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

[bike mad]

look the same to me,
that's the problem,
I remember when the 999 came out, the man said that the new exhausts were made like they were so they had more room in side them to help with the baffling, more gas less noise, more power,
and it made sense to me and I like the look of the 999s rear so when I look at the pipes on the new bike I think it's old and cheap,
My mind is not made up, and wont be till I have seen the new bike and had time to take it in but the rear is not good,

[doogalman]

I'm thinking the rear pipes are a total dummy. They will have something a bit special in the pipeline (pardon the pun). Remember the exhaust on the Desmosedici test mule. NOW did that look the same when the bike was released???

[749er]

Originally Posted by doogalman

I'm thinking the rear pipes are a total dummy. They will have something a bit special in the pipeline (pardon the pun). Remember the exhaust on the Desmosedici test mule. NOW did that look the same when the bike was released???

I hope they do it the sedici way for the mono, very clever. I doubt that is the finished bike though, and it will look much better. Similarly with those pics of the hyper motard, I doubt it will have the rear lights from a 749 just stuck on the back like that

[Twinfan]

The weekly rag says twin headlights, twin cans and single sided rear are definites. So who knows...

[Stones]

I cant see that the exhaust is the finished item as it doesnt follow the frames line very closely! Im still not overly happy with them going back to the 916 for inspiration but I guess until the bike is released we are still all guessing..... although am about to phone Coventry Ducati and see when they will be on sale!

[Foxy]

Is this the same bike as this post, maybe some small differences ?

[flyingbanana]

same bike more gaffer tape, powdercoated swing arm and frame, gold fork tubes, looks like some extra datalogging gear on the seat unit. might be the S version being track tested as the other pics show black forks, it may even have some more seat bodywork fitted that was missing from the close up pic on the road just behind the riders legs. it's from a series of pics that were in mcn, they didn't use this one if I recall. The other rider from those pics looks suspiciously like cappirossi....