Ducati Sporting Club UK > General > Idle Chat > 1098 ! is this it ???

[TP]

I actually quite like it.

But to be honest, if the KTM RC8 spec was similar and cheaper - I'd go Orange. Just to match my mobile provider you see, in these metrosexual days it's important to coordinate whilst accessorising

[tetol]

Originally Posted by TP

I actually quite like it.

But to be honest, if the KTM RC8 spec was similar and cheaper - I'd go Orange. Just to match my mobile provider you see, in these metrosexual days it's important to coordinate whilst accessorising

its suposed to be going quicker on test track than the gsxr 1000 but as this was quoted in mcn who knows. hopefully we'll be racing one in 08.

[TP]

Originally Posted by tetol

its suposed to be going quicker on test track than the gsxr 1000 but as this was quoted in mcn who knows. hopefully we'll be racing one in 08.

Oooh! Gissa go mister?!

[Ozz]

Have to say I like the look of that...

In black it would look the dogs!

[Totto]

It needs to have 160 bhp and be around the same weight as the jap litre bikes and cost less than 11 grand

If so then maybe !!!!well probably !!!!


I can hear it already , you sold your bloody Ducati (998) to get the Blade and now you want another Ducati

I Will wait till i see it in the flesh and get a demo before risking a divorce

[Jools]

Hmmm...not doing it for me either to be honest.

If you look at the profile it looks really long and nose heavy. The end of the nose almost reaches the tip of the front mudguard and is way out in front of the axle. If you look at the 999 profile it's nose is also in front of the axle but not by as much, and the 916 series bikes it was almost in line. There just looks like a huge gap between the bars and the fairing.

I know that the Japanese and Triumph 675 (ahh, now I know what those headlights remind me of) designers work hard to give their bikes a 'face' - They usually try to go for attitude by making the bikes 'face' aggresive, like a mechanical shark or something off of 'Transformers'.

In this case, to my eyes, the new bikes 'face' seems to have slanted eyes, a 'guiseppe' moustache and seems to have a hare lip...

Wait to see it in the flesh I think

[MJS]

I have this feeling that in the flesh it will look stunning. The 749/999 shape looks strange in photos but in the flesh they are a stunning looking machine. I have a feeling this one will be the same... I certainly hope so anyway...