For those that don't know about the latest Ducati...

[nhgunnut]

While I find myself in agreement with FnFalman as far as the difficulty of out performing a V Rod, I can't help but feel Ducati Built "Dumbed Down" Bike for the american market. When I first heard about this bike I thought is was going to be a Busa Killer instead well a V Rod? WTF

[fnfalman]

Originally Posted by nhgunnut

While I find myself in agreement with FnFalman as far as the difficulty of out performing a V Rod, I can't help but feel Ducati Built "Dumbed Down" Bike for the american market. When I first heard about this bike I thought is was going to be a Busa Killer instead well a V Rod? WTF

Gotta chase the moolah, I suppose. At least they curved the rear tire so that the bike wouldn't have to crawl through the corners, but had anyone here tried to hustle a V-Rod through the corners? Even the Street Rod was a "hog" to hustle through some gentle corners. This bike is lighter and probably shorter so it wouldn't be as bad, but I doubt that it would be a pleasant experience. No matter what Ducati says, that's still a 240 rear tire.

So, why would a true riding enthusiast want this "thing"? The answer is that the true enthusiasts wouldn't touch it with a 10-ft pole. The wannabes that don't want to ride American or Japanese cruisers are going to be the ones buying this "thing".

[Dave]

Originally Posted by fnfalman

Gotta chase the moolah, I suppose. At least they curved the rear tire so that the bike wouldn't have to crawl through the corners, but had anyone here tried to hustle a V-Rod through the corners? Even the Street Rod was a "hog" to hustle through some gentle corners. This bike is lighter and probably shorter so it wouldn't be as bad, but I doubt that it would be a pleasant experience. No matter what Ducati says, that's still a 240 rear tire.

So, why would a true riding enthusiast want this "thing"? The answer is that the true enthusiasts wouldn't touch it with a 10-ft pole. The wannabes that don't want to ride American or Japanese cruisers are going to be the ones buying this "thing".

Two wheel equivelant of a porsche cayenne

[MILK]

Originally Posted by fnfalman

It doesn't take much to kill a V-Rod in either sales figure or performance.

Riding one was what killed it for me!

[Trip]

Originally Posted by MILK

Riding one

Well you were doing it completely wrong, it needs to be parked out in front of Hooters on Bike Night to properly enjoy it. Fail!

[Rider]

Looks like 700lbs of poo.

[Rangerscott]

I don't know. The body has the looks of a stubby streetfighter, but not liking the rake on the front end and maybe if the rear wheel was moved forward some more.

[MILK]

Originally Posted by Trip

Well you were doing it completely wrong, it needs to be parked out in front of Hooters on Bike Night to properly enjoy it. Fail!

[OneSickPsycho]

Originally Posted by fnfalman

Gotta chase the moolah, I suppose. At least they curved the rear tire so that the bike wouldn't have to crawl through the corners, but had anyone here tried to hustle a V-Rod through the corners? Even the Street Rod was a "hog" to hustle through some gentle corners. This bike is lighter and probably shorter so it wouldn't be as bad, but I doubt that it would be a pleasant experience. No matter what Ducati says, that's still a 240 rear tire.

So, why would a true riding enthusiast want this "thing"? The answer is that the true enthusiasts wouldn't touch it with a 10-ft pole. The wannabes that don't want to ride American or Japanese cruisers are going to be the ones buying this "thing".

Bullshit. I'd ride the piss out of it... CW projects a possible 0-60 of 2.5s given power to weight ratio and a 60/40 front/rear weight bias... S1000R = 2.9s...

Originally Posted by Rider

Looks like 700lbs of poo.

Try 500.

Everybody's got a big hard on (or off) for this machine despite the fact that nobody has ridden it... I don't judge a book by it's cover... This thing could be AMAZING. Is it going to handle like a SS? No, but that doesn't mean it's not going to handle. Max lean angle is 41º IIRC, not too shabby.

The bike isn't a cruiser, a power cruiser, or a sportbike... it's something in between... it's ok if you think it's ugly, but you can't say it's a piece of shit until someone actually rides it... otherwise you're just talking out your ass.

[Trip]

Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

Bullshit. I'd ride the piss out of it... CW projects a possible 0-60 of 2.5s given power to weight ratio and a 60/40 front/rear weight bias... S1000R = 2.9s...

Try 500.

Everybody's got a big hard on (or off) for this machine despite the fact that nobody has ridden it... I don't judge a book by it's cover... This thing could be AMAZING. Is it going to handle like a SS? No, but that doesn't mean it's not going to handle. Max lean angle is 41º IIRC, not too shabby.

The bike isn't a cruiser, a power cruiser, or a sportbike... it's something in between... it's ok if you think it's ugly, but you can't say it's a piece of shit until someone actually rides it... otherwise you're just talking out your ass.

It's a piece of shit.