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Yeah! Nice to see a Japanese maker go for paint schemes a bit more tastefull than the more typical bad acid flashback scheme seen on so many sportbikes of recent years!
This thing is almost enough to make me trade in my Ducati, on looks alone.
This thing is almost enough to make me trade in my Ducati, on looks alone.
Roadracing World also has the 5-spoke wheels. I assume you are correct about the prerelease photos.
>>The downside is low resale value for perfectfully good late model sportbikes. <<
Of course, for those of us willing to buy and ride 1-2 year old sportbikes, that is the UPSIDE
Of course, for those of us willing to buy and ride 1-2 year old sportbikes, that is the UPSIDE
Don't get me wrong -- I love my Duc, but by any rational measure, it falls short of the Yamaha. I have spent thousands on performance modifications (engine and suspension), and yet the stock Yamaha would easily outrun it, in a straight line or on a road course.
What the Duc does have going for it is
a) exclusivity
b) that sound
c) Most important -- it is already paid for!
What the Duc does have going for it is
a) exclusivity
b) that sound
c) Most important -- it is already paid for!
If someone already has a reasonably modern sportbike in good working order, he/she will almost always be better off to spend any surplus cash on a good riding school (Freddy Spencer, Keith Code, Reg or Jason Pridmore etc) rather than getting hosed on the trade-in for the latest and greatest. You will get a lot more preformance improvement for your $$ from a good riding school than from any other investment.
Of course, if you are already an expert (say, you routinely finish on the podium in your local club races) or if you can afford to spend the $$ to have the latest and greatest bike AND take the riding schools, go for it!
On either the street or the track, a good rider will almost always beat an average rider, regardless of the bike.
Of course, if you are already an expert (say, you routinely finish on the podium in your local club races) or if you can afford to spend the $$ to have the latest and greatest bike AND take the riding schools, go for it!
On either the street or the track, a good rider will almost always beat an average rider, regardless of the bike.
Re: USD forks
Good point -- I have spent mega bucks on Racetech parts and services of a suspension guru to get the fork on my Duc 900 SSCR to work almost as well as that on a mid-90s Honda F3.
Good point -- I have spent mega bucks on Racetech parts and services of a suspension guru to get the fork on my Duc 900 SSCR to work almost as well as that on a mid-90s Honda F3.
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