Ducati Sporting Club UK > General > Idle Chat > Would you sell a 749R to buy a 1098?

[twpd]

You might actually find the 1098 less satisfying to ride. I'll try to explain why...I have a natural speed on the road that I travel at no matter what bike I'm on...it's about 90-110 most of the time. On my Triumph this is 5500-6500rpm in a range of 0-9500. On the 800 it's 5500-6500. At these speeds the motor is happy and responsive.
I can see an occasion where you might find on a truly high-performance machine where you might be operating pretty much in the lower realms of its rev range and performance - hardly ever extending it and having the room to let it rip. I can imagine that would be pretty unsatisfying. I guess an analogy (not a good one I admit) would be using any sportsbike for commuting to and from work through a city - you'd spend most of your time in the 20-50mph region. Hell, my 800 is pretty weedy really, but I find it very frustrating when road and traffic conditions prevent me from using its 80bhp/140mph performance - the number of times this would happen on a 1098 would be more plentiful.

Then again - who buys a bike with a sensible head on?

[Martin Ducati Glasgow]

Originally Posted by twpd

You might actually find the 1098 less satisfying to ride. I'll try to explain why...I have a natural speed on the road that I travel at no matter what bike I'm on...it's about 90-110 most of the time. On my Triumph this is 5500-6500rpm in a range of 0-9500. On the 800 it's 5500-6500. At these speeds the motor is happy and responsive.
I can see an occasion where you might find on a truly high-performance machine where you might be operating pretty much in the lower realms of its rev range and performance - hardly ever extending it and having the room to let it rip. I can imagine that would be pretty unsatisfying. I guess an analogy (not a good one I admit) would be using any sportsbike for commuting to and from work through a city - you'd spend most of your time in the 20-50mph region. Hell, my 800 is pretty weedy really, but I find it very frustrating when road and traffic conditions prevent me from using its 80bhp/140mph performance - the number of times this would happen on a 1098 would be more plentiful.

Then again - who buys a bike with a sensible head on?

I'll second this post! - Too true!

Like you say - sensible and buying bikes! It just don't work that way really! No matter how we try!

[khu996]

Like others have said, its a choice made of compromises...between things like looks, power, exclusivity, having the latest and greatest etc...

How you value each, and weight these attributes will help you make your choice, whether you make it with your head or heart.

My 749R isn't going anywhere

If you can, I'd wait at least 6 months to a year, why buy new and take the hit on depreciation?

How many 1098's will there be in the latter part of 2007....LOTS!!

[sye73]

Keep 749R - No contest