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bmadson
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Posted 12/10/2007 2:07 PM (GMT -8)

MotorcycleUSA has already sampled the Ducati 1098S twice, but this fully-prepped aftermarket Corse Superbike makes it three times a charm. Check out our 2007 Ducati 1098S Corse - Track Test

GAJ
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Posted 12/10/2007 3:37 PM (GMT -8)

I must be getting old.

I'd rather read a test of a newly available street bike rather than a test of a one-off track bike.

You know, the kind we mere mortals would actually consider buying.

Bah Humbug.

Actually, the ONLY reason I even found this site was because it was one of the first to do a real world test of the F800ST, which, at the time, I had recently purchased...so I know you CAN do it when you want to.

jon
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Posted 12/10/2007 4:07 PM (GMT -8)

nice report. i could probably only justify 20k for that bike but for those that can justify 37k for it, more props to them.

Desmolicious
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Posted 12/10/2007 6:12 PM (GMT -8)

Itsa Doocati! Whadda more ya need?!

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jon
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Posted 12/10/2007 8:52 PM (GMT -8)

it doesn't matter, i don't buy bikes based on names.

core
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Posted 12/10/2007 10:13 PM (GMT -8)

Jaysus! 37k!

I knew you guys were doing all right for yourselves but I had no idea you had THAT kind of dough to throw around.

How about a track comparison between this built 1098S and the 1098R! Oh yeah!

Ada Ada
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Posted 12/11/2007 5:07 AM (GMT -8)

There's a new Mustang GT over at the FOrd dealer for about $30,000. I think I'd go that route first. Or a used Acura TL for $10,000. Or a GSXR for $11,000.

Don't get me wrong, it is a good test and write up, and an essential one. But I get more Ducati reports than I need already from the print mags. In fact, I didn't renew my motorcyclist subscription yesterday after getting my final issue because it's all Ducati, Ducati, Ducati, Ducati, Ducati, Ducati, Ducati, ....... Ducati. I'm just tired of Ducati and I'm starving for more realistic, practical subjects in moto journalism.

I live in a major metro politial area between Milwaukee and Chicago, yet I couldn't find a place to buy and service a Ducati for 50 miles across heavy congestion, in any direction, that I know of. Where do you buy them? What do you do to find service on a Duck??? What if you piss-off your Ducati mechanic?

Superlight
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Posted 12/11/2007 10:13 AM (GMT -8)

Personalizing a Ducati is one fun thing to do; I know, as I've done 2 1/2 so far. If you have to think too hard about the money spent, well, you're not the right guy. The beauty of it is you get to choose your own parts and build it the way you want.

Of course you could build another brand/model and, yes, some performance cars cost as much, but the former are usually not so special (think Japanese superbikes) and the latter don't have the performance/dollar thing nailed like bikes do.

Reading this article on a cold winter day reminds me how much fun bikes can be.

bmadson
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Posted 12/11/2007 10:44 AM (GMT -8)

Alright folks, some like the Duc track test, some not - but if someone asked you to test a 37K fully-prepped track bike, what would your answer be? We said sure, pencil us in!

If that test doesn't do it for you, however, we got the 2008 ZX-14 and Ducati 848 first rides slated for later this week. Patience my pets... patience.

jon
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Posted 12/11/2007 11:32 AM (GMT -8)

i would, even bikes like the new baby ninja and the 125cc from yamaha and honda should be a riot to ride around the track...again nice report...keep the info coming.

Desmolicious
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Posted 12/11/2007 11:35 AM (GMT -8)

jon said...
it doesn't matter, i don't buy bikes based on names.

Fine, then just buy it for it's exquisite combination of performance/styling/sound and racing heritage that has won numerous Superbike titles as well as MotoGp. Or the ability to get serious hawt babes, arooo-ha!

Ahem.....

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Desmolicious
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Posted 12/11/2007 11:37 AM (GMT -8)

Only bummer for this $37K Duc 1098 is the 1098R is going to be $39K. And dat puppy will smoke this catalogue custom!

Børk! Børk! Børk!

louemc
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Posted 12/11/2007 11:40 AM (GMT -8)

We bikers are a fussy lot. Hells bells, if that price chaps your ass, then you wouldn't be one of the guys ordering the $72,500.00 Street legal MotoGP bikes from Ducati either lol

Focus the forces, Be The Force

Desmolicious
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Posted 12/11/2007 11:42 AM (GMT -8)

Ada Ada said...

There's a new Mustang GT over at the FOrd dealer for about $30,000. I think I'd go that route first.

Wow, that's sad comparing a lame car to a bike.. You're meant to be a motorcycle enthusiast man, dammit act like one!

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fly2low
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Posted 12/11/2007 12:27 PM (GMT -8)

Considering that a Bimota with its crappy build quality can cost north of $37k, suddenly this prep Duc could sound like the bargain of the century for some people (not me, though) :).

jon
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Posted 12/11/2007 1:32 PM (GMT -8)

fly2low said...
Considering that a Bimota with its crappy build quality can cost north of $37k, suddenly this prep Duc could sound like the bargain of the century for some people (not me, though) :).

if those are my only choices, i get the duc in a heartbeat. all the inter-connecting tube frame expose on the bimota just doesn't do it for me. at least duc hide theirs on the 1098. duc is moving in the right direction (more performance and lower cost)....they're not at the big 4's level yet but at least they are going at the right direction. don't get me wrong...if i was offered a 1098 or a r1, zx10, cbr1k or gixx1k for free, i'll take the duc...then of course, i'll sell it right away, get one of the big 4's liter bike and use the extra 5 grand or so for gears and services for that bike.

Ada Ada
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Posted 12/11/2007 3:11 PM (GMT -8)

bmadson said...
... we got the 2008 ZX-14 ......ride. slated for later this week ... .

You do? WOW! I take back ALL the nasty things I've been saying about MCUSA! All o'em.

( I hope it's the matte black and red SE. Now, that's a place I could park $12,000.)

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jon
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Posted 12/11/2007 4:49 PM (GMT -8)

Desmolicious said...

jon said...
it doesn't matter, i don't buy bikes based on names.

Ahem.....

ehhhh...'performance', i can get more performance from the inline-4 with alot less money. 'styling', i gotta say that the duc do look better...just not that much $$$$ better. 'racing heritage'...i don't race and i'm not much of a race fan plus, other brands also have plenty of 'titles' under their belts..mainly suzuki in the last few years.

'hawt babes', spending that much money to get 'hawt babes' doesn't make sense to me but ok...........i can pick up a hot chick for alot less than 37k. yeah

Desmolicious
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Posted 12/11/2007 5:25 PM (GMT -8)

jon said...

'hawt babes', spending that much money to get 'hawt babes' doesn't make sense to me but ok...........i can pick up a hot chick for alot less than 37k. yeah

Yup, just go get a used Duc for $5k, they won't know the difference!

Børk! Børk! Børk!

jon
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Posted 12/12/2007 1:39 AM (GMT -8)

Desmolicious said...

Yup, just go get a used Duc for $5k, they won't know the difference!

now that's an idea that might work for some that are trying to attract babes with their bikes.... yeah

Superlight
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Posted 12/12/2007 5:34 AM (GMT -8)

Ada Ada,

Just goes to show there is a wide range of tastes out there in motorcycle-land. That picture of the ZX-14 makes me cringe in disgust - typically overwrought Japanese styling with a flame paint job as a topping. Yec-c-h-h!

I buy Italian to get away from "the styling sucks, so let's cover the bodywork with paint/decals" Japanese executions. Of course some are better than others in this regard, but there's not one Japanese bike today that is comparable to an MV or most Ducatis from a design perspective, in my view.

Performance? Sure, the inline 4s make good power, but since every superbike sold has way more power than any sane rider would use on the street, that point is rather moot.

Whatever floats your boat....

Ada Ada
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Posted 12/12/2007 8:11 AM (GMT -8)

Superlight said...

.....not one Japanese bike today that is comparable to an MV or most Ducatis from a design perspective....

I do think Ducati has (why do I suddenly want to start saying 'have'?) some, a lot of, lovely designs from a racing point of view, simple and functional very, very sleek. MV, to me, though obviously very beautiful, looks more highly styled and less Ducati or Guzzi italian than japanese. The japanese styling is possibly over-familiar. There are so many different models that they tend to run together, but they're pretty nice, generally. What do you think of the Orange over Black 2007 GSX-R1000 or the Shift Red FZ1? I think they're stunners. The new 'busa is a wowser, too. I can understand if someone didn't like the ZX-14 pictured above, it is a little over the top, but it's an over-the-top time. That's the one my wife keeps urging me to go buy.

It's just that I can't use Ducatis, for the reasons I expressed, and I think they're over-emphasized with respect to their share of the marketplace. MCUSA does a great job reporting on the Ducks, keep it up. It isn't that, Ducatis just aren't interesting to me because I don't want to abuse myself with the thought of buying one.

I'll shut up now and let the thread resume. Sorry.

luckyguy19
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Posted 12/18/2007 10:45 AM (GMT -8)

Must get slipper clutch!!!!

I mad my wife's 695 came with a slipper clutch, and my twice-as-expensive 1098 didn't.

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