Who is excited about the Ducati V4?

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Southwest said:
Will they'd have V4 12 days later at the NEC? I shall be rather miffed if they don't. I could always get over it by having a cup of tea or six I suppose!
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In 2011 when the 1199 was released at EICMA the next place the bike came to on the world release was the Sydney Motorcycle Show on about the 20th November. I put a $500 deposit that day and I was not even allowed to sit on it. Then had to wait till May 2012 for delivery. Worth the wait though.
 
redfire said:
It's final otr price.. Interesting they just removed it [emoji4] something went wrong, probably they were not allowed to share weight and hp. Also, they did have the Panigale 959 corse so we know the price [emoji4]
S Speciale might be the new R 401.900sek
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not the new R, think of it as a Tri colore ;)
 
Seems almost a parallel of the 1199 launch. Base, S and Tri then the R following on a year later. Agree that the Tri is a huge increase in price if it's just basically a paint job. Just over a week to go and we'll know all the facts. General concensus is the bike looks a LOT better in the flesh from the two dealers I have spoken too....but then they would say that! Interested to read the TFT features Bluetooth as well.
 
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topolino said:
Seems almost a parallel of the 1199 launch. Base, S and Tri then the R following on a year later. Agree that the Tri is a huge increase in price if it's just basically a paint job. Just over a week to go and we'll know all the facts. General concensus is the bike looks a LOT better in the flesh from the two dealers I have spoken too....but then they would say that! Interested to read the TFT features Bluetooth as well.
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Tri gets 224 bhp :cool:
 
I’m more than happy to admit that I’m not able to get the better of the 190ish that I have
at the wheel now. 220plus is pointless for anything other than the pub, unless you are a
serious level race guy. IMHO of course.
 
990Glen said:
I'm more than happy to admit that I'm not able to get the better of the 190ish that I have
at the wheel now. 220plus is pointless for anything other than the pub, unless you are a
serious level race guy. IMHO of course.
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I said this in a PM the other day. I can happily raise my hand and say the same.

A small part of me wants the V4 to look crap so that I won't want one. I'll then put a bit of cash in to some more serious mods for my R.
 
Mutt1979 said:
And is that 196kg dry weight do you think?
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Probably wet with 90% fuel, which is their standard spec. Makes it 5.5kg, or 12.1lb heavier than the 1299's claimed weight. I had guessed it would come in at around 435lb claimed, so I missed by 3.8. Pretty much ends their reign as being the lightest liter bike by a stretch. But it'll still be on the light end of the bunch, and if it works a lot better it won't matter.
 
Zelnik said:
Swedish dealer says its the R,not a tricolore.
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So you have spoken to them. It's official? Amazed they are so candid with you after such a big mistake publishing the information in the first place. I thought they were still bound by the NDA. Can't imagine Ducati will be too impressed by this.

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I think the real excitement for me with that post is a 959 Panigale Corse. Hope its like a full R but with the 959 motor. Or even something between an R and SL.
 
Sherpa23 said:
I think the real excitement for me with that post is a 959 Panigale Corse. Hope its like a full R but with the 959 motor. Or even something between an R and SL.
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that would be cool.

Can I ask why for you? Looks like you have the SL?
 
youngR said:
that would be cool.

Can I ask why for you? Looks like you have the SL?
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Because I love the SL so much, a smaller displacement version to go along with it could be pretty neat.

Let's face it, who needs 194 RWHP on tap all the time? Something that put out closer to 130hp and be a little less high strung but with all the same characteristics might be a great companion bike.
 
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Sherpa23 said:
Because I love the SL so much, a smaller displacement version to go along with it could be pretty neat.

Let's face it, who needs 194 RWHP on tap all the time? Something that put out closer to 130hp and be a little less high string but with all the same characteristics might be a great companion bike.
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Ah ok. I thought maybe you wanted a dedicated track bike. My R is full time track bike and I love. I like to see 959 Corse and if I would like it or not.
 
youngR said:
Ah ok. I thought maybe you wanted a dedicated track bike. My R is full time track bike and I love. I like to see 959 Corse and if I would like it or not.
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Well, the idea is that it would be the one bike that's best suited to the track for me (although the 999R is good, too). But it would get used more than that. I am interested in seeing what it is like.
 
regarding the 959 corse, It's been a while since Ducati did a real special smaller displacement superbike that was really special. The 749R comes to mind and I was really keen to get one after having an S model but the prices of the 749R were so close to a 1098 I just couldn't do it.

I have a 959 and do agree with you guys about a trick 959 being a great idea but I don't see them doing anything except bolt on bits :(
 

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