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No matter how much I would want a modern Ducati (for the road, not track), I'm not sure I could get past the look of the wings. I get that they're functional, but they just ruin the look of the bikes for me, Italian bikes are supposed to be beautiful, these just aren't IMHO.
This is just so much nicer!
This is just so much nicer!
They're quite visually challenging. I'd imagine the right kind of tip-over would rip the mounts out of the fairings too. I read that they exert sixty kilos of downwards pressure at 300km/h. Which would lean a person slight in stature should be able to stand on those wings..... I wonder if anyone has tested that?
The headlights are a bit on the awful side too, tucked up into those intakes. Makes it look like one of the creatures from Marios Odyssey. Under/over lights like the 999 would look at lot better.......
The headlights are a bit on the awful side too, tucked up into those intakes. Makes it look like one of the creatures from Marios Odyssey. Under/over lights like the 999 would look at lot better.......
When the 749/999 came out I remember them looking weird but over time they have matured well, I don't think these road bikes with wings will do especially the naked ones.
People will look back at them like people look back at cars that came with massive wings out of the factory for no reason.
People will look back at them like people look back at cars that came with massive wings out of the factory for no reason.
untakenname said:
When the 749/999 came out I remember them looking weird but over time they have matured well, I don't think these road bikes with wings will do especially the naked ones.
People will look back at them like people look back at cars that came with massive wings out of the factory for no reason.
Like the new MINI GP?People will look back at them like people look back at cars that came with massive wings out of the factory for no reason.
I like em!
It’s an area that I wish they’d allow unlimited development in moto GP on. On cars, the theory is more obvious that they are a benefit, on bikes, they seem to help in one area and hinder in another.
Obviously we don’t want them being like a scaffold plank on the bank of a Wirral Moped, but bring them on, I say!
It’s an area that I wish they’d allow unlimited development in moto GP on. On cars, the theory is more obvious that they are a benefit, on bikes, they seem to help in one area and hinder in another.
Obviously we don’t want them being like a scaffold plank on the bank of a Wirral Moped, but bring them on, I say!
The top one is the SL, I doubt many of them will see road use, but hopefully the track. I’m pretty sure I’ve seen blanking plates for the Streetfighter somewhere, they come off easily enough with an Allen key. It’s a look, wings are where superbikes are going this decade, RSV4, Blade etc all have them
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