Ducatista

[No Worries]

Am I the only one who thinks some of the new Ducati's look like crap? I'm sure they are fast and handle well, but looks have to account for something. Especially that Diavel Strada. It looks like a V-Max and Ducati had an ugly love child.

As you probably know, I like the look and feel of older bikes. There's a beautiful Ducati 750 Paso in Colorado for only $2,700: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ducat...item2ec4efc3f8

Here's a short retrospective on the 750 Paso: http://www.ridermagazine.com/style/v...-1986-1988.htm

I remember seeing a red Paso several decades ago. The red fairing, red windscreen and red leathers the rider wore were a memorable sight. If I saw a Diavel on the street now, I'd forget it in an instant.

[tommymac]

I like the diavel actualy, but also like some of their older bikes better. I love the old super sports, and wish they would resurrect the st-3 or st-4 type of bike for sport touring.

[dubbs]

So 848 vs the 750 paso and you think the Paso looks better?

[RedRider2k2]

I like me some old bikes too...But I have to say, that Paso looks like an even fatter Katana.

[Adeptus_Minor]

Originally Posted by RedRider2k2

I like me some old bikes too...But I have to say, that Paso looks like an even fatter Katana.

Yeah, what he said.
For me, the 916/996 is what a Ducati is supposed to look like. Everything since has been... I dunno... too Japanese?
That's not to say I don't love the 1990's Monsters and, at one time, if I had bought a Ducati it would have been a Supersport 800.

http://www.motorstown.com/images/ducati-ss-800-02.jpg

[Trip]

Ducati was what I wanted when I knew nothing of motorcycles, now that I ride, I have no interest in them. They have been getting progressively less exotic to me as well.

[Homeslice]

Looks like an Italian ZX-11, lol

[Porkchop]

Originally Posted by No Worries

Am I the only one who thinks some of the new Ducati's look like crap? I'm sure they are fast and handle well, but looks have to account for something. Especially that Diavel Strada. It looks like a V-Max and Ducati had an ugly love child.

Sorry, I'm kind of partial to the new ones...

Originally Posted by Adeptus_Minor

Yeah, what he said.
For me, the 916/996 is what a Ducati is supposed to look like. Everything since has been... I dunno... too Japanese?
That's not to say I don't love the 1990's Monsters and, at one time, if I had bought a Ducati it would have been a Supersport 800.

I've heard that before... that the 916/996 is the "true" Ducati or the "epitome" of Ducati. Bullshit. WTF is the true Ducati? What is a Ducati "supposed" to look like? So you want to produce the same bike for 40 years? The old Ducatista say that because that's what they grew up wanting/ couldn't afford.

[njchopper87]

The new ones look too scrunched up to me

[Adeptus_Minor]

Originally Posted by Porkchop

I've heard that before... that the 916/996 is the "true" Ducati or the "epitome" of Ducati. Bullshit. WTF is the true Ducati? What is a Ducati "supposed" to look like? So you want to produce the same bike for 40 years? The old Ducatista say that because that's what they grew up wanting/ couldn't afford.

Yeah, pretty much
I mean, I realize things have to change with the times, I just can't say I care for the way they chose to go stylistically.
Performance (and cost wise) they're still very much what they've always been, but when someone says "Ducati", my mind conjures up an image of a 916 or an older Monster, not a Panigale, Diavel, or just about anything else they make now. Sure, that could be because it's what I saw when I first found out what a "Ducati" even was, but that's how we develop our tastes.