"S" to "R"?

kope999R said:

"That's really assuming a lot. An engine can blow for any number of reasons. Did you pull his engine and diagnose the cause on site or at your shop?"

we could see that the conrod went... as we could see the rest of the engines inners...

i guess a picture speaks a 1000 words

does this mean that ALL engines blow? Of course not. Are there people tracking that never see the rev lights come on ? of course there are. Will these engines hold? utterly likely they will. But for those who do see the lights a lot of the time and only ride like that : GO TITANIUM INTERNALS!

but ok: Pani engines never blow. Whether it's a base or an R engine, you can do anything you want to it. Pod around town burning your ass or rev the living daylights out of it for 95% of it s existence, it doesn't matter : All you need to do is stick to the streetmaintenance schedule every so often. which, at 24K km , in the average owners ownershipspan might not happen at all. And should the eventuality of the impossible do happen to you, Ducati will be waiting with a brandnew 13 to 20k engine for you, including some nice Lavazza coffee and a ' My engine does not blow' T shirt..

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kope999R said:

"That's really assuming a lot. An engine can blow for any number of reasons. Did you pull his engine and diagnose the cause on site or at your shop?"

we could see that the conrod went... as we could see the rest of the engines inners...

i guess a picture speaks a 1000 words

does this mean that ALL engines blow? Of course not. Are there people tracking that never see the rev lights come on ? of course there are. Will these engines hold? utterly likely they will. But for those who do see the lights a lot of the time and only ride like that : GO TITANIUM INTERNALS!

but ok: Pani engines never blow. Whether it's a base or an R engine, you can do anything you want to it. Pod around town burning your ass or rev the living daylights out of it for 95% of it s existence, it doesn't matter : All you need to do is stick to the streetmaintenance schedule every so often. which, at 24K km , in the average owners ownershipspan might not happen at all. And should the eventuality of the impossible do happen to you, Ducati will be waiting with a brandnew 13 to 20k engine for you, including some nice Lavazza coffee and a ' My engine does not blow' T shirt..

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AntiHero said:

I did a write-up somewhere on the S vs. R, but it really just boils down to looks and how fast the R revs compared to the base or S model.

But congrats. The R is one of the most wicked bikes ever built.[/QUOTEBut so is the S

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kope999R said:

"That's really assuming a lot. An engine can blow for any number of reasons. Did you pull his engine and diagnose the cause on site or at your shop?"

we could see that the conrod went... as we could see the rest of the engines inners...

i guess a picture speaks a 1000 words

does this mean that ALL engines blow? Of course not. Are there people tracking that never see the rev lights come on ? of course there are. Will these engines hold? utterly likely they will. But for those who do see the lights a lot of the time and only ride like that : GO TITANIUM INTERNALS!

but ok: Pani engines never blow. Whether it's a base or an R engine, you can do anything you want to it. Pod around town burning your ass or rev the living daylights out of it for 95% of it s existence, it doesn't matter : All you need to do is stick to the streetmaintenance schedule every so often. which, at 24K km , in the average owners ownershipspan might not happen at all. And should the eventuality of the impossible do happen to you, Ducati will be waiting with a brandnew 13 to 20k engine for you, including some nice Lavazza coffee and a ' My engine does not blow' T shirt..

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desmodromic system said:

I currently own the S model and the R model. the bikes are almost exactly the same . but what you will notice is the acceleration of the R is much quicker than the S most specially in the 5,000-11,000rpm range. As for the handling, it feels the same since I am not going to adjust the swing arm any time soon.

at low speeds, the R feels like it wants to "go"faster, I think this is because of the sprocket set up or lightfly wheel, or the sprocket set up, I do not know, let go of the clutch of the r and let go of the clutch of the S and you will know what I mean, you will feel it right out of the garage.

Now the bad thing, My R tends to stall while the S does not stall. perhaps due to the lightweight fly wheel? I do know if the stalling R is just limited to my unit.

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ddd269 said:

I had an S and felt the same way about the stalling... At walking speed or at stop and go speed I stalled about 5 times the first week. I thought it was strange and as I got used to the R, I came to the conclusion that it's probably the lighter flywheel and required more feathering/throttle to get things going. After she gets moving... it's another story. She's a beast!

I loooove my R. I can't quantify the difference between the S and the R but it's definitely more that the the sum of the different parts (41 sprocket, lighter flywheel, etc.)

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SOULRIDER said:

That first 600 miles is going to be so painful. It was on my "S". I'm already planning a trip to the mountains post first service.

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kope999R said:

For serious hard revving tracking : the R is the only option.. Today another base blew at our local track... to those tracking a base engine : get the Titanium conrods ...

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LDucati 1199S said:

I track my base all the time never had any engine issues other than the top valve cover gasket leaked twice. How the hell did they blow the motor on the bikes? I have seen the motor teared apart before and I must say its built to perform and last. I have even over revved my bike accidentally several times at the track and nothing has happened.

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ddd269 said:

I had an S and felt the same way about the stalling with my new R... At walking speed or at stop and go speed I stalled about 5 times the first week. I thought it was strange and as I got used to the R, I came to the conclusion that it's probably the lighter flywheel and required more feathering/throttle to get things going. After she gets moving... it's another story. She's a beast!

I loooove my R. I can't quantify the difference between the S and the R but it's definitely more that the the sum of the different parts (41 sprocket, lighter flywheel, etc.)

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