The 07 Multi is a tad taller (I understand ) than previous models - can someone confirm that?
'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.
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.
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.
As much as I would like a 1098, can not understand why people buy without seeing them in the flesh.
more money than sence if you ask me.
there are always teething problems,
think I will wait until I can afford one, maybe never
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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.
Well I wont be ordering one. It looks too Japanese,..the rear end is a mess and far too many cheap looking plastic covers. I'm sure it will grow on me in time,but right now I'll be keeping my 999S.
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.