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Originally posted by octo
Hi
(1st post, after some opinions)
Been riding several years:
CBR600 (1997)
R6 (2001)
R1 (2003)
Ready for a new bike, had a go on my mates SP1, awesome! Then took the 749S out (£7500) and what a huge disappointment?!?! Looks amazing, but feels slow and cumbersome and sounds <b>[Censored]</b> as standard! Clearly needs the termi exhaust upgrade, so after that, its not a cheap bike, and in my opinion very average performance. The SP1 blows it away and I suspect the 999 does’nt really offer a massive increase in power performance.
Iam desp to get a Ducati, I love them (sound, looks) but I cant help but feeling the bikes have gone a bit soft?
Spoke to an independent Ducati mechanic near to me and his opinion was, and I quote “forget the new 749,999 bikes their tosh! He told me to save my cash and get a mint used standard 996, as its the only Ducati to have! Go like FOOK, sound FOOKING amazing, and look the FOOKING ducati’s dogs!” He said if he was gonna buy a brand new twin it would be the Aprilla RSV-Factory, after that the SP2, but definitely, definitely not a new 999…
Hhmm, discuss… |
well simply, i recon he's talking crap. a standard 996 doesnt sound amazing it sounds like all other standard ducati's; ok but still needs the termi's. a 999 will go quicker than a 996 in the same hands. FACT.
i'll take on someone of the same standard on my 999s if they are on an aprillia or sp2 any day. or blade or r1 for that matter. i may not trounce them but my performance wouldnt be descibed as tost im pretty sure.
the performance difference between a 749s and a 999s is fairly significant i would say. my 999s has 146 bhp and a very linear curve with bundles of torque.