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    Quote Originally Posted by Mental Trousers View Post
    Best looking Ducati yet if you ask me.
    About time they caught up with Honda's mass centralisation ethos The pipe, tail section, snub nose, packed in tighter than a nuns... 08 Blade all over it

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    Yep- Ducati borrowed the underseat tailpipe idea from the Honda NR750 for the 916, and now they nick the CBR's low slung bits and pieces (looks 10x better than the Honda's, though).

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    Honda aren't the first to go that way. Everyone in MotoGP has been at that shit for quite a while now.

    Besides, Ducati made it look good, not like the CBR.
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    Quote Originally Posted by johan View Post
    Looks like the fancy models will have electronic suspension as OEM.



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    Wonder how the shock will like being mounted to the motor and getting nice and warm like.

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    Quite a few changes to the Motor. No more belts,V rotated back , radical bore stroke ratio,200 rear section tyre,cast alloy frame, wet clutch (Boring) , no longer dry like Casey Stoners Honda.:-) and gone the sweet sound!

    http://ashonbikes.com/content/ducati...anigale-engine

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    Not needing belts done every five minutes will be a selling point for some I think. But those Desmodromic lifters will likely still need set more often than a normal bike.

    Wet clutch, thank Christ!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mental Trousers View Post
    Besides, Ducati made it look good
    That's the thing, they haven't, that is one fugly motorcycle. At least it's an exotic ugly instead of the plastic Japanese looking 1098 I guess.

    I like that we're getting a better look at the rear head like we did with the 999, but there's not much else pretty about it.

    The tail isn't too bad, but I can't figure out why it's so thick? Why the try-hard form over function?

    The x-wing nose treatment is totally unforgivable though, the lead designer should take a bullet for that one.

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    Quote Originally Posted by imdying View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Mental Trousers View Post
    Besides, Ducati made it look good
    That's the thing, they haven't, that is one fugly motorcycle. At least it's an exotic ugly instead of the plastic Japanese looking 1098 I guess.

    I like that we're getting a better look at the rear head like we did with the 999, but there's not much else pretty about it.

    The tail isn't too bad, but I can't figure out why it's so thick? Why the try-hard form over function?

    The x-wing nose treatment is totally unforgivable though, the lead designer should take a bullet for that one.
    With the proper treatment (removing the mirrors, lights and number plate holder) it looks quite different. Although I think it looks a hell of a lot more like a CBR at the front after that

    Good to see they're starting to take proper advantage of the Desmo system. Without valve springs it can do much higher revs, although with such an over-square combustion chamber I would've thought they'd use a twin spark system of some sort. The automatic decompressor sounds very handy. Might even be able to bump start the things if you're in a tight spot.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mental Trousers View Post
    With the proper treatment (removing the mirrors, lights and number plate holder) it looks quite different. Although I think it looks a hell of a lot more like a CBR at the front after that
    Not to mention the tail from even older blades... Nice to see they've retained the headlight being half the inlet ducts, thought that was a nice touch on the 1098.

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    Last edited by Mental Trousers; 21st November 2011 at 11:55. Reason: Is that what you wanted to post??

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    Zen wisdom: No matter what happens, somebody will find a way to take it too seriously. - obviously had KB in mind when he came up with that gem

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    Someone's good work with photoshop






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    Prices

    1199 Panigale ABS $33,990*
    1199 Panigale S ABS $42,990*
    1199 Panigale S Tricolore ABS $49,990*



    Price for Aussie

    1199 Panigale ABS $26,990*
    1199 Panigale S ABS $33,990*
    1199 Panigale S Tricolore ABS $39,990*

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    Wow......
    That is all.
    Quote Originally Posted by Paul in NZ View Post
    Ha...Thats true but life is full horrible choices sometimes Merv. Then sometimes just plain stuff happens... and then some more stuff happens.....




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    That's cheap enough! Hope they do a red and white version, that little stripe sure peps it up. Definitely better looking from the left side too.

    What's the point of the scoops in the tail?

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