For those that don't know about the latest Ducati...

[MILK]

Originally Posted by Trip

Well you were doing it completely wrong, it needs to be parked out in front of Hooters on Bike Night to properly enjoy it. Fail!

[OneSickPsycho]

Originally Posted by fnfalman

Gotta chase the moolah, I suppose. At least they curved the rear tire so that the bike wouldn't have to crawl through the corners, but had anyone here tried to hustle a V-Rod through the corners? Even the Street Rod was a "hog" to hustle through some gentle corners. This bike is lighter and probably shorter so it wouldn't be as bad, but I doubt that it would be a pleasant experience. No matter what Ducati says, that's still a 240 rear tire.

So, why would a true riding enthusiast want this "thing"? The answer is that the true enthusiasts wouldn't touch it with a 10-ft pole. The wannabes that don't want to ride American or Japanese cruisers are going to be the ones buying this "thing".

Bullshit. I'd ride the piss out of it... CW projects a possible 0-60 of 2.5s given power to weight ratio and a 60/40 front/rear weight bias... S1000R = 2.9s...

Originally Posted by Rider

Looks like 700lbs of poo.

Try 500.

Everybody's got a big hard on (or off) for this machine despite the fact that nobody has ridden it... I don't judge a book by it's cover... This thing could be AMAZING. Is it going to handle like a SS? No, but that doesn't mean it's not going to handle. Max lean angle is 41º IIRC, not too shabby.

The bike isn't a cruiser, a power cruiser, or a sportbike... it's something in between... it's ok if you think it's ugly, but you can't say it's a piece of shit until someone actually rides it... otherwise you're just talking out your ass.

[Trip]

Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

Bullshit. I'd ride the piss out of it... CW projects a possible 0-60 of 2.5s given power to weight ratio and a 60/40 front/rear weight bias... S1000R = 2.9s...

Try 500.

Everybody's got a big hard on (or off) for this machine despite the fact that nobody has ridden it... I don't judge a book by it's cover... This thing could be AMAZING. Is it going to handle like a SS? No, but that doesn't mean it's not going to handle. Max lean angle is 41º IIRC, not too shabby.

The bike isn't a cruiser, a power cruiser, or a sportbike... it's something in between... it's ok if you think it's ugly, but you can't say it's a piece of shit until someone actually rides it... otherwise you're just talking out your ass.

It's a piece of shit.

[OneSickPsycho]

Originally Posted by Trip

It's a piece of shit.

I wasn't aware that you wore glasses, Trip....

[Trip]

Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

I wasn't aware that you wore glasses, Trip....

Well I did type that like Jim Carey in Ace Ventura when he says "Let me ask you a few questions."

Why do you care so much what we think of this ugly ass bike?

[OneSickPsycho]

Originally Posted by Trip

Well I did type that like Jim Carey in Ace Ventura when he says "Let me ask you a few questions."

Why do you care so much what we think of this ugly ass bike?

I don't, I just like to argue. I think it's silly to blast a bike that has so much potential... especially since nobody's ridden one yet, well besides Ducati test riders.

I like all sorts of different bikes and while I think this one misses in a the styling department, I think it's a very cool concept and could see it as being a phenomenal street machine. Personally, I love where Duc (and BMW) has been heading for the past few years... They are (both) reinventing the motorcycle and setting the bar pretty high for other mfg's...

[Dave]

Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

I don't, I just like to argue. I think it's silly to blast a bike that has so much potential... especially since nobody's ridden one yet, well besides Ducati test riders.

I like all sorts of different bikes and while I think this one misses in a the styling department, I think it's a very cool concept and could see it as being a phenomenal street machine. Personally, I love where Duc (and BMW) has been heading for the past few years... They are (both) reinventing the motorcycle and setting the bar pretty high for other mfg's...

I suppose I can give you bmw, but you're gonna have to explain what you mean in ref to ducati