Oh no, bulldog's here

Many of you may know me from Ducati.ms if you do - sorry, and if you don't well, sorry for that too

Not sure yet whether I will be getting the 1199 but I'm leaning towards that.
I hope to learn as much as I can about the bike.

Hello and welcome to the forum, glad to have you!

flynbulldog said:

I hope to learn as much as I can about the bike.

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Yes, indeed... I think everyone is soaking up as much info and knowledge about the 1199 until Ducati starts shipping these to dealers next March.

What motorcycle(s) are you currently riding?

I recently sold an MV agausta B4 1078RR and my 1098 Tricolore.





I've been riding the 1078 on the track this year and I think it's time for an SBK for the track.
Right now I'm riding a Streetfighter S and my everyday bike is a Multistrada1200



The project on the lift is a 65 Norton.

Here are a couple of better pictures of the Streetfighter.
It's my pride and joy! I love this bike.

Welcome. That street fighter looks so menacing. Love it!

I know the Streetfighter is not the most popular Ducati but it's an angry beast to ride!
Power, speed, agility, and comfort all in one package. I love it.

I did decide on an 1199 tricolore and I will be keeping the Streetfighter and the Multi.

flynbulldog said:

I know the Streetfighter is not the most popular Ducati but it's an angry beast to ride!
Power, speed, agility, and comfort all in one package. I love it.

I did decide on an 1199 tricolore and I will be keeping the Streetfighter and the Multi.

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Good choice
I have also ordered the tricolore

wish I would have kept the 1098 Tricolore - what a pair that would make!

flynbulldog said:

wish I would have kept the 1098 Tricolore - what a pair that would make!

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Always liked the 1098 tricolore, still undecided about keeping the 1098r.

I don't know what I'm more impressed at... your clean and well organized garage or your beautiful Streetfighter pics.

What do you think of the new 848 Streetfighter?

duc said:

What do you think of the new 848 Streetfighter?

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I suppose the 848 Streetfighter has it's place. I would not be interested in one for a couple of reasons.

I've been riding the bigger bikes for many years now and the mid size bikes just don't excite me after riding something with real power.
And, at our altitude an 848 is pretty dull. It seems to me that this is redundant with the 1100 Monster, but maybe some people prefer the styling?

I think they made some good changes with the 848 to fit it's target demographic. For instance taller bars are better suited to a bike that is not meant to be as performance oriented as the 1098 SF and I believe this bike will have an 11degree cam overlap (MTS) version of the 848 engine - so it will be toned down a bit from the 848SBK - another good step for the 848SF as opposed to those who want all the power and performance of the 1098SF.

I would just bet that the use of this engine in this bike is a test run for a new 848 11 degree Multistrada