Without knocking this Superleggara, is it just an expensive exercise in showing what they can do or does it actually serve a purpose ? Ducati would hardly be making that big of an amount of money of it in the schemes of things, so why do it?
I can see three reasons for wanting to own a Superleggera: 1. Buy it as an investment. Never ride it and just stand around admiring it while it takes up space and gathers dust. Seems fairly pointless. 2. Buy it to use on the road, where all it's magnifico gubbins won't be able to be used as the road just can exploit its performance improvement over more standard Panigales. Seems fairly pointless. 3. Buy it to use on track for more fun and faster lap times. This option should only be taken by those who are happy to bin it, seeing that if you are riding around with such a margin of safety that you won't ever bin it, then you can't be exploiting all its unobtainium parts. In this instance, better to buy two, seeing as you'll write one of them off. So really only for people who have so much money, they don't really mind watching 50 grands worth of motorcycle scraping and twisting itself into a skip.
You missed No 4 & 5 4. Buy it to pose on and make people think you've got no taste but plenty of cash. 5. Buy it to get beaten by a madman on an 848evo on a track day.
Decided to opt out. i would be buying it for the wrong reason, because there will not be many about. Last year I purchased a 1199 tricolore, despite it being a stunning looking bike I preferred the mid-range of the 1098r and sold the 1199 after 5 weeks. If he bike was a totally new concept it might be worth considering. No doubt it will sell, however to sell my Desmo and part with approx another £18k does not seem worth it IMHO.
Hang on to the Desmo forever. It's a great looking bike and I imagine, a fantastic experience to ride. Rare, bound to go up in value, truly different and innovative. The Superleggera is a blinged Panigale. If you love the Panigale (and the poll showed that 33% of people do) then fine - get the ultimate Panigale. But there is something to be said for those who feel that a bike that has no race-winning credentials as yet does not deserve to get the ultimate blinged status. Is this saying that unless they festoon their design with incredibly expensive parts, it just can't win races? Who remembers that Transatlantic challenge back in the day when someone raced a new Honda 750 almost out of the crate against a load of race bikes and beat many of them? And I also remember a fairly stock and new FZ1000 Yam racing at a racetrack near Sydney with perhaps Rob McElnea on board whipping a load of race bikes (would have been in about 1986). Some designs are just demonstrably superior. The Panigale looks as if it makes sense on paper, but hasn't so far made that much sense on track.
Fair play to you, being honest with yourself. Interesting re the different ride and what you prefer with the 1098r & the Pani. Never sell the Desmo... defo......that's gotta be one of the best motorcycles ever produced. ( not just because it s a Ducati but because of what it is / stands for. As above. But Im hoping to be wowed when the bikes breaks out.. Actually, funny thing....anyone who's had an invite hasben been told anything about the bike or what its aim is?
6. To make penniless jealous fekktards whinge about what a bellend one has to be to buy one. Like me.
im not a lover of the Desmo in terms of looks..it reminds me of the late 80's enclosed bodywork CBR600's (benetton era)..other than that, it is obviously a staggering road bike, and the closest one can get to an actual GP bike..even if an actual GP bike is 10 times the price. One could argue that it is a white elephant, particularly as it never did much on the track, but its a landmark in motorcycle manufacturing, and for that alone, its probably a sound investment...especially if youre one of the people that has a 0 miles one under a blanket..give it 40 years and it will no doubt be worth a fortune as a classic bike from the 'motgp' era. what are R7's going for these days?
An ugly bird with no pedigree in a pretty frock is still an ugly bird with no pedigree once you take the frock off. :tongue: I admit to sleeping with worse in my time though, when desperation and opportunity combined. But never ever let your mates know. Or take pics. Its the Desmo owners I envy. Oh and 750ss owners, and 955Spa owners, 916SP owners...and anyone who has a ss100 Brough, or a Manx, or a Rapide. Jeez the list goes on. You can poke the Pani though up yer jacksie. Unless it starts winning.
The Desmo won MotoGP. (2007 I think) It has pedigree in the most prestigious motorcycling race format. One only has to rewatch Mr Stoner spanking it sideways.
I actually like fully enclosed bikes, even if I know I am in the minority. But you can get them right, and you can get them wrong. The jelly mould CBRs were mixed. The first editions looked rather crap, the second editions looked great, especially the 600. The Bimota DB1 looked fantastic and still does. The Pasos and 907ie also looked good, I think, and were groundbreaking at the time. Of course, the Ducati faithful got all a bit snotty about them. I had a 906 and a 907 and I rode a 750. The 750 had great fairly effortless handling. The mistakes on the 906 were very well rectified on the 907. Sure people want to see the trellis frame and the motor, but I don't mind if not ALL bikes show those things. I think the Desmo looks great. I had hoped the Panigale would take its styling cues from that, but it hasn't really.
wasnt that with the GP9 though?? i thought that the desmosedici RR was based on an earlier version, possibly the Capirossi GP3??
I think you're right, but what the hell. The difference between the Desmo and any of the Moto GP bikes must be humungous, so it doesn't really matter. It's not as if you're getting a GP bike with some added lights and a few of the more unobtainium bits stripped off. You're surely getting a road bike that incorporates some bits of the GP bike - maybe even quite a few of them, like the frame (perhaps), the look and the general engine architecture.
The D16RR is based on the 2006 MotoGP bike - the GP6 - as ridden by Capirex and Sete Gibernau Ducati Racing History Superbike & MotoGP Stoner's championship winning bike was the 2007 GP7. The optional GP7 exhaust / tail piece / bellypan for the D16RR is based on this bike.
One day a Desmosedici will be mine.IF I can give up my other hobbies. If I sold my sps,shopped at primark and packed in smoking for the last few years I would be there by now.Just gotta find some stinking rich filthy slut to settle down with to pay for service costs. Or get a better job.:frown:
Fashion which empties my pockets just as fast oh and smoking herbs.Better for ya than alcohol and class A's for sure. Jeez id be a miserable bastard but one with a desmosedici.Hmm time to kick some habits maybe and kick the missus around the place when im feeling stressed instead.I draw the line at shopping at primark though.That is going to far.
Any been on to the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Website ? They were supposed to unlock the "Mechanics" page today but it's still locked tighter than a virgins chastity belt.
