Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > 1198 / 1098 / 848 > 1098, reliable or not, lets put this one to bed.

[stephenalbert]

I took my 1098s from here to the Pyrenees and back. It rained and on the first day I did 650 miles 04.00 till 18.00 mostly in the saddle. Bike never let me down once and apart from a flat back side it was not uncomfortable. Once in the mountains it was a dream and just blew me away. Every time we stopped it drew a crowd. It is as other have said neither better or worse than a blade just different and I think wonderful.