Ducati Sporting Club UK > General > Idle Chat > MCN - Best bike vote

[adam]

where was the fizzy 50?

[crm250]

Wow, shows my bike choice isnt that bad with owning a 1995 916, RC30 and a RD350

[dave w]

Originally posted by STEVE M
so according to the MCN pole the 916 is the best bike ever

so MCN can get some things right then

About 10 years ago

[Albie]

I for years as a married man with kids dreamt of owning yet alone riding the 916. Managed to get back into bikes and now separated I have a Monster s4 and really not bothered having a go of 916. I still love them because its the pinnacle of Ducati but am so happy to ride the s4 because its awesome and fun. The 916 is still a dream I may get around to just for the beauty of it.

[GsxrAge]

I had the 916 and now the 996

It looks bloody sexy full stop.

As for the 749/999 the sooner the replace the bloody ugly things the better



Age

[Ian]

Originally posted by sparkin

orange Jota.Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm,I would have loved one of those instead of me SS50 five speed

hey I started out on an SS50! - A 4 speed though, handlebars so narrow, - blew up the engine though I also had a dream for an Orange Jota, - I remember hours spent studying the stats in my Observers book of motorcycles.

And yes the 916 is THE BIKE of the modern era, perhaps the Vincent Black shadow was also years before its time. Sorry no way could a Fireblade be number 1, - the shell suit paint jobs just let the thing down so badly! And whatever the 999 was it never stood a chance of being as much an artform as the 916.....but I have grown to love that shape, - my dream brand new bike now would be a 749R.

[Walenut]

The bikes where voted by readers via the MCN web site, you had to pick your top 5.

[Nattyboy]

Originally posted by adam
where was the fizzy 50?

Fizzy was a few places behind the jota (ie - near the bottom)

Still confused..?!

Nat

[bradders]

think its right..the birth of the superbike WAS the 916...yep the blade redefined the 750 class, and kwaka had a few iconic bits, but the legacy of the 916 is still developing and a whole brand was built on the back of it, you cant say that of Nonda and the fireblade

[Derek]

Originally posted by STEVE M

absolutely

that was about 21st in the poll

I owned that very bike! Bought as an ex-demo from Coburn & Hughes after the mags had thrashed it. It was hugely overgeared until I upped the rear sprocket by 2 or 3 teeth. Best I ever got was 140ish down the A9. Of course I just had to vote for it