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[749er]

Originally Posted by jeff st4s

With todays stage managed everything, who really knows how much of this is all for effect and promotion?

Good observation Jeff. If it were your average punter interested in bikes you would have that bike photographed from every angle....could well all be part of the marketing hype....................having said that I have just followed the link and it llokslike it was photographed by a regular biker oh holiday in Italy.....

[jeff st4s]

Originally Posted by 749er

Good observation Jeff. If it were your average punter interested in bikes you would have that bike photographed from every angle....could well all be part of the marketing hype

Like the time it was pictured in a petrol station, loads of time when the guy was away to take loads of photo's, what would happen if he came back an tried to stop you, beat you up!

[swannymere]

Hope this is not a true representation of what the new bike will look like.It's very contemporary and not at all the bike of the future-just like a bland Honda.I realise that Ducati need to sell bikes but i hope it's not at the expense of flair and style.

[Sharpy G]

Originally Posted by 749er

amazingly enough the rider has gone off and left the bike with the keys in the ignition.....imagine if it got nicked!!

Funny how the sign in the foreground is in English

since when was "Emergeency" English ??? LOL

[Rod]

Originally Posted by sbwells

Check these out

Don't forget this one either. Looks like even the Showa shod 1098 base model will get radial Monobloc calipers as well. The "S" gets the same calipers but Ohlins front and rear, as will the 1098 "TriColore", which gets all the "S" bling, plus a fancy paint job and Termis thrown in to boot. Wonder if they will include the dust cover and paddock stand as they used to on the "R" versions, since it will be a full year before the (1188) "R" is available.

[749er]

Originally Posted by Rod

Don't forget this one either. Looks like even the Showa shod 1098 base model will get radial Monobloc calipers as well. The S gets the same calipers but Ohlins front and rear, as will the 1098 TriColore, which gets all the S bling plus a fancy paint job and Termis thrown in. Wonder if they will include the dust cover and paddock stand as the used to on the "R" versions, since it will be a full year before the 1188R is available.

wow, the look of the bike is starting to grow on me as I can see more of the lines.

if you look there appears to be a real nice line from the nose through the apex of the headlamp then on up through the top edge of the tank.....very nice. dont recall seeing that on a bike before

[Rod]

Originally Posted by 749er

wow, the look of the bike is starting to grow on me as I can see more of the lines.

if you look there appears to be a real nice line from the nose through the apex of the headlamp then on up through the top edge of the tank.....very nice. dont recall seeing that on a bike before

Dont be fooled by that, as it looks as though Ducati were running with upper fairing (nose cone) wind spoilers / deflectors (as on John Keogh's sketch in Two magazine). If this is true, this picture was taken at a different time to the two most recent shots by Andrew Tyne (no deflectors visible) who sold the images to MCN. I hope not as they look **** and do nothing for the front end visually. Incidentally here are two more new pictures posted up today on the Ducati MS forum.

[749er]

Originally Posted by Rod

Dont be fooled by that, as it looks as though Ducati were running with upper fairing (nose cone) wind spoilers / deflectors (as on John Keogh's sketch in Two magazine). If this is true, this picture was taken at a different time to the two most recent shots by Andrew Tyne (no deflectors visible) who sold the images to MCN. I hope not as they look **** and do nothing for the front end visually. Incidentally here are two more new pictures posted up today on the Ducati MS forum.

only a few weeks now though! Am trying to keep an open mind even though I really dont like those new (very old) end cans. Still, I should not judge till I see the whole bike, thats only fair! still as long as they dont go down the miniaturisation route that the japanese have taken then the pipes wont be so bad. Not a fan of the ultra small gsxr600/r6/cbr600. too cramped!

[Paul748bp]

google is ur friend !
http://www.motards-online.com/moto-e...i_1098_big.jpg