Test rode the 848 & 1098
Discussion
Rach81 said:
Chilli said:
Rach81 said:
Chilli said:
Rach81 said:
The 1098 certainly turns the ladies heads, as the guy passing through Grantown on Spey found as I proceeded to stalk him..... until the NSL sign anyway 
Sssscccchhhh......She'll never let me get one!
Just remind her I'd never catch you
Chilli said:
Rach81 said:
Chilli said:
Rach81 said:
Chilli said:
Rach81 said:
The 1098 certainly turns the ladies heads, as the guy passing through Grantown on Spey found as I proceeded to stalk him..... until the NSL sign anyway
Sssscccchhhh......She'll never let me get one! Just remind her I'd never catch youChilli said:
Right. TBH I couldn't care less what the sound used to mean, or what the "magic" represents.
Anyone buying a Ducati should. It's not a Japanese sportsbike. It's something much more. Ducati have had to soften the raw edge of the 916 genre. Even going so far as to get rid of the trademark clutch rattle with the 1098 in an effort to sell to a wider audience. It's a bit like Led Zep with Chesney Hawkes up front rather than Robert Plant.
Edited by Rocket Pepper on Sunday 20th July 00:36
Rocket Pepper said:
Ducati have had to soften the raw edge of the 916 genre. Even going so far as to get rid of the trademark clutch rattle with the 1098 in an effort to sell to a wider audience. It's a bit like Led Zep with Chesney Hawkes up front rather than Robert Plant.
The 1098 may be more refined than the 916 but it's still a bruiser....
catso said:
The 1098 may be more refined than the 916 but it's still a bruiser....
Yes it is, even though the clutch is way quieter. I'm just a moaning old fart stickler for tradition, lol. The 1098 is indeed a great Ducati. Compared to the 916/996/998 though, it's not the Ducati for me Rach81 said:
Chilli said:
Rach81 said:
Chilli said:
Rach81 said:
Chilli said:
Rach81 said:
The 1098 certainly turns the ladies heads, as the guy passing through Grantown on Spey found as I proceeded to stalk him..... until the NSL sign anyway
Sssscccchhhh......She'll never let me get one! Just remind her I'd never catch youRocket Pepper said:
Chilli said:
Right. TBH I couldn't care less what the sound used to mean, or what the "magic" represents.
Anyone buying a Ducati should. It's not a Japanese sportsbike. It's something much more. Ducati have had to soften the raw edge of the 916 genre. Even going so far as to get rid of the trademark clutch rattle with the 1098 in an effort to sell to a wider audience. It's a bit like Led Zep with Chesney Hawkes up front rather than Robert Plant.
Edited by Rocket Pepper on Sunday 20th July 00:36
Chilli said:
Rach81 said:
Chilli said:
Rach81 said:
Chilli said:
Rach81 said:
Chilli said:
Rach81 said:
The 1098 certainly turns the ladies heads, as the guy passing through Grantown on Spey found as I proceeded to stalk him..... until the NSL sign anyway
Sssscccchhhh......She'll never let me get one! Just remind her I'd never catch youRach81 said:
Chilli said:
Rach81 said:
Chilli said:
Rach81 said:
Chilli said:
Rach81 said:
Chilli said:
Rach81 said:
The 1098 certainly turns the ladies heads, as the guy passing through Grantown on Spey found as I proceeded to stalk him..... until the NSL sign anyway
Sssscccchhhh......She'll never let me get one! Just remind her I'd never catch youChilli said:
But why?! I stated the things that I like and love abut the bike, but because I seem not to understand the history or may not even appreciate this "something more" thingy, susgests that I shouldn't get one?
Not at all. My point was simply people won't buy a Ducati superbike in numbers able to keep the company alive, unless Ducati make their superbike more appealing to a wider buying public than they once did. I like my bikes exotic, and rare. I don't want to roll up somewhere and see lots of other bikes like mine. However, Ducati still remain an exclusive brand, but in their efforts to sell more units the 1098 seems just a tad more tamed than the 916 genre. The good news is the 1098 is a great and worthy successor. I just hope Ducati don't cheapen the brand by opening up their market. Good luck and enjoy it when you get it. I know I would. When the 996/998 was the dog's danglies and the 748 slightly less so, you always saw loads of them at bike meets. They were nearly as numerous as R1s and Gixers. If anything, I don't think they've been as popular since the 999/749s. The Jap bikes have moved on in leaps and bounds.
I hope that Ducati have engineered out some of the 'character' of them as mine was a nightmare; constantly with niggling faults that mean it spent half the time waiting for this bit or that.
They are lovely machines when they work. Maybe the sportsbikes are less focussed now, but a 160bhp twin will never be dull.....
I hope that Ducati have engineered out some of the 'character' of them as mine was a nightmare; constantly with niggling faults that mean it spent half the time waiting for this bit or that.
They are lovely machines when they work. Maybe the sportsbikes are less focussed now, but a 160bhp twin will never be dull.....
even money left over for a track bike Rocket Pepper said:
Oh man, that's the very best part of the 1098. That V twin motor is stonking. It revs and pulls like no other V twin I've ridden, and you really feel every ounce of it, and man is it fast.
ive ridden v twins before but never owned one, i think getting used to the engine braking would be th only thing i would have to do and its easily done, i have to be honest though i actually prefer the sound of an inline 4 and over both of them i prefer the sound of a V4, which is why im probably going to wait to see what the upcoming Aprillia V4 superbike is like before buying a 1098Edited by YamR1V64motion on Monday 21st July 20:50
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