'07 bike has the same seat height as the '06.(850mm,according to the brochure).
The early Multi's had a differant,harder seat and a claimed seat height of 820mm.

According to specs on Ducati.com 1098 seat height is 3" higher than 999:eek:

On the Ducati website it says,seat height=820mm. My 999 handbook says,seat height=780mm. Therefore difference = 40mm or 1.6 inches in old money!

W. M. Snell has had my refundable deposit for several weeks now based on my approval or disapproval on close inspection in the metal of a 1098S.

I'd love the Hypermotard as well, but I don't fancy being castrated at Christmas. :eek:
"Balls are for life, not just for Christmas." :sniff:

why buy before even seeing it? well because I love my 999 but this bike addresses what I didn't like about my 999 and I think it's such an important bike for ducati that they can't afford to get it wrong. I've got a test ride in less than a month and if i don't like it the deposit is refundable. I can't lose really.

motorapido told me they are the same prices as teh 999, £11250 for base and £13995 for the s.

yes they are coming in black, i'm going to let my own test ride be the judge rather than a journalist whose interests, preferences and ego might be very different to mine.

More money than sense? Not at all. There are some things that I didn't like about my 999 and the 1098 adresses them. I own my own business, have two kids and any time for me is pretty precious so I enjoy it as much as I can.

I'm chopping in my 2005 999s and going for a base model 1098, if there are some teething problems then the warranty will cover those. If my 999 hasn't sold by the time I have my test ride then i'll just keep it.

I know what you mean keefy, i'm not hot on the looks either but think i'm going to love the ride and for me it's that simple. If I don't i'll stick with my 999. As I said in my thread on the 999 forum, I think the 1098 will be good for the 999 as people will realise how inovative it is now Ducati have 'copped out' a bit to give the masses what they want.

I just wanted to get an idea of how many people on here were going to buy them on spec' or buy pending a test ride.

That's ridiculous for a sportsbike!

Considering I find the seat height on my ST2 too high...:rolleyes:
and I'm no short-arse. But I like to be able to get both feet flat on the floor.

Are there really no plans for a 749-sized variant? Surely this is going to cost Ducati sales?