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View Poll Results: 749R or 848???
749R 31 67.39%
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Old 16-Mar-2009, 20:09
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Ride one and decide for yourself. I did....the 996S went straight up for sale and I bought the 848.

Same Ducati noise and feel as ever. Easy, flattering handling and more go than is decent Best buy I ever made.

I haven't ridden a 749 and certainly not an R to compare directly, so unless you want to take the opinions of, by and large, people that haven't ridden one or the other, you need to get out and try it, see if it flicks your switch like it did to all the others that bought them Don't listen to the bitter people that can't accept progress, they know nothing Ducati don't stop putting what they learn from racing bikes into their new models.

I'm a distinctly average rider and it makes me look good anyway...

which race bike was the wet clutch developed on?
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Old 16-Mar-2009, 21:51
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Cool picture Grib!
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Old 16-Mar-2009, 22:28
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whats happening with the knee slider.......
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Old 17-Mar-2009, 09:25
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and competing on an equal footing more so than all the ducati superbikes previously ever!!!

On what do you base this? Pure cc limit again without considering the extra tuning the 999 was allowed over it's 4 cylinder WSB competition?

Open the other eye too?
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Old 17-Mar-2009, 14:11
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On what do you base this? Pure cc limit again without considering the extra tuning the 999 was allowed over it's 4 cylinder WSB competition?

Open the other eye too?
Well mebbe.In a recent interview,Troy Bayliss reckoned if you took all the electronics away,he would still win on the 999.Up untill his final WSB race at Portimau he reckoned it was the best bike he had ever ridden.
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Old 17-Mar-2009, 18:13
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After Saturdays race it looks like next year will see the 1298....... .
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Old 17-Mar-2009, 22:15
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Ducati don't stop putting what they learn from racing bikes into their new models.
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which race bike was the wet clutch developed on?
Mebbe they learned that a dry clutch is unnecessary on a road bike.
Interestingly I seem to recall similar shrieks of defence/distaste when a new model was released a while back…same thing different times
Nearly forgot,(Without riding either) I’d keep the 749

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Old 18-Mar-2009, 08:03
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Saves on maintenance, stops the noisy rattle that bugs the neighbours and stops them being so grabby. Bit of oil round the clutch plates is fine by me (although I do miss my shiny pressure plate and springs ).
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