[21726]

Absolutely. This is exactly what Ducati are trying to do - freshen their range at the same time as cost-cutting. They are in deep trouble, and this is a sensible move for them to make.

 

[23020]

Would you rather have:



Porsche Boxter



or



Honda S2000



or



Nissan 350z



If you want the Porsche, then you understand why people want Ducatis because both the Honda and Nissan are faster and maintenance free.

 

[23020]

The fastest guy up on Hwy 9 in the bay area, CA rides a Kawi Ninja 250

 

[55182]

Re: Buz, someone needs your help.

ROTFLMAO (Roll on the floor laugh my ass off)

 

[55182]

Re: It is simply a tussle between haves and have-nots.

Tax deferrable bonds. Due to the tax credit on personal mortgages, tax deferrable bonds return a bigger yield than the financing cost on my mortgage. You get taxed on savings accounts i.e. if you max out your mortgage and put it into your savings you’ll be making a loss.

Max out your mortgage and buy I bonds and you will make a couple of points. Money for nothing ... (or use of a Harley for nothing)

 

[55182]

Re: Do you understand Jr high math? ratios? division?

Agreed, but KP's IQ is still lower than his penis size (all one and half inches of it)

 

[sportbikebandit]

Re: Buz, someone needs your help.

LOL good one. I don't care what those other GPTB members say about you, you are OK...

 

[Neal]

AHA!!!! You understand too........bikes and chicks with character (and kids without any) are the reason Im gonna have to work until I die!

 

[wfowade]

I would say that my Honda RC51 does have soul. Or at least enough to go smoking past the 998's that I encountered on the track days that I participated in when using it for that purpose. Now I use it on the street. My no-souled ZX10 now simply vaporizes the various 999's it encounters. Though I admit the ZX10 did leave $10-20K unvaporized in my checking account compared to the fabulous Ducati superbike variation.

 

[schizuki]

Re: Ducati has a better performance/cc ratio then Buell

He also likes to compare the 2005 version of one bike to the 2001 version of another. He's slipperier than a greased eel. You have to watch him.

 

[36284]

Re: It is simply a tussle between haves and have-nots.

Let's try this again. If there were only Italian bikes, I would ride Italian. Same thing if there were only British, German or Japanese. If there were only Harley's, I would quit riding. They are not so much motorcycles as a rolling advertisement for yourself. They are ill handling, pieces of crap that look like they were put together in somebody's back yard, and don't really have too much do with the riding experience for anyone but a duffer. I can afford any kind of motorcycle I want, and an Orthodontist is someone who, like works on teeth, and are generally considered a bit testosterone challenged.

 

[edmonddantes]

Glad to see they're keeping the dual pipes, and not replacing them with the fugly shotguns from the S2R. I truly hope the 695 sells well, and keeps Ducati afloat, it would be a shame if Ducati went under.