Ducati Sporting Club UK > General > Idle Chat > A real pic of the 1098

[Fordie]

Hope thats not the tool kit he's carring on his back

[749er]

difficult to say completely, but it looks like someone has grafted 916ish styling onto a 999. oh dear, oh dear, oh dear.

[Gaz 748]

You know you want one

[jeff st4s]

Originally Posted by Gaz 748

You know you want one

Whot a yank, Gaz it's far too early for that kind of smut!

[Gaz 748]

BIKE

How about a yank bike

[jeff st4s]

Originally Posted by Gaz 748

BIKE

How about a yank bike

Don't get me started on Harley riding Golfers, it will only end in tears and NOT mine!

[bolds]

Forks look the same as the new S4R

[jeff st4s]

Originally Posted by 749er

difficult to say completely, but it looks like someone has grafted 916ish styling onto a 999. oh dear, oh dear, oh dear.

So who's bike are you putting down here 916 or 999, gotta be careful.

[bike mad]

yes I hope it's got a decent size tank,
but I dont like the exhaust at all,
it's an old style, I want a bike that looks new than a 999 not one that looks like a one of hand made 916,

[749er]

Originally Posted by jeff st4s

So who's bike are you putting down here 916 or 999, gotta be careful.

Granted that is probably not the finished article, but the 916 had a very organic style with rounded cans, rear sprocket, nose, fairings, bulbous tank and fairings, swooping swing arm.

the 999 is very angular, with slashes in the front fairing, triangular tank, creased fairings and seat unit

my problem with the bike in the picture is its a mixture of the two, so its not a coherent design. The swing arm/sprocket/cans are 916 (organic), the bit above the exhaust with the rear lights, the nose/mirrors/main fairings are very angular like the 999

so now having analysed it a bit more, there is no way it will look like that