http://www.ducatinewstoday.com/2010/05/what-if-the-2011-ducati-1198-looked-like-this/ Creating and Curating the Best Ducati Content on the Web Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:00:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.ducatinewstoday.com/2010/05/what-if-the-2011-ducati-1198-looked-like-this/comment-page-1/#comment-3475 Alan Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:55:28 +0000 http://www.ducatinewstoday.com/?p=6683#comment-3475 Mark, The new Multistrada has a big piece of aluminum between the two parts of its trellis frame any you could be right. I am all for progress and not being wedded to old designs that have outlived their useful lives. However, Carlos Checa led the SBK field on a two year old privateer 1098R until mechanical breakdowns at Miller cost him two wins. I am not convinced the bike is the Ducati factory team’s problem this year. Mark, The new Multistrada has a big piece of aluminum between the two parts of its trellis frame any you could be right. I am all for progress and not being wedded to old designs that have outlived their useful lives. However, Carlos Checa led the SBK field on a two year old privateer 1098R until mechanical breakdowns at Miller cost him two wins. I am not convinced the bike is the Ducati factory team’s problem this year.

]]> http://www.ducatinewstoday.com/2010/05/what-if-the-2011-ducati-1198-looked-like-this/comment-page-1/#comment-3471 Mark Morrison Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:14:02 +0000 http://www.ducatinewstoday.com/?p=6683#comment-3471 Alan, I understand your point of view but I think many things point to this change, not least of which the recently filed patent. For the Superbike class, the existing bike is too long. Alan, I understand your point of view but I think many things point to this change, not least of which the recently filed patent. For the Superbike class, the existing bike is too long.

]]> http://www.ducatinewstoday.com/2010/05/what-if-the-2011-ducati-1198-looked-like-this/comment-page-1/#comment-3469 Alan Wed, 02 Jun 2010 11:12:29 +0000 http://www.ducatinewstoday.com/?p=6683#comment-3469 I think Ducati would be crazy to drop the trellis frame on its flagship motorcycle. Carl Fogarty wanted a two sided swing arm because it would make a better race bike. While I liked the 999, it wasn't a success on the showroom floor and I assume Ducati learned a lesson from it. Like Porsche being stuck with an imperfect rear engine car design, Ducati will find it hard to abandon what the customers want. I think Ducati would be crazy to drop the trellis frame on its flagship motorcycle. Carl Fogarty wanted a two sided swing arm because it would make a better race bike. While I liked the 999, it wasn’t a success on the showroom floor and I assume Ducati learned a lesson from it. Like Porsche being stuck with an imperfect rear engine car design, Ducati will find it hard to abandon what the customers want.

]]> http://www.ducatinewstoday.com/2010/05/what-if-the-2011-ducati-1198-looked-like-this/comment-page-1/#comment-3411 Mark Morrison Mon, 31 May 2010 19:13:05 +0000 http://www.ducatinewstoday.com/?p=6683#comment-3411 @Rino. That is actually a nice idea!! I imagine the next Superbike will likely include Street and Track settings if it includes DES @Rino. That is actually a nice idea!! I imagine the next Superbike will likely include Street and Track settings if it includes DES

]]> http://www.ducatinewstoday.com/2010/05/what-if-the-2011-ducati-1198-looked-like-this/comment-page-1/#comment-3397 Rino Mon, 31 May 2010 12:34:00 +0000 http://www.ducatinewstoday.com/?p=6683#comment-3397 I think a new bike on the upcomming EICMA is to soon. Maybe a prototype exclusively for Ducati dealers will be there. I do wonder... will Ducati launch a Superbike model with the new DES suspension? Imagine the potential! What if Bayliss developed X amount of setups for X amount of tracks and these can then be downloaded from the Ducati website on a memorystick to upload to the bikes DES system. So you can go to a trackday at say Mugello with Troy's setup! Also the abbility for owners to upload setups to the site for others to use/try out. Sounds like a plan Ducati? ;-) I think a new bike on the upcomming EICMA is to soon. Maybe a prototype exclusively for Ducati dealers will be there.
I do wonder… will Ducati launch a Superbike model with the new DES suspension?
Imagine the potential! What if Bayliss developed X amount of setups for X amount of tracks and these can then be downloaded from the Ducati website on a memorystick to upload to the bikes DES system.
So you can go to a trackday at say Mugello with Troy’s setup!
Also the abbility for owners to upload setups to the site for others to use/try out.
Sounds like a plan Ducati?

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