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Originally Posted by AndrewA
It is interesting to me how in just a couple of posts this thread has gone from comparing an aggressive sport bike(1098) to a Spot Tourer(R1200S) to a "Superbike"(SKRR).
Strange times indeed.
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The last time I looked Ducati was running a bike that looked a lot like the 1098 in WSBK.
It is an interesting ride report, it reminds me a lot of my R11S vs R12S ride report, in that there seems to be no downside to ownership of the more racier model, even if it is purely used for the street. The release of the SKRR will surely get a lot of ink, and in the meantime the hype seems justified when compared to the other I4 offerings.
The 1098 is a lovely machine, and hits a lot of the motivational buttons for me: big bore twin, liquid cooled, upside down fork, Ohlins, anaconda exhaust, trick wheels, etc. If the new BMW SKRR was of a similar nature (big bore twin) I would be first in line for 1. If I had to list my top most desirable bikes they would probably be:
HP2S (a lot of my bling would bolt straight up, but I wouldn't expect much of a performance gain)
KTM RC8 (for all the reasons i mentioned above)
SKRR (the Roundel is the only reason, because I don't think I want an I4)
Ducatis are nice, but they seem so obvious, its almost the top layer of sport bike posing (no offense to anyone here) I guess I like a little bit of exclusivity to my machines, which I am afraid to say may be a component of the SKRR. Time will tell
