Ducati 1098R - what do I do with it?

Wow, thats cookin.
Never understood the whole weaving through traffic thing at high speed, endangering others.. If you want to go fast find an open road or go to the track.

 

Cool bike, enjoy.
Nice thing about bikes theyre fun and engaging at most speeds.

 

Bring it out to Golden for a run up Golden Gate Canyon...one of the best kept secrets for motorcycles in the Denver area. Plenty of tight turns that require skill but not ultra high speed to get a good thrill from. Best to avoid weekends but if you must, early Sunday mornings are best before traffic and bicyclists abound. It is also before the Oxotic supercars hit the road and sadly, they ruin a perfectly fun run but there is satisfaction in passing a whole string of Lambo's/PCars/McClarens as they mosey on down the road.

A favorite loop is GGC to 119, N to 72, back to 93 then S to Golden. A longer run involves taking 119 N to Nederland, 72 N to 7 and then drop down into Lyons. Turn around and head back.

Congrats and enjoy...shiny side up!

 

Ryan, let's do some canyon carving....when you get the urge/have time let me know and we can head up. I did some tweaking on the MV Agusta's suspension and put some sticky Dunlop Q3's on it so it is quite entertaining in the twisties....though even it doesn't quite measure up to the BMW S1000XR in that regard...

Yep, you will be heading to the most beautiful part of CO with the F430 and will have options for fun roads to get there. I am assuming you would be taking a southern route.

 

That's a really nice bike. Obviously. I used to have a 748S that I would take to the track. It got me into racing small displacement vintage because the top speeds on the Ducati scared me a bit.

After about 10 years, I stopped riding the Ducati. Just seemed like such a production to get suited up in leathers and folded up on that virtual torture rack. As you know, those bikes were only comfortable at speed in corners. Even with Helibars. Anyway, I sold it, and I'm now obsessed with motard. I have a couple now, one for the street, and one I race. I love the sport-ute aspect of a relaxed riding position, commanding view, plush suspension, and torquey motor. At 250 lbs and 50+ hp, it's a blast.

As for that Ducati, I'd drain it of fluids, fog the engine, and park it in my living room, like I once did with one of my vintage bikes I restored.
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Precisely why I bought the BMW XR vs the RR.....I tell people the XR is a race bike for old guys like me......although I won't shortcut ATGATT and always suit up for even the shortest of rides. I have been down and know what a life (skin) saver the gear can be.

Regardless, I think the Duc needs to be straddled and ridden from time to time!

 

Congrats!

The bike looks great. I like the gold wheels.

LSJ

 

Great Pair !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MDS

 

Here is another one for the collection that was unveiled at Laguna Seca yesterday...might be hard to get ahold of though...
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I feel like this collection is really missing a Desmosedici RR.



Mark

 

you should buy my 916 sp. great bike and prettier than anything save for my 888 sp5.

 

Pictures, please.

I used to hate the 749/999 when they came out, but now think that maybe they were ahead of their time, and I wasn't ready for it. I've grown to dislike any "retro" styling whether it's cars, bikes, whatever. Those Terblanche bikes now evoke a powerful locomotive imagery for me with that front fairing and stacked headlights. I also like how they expose more of the engine. Wish they would have kept the single sided swingarm and dual exhaust cans, though.

 

Cool bikes. I had a 998 Matrix. Beautiful. Killing to ride (for me). Can you compare and contrast the riding experiences? Which is most fun, why? Which is most comfortable (if any!)?

 

I love the 999 now... especially in race trim (minus headlights). I think it was a little bit ahead of it's time looks wise when it came out. It has really grown on me.

Beautiful bikes, enjoy them as much as you can!

 

Sherpa23, thanks for the description. Good analogies to the Ferrari world makes it easy to understand the differences.

Brian Sharp at BMS helped me with another Ducati a few years ago (I had an S4RS). Great guy. (Great bike).

Philip