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One slightly bruised Speciale anyone? Least you can all get a good view of the asymetric exhausts now!!

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"FS: One slightly used V4 Speciale. Ridden only bike celebrity riders for short distances. Never revved when cold for the TV cameras. Never down..."
 
Sherpa23 said:
"FS: One slightly used V4 Speciale. Ridden only bike celebrity riders for short distances. Never revved when cold for the TV cameras. Never down..."
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I wonder if one of the fashion models knocked it over?? :confused:
 
so i saw the supersport today and it's even uglier in person. (extending the exterior fairings under the dash was the cherry on top of the .... sunday.) the fairing into gas tank is totally wretched in terms of lines.

not holding out any hope for the v4 panis. this is almost the equivalent of the 999 to my eyes, but worse. lucky for ducati, most ppl dont have much taste and they'll get talked into it by dealers given they think they want all that performance that they'll never have the skills to use.

bummer.
 
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Ducati has on their site now the Speciale option with the magnesium wheels. Don't think this was posted...

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VAST said:
better. should paint frame to match.
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Not.gonna.happen. They clearly want that bit of frame to stand out, to use its exposure to accentuate the new, non-monocoque frame, as they are more or less running away the prior design now.

Straight from the horse's mouth - https://www.ducati.com/ww/en/editorial/interview-design-panigale-v4 , and also in their website blurb on the "innovative 'front frame'" : They say, "The new ""Front Frame"", left visible for all to see, becomes an integral part of the motorcycle giving it a tight fairing, practically custom tailored."

Love it or hate it, it sticks out precisely because they wanted it to, not because they did a bad job of hiding it. Same as the painted tank extension under the seat; "look, I'm an underseat fuel tank!"
 
topolino said:
Colour matched frame and swing arm in magnesium. With optional mag wheels.

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much nicer. still ugly, but tolerable now. hate how the fairings connect to tank. the supersport today was horrendous.
 
VAST said:
much nicer. still ugly, but tolerable now. hate how the fairings connect to tank. the supersport today was horrendous.
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It is what it is I suppose. I don't much like the Supersport either and whilst I would rather they had dispensed with the fairing extensions into the tank, I think the frame (especially in black) helps to draw your eye away from the area. I'll know more when I see it at the forthcoming UK show in Birmingham in a week or so.
 
Maybe people can buy the bike for it's performance potential and not worry so much about the cosmetics. You can't see what your riding. Just ride it. I guess I'm the only one that buys a bike and rides it. Get new tires and keep riding. Just like people complain about the S1000rr headlights. You can't see them riding so just ride the damn thing already.:confused::confused::confused:
 
Played around with the base model in Photoshop trying to find a path to liking it.

I think maybe with red wheels I wouldn't kick it out of my garage (but I'm not wasting my time photoshopping that).


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ajctraveler said:
Played around with the base model in Photoshop trying to find a path to liking it.

I think maybe with red wheels I wouldn't kick it out of my garage (but I'm not wasting my time photoshopping that).


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Have you tried with gold wheels. Not magnesium . Exposed frame magnesium as per fairing stay.
 

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