Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > 999 / 749 > Bye,bye 999.

[Michael J]

I'll buy yours back Glyn

[kwikbitch]

now...that black one with the red frame is a bit tasty!....

[Ducnow]

Long Live the 999

And the 1098 too

[Glyn]

Originally Posted by Ducnow

Long Live the 999

And the 1098 too

it's all academic any way
the ST2 is the best bike they ever made
and mine is the best st2

[ricco749s]

Lets face it, if bikes were bought entirely on looks alone, as some people seem to favour, we should/would all be buying the next real Tamburini designed Ducati, the MV Augusta F4. Thankfully, not all follow this path, meaning that the 999 can be recognised as a real advance on the 916 series as a good all round bike, albeit with a front end that some find 'unusual'.

I for one believe my 999 to be a better engineered bike than the 996 and 748 previously owned. Can't understand why people still feel the need to **** them off - what's the point? Certainly Ducati isn't thanking those that want to live in the past!

[doogalman]

Originally Posted by ricco749s

Lets face it, if bikes were bought entirely on looks alone, as some people seem to favour, we should/would all be buying the next real Tamburini designed Ducati, the MV Augusta F4.

Just wondering if anyone has ever seen an MV with a duke motor grafted in. Surely someone somewhere has done it.

[749er]

I have a feeling the 999 will go the way of the Lancia Stratos. They were ahead of their time and still in the showroom 2 years after production ceased. Multiple world championships, some loved it, others didn't, a radical design with centrally positioned drivers seat.

Sound familiar? Think the 999 will end up the same, maybe not quite with the same price hike, but try buying a Stratos now!

[Ducnow]

Originally Posted by Glyn

it's all academic any way
the ST2 is the best bike they ever made
and mine is the best st2

EXACTLY!!!

What can i say.... i do love my 999R more and more everyday, but that doesn't stop me from liking the previous (dated ) SBK series and booking a 1098S