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| #1  24-Dec-2006, 17:17 | ||||
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| Very impressive I must admit, is it the S model ? Is the base model the same ? Closer to the litre bikes than I thought it would be but it is £5k more ! There is however no contest looks wise I love the 1098 altho my wallet has gone for a litre IL4 and £2k of mods suspension and engine wise   |
| #2 24-Dec-2006, 17:19 | |||
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It might be the bike that tempts me to buy a new Ducati again. I'm in Lincoln this week so I'll have a word with Italia. Its an s model btw. |
| #3 24-Dec-2006, 17:23 | ||||
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I love the looks and now it has more than enough power. If only they could have made them for £8k ish I would have had one. As it is with my new litre bike costing £6500 the difference is way too much just for better looks |
| #4 24-Dec-2006, 17:29 | |||
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Yeah but it has proper brakes and suspension - the chassis spec is in another league compared to the Gixxer so that's where a fair amount of the wedge is going. Ohlins forks, Ohlins shock, Brembo radial calipers..no to mention the onboard telemetry, the wheels etc. So you're not comparing like with like. Mind you...it's all academic. I have trouble stretching my 800ss on northern roads and it's amply fast....Hmmmm.....maybe I'll stick with the 800.  Last edited by twpd : 24-Dec-2006 at 17:33. |
| #5 24-Dec-2006, 17:36 | ||||
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I know  My IL4 is having another £1k spent on the suspension which takes it to the spec of the duc, it's then having another £1k on exhaust and PCIII which takes it to around 175 at the back wheel. I'm still only at £8500 then, also added a set of wheels and discs for when trackdays are wet and that's took me to £9k, another few bits and pieces and I'm still well over £3k less. All the duc has is looks and that's a personal thing altho to me the Duc does look better. I do like the idea of telemetry but I'm guessing it's not a full system with suspension travel, wheel speeds, brake pressures etc as I can't see the rods and stuff around the suspension ? it's something I will add to my bike as it's something I want to get into having briefly used a 2D system this year o nthe superstock bike. I guess it's the economics of Ducati being smaller that means they can't make them much cheaper, a shame as I would have had one. |
| #7 24-Dec-2006, 17:40 | ||||
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LOL I always liked the 999  |
| #8 24-Dec-2006, 17:37 | ||||
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My thoughts onthis are if you are going to have too much you may as well have WAY too much |
| #9 24-Dec-2006, 17:40 | |||
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All that will happen is that I will tankslap even more quickly into the nearest dry stone wall on the Hartside road. Even the 800 is far too fast most of the time on that road. I rarely exceed 6-7krpm. On the 1098 I'd be in 2nd or 3rd with less than 4krpm on the tacho. |
| #10 27-Dec-2006, 10:35 | |||
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not the bike for Hartside Nige, 12,500 rpm!! red line, way too short from bar to seat , arse in air hands tipped too far forward and if you try and slide back you end up even higher up. need to ride one but from sitting on it its just too track focused for me and the roads i ride up here , I'm looking forward to getting a demo to try though |
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