Ducati 1198

**Reckless** · 21st November 2008, 13:32

Originally Posted by R6_kid

It's all about marketing!

Yep very cunning! They know the "my new bikes got a 100cc more look" when another rider pulls up at the lights!!

Oh they thought! This should sell a few more bikes next year!!!

Still remains to be seen though if this strategy will piss off more of their followers than it pleases!!!

**Finn** · 21st November 2008, 13:35

Originally Posted by nodrog

and this one tolerated quite alot -

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=187103193

Yip. 1k short of doing a million k's. Useless.

**johan** · 21st November 2008, 13:43

The 1198s now also gets traction control.

I'd love to try that on a rainy day.

But for that money I'd expect a slipper clutch too. Seems like a more usable feature than tc...

**et al** · 21st November 2008, 18:58

The 1198 was always expected as a logical model update and should sell well providing people can get a decent trade on their 1098's. Ducatisti can also cream their jeans over the Streetfighter (top of the range Monster replacement), voted the best looking bike at the 2008 Milan show. http://www.ducati.com/news/08/news024/news024.jhtml

**Zoolander** · 21st November 2008, 19:14

Originally Posted by nodrog

the 1098 is actually 1099.00 ccm (or 67.06 cubic inches)

Apparently the reason Ducati wont call it the 1199 is because they are trying to distance themselves from the 999, which, to them, was a commercial failure. So ending it with an 8 I guess sounds closer to the 998.

Weird.

**Mr corse** · 25th November 2008, 23:14

Originally Posted by vifferman

It's not quite that simple. Like when Ducati were trying to keep below 900cc, it was 851, 888; below one litre it was 900, 916, 996, 998, 999. Now they're staying below 1200cc (for the time being), to stay within WSB rules.
Often times, the number doesn't reflect the displacement anyway.

you are correct as the 900 is actullay a 904

**Ducky848** · 26th November 2008, 08:30

Originally Posted by Zoolander

Apparently the reason Ducati wont call it the 1199 is because they are trying to distance themselves from the 999, which, to them, was a commercial failure. So ending it with an 8 I guess sounds closer to the 998.

Weird.

I think that was more specificly aimed at the 848.

The 848 is actually 849cc but they avoided that label to distance it from the steaming pile of dung that is the 749.

Now I am pissed Ducati are gonna do the 1198 in white!! There were three reasons why I traded my 996 on an 848 instead of a 1098:
1 - the 848 has a wet clutch
2 - I heard the 1098 was gonna be (kinda) outdated pretty quickly based on the fact the 1098R was 100cc bigger.
3 - You could only get 848's in white!

shite.

**Gubb** · 26th November 2008, 18:59

So... Any bets on when DMNTD upgrades?

**DMNTD:Me** · 26th November 2008, 19:04

Originally Posted by Gubb

So... Any bets on when DMNTD upgrades?

Nah man....considering down grading my road bike after I bin this one.
All good...we'll be running a demo bike anyway(yes pun intended).

**EJK** · 27th November 2008, 15:41

Originally Posted by DMNTD

Nah man....considering down grading my road bike after I bin this one.
All good...we'll be running a demo bike anyway(yes pun intended).

*cough* DucatiBuyer'sRemorse*cough*

**scracha** · 27th November 2008, 16:41

So will the 848 get 100cc and become the 948?

**EJK** · 27th November 2008, 16:45

Originally Posted by scracha

So will the 848 get 100cc and become the 948?

And then the next model of 949... I'll take it!

After that 1048 then the further upgraded model of 1049. Oh wait! DMNTD's got one already!!

**beyond** · 27th November 2008, 19:52

Perchance Ducati may turn out a 1400???? Might be seriously interested then eh?

**scuzeme** · 27th November 2008, 20:03

There were whispers of this happening a year ago and that the 1098 would be an interim capacity bike.
Apparently 1098 stock is US$16500 bout NZ$30000
the 1198 is US$22000 bout NZ$39000 this is a bit of a pissoff as far as im concerned and to be frank if i had the choice and the $$ i would be upgrading to the larger capacity bike in saying that the 1098 will go down in Ducati History as the machine that really turned the fortunes of the manufacturer round and broke new ground in many ways.