Just bought a Ducati 1098!
07-14-2007, 01:34 PM
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Just bought a Ducati 1098!
Just put a down payment for an '08 Ducati 1098.
Red of course!!!
Been riding 12 years....all I've had is 4 cylinder Japanese sportbikes...great bikes all, but wanted to try something different like a V-twin. It'll be nice to actually have some torque down low!!!
Should get the bike in 2-4 weeks. I'll post up pics.
Hey snw (or anyone alse), wanna buy my R1??
Red of course!!! Been riding 12 years....all I've had is 4 cylinder Japanese sportbikes...great bikes all, but wanted to try something different like a V-twin. It'll be nice to actually have some torque down low!!!
Should get the bike in 2-4 weeks. I'll post up pics.
Hey snw (or anyone alse), wanna buy my R1??
07-14-2007, 11:42 PM
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i think any bike is practical.... as far as bikes go for being practical. and yeah R1 would blow my nuts off on insurance 
lol. and i was hoping it would have the cool dual stacked ducatti headlights, but i forgot they dropped those
lol. and i was hoping it would have the cool dual stacked ducatti headlights, but i forgot they dropped those
07-15-2007, 01:12 PM
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Nice Bike
Personally, I can't wait till Triumph comes out with a triple in the open class, the 675 they got is pretty sweet against the others in the 600cc class. But until then i'll just envy your torque machine.
That Duc will be difficult to keep on two wheels as it has a tendency to point straight up with liberal stabs at the throttle.
That Duc will be difficult to keep on two wheels as it has a tendency to point straight up with liberal stabs at the throttle.
Last edited by Goofyz; 07-15-2007 at 01:15 PM.
now if only you didnt live 4 hours south of me
07-15-2007, 08:47 PM
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Yeah I'm really looking forward to getting this bike. I love my R1 but it has a total race-oriented power band where the real power don't start until 9000 rpm's and has relatively weak low and mid-range torque. This can be a great fun....but is not really ideal on the street. The Duc has tons of low end torque and alot of torque all the way thru the rev range...this will be a nice change of pace to what I'm used to. My R1 is no slouch in the looks department either...but the Ducati is even sexier IMO...
07-15-2007, 08:53 PM
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what kind of account rides a bike anyways. pfft. lucky bastard, you accountants and your steady income. my aunt is an account as well but for like a major firm, she and my uncle are in there like early/mid 30's with 2 kids and a house bigger than mine already, and her parents were rich as ***** to begin with.
07-15-2007, 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by snwbrderphat540
what kind of account rides a bike anyways. pfft. lucky bastard, you accountants and your steady income. my aunt is an account as well but for like a major firm, she and my uncle are in there like early/mid 30's with 2 kids and a house bigger than mine already, and her parents were rich as ***** to begin with.
07-15-2007, 09:59 PM
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Originally Posted by SportBikeMike
Yeah I'm really looking forward to getting this bike. I love my R1 but it has a total race-oriented power band where the real power don't start until 9000 rpm's and has relatively weak low and mid-range torque. This can be a great fun....but is not really ideal on the street. The Duc has tons of low end torque and alot of torque all the way thru the rev range...this will be a nice change of pace to what I'm
used to. My R1 is no slouch in the looks department either...but the Ducati is even sexier IMO...
used to. My R1 is no slouch in the looks department either...but the Ducati is even sexier IMO...
yeah i know what you mean about high revv power band...but i still think yammy's are sxiest out there hehe...Im wanting to go to the track end on this summer before the winter comes to screw around for a bit.
07-16-2007, 02:08 AM
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i fyou go to the track wear full gear as im more than sure you know. but padded gear full jacket with back brace pants boots and helmet. my buddy slid his bike out doing 80 and almost died. now he takes vikidin just to get in the shower.
07-16-2007, 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by snwbrderphat540
and i was hoping it would have the cool dual stacked ducatti headlights, but i forgot they dropped those
Originally Posted by Goofyz
Personally, I can't wait till Triumph comes out with a triple in the open class, the 675 they got is pretty sweet against the others in the 600cc class. But until then i'll just envy your torque machine.
07-16-2007, 05:28 PM
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I love Triumphs! I like the Speed Triple and the 675. If they had an open classer available it would have made it a tough choice between that and the 1098. Ideally, I would like to have one Euro twin cyl. and one Japanese 4-cyl sportbike. Can't really afford it right now.....
Yeah the 999 was a highly controversial design and highly criticized which is a main reason they went back to more of a 916-like design...which is fine by me.
Yeah the 999 was a highly controversial design and highly criticized which is a main reason they went back to more of a 916-like design...which is fine by me.
07-25-2007, 06:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Skully
damn...so sweet...i love the r6, if i ever decide to get an r1 for around the street the r6 is promoting to a track bike defenetly im keeping it tho. Did you get the Duc yet?
Yeah I've had a couple R6s ('00 & '03) and they're great bikes...
