Ducati must not be happy...
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Yes most of the actual mufflers have moved down and are covered with plastics, what you see are really resonators just like what the 1190 has.
I believe I remember reading that Japan had some spec where the exhaust exit had to be a certain height.
I believe I remember reading that Japan had some spec where the exhaust exit had to be a certain height.
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Don't care about the muffler. Nose on it looks okay to me; with development time, I seriously doubt there was any influence from the 1190RS. The split "tank" is garden variety fugly though.
Ducati doesn't do "sore loser." Well, with the probable exception of MotoGP. They can't be happy campers in that department.
Ducati doesn't do "sore loser." Well, with the probable exception of MotoGP. They can't be happy campers in that department.
gotta say i have been following this new duc for a while, and on monday just gone i sold my CR in anticipation of a new duc. i thought it better now than when the panigale arrives for any potential buyers to compare.
think the rider was ambitious toe get all the chess pieces in one go. [smirk]
now i am jsut waiting. oh and riding the oompah. will never part with the oompah!
think the rider was ambitious toe get all the chess pieces in one go. [smirk]
now i am jsut waiting. oh and riding the oompah. will never part with the oompah!
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GOduc said:
Okay, lemme clear it up:
thrstrmech said:
What I was saying was that with respect to the superbike (The Panigale being the next gen SB), and the OP's suggestion that Ducati was some how a sore loser relative to the 1190RS, that Ducati isn't sore about anything. But, given that the Desmosedici has been finishing behind satellite Hondas and Yamahas in MotoGP, there they are probably not happy.
Any clearer, or is it just too late for me to be making sense?
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well as we've seen over the years, Ducati has produced some great motorcycles and have been put on a pedestal so to speak, here comes along a 2 yr old company and kicks 'em off along with the other crotch rocket makers. as EBR 1190RS was named the best sport bike...that's what was meant by "sore losers". in doing so, EBR placed their name in the hat and also a contender to be reckoned with as the only American sport bike manufacturer. despite the company being a young one, the experience within holds volumes which I believe is keeping the other sport bike manufactures on their toes to see what's next from EBR. so like the norm, everyone is trying to out do the other on the 1190+ platform...engine, chassis, ergonomics, plastics design, etc...
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Kicked 'em off...what? Magazine covers? Don't get me wrong, but US racing ain't what it used to be, and it (1190RS) hasn't won any titles here, or set the rest of the SB field on its ear either. Ducati has almost no presence in the US racing scene, but talk to me when EBR has won something.
And don't get this wrong either: I'm a fan of Erik's, EBR's and the 1190RS. It's just too early days to be fitting the bike with a crown.
And don't get this wrong either: I'm a fan of Erik's, EBR's and the 1190RS. It's just too early days to be fitting the bike with a crown.
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Having such a small budget this may never happen. I hope it does but racing is so different as you know and testing cost a ton of money, more development for the track takes a ton of time and money too. Hard to do without a major pile of cash. But as they say, win on Sunday, sell on Monday.
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What do you think a Firebolt is??? Crotch rocket with an air cooled V-Twin.
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Thats like saying a guy is a chick with a dick, just call it a guy. You dont call a crotch rocket a bike minus its motor!!!!!!! A Firebolt is a sport-fighter, its not a crotch-rocket, big difference. A lightening is not a crotch rocket minus plastics and minus the V-twin, its a Street-Fighter. What R U smoking?
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Well im wrong, by some definitions a firebolt is a crotch-rocket.
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The 1190 is a crotch rocket for sure by most definitions. And one of the best too 
Now the XB's are a different story.
Now the XB's are a different story.onelogue
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What the F-ck is a "sport fighter". Big difference?????? I'd rather just call it a Firebolt before making up a name just because you have someone against the name Crotch Rocket.
General public generalize bikes as Cruisers, choppers and crotch rockets.
" I own a Buell"
"Whats that?!"
"Its a crotch rocket with a air cooled V-twin"
"Oh gotcha"
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Word. "fighter" generally means high bars. I usually describe the firebolt as either a crotch rocket or a race replica-style w/ a HD motor.
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anything that bends me in half to ride is a crotchrocket imho
the streetfighter look to me has evolved from the standard look of of the naked bikes of the 70's & 80's and as Dave pointed out the higher bars also helped in the transition from crotchrocket to streetfighter as did losing alot of the plastics/fairings
[smirk]
the streetfighter look to me has evolved from the standard look of of the naked bikes of the 70's & 80's and as Dave pointed out the higher bars also helped in the transition from crotchrocket to streetfighter as did losing alot of the plastics/fairings
[smirk]
