As for the hooligan bike. Read the John Burns report on the Conf. HellCat in the Jan Cycle World. What a waste of $65K. As would be the holigan posted here.

I like some of the custom creations by a few builders, but most of the bikes are more show than go...poor execution. I'd rather buy a used 1000cc Japanese superbike, then strip it to barely street legal...then it'll be game on. No need to spend $65K+ to be in the hooligan catagory.


...but the 1098 OOOH so sexy! And performance to back it up!

[MotoSook]

[svandamme]

that thing has
"splat!"

written all over it

needless to say : i want one

[VincentVega]

wow

There might be a vfr for sale shortly, I gotta see one of these in person.

[motion]

They do look good. A buddy is placing his order & deposit for the tri-color Monday morning. I'll let y'all know how fast it is

Wait a second... has anyone figured out if it is dry clutch or not? An oil clutch will ruin this bike for me.

[scottmandue]

Yeah the bike I posted is kind of a joke... but am not likley to drop $60-$75K on a bike ever.

If I won the lotto I could buy several nice used cars for that kind of money.

So what is the MSRP (gulp) on that duc?

[VincentVega]

Dry clutch, but of course

[VaSteve]

Originally posted by Chris Martin
wow

There might be a vfr for sale shortly, I gotta see one of these in person.

You haven't ridden that enough to know if you like it

You need to come out here, plenty of wide open space.

[MotoSook]

Yep..dry clutch.

MSRP is approx. $15K for the base model (1098), the 1098S model is prbably another 2-3K and then the Tricolor (a 1098S with special paint) is $20K.

Here the 1098 Spec:

Frame Tubular steel Trellis frame in ALS 450
Wheelbase 1430 mm / 56.3 in
Rake 24°30' / 24,5°
Front suspension Showa 43mm with TiO fully adjustable upside-down fork
Front wheel travel 127 mm / 5 in
Front brake 2 x 330 mm semi-floating discs, radially mounted Brembo Monobloc calipers 4-piston, 2-pad.
Front wheel 5-spoke in light alloy 3.50 x 17
Front tyre 120/70 ZR 17
Rear suspension Progressive linkage with fully adjustable Showa monoshock. Aluminium single-sided swingarm
Rear wheel travel 127 mm / 5 in
Rear brake 245 mm disc, 2-piston caliper
Rear wheel 5-spoke light alloy 6.00 x 17
Rear tyre 190/55 ZR 17
Fuel tank capacity 15.5 L (of which 4L reserve) / 4.1 US gal (of which 1 US gal reserve)
Weight * 173 kg / 381lbs
Seat height 820 mm / 32.2 in
Instruments Digital MotoGP derived unit displaying: Speedometer, rev counter, clock, scheduled maintenance warning, warning light for low oil pressure, fuel level, oil temperature, fuel reserve, trip fuel, neutral, turn signals, average speed, average fuel consumption, remaining fuel metre, immobilizer. Ready for DDA system
Warranty 2 years unlimited mileage
Colour combinations:
(Tank-Frame-Wheels) (Red-Red-Black)
Versions Dual seat
* = The weight excludes battery, lubricants and, where applicable, cooling liquid.

ENGINE
Type L-Twin cylinder, 4 valve per cylinder Desmodromic, liquid cooled
Displacement 1099 cc
Bore x Stroke 104 x 64.7 mm
Compression Ratio 12.5:1
Power* 119.3 kw - 160 hp @ 9750rpm
Torque* 90.4 lb-ft - 12.5 kgm @ 8000rpm
Fuel injection Marelli electronic fuel injection, elliptical throttle bodies
Exhaust Lightweight 2-1-2 system with catalytic converter and lambda probe. Twin stainless steel mufflers
Emissions Euro3

TRANSMISSION
Gearbox 6 speed
Ratios 1st 37/15, 2nd 30/17, 3rd 28/20, 4th 26/22, 5th 24/23, 6th 23/24
Primary drive Straight cut gears; Ratio 1.84:1
Final drive Chain; Front sprocket 15; Rear sprocket 38
Clutch Dry multiplate with hydraulic control

[CurtEgerer]

I want Kimi's bike!

[the]

Sweet, a Ducati that looks like a Honda.

[m325ix]

Originally posted by the
Sweet, a Ducati that looks like a Honda.

that could be said about the new Mercedes looking like a Honda or a Ferrari looking like Hyndai Tiburon, etc.. and since when was Honda building the single sided swingarm liter bikes?

I'll def get that bike in a year or two when they will become more available, in the mean time I got this super tricked out track machine

[MotoSook]

Yep...you gotta know if the egg came before the chicken or visa versa to really appreciate the 1098. Honda, Kawi and Yama..even BMW have all be chasing Ducati styling for longer than any of those companies want to admit

As for Kimi's bike, Curt..I like, but I like the creations (some of them) by the guys at Matte-Black too. A couple of examples

[motion]

Originally posted by the
Sweet, a Ducati that looks like a Honda.

I agree.. I'm not a big fan of the new bike. The specs are great and if you're tracking the bike, who cares what it looks like. It should be a great performer on the track. But I just can't get past the Japanese styling. Anything after the 998 is downhill to me.

[5axis]

Originally posted by motion
. But I just can't get past the Japanese styling. Anything after the 998 is downhill to me.

My feeling is the japanese borrowed the 916 styling cues and now we have Ducati going back to that 916 look. I very much liked the 916 look and this new one too. Sorta kills the Aprilia RSVR in heavyweight twins now