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- roadtripper, on 05/03/2008, -2/+31ducati announced this bike at least 8+ months ago. and it's on digg front page today? it's a great bike . . . but i'd prefer the 1098.
- MacEnvy, on 05/03/2008, -2/+29Diverse diggs (not shout-driven), low-yield topic (motorsport).
Algorithm FTW! - wrenchone, on 05/03/2008, -2/+19"To shed pounds, Ducati uses vacural molding, a fabrication process that inhales molten alloy directly into die casts to create a seamless piece of aluminum."
Damn that sounds so cool and high tech. - tarjan, on 05/03/2008, -1/+17If you haven't ridden a Ducati, you owe yourself the try. Really awesome stuff. (st4s rider here so I am a bit biased)
848 with 134hp coming out of a twin with a powerful and fairly low starting torque curve would make for an awesome setup. Personally I am happy with my 118hp but hey, who is counting? Superbike, probably not, but more than enough for the road. - mbhakti, on 05/03/2008, -1/+12It's a nice bike for sure, but it will end up like all Ducati's: Overpriced when you compare it to more powerful and lighter Japanese bikes. It's about the same weight as my GSXR-1000 but with 30 less HP.
I do love how skinny they are though... - Startemus, on 05/03/2008, -1/+11Anybody else wish that less weight meant less money?
- itseffinkasey, on 05/03/2008, -0/+7This will only coast you more then a damn car. I'd rather have a CBR.
- Wootstapler, on 05/03/2008, -0/+7Sweet! A bike I won't ever be able to afford!
- domokunt, on 05/03/2008, -0/+7The 999 wasn't really considered legendery, thats more the 916.
- ReDoEr, on 05/03/2008, -2/+8What he means is, the story never mentions Barack Obama, so it shouldn't be on Digg.
- KillerLettuce, on 05/03/2008, -2/+8Digg seems to be on some sort of automotive streak today.
- coachmcguirk, on 05/03/2008, -0/+6Can somebody translate this nonsense?
- KillerLettuce, on 05/03/2008, -0/+6Not really.
- sonofdenny, on 05/03/2008, -0/+6I have had the pleasure of riding both these bikes. I own a D675 and my neighbor just got the Ducati. I looove the Ducati's looks and power. The D675 in my opinion handles better and also is much smoother with the power band (that extra cylinder is the wave of the future). The other thing is rider comfort - both are not the most comfortable bikes. Though with the D675's ass up approach it puts a lot of strain on your wrists. Not so much with the Ducati. You are more cramped up in the Ducati though.
The main thing you want to ask yourself is how much are you willing to pay? The Daytona is 9 grand and the Ducati is 13. Also insurance will be way more on the Ducati as well.
The D675 is probably one of the best bikes EVER in the 600cc series of bikes. It is a dream to ride on the track and for the first hour on the street ;) - LooterMcBeer, on 05/03/2008, -2/+7It puts out at the flywheel what the GSX-R 750 puts down at the wheel....... Ducatis are nice bikes but the Japanese bikes are just outright better machines. Most people who ride Ducatis do everything they can to justify the fact they just got robbed financially for a bike that cant even hang with something that costs $15K less. Im a former Duck owner and i did it forever. Now that im on a gixxer 1000 i realized i wasted alot of money on ducatis over the years. Wait till you accidentally drop it in your driveway (everyone does it its inevitable) and you go to price the parts to fix it. Most of the time you can go buy a new Japanese bike for the cost of the repair parts. For the price these things should seriously be destroying the competition not vice versa.
- MacBandit, on 05/03/2008, -1/+6Of course it will coast more then a car it has less rolling friction.
- Fixion, on 05/03/2008, -3/+8No, with an 848cc engine it doesn't stand a chance compared to the 2007 CBR 1000RR or the GSX-R 1000.
It is a very nice bike, but it's nowhere near the "fastest production streetbike". I believe that title belongs to the Kawasaki ZX-14 or the Suzuki Hayabusa. - krebcycle, on 05/03/2008, -0/+5the 999 was a fantastic racing machine, but obviously the 1098 is ducati's current pack leader when it comes to production race bikes, not this 848
- Whadabala, on 05/03/2008, -2/+7But will it blend?
- Jimboe1337, on 05/03/2008, -2/+6Kick ass bike, but this is pretty old...
- MacBandit, on 05/03/2008, -0/+4Wow since Yamaha invented it 6 years ago.
- MacBandit, on 05/03/2008, -0/+4Have you looked at the torque curve of the 1000s recently? They have gobs of low end torque. As for which one. I've ridden singles and twins for the last 10 years and am sick of them. I do like the new Ducatis but I don't think they are worth the money. I personally think anything over a 600cc is over kill on the street anyway. I like small bikes they're more fun to ride.
- amadeusdemarzi, on 05/03/2008, -0/+4pfft, no video game can replicate going around a track at over 120mph on that thing. :)
- krebcycle, on 05/03/2008, -0/+4if you can afford a brand new ducati you can afford maintenance, besides, they really need no more maintenance than any other bike these days, it's just more expensive when you have to do it
- RGSPro, on 05/03/2008, -0/+4Yes, but this is also a V-Twin which would make for a smoother throttle band and a faster acceleration in low RPMs. Which would you rather be riding on the street?
- Fixion, on 05/03/2008, -0/+4To be classified as a superbike, the a sport bike must have a 850cc to 1200cc engine if it is a V-Twin, and a 750cc to 1000cc engine if it has 4 cylinders.
So yes, it is a superbike. - amadeusdemarzi, on 05/03/2008, -1/+5You clearly don't ride.
- MacBandit, on 05/03/2008, -0/+3Looks nothing like them. Akira bikes were step throughs more like really long powerful scooters.
- kreneskyp, on 05/04/2008, -0/+3im so glad they went back to the old styling. The vertically stacked headlights were fugly. I don't care how well the bike performs its still gotta look decent.
- roosterjm2k2, on 05/03/2008, -3/+6I don't give a ***** about speed...there isnt a street bike out there that sounds nearly as nice as a Ducati...the little whiney japanese bikes annoy the ***** out of me...
- cl2yp71c, on 05/03/2008, -1/+4Ducati on Digg?
This must be some kind of omen.
I'm trying to choose between the Triumph Daytona 675 and the Duc 848..still no luck.
A glorious V-twin on the duc, while the D675 has an innovative 3-cyl engine.
Which to choose!?
That is the question. - krebcycle, on 05/03/2008, -0/+3i'd rather ride the ducati on the street and probably around the track since it will be easier to ride but it's not as fast as any of the inline 4 bikes that are 1000cc's. like i said before, i'd even give it a shot at losing to a gsxr 750 on the track, although it would be a very even fight.
- GorfTron, on 05/03/2008, -0/+3But I'm a fat digger, so who cares.
- amadeusdemarzi, on 05/03/2008, -0/+3That could never be very maneuverable in real life.
- striderx, on 05/03/2008, -0/+2It's only been in use by the big Japanese companies for at least four or five years for their bikes. I think it was Yamaha that used it first on their first R6. All those nice, weld-seem-free frames and swingarms are made that way now. I know for sure Suzuki and Honda are using it. Not so sure about Kawasaki. And though they don't say it exactly, I suspect Beull might be using it too.
Oh, and you can be sure that it didn't originate in the motorcycle fabrication industry in the first place either. - krebcycle, on 05/09/2008, -0/+2Nicky Hayden doesn't ride a Buell, he seemed to win MotoGP ok on a japanese bike...
- MacBandit, on 05/03/2008, -1/+3Because this is really up to debate. As far as I remember and research the first Superbike race was held at Daytona in 1976. The bike that Honda raced was a CB750F which was produced in 1975 and was modified to 1023cc. The bike that won the race was a BMW R90S which was first produced in 1973. Yes there were earlier variants of the CB750 but not of the model that actually raced in Superbike. A bike is not a Superbike unless it competes in Superbike.
As I said it's really debatable. I didn't digg him down though. - sab0tage, on 05/03/2008, -0/+2I can't quite tell from those pics but it seems they have done away with the trellis frame, which if it is the case, is about time.
- TheNakedChef, on 05/04/2008, -0/+2I own a 675 and my friend own 848. Both of us taking to race tracks and I also commute to work on 675. I will take 675 any day of the week, it's faster at oran park and eastern creek and I don't have to worry about crashing it and paying through the roof for repairs, yes I've seen one 848 crashed here and the bill is very expensive. I've also low sided my 675 and the bill was ok. One thing that needs to be changed on the 675 is the rear shock, it's terrible.
- MacBandit, on 05/03/2008, -1/+3To each their own. I don't care for the sound of twins.
- TheNakedChef, on 05/04/2008, -0/+2for some reason it posted my unfinished post. The 848 is very highly geared compared to 675 and my mate had to go -1 on the front sprocket to keep up with me. The range of the bike is very poor, it was around 160km per tank with original sprocket and now it's 130km with -1. 675 gets around 220-250km per tank, depends how hard I ride it. If you are planning to get an aftermarket exhaust for 848 prepare to pay some big $$$, and after that prepare to pay even bigger $$$ for ecu so you don't run lean.
- krebcycle, on 05/03/2008, -1/+3that's the definition by the standards of world superbike racing, but it's really a nonsense classification when it comes to motorcycles 99% of which will never see a track
- toebitus, on 05/03/2008, -0/+2i had an 86 interceptor,other guys would pull up next to me and ask what was making that fine sounding noise...ya if i could afford a duck id have one in a heart beat. how many hours a year do you get to spend on a race track. be realistic your on the street with everybody else trying to not get a ticket or killed
- krebcycle, on 05/03/2008, -0/+2why was this dugg down? It's true.
- krebcycle, on 05/03/2008, -0/+2buell's are cool but ducati's are race bikes, they definitely own on the corners
- j0hnc0ry, on 05/03/2008, -0/+2No bike is ever right on. Most 1000cc bikes are usually 998cc (R-1, ZX10, etc.) or in some cases up to 50cc smaller than their advertised size.
- partef, on 05/03/2008, -0/+2and it is a 849 cc TWIN. so by your own referenced definition, it isn't...
- MacBandit, on 05/03/2008, -1/+3Sorry, but no, it's not. The 2008 CBR1000RR has the same or slightly lighter dry weight and 150hp at the rear wheel. That's not to say I don't really like this bike it's just not a correct comparison.
- MacBandit, on 05/03/2008, -0/+2Agreed. Still a cool movie.
- amadeusdemarzi, on 05/03/2008, -0/+2Actually, this depends on the track. The 1000cc+ are going to be better in the straights, but this just might outmaneuver them. Also, it usually comes more down to rider. A newer rider would be faster on an 848, while it would take a more experienced rider to really do well on a 1098.
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