It'll make you feel like a hero, but it is a bike that forces you to ride like an absolute wanker. And that's why journos in didn't really gel with the bike — it's just too full on. It's a really, really great experience. And one everyone should try at some point in their lives. For a year I found this in-your-face behaviour very amusing.
But now I want to do more miles, in greater comfort and to take the odd dirt track. And I also want a bike with electronic rider aids, and one that I don't have to push to the end of my road before starting, lest I piss the neighbours off. Call me a wimp, but now I have a baby daughter I quite fancy a bike that'll look after me, with cornering ABS and all the rest of it.
The is more like that mate who turns up at every house party with a giant bag of drugs, a sack of gerbils and a glint in their eye. I'll go and grab my folder of invoices. Bear in mind I've only had the bike 18 months. This will be painful. However, it's due a belt change and a new clutch and clutch basket. And it fell over in the wind last weekend, so needs a new brake lever and nose fairing.
And that bloody nose fairing mount cracked again, so I'll need a new one. How much will that service and repair cost me? But whoever buys it will know they're getting a well looked after bike.
I need a glass of wine. It's worth noting that nothing's ever actually gone wrong with it, it's just been fastidiously maintained. If you're after that old-school analogue superbike riding experience with a dollop of scary torque and power, then grab one before the prices go silly. I don't think Warren Buffett will be coming to me for tips. The bike itself, however, is the joy-filled antithesis of a modern inline four. Heck, it feels more savage than a Panigale V4 below 50mph.
It's a useable bike too. I was surprised by how useable it was on a long tour. With a Kriega tailpack mounted on the tank and a Kriega rucksack on my back, it made light work of 2, miles around Europe.
Sure, I wished for a more nimble modern sportsbike chassis in the tighter corners, but on the fast sweepers of the Black Forest it was perfect.
I've yet to ride a bike that gives a similar experience to the In an age of short-stroke motors that deliver their power at ridiculously high revs, it's a joy to ride something that gives you everything it's got at road legal ish speeds.
You can almost sense every power stroke of the 's L-twin engine smearing the rear tyre into the Tarmac, and the connection between your right wrist and the back tyre rivals anything I've ridden. It also keeps you on your toes. Sure, a V4 Panigale is a whole heap faster, but it's also relatively well tamed by electronics. In my eyes the Ducati is probably the best modern classic bike you can buy right now.
I have a Ducati Lola I call her Lola is an absolute sweetheart at low revs, purring seductively at a stop light, but if I seat myself properly and lean forward when I twist the throttle the world simply blurs Not only are the holes hard to see, but they line up with the forks That made me chuckle.
Are you after a V4 Streetfighter or the one? I had the Hahahahahahahaha ducati Someone will be very happy with that bike. Tim Rodie. Write Your Review. By Mactrider on Tell us why you love or hate Superbike SP. Sell Your Old Two-Wheeler. Get the best price for your old bike. Sell your bike at the Largest Used Bike Market. Why Sell With Bikes4Sale? Hero Destini vs Honda Activa 5G.
Jawa 42 vs Royal Enfield Classic. Splendor iSmart vs Honda Livo Aluminium single-sided swingarm. Still, models such as the S Corse and Dark Edition have the same build quality and should cost less. It is now called the Ducati RF and comes with a host of upgrades and modifications that only the most ostentatious or incredibly skilled of you out there could possibly demand for: inch magnesium alloy wheels from Marvic, which are wrapped up in a pair of Pirelli Diablo Supercorsa tires, 47mm K-Service fork, slightly reduced wheelbase, repositioned Brembo front brake disc for better cooling and an engine retuned by the Milan-based Desmolupo.
In the end, you get pretty much a race bike that has an additional horsepower, goes faster around bends and only requires one finger on the lever to stop from racing speeds. Ducati has recently presented the official video for the all-new model replacing the model produced and succesfully sold in The new bike is built around the cc Testastretta Evoluzione L-Twin engine which develops bhp at 9,rpm and Nm at 8,rpm.
For , Ducati announces the launch of the brand new model, one that is expected to feature the cc engine from the R. Even though mechanically identical, the engine will be retuned to develop hp, 10 hp less than the one on the exotic and expensive R. The new bike will feature less expensive elements so it will be priced at 11, euros.
But Ducati also announced the arrival of the S which will feature upgraded suspensions and traction control. This last model is expected to be priced at 14, euros. In what concerns the design of the future Ducati, people are already familiar with it from the R, but we do know that it will feature minor modifications. Overall, the will be a lighter bike than its predecessor and it is expected to go big on the sales chapter. Milan Ducati R. Back to Ducati Ducati Ducati Generations:.
Superquadro: L-twin cylinder, 4 valve per cylinder, Desmodromic, liquid cooled. Latest Ducati news and reviews:. December 26, by Sulthoni. Read more. December 16, by Sulthoni. December 10, by Sulthoni. Hit the jump for more information on the Ducati Superbike Panigale.
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