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youngR said:
now that will be cool. If Ducati bring out Track only with track goodies with reasonable price.

I said reasonable price...that most likely not be the case. :D
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I think the pressure is on them with Aprillia and now BMW. Didn't endodoc mention something like this in the works for Ducati before? I could be wrong.
 
Its going to interesting to see the PR genesis of the nextgen bike. They are as they should be hyping the release of the 1299SL as the premier, mother of all street legal SBs. At the same time they are working on its replacement which of course will get the exact same PR. Is the 1299SL the cat's meow until we can get our new bike out? Is the new bike a subdued offering despite having what one would expect is a next gen power plant or did you really just sell me a 100k bike, take my deposit and then tell me "oh, yea that new V4" Like I said, sales, marketing and psychology. Good ..... I get the "business" side of things but it may have been a nice gesture to say "hey guys, we have a new V4 super bike coming out soon however in the interim, were doing up a few special 1299s". Now I am sure there are a few guys out there who walked in with a brown bag full of Benjamins and will do the same when the new bike comes out. There are probably more guys who mortgaged the house or cashed in the 401 that are not in the same boat. May have been nice to have a choice.
 
I'd be happy if the next R model was sold strictly as a trackbike. That'll leave a little extra coin to be spent on the bike and still stay within the dollar cap.
 
endodoc said:
Its going to interesting to see the PR genesis of the nextgen bike. They are as they should be hyping the release of the 1299SL as the premier, mother of all street legal SBs. At the same time they are working on its replacement which of course will get the exact same PR. Is the 1299SL the cat's meow until we can get our new bike out? Is the new bike a subdued offering despite having what one would expect is a next gen power plant or did you really just sell me a 100k bike, take my deposit and then tell me "oh, yea that new V4" Like I said, sales, marketing and psychology. Good ..... I get the "business" side of things but it may have been a nice gesture to say "hey guys, we have a new V4 super bike coming out soon however in the interim, were doing up a few special 1299s". Now I am sure there are a few guys out there who walked in with a brown bag full of Benjamins and will do the same when the new bike comes out. There are probably more guys who mortgaged the house or cashed in the 401 that are not in the same boat. May have been nice to have a choice.
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Well I can't afford them and I'm not taking any money out of my home. I love my $600/month mortgage:D

But I do appreciate all those that get them. That way I get to give them a good looking over at my dealers.
 
McobraR said:
Awesome! Though I had a weird feeling the 167kg kerb weight that Ducati was talking about was overexaggerated. That rating is WITHOUT fuel, and as MCN has stated, its 178kg with a full tank. Would mean the BMW HP4 Race is lighter, with them claiming 171kg fuelled... assuming they mean a full tank!
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Its the statements like this from MCN that make them lack any credibility at all.
"Ducati claims 156kg dry, but it's actually 167kg wet, with no fuel and 178kg with its 17-litre tank full to the brim."
Since when does 17 ltrs of fuel = 11kg? The normally recognised relative density
of pump fuel would put it at just under 13kg.
I grew up reading MCN and still get it every week in digital copy, but the way
that they dance to the manufacturer's tune has got comical over the last 10 yrs
or so. A large pinch of salt is required with every edition. :(
 
990Glen said:
Its the statements like this from MCN that make them lack any credibility at all.
"Ducati claims 156kg dry, but it's actually 167kg wet, with no fuel and 178kg with its 17-litre tank full to the brim."
Since when does 17 ltrs of fuel = 11kg? The normally recognised relative density
of pump fuel would put it at just under 13kg.
I grew up reading MCN and still get it every week in digital copy, but the way
that they dance to the manufacturer's tune has got comical over the last 10 yrs
or so. A large pinch of salt is required with every edition. :(
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...they are just doing their lifelong job of selling motorcycles, be it with cynicism or pure fact..

read it all from all mags with a full pinch of salt - the best solution however is to Buy your own, Ride it, and Write your own article....people will appreciate it more :)
 
McobraR said:
Awesome! Though I had a weird feeling the 167kg kerb weight that Ducati was talking about was overexaggerated. That rating is WITHOUT fuel, and as MCN has stated, its 178kg with a full tank. Would mean the BMW HP4 Race is lighter, with them claiming 171kg fuelled... assuming they mean a full tank!
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They don't give real figures though probably 5L of fuel at most
 
Go on youtube and check his report on the 1199 when it first came out, then after MCN lead the moaning brigade about the 1199.
Think the weight was 162 on Ecima, with race system and I guess no fuel, every thing else I guess was there, oil and battery.
 

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