Yuck!

**Jeremy** · 12th May 2005, 14:44

I'd say the back is okay. But the front is really really ugly. Around the headlight it looks like a fly with it's eyes on stalks.

**onearmedbandit** · 12th May 2005, 14:50

Ferrari usually get Pininfarina to design their best cars...

**Lias** · 12th May 2005, 14:51

Not really into sports bikesl, but I actually like that squareish look.

**Zed** · 12th May 2005, 14:57

Originally Posted by Cryhavoc

Is it just me, or does this make you say "yuck!"?

What's the deal with that box they call an exhaust? Bring back the 916 stylings, if you ask me

Nah not "yuck", more like 'ewww'. Same bad impression I first got when I first saw the '05 GSXRthou exhaust!

**Fryin Finn** · 12th May 2005, 14:57

People rely too much on branding for style cues. Just because Ducati got the styling right once does not mean it will always do so.
Simplicity is fundamental to good design. Too many Gew gaws and Doo dads is unwanted clutter which I find prelavent too often in American design.

**Biff** · 12th May 2005, 15:07

I think it's quite funky. But I prefer the 749 Dark.

**Ghost Lemur** · 12th May 2005, 15:08

Originally Posted by Fart

I think Ducati is trying to distingush themselve from the Japs by designing a bike very different.

To quote Enzo Ferrari

"To Italians making cars is an art, to Germans it's a business."

You could say the same about Italian and Japanese motorcycle manufacturers.

The fact of the matter is design is subjective. As any designer will tell you if you want to push the design boundries there will be occasions when it doesn't come off. There's a few pininfarina designed cars that look like bollocks (IMHO), doesn't mean they made a mistake or did something wrong, it's just the nature of the game.

As for the bike in question, can't say I'd turn one down. Seen a couple in motion and it certainly turned everyone's heads.

**Ramius** · 12th May 2005, 15:11

Geez, if bikes did it for me in a sexual way, I would crack a fat over that bike...love that exhaust!

**Lou Girardin** · 12th May 2005, 15:34

Originally Posted by justsomeguy

I remember posting a thread before about whether people liked the new or just past models.

Most said they liked the older model.

Now the front end is OK. But the back end is a piece of sha-ite.

The 916 shape was designed in motorcicle heaven.

**enigma51** · 12th May 2005, 15:36

Yuck my ass its a beaut

**Ixion** · 12th May 2005, 16:21

I like the exhaust box. It's neat and tidy and gets rid of the exhaust altogeher and integrates it tidily into the overall design. Much better than those zorsts hanging on the side which look like someone had a bad moment in a baked bean factory.

**Quasievil** · 12th May 2005, 16:30

Originally Posted by Cryhavoc

Wha't I'm saying at least is that compared to the absolute beauty that is the 916/996/748, I think that Ducati have let themselves down.

It's not our fault you have a sexy beast of a bike!

Flattery gets you everywhere.

I had a ducati the 2002 750 ss loved it to bits, I wanted to get a nice 748 but no way can I afford the price tag, let alone the service costs. I considered the situation long and hard and thought I would go jappa, I ended up with the ZXR because of its awesome styling and performance that would prolly be better than the 748 in many aspects.
If I could go and buy any bike I wanted right now , it would be a Ducati 999 without question. that to me is the pinnacle of sports bikes, there is nothing better in one complete package that spins my wheels

**Sparky Bills** · 12th May 2005, 16:45

Originally Posted by Quasievil

If I could go and buy any bike I wanted right now , it would be a Ducati 999 without question. that to me is the pinnacle of sports bikes, there is nothing better in one complete package that spins my wheels

Listen people this is a man with taste!!!