999 Advice On A 999

Cream_Revenge · Dec 24, 2020

Base 999 is fine. S just has bling. Do you want to ride or polish? 999 base I'd s great real world road bike.

Cream_Revenge · Dec 24, 2020

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The pre 2005 bikes were noticeably different in the cylinder head, whereas by the last couple of years the biposto and S had the same engines with only the monoposto subframe and seat unit and ohlins bling being different.

In answer to your question, probably a little more sought after yes, but i feel thats only because you have a legion of brand nazi cockends calling the biposto a base or poverty spec machine, ignoring the fact that they are designed around a different criteria.

its a 999 and it’ll still pull like a train, and unless you live in the top ranges of the rev band that 1mm bigger valve isn’t going to matter a whole lot.

A k-tech revalve will make the forks as good if not better than the ducati ohlins but in fairness there’s nothing wrong with the package anyway. It becomes a matter of semantics.

look at it this way, I’ve just got hold of a biposto which allows me to throw all the monoposto tat I’ve got in the garage at it to S it up at my own pace.
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^^°° exactly^^° hope you are doing ok bud.

Cream_Revenge · Dec 24, 2020

Sev said: ↑

The pre 2005 bikes were noticeably different in the cylinder head, whereas by the last couple of years the biposto and S had the same engines with only the monoposto subframe and seat unit and ohlins bling being different.

In answer to your question, probably a little more sought after yes, but i feel thats only because you have a legion of brand nazi cockends calling the biposto a base or poverty spec machine, ignoring the fact that they are designed around a different criteria.

its a 999 and it’ll still pull like a train, and unless you live in the top ranges of the rev band that 1mm bigger valve isn’t going to matter a whole lot.

A k-tech revalve will make the forks as good if not better than the ducati ohlins but in fairness there’s nothing wrong with the package anyway. It becomes a matter of semantics.

look at it this way, I’ve just got hold of a biposto which allows me to throw all the monoposto tat I’ve got in the garage at it to S it up at my own pace.
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I wish I could give more than 1 like/agree!

chrisw · Dec 24, 2020

16 yr old bike that has spent 10 of those years off the road

Steering damper is not Ohlins as well

testingtesting · Dec 24, 2020

Sev said: ↑

The pre 2005 bikes were noticeably different in the cylinder head, whereas by the last couple of years the biposto and S had the same engines with only the monoposto subframe and seat unit and ohlins bling being different.

In answer to your question, probably a little more sought after yes, but i feel thats only because you have a legion of brand nazi cockends calling the biposto a base or poverty spec machine, ignoring the fact that they are designed around a different criteria.

its a 999 and it’ll still pull like a train, and unless you live in the top ranges of the rev band that 1mm bigger valve isn’t going to matter a whole lot.

A k-tech revalve will make the forks as good if not better than the ducati ohlins but in fairness there’s nothing wrong with the package anyway. It becomes a matter of semantics.

look at it this way, I’ve just got hold of a biposto which allows me to throw all the monoposto tat I’ve got in the garage at it to S it up at my own pace.
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I was talking about the 999s at sp motorcycles, which has ohlins and the stronger engine etc.

testingtesting · Dec 24, 2020

Sev said: ↑

Beg pudding. Then yes, the s models fetch a stronger price and are seen as more desirable than the bipostos.
Fill yer boots.
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its not for me! The OP might be interested though.

Niels23 · Dec 31, 2020

With 8k a would try to get a 2nd gen. S although I have a 1st gen. myself. Öhlins front, back and steering damper and of course the deep sump than it is an genuine S.

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