Who is excited about the Ducati V4?

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topolino said:
New photos in MCN today, will try and post up a link or some images soon, unless someone else can.
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I can add the pic
Looks nice with the 1199 nose
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The front nose pic looks better but the fairings still make it look like a blowfish to me. Really can't avoid that though with a wider engine. Only seeing it firsthand will really let us know whether we'll like it or not.
 
Looks better, but I was REALLY hoping it would look closer to the Moto GP style vs the Panigale....

We shall see my friends... We shall see...
 
I've been told by a UK dealer (I cannot disclose who) that the last three leaked colour pictures (which were taken in a developmental area of the Bologna factory) were most likely doctered in house (some extremely good PS skills here to still give an air of authenticity) or more likely, pre-production bodywork has been fitted (as has been muted many times) before they were "leaked" onto the net. All part of the game and we at least know that the real bike is considerably thinner than these images show the bike to be. When I spoke to the dealer he said that at a glance you could not differentiate it's proportions from those of a Panigale V-twin. The tank is also I am told much more slender than the images we've seen so far. It's not yet clear where exactly the battery sits under the tank, but from what I have been told it is located towards the front of the tank, so most likely it is housed under the forward detachable top panel thus not encroaching into the airbox volume under the tank itself. The side fairings incorporate the extending spars (still not keen on those) but again, as with all of the pictures I showed him, he concurred that the actual bike is much more flowing and petite in terms of bodywork and styling. Music to my ears. He really wasn't prepared to say more than that and he's been asked a lot about it since returning to the UK from the conference. I know the dealers have to respect the NDA and TBH, I don't really want to rain on their unveiling parade, but a few morsels of info now and then can't hurt!! Incidentally from a servicing point of view the nose fairing is more of an eyebrow panel now, since the side fairings make up the enclosure/air ducting around the headlights, making it much quicker to remove I would imagine.
 
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I'm over the looks thing, we are stuck with it. My only small hope is that the tank and fairing is more like the Supersport where it meets the tank and less Yamaha R1 with the complete up and over shroud. I could live with the Supersport look.

More importantly in the spy shots is the way Stoner was hooning around on that thing. This is where my main focus is now and how well it performs and stacks up against the others....... in fact, no one else has anything even close to this yet.

I will be waiting for the R model though.
 
Mutt1979 said:
I'm over the looks thing, we are stuck with it. My only small hope is that the tank and fairing is more like the Supersport where it meets the tank and less Yamaha R1 with the complete up and over shroud. I could live with the Supersport look.

More importantly in the spy shots is the way Stoner was hooning around on that thing. This is where my main focus is now and how well it performs and stacks up against the others....... in fact, no one else has anything even close to this yet.

I will be waiting for the R model though.
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Just my 2cents , but doubt it will be a big leap on the current crop. They are all so damn good, it's best to buy the one you like the looks of.
But hey, it's just my opinion .
If I like its looks, I'll get one. Find the bike tests are more for amusement than actual practical use.
 
So after all the panic, drama, and ........ speculation. People are now doing a big 180 degree turn and now after more spy shots suddenly the naysayers think it might all turn out ok.

Where was the faith ?
 
bradp51 said:
So after all the panic, drama, and ........ speculation. People are now doing a big 180 degree turn and now after more spy shots suddenly the naysayers think it might all turn out ok.

Where was the faith ?
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Not at all.

I'm just admitting even if I don't like the look of it, the thing is going to be a fantastic piece of engineering. It still doesn't mean I will buy it, but not everyone likes progress....... I'm growing into my grumpy old man role quite well as I age :D

But look at the facts, a 210bhp - 225bhp, road going bike with 24,000km service intervals, plus I can see Ducati striving to keep the bike under 195kg ish. Which other manufacturer has anything remotely like this in the pipeline? Like the aesthetics or not, this is going to be one hell of a machine.
 
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bradp51 said:
So after all the panic, drama, and ........ speculation. People are now doing a big 180 degree turn and now after more spy shots suddenly the naysayers think it might all turn out ok.

Where was the faith ?
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...like you say, drama & speculation - the bike is revealed 12 days from now Sunday Nov 5th...."stay tuned" :)
 
bradp51 said:
So after all the panic, drama, and ........ speculation. People are now doing a big 180 degree turn and now after more spy shots suddenly the naysayers think it might all turn out ok.

Where was the faith ?
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I'm still waiting to see it in person. Still not a fan. In fact I sent a friend to buy the Aprillia instead. Give Ducati a couple years to sort out the new bike first. Same for any new bike from any manufacturer.
 
This is just funny. It will be an awesome bike, that engine should be a step forward and I'm sure the tech it will have will be also. I remember when the Panigale came out I heard people talking about how the 1198 was the best looking bike, the fact it didn't have a trellis frame or a dry clutch was blasphemy. It will all be preference, will it be faster? I'm sure it will, I will be hanging onto my FE for awhile, well hopefully it won't be going anywhere. Maybe the V4 will be a game changer, that remains to be seen.
 
Kevin1199 said:
This is just funny. It will be an awesome bike, that engine should be a step forward and I'm sure the tech it will have will be also. I remember when the Panigale came out I heard people talking about how the 1198 was the best looking bike, the fact it didn't have a trellis frame or a dry clutch was blasphemy. It will all be preference, will it be faster? I'm sure it will, I will be hanging onto my FE for awhile, well hopefully it won't be going anywhere. Maybe the V4 will be a game changer, that remains to be seen.
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Update your profile pic to FE :cool:
 
Mutt1979 said:
That's a definite, I just wish they dropped the whole Panigale thing and went for something else.

The new dash is supposedly what you see in the engine video :cool:
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If that is the dash it looks great. Not sure how accurate their speed figures were in that video but on the straight it topped out (the dreaded three dashes) at 299kmh (185mph), so we have to assume it is at least that capable and probably some more besides.
 
That new dash did look cool. It sounds just like the GP15 so that should be cool.

I will update the profile pic sooner or later, maybe I'm not ready to let go yet.
 

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