Ducati Sporting Club UK > General > Idle Chat > 749R or 848...

[andyb]

the 848 has no sole......it doesnt sit anywhere in ducatis heritage. It cant race, its got a basic spec......it is ducatis answer to turning japanese....

[Jasper]

Keep the R.It's special.

[Dementor]

Originally Posted by andyb

the 848 has no sole......it doesnt sit anywhere in ducatis heritage. It cant race, its got a basic spec......it is ducatis answer to turning japanese....

そして999は私達にMultistradaを与えた人が設計しているDucatisである

[andyb]

Originally Posted by Dementor

そして999は私達にMultistradaを与えた人が設計しているDucatisである

999 very much the same bike for 4 years of racing and competing on an equal footing more so than all the ducati superbikes previously ever!!!!!!!!..........and THE most succesful ducati racing bike ever.........fact!!!!!!!!!!! the multistrada ............diffffferent, yes but unique ducati thinking for the good or bad!


848 a cheap alternative to compete with the japs............and totally against the ducati way!!!!!!!

[andyb]

whoa theree............dont want to start a rush on posts.............we may not cope!!!!!!

[Dementor]

Lost in translation Andy

[Lightning Boy]

You could always upgrade your 749R with a load of trick bits that SharpyG's got - most of the Factory/Corse/WSS bits he has have never got further than the garage door let alone on the road.

Keep the 749R....... not the prettiest thing on the planet but a bit more unique than a run of the mill 848.

[Magpie]

Crikey, I didn’t expect such a response. Some interesting thoughts and some very valid views on the matter.

I had thought the results would be about 50:50, after all, the 1098/848 has moved things on considerably in terms of styling, ease-of-servicing and some technology; of course, if there was an R version it would be a no-brainer.

There’s absolutely no reason on this planet that I would move over to an 848 from my current machine, it was purely a conversation I had with a chap in a Ducati dealership that prompted me to raise the question. Everyone has their own opinion, he has his, I thought I’d raise the question here…

Jools, nice comment, I’ll swap you a ride on mine for a go on your 888???

Now I’ll concentrate on a proper, real-world conundrum, shall I go to bed or have another beer… Hmmmm, I feel another poll coming on….

Magpie.

[TP]

Originally Posted by andyb

and competing on an equal footing more so than all the ducati superbikes previously ever!!!

On what do you base this? Pure cc limit again without considering the extra tuning the 999 was allowed over it's 4 cylinder WSB competition?

Open the other eye too?

[KeefyB]

Originally Posted by TP

On what do you base this? Pure cc limit again without considering the extra tuning the 999 was allowed over it's 4 cylinder WSB competition?

Open the other eye too?

Well mebbe.In a recent interview,Troy Bayliss reckoned if you took all the electronics away,he would still win on the 999.Up untill his final WSB race at Portimau he reckoned it was the best bike he had ever ridden.